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  1. OldBlueDually

    Free 16.5 8 lug wheels and 33s.

    I know a vintage sled peep that travels all over the place hauling sleds with an enclosed trailer and is reasonable, if interested send me a PM and I could put you in touch with him.
  2. OldBlueDually

    Engine Frame Mounts--455 Olds in 76 GMC--May have found something!!??

    Ah, no worries man, we don't know each other that well so no offense taken in the least! Thanks for the comment, it is a very cool truck, unique in its own way. I love the fact it is a "dually kit"....I haven't seen any before, so I am leaving it that way with those rims & I will shine up the...
  3. OldBlueDually

    Engine Frame Mounts--455 Olds in 76 GMC--May have found something!!??

    A 1594 Pontymobile, holy shit that's when the earth was still flat!!!! :anitoof: Skill set, I do it all! Things like this I don't want to mess up so I ask the pro's on here that have had experience!!! What you said is not a bad idea at all, I could easily enough set the engine, tack mounts...
  4. OldBlueDually

    Engine Frame Mounts--455 Olds in 76 GMC--May have found something!!??

    @Ricko1966 I have an engine from a '69 Olds. It has 3 bolts each side on the block to move the mount one way or the other. I was told I need to find the 78 to 80 GM diesel mounts, these new ones look damned near correct, but I'm not sure. If you go to Speedways website and see the different...
  5. OldBlueDually

    Engine Frame Mounts--455 Olds in 76 GMC--May have found something!!??

    Gents, I need your input. I have been on the search for engine to frame mounts for my truck. I was told the 1978 to 1980 GM trucks with the Olds 350 Diesel will work. I want to know, do these Speedway ones look like the originals? They sure look spot on to me. Any opinions on this, I just want...
  6. OldBlueDually

    Hello all, anyone know how to verify a Spirit of 76' model?

    Welcome from Minnesota @Spiritof1976 any new word on your search? Did you end up with the truck? Can I assume you did based on your avatar.... We need pictures if you got this truck!
  7. OldBlueDually

    8 bolt rims that are 16" & will fit hubcaps.....??

    The ones I have been finding have a crap ton of rust, or they have tires mounted on them the people won't remove and I don't want to drive all over to pick stuff up. Local yards did not have anything either. Sucks.
  8. OldBlueDually

    Dad's "Old" Truck

    Welcome from Minnesota!! Beautiful truck you have there!
  9. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Ah more good information! Thank you. See, I don't have to think for myself and research stuff, I can just ask you guys that have experience!
  10. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Hey now!!!! Fords were real up until the Flathead V8 went away in 1954..... That truck is next in the shop after my 76 GMC. Putting the original Flathead V8 back in it....but slightly modified :D:cool:
  11. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    @80BrownK10 @Vbb199 Good information to know!!! Thanks guys! I burned up the original TH400 behind this 455 back in '07....talking with my car cruising friends/hot rodders they think it is because I did not have my kickdown wired up. This 455 & TH400 was in my 51 Ford truck, barely made it...
  12. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    If it works the best and will make my transmission last I don't care what it smells like :anitoof:
  13. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    @80BrownK10 & @Vbb199 So what is the proper stuff to run in an automatic 3 speed TH350 that has a 2,000 stall converter? This would be very valuable information for me if any of you guys have experience with this stuff. I will be bolting up my 455 Olds with an adapter to the TH350. I want...
  14. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Well, I installed this timing set.... To degree in the cam.....and degree it, and degree it, and degree it again, and again, and again, and again, and again....holy shit, I lost count...could not get it right no matter where I set any of the 3 keyways on the bottom gear!!! I then...
  15. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    @QBuff02 @MikeB @jeff406cid @shiftpro I think I got it this time!!! Close enough! I put on my new Cloyes timing gear set (BTW there was NOT 3 holes in the upper gear as the picture shows), but the 9 keyways with 2 degree cuts really helped. I first did it to "stock" setting, and my number...
  16. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    Oh no worries, I am good at doing that myself too! :anitoof:
  17. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    No SB for this big ole' truck. I'm putting real power in it :D (sorry, I am biased towards Olds engines). Yeah! What he said!!
  18. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    I hate you!!! I mean, what I meant to say.....that is so fricken awesome, man I wish mine had gone like that!!!! I will still have some low end torque, probably not as much as with an RV cam or something, but still fun. Some year I plan to throw on a dual 4-bbl tunnel ram intake just for the...
  19. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    After I get the cam degreed properly I will be reviewing the rest of those items to verify all is good, and hopefully close to target. No matter what cam I were to put in this, I would be doing the same exact thing to make sure it is all good.
  20. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    This cam is ground with a lobe separation of 107 degrees, and you are to degree it in at 102 degrees. So the LSA-Cam Degree=5 degrees of advance built into the cam. If you add my stock gears with another 4....holy crap that is 9 degree total. So if I degree it within 1.5 degrees either side of...
  21. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    I said screw it, I am done effing with this thing, I called up Competition Products (where I bought my timing set I am using) and they happened to have a Cloyes double roller timing set, 9 keyways in the bottom gear, and 3 holes in the top gear!! NOW when this arrives I will get this dam thing...
  22. OldBlueDually

    Dies when put into gear

    Out of curiosity sake, when the truck is idling will it rev up & down nicely when you ease slowly on the gas and let off? Now how about when you hit the gas harder, what does it do? Hitting the gas harder will put that quick load on the engine without it being in gear, so one would think it may...
  23. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    Well shit, went to comp cams to compare prices and used that part number......a different damned timing set is pictured here at comp. I already have this set..... https://www.compcams.com/magnum-double-row-timing-set-for-65-83-oldsmobile-260-455.html Not sure why summit would show a different...
  24. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    So close, yet so far! For the hell of it I put in my stock timing set, that came out to 98 degrees so it is 4 degrees advanced! I think what I should do instead of continually pissing around with this is buy another new gear/chain set that has more adjustment to it. Right now my lower sprocket...
  25. OldBlueDually

    Need advice--Camshaft degree issue (maybe??)

    Ok, thought about this more. YES....I was setting my degree wheel back to 0 and starting over. Should I set the degree wheel to also be 4 degree advanced?? Then start the process? This is the first time I have ever degreed a cam before, so still learning here. Watched a whole bunch of youtube...

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