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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: BlueCollarRon on December 29, 2008, 05:38:40 pm
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Hello everyone! I have been on the look out for a good GMC/Chevy Truck site, hopefully this is it!
I bought this truck about 2 months ago for $1,700. It is a 1982 GMC 4x4 Single Cab Sierra Classic 1/2 ton made in Canada. Out of the factory the truck had a 305eng with a 700r tranny. Now, a 350 with 350.
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Not much to say, but she is a bad Truck, real torquey! I have straight pipes that dump off before the rear axle. Got about a 4in lift, 33in tires. The only problem I have with it is I have a crack on one of my starter bolt holes, I have other threads going about that, its been an on going problem.
Thanks for checking it out!
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Welcome from Ohio. Nice truck. Man it looks cold in the pics.
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Welcome from Maryland. Nice ride.
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Welcome to the site! Nice truck!
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Welcome from West Texas. Looks pretty cool. I had a block crack at one of the starter bolt holes. put antiseize on a bolt, put the bolt in, and had a welder friend weld the crack up. ( He used some type of special rod for cast iron). Pulled the bolt out, and never had another problem.
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Thanks for all the replys, I am in Fairbanks if you guys can't already tell.
Welcome from West Texas. Looks pretty cool. I had a block crack at one of the starter bolt holes. put antiseize on a bolt, put the bolt in, and had a welder friend weld the crack up. ( He used some type of special rod for cast iron). Pulled the bolt out, and never had another problem.
Cool man, I think I may end up doing something similar. First I will try simple jb weld after grinding fresh the crack. If that doesnt work I will tack weld a bolt in the hole.
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Diggin the 4wd man!!!! I like it!
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Nice, can't beat a Canadain-built GMC/Chev... ;D
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At least it came from North America and not Asia. I already have a 3/4 or full ton front/rear end that I plan on swapping with my 1/2 ton in a few months. I have not made up my mind yet on the size of Super Swampers I want to buy, I'm thinking 36' . Here in Fairbanks Alaska, big trucks are really common, and so are hicks and mud. ;D
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Its been a while from my last update.
The starter problem was fixed with a starter brace.
We found a stripped out power steering bolt, and a block hole was stripped out that holds the torque bar and the bell housing driver-side.
Tuesday morning driving to work my crankshaft busted ??? ! Bad rebuild I guess, we will find out what happened as soon as we can get it in the shop in the coming week.
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Not a bad deal for $200 I think.
I think it came out of an early 80s blazer, should work perfect for my truck. Ill take lots of pictures!
Eventually we will swap out running gears!
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above: A few days before she took a big crap.
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Nice truck man! good luck with the new engine.
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Good luck, man. I'm glad you've got them "cold weather genes". My "southern" genes would freeze up where you are. I'd likely be reading books and watchin' tv all winter, instead of working on my truck. :)
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I like it ;D broke crank or not :D
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Thanks guys, the truck always gets peoples attention when driving in town. The pictures of that frozen motor up top is a 350 that I can have for $200. It supposedly ran in the last year, the guy just had a lot of money to drop a new motor in.
I am thinking about dropping in that 350 or a 400 sitting in a 79' out in the yard. What do you guys think, a bored out 350, bored out 400, or dont bore either one? I plan to do some serious mudding, so a bored out 350 really has my attention. I am knew to this so I am looking for a lot of information.
Thanks!
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I'd use the 400 *if* the motor's in decent shape. If you run 9-9.5:1 compression with a decent cam and good heads, 400 horses at the crank is easy--not to mention better torque than a 350.
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Nice lookin' truck U got here Ron .. I think it will look mean when U fix the 36" Swampers
I like the color too .. I am building a stepside & I think I will try this color on
'Bout your Qs..
I will go with the 350/TH400 combo if I were you .. I have tried this combo in the past ( with shift kit ) and never got any problem ... or I will go extreme & build up a 383 out of the 350 & 400
Keep us posted ...& wish U luck
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Here it goes:
#1 busted crank 1969 350
#2 target master spun bearings 1983 350
#3 400sb 1979 (smoked terribly, bad compression rear 2 passenger cylinders, bad valve seals).
I installed #4 350 first week in Nov. of this year, another early 80's target master. This one runs better then any of them. Everything stock but she purrs smooth and has good power, I like it.
Unfortunately, this 350 has the same crack in the block for the starter as number 1 had. This time it will be fixed for good. I tried a starter out of a 4.3 chevy as they bolt up the same. It sounded good for a few weeks and then it got bad quick and almost left me stranded a couple times. I just put the stock starter on tonight and it starts and no grinding for now but it is in a warm shop...
I loomed every wire under the hood and repaired the wiring harness for ease of changin motors ::). Had to clean all the oil under the hood from the valve covers and the low comp cylinders.
Added higher output alternator and a big battery because on the maiden voyage all the lights got dim and nothing worked. now my volt gauge always registers 13+ volts and lights never dim.
--Temp gauge works now, (saved me the other night. used frozen pond water to get home as i was havin issues with my fans. then truck almost completely froze solid this weekend at -30)
--needs new oil sending unit for the stock gauge, although i'd like to add all aftermarket gauges.
--new windshield very soon
--I have enough automotive flat black to completely paint my truck.
--chrome grill fits perfect with the electric fans but I havent put it back on
--wiper motor quit the day before i swapped motors, still have yet to change..
--need to swap bulbs for some blinkers to work
--Dana 60 and corporate 14 just waitin to be used now 8)
--swapped to solid back glass from a slider
--I have a set of perfect looking in and out tan doors off of a blazer, waiting to install when I paint.
Just blew out a tire the other night so now i have 2 mud kings on front, lh rear is a yokohomo mud digger, and rh rear is a mud king all 35 x 12.5 ;) lol
this summer frame broke at steering gear, no raised pitman arm off of the axle. welded on new frame section then added raised pitman arm, steers much better now.
Lots of other stuff I am doing have done and will do.
My Truck
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And we start off with taking my new motor out of this truck
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Yeehaw!
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Missing parts off of holley avenger carb, came like this....
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Now I start ripping #3 the small block 400 out of my truck the greasy pig
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This is a view of how bad she was leaking if u cant tell already.
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Greasy Greasy
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Here is what i had to clean(under hood) and fix wiring nightmare!
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Now after cleaning and prepping I can start putting everything back together finally
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A couple of my buds helpin out
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Nice progress. Forklifts make the best engine hoists, for sure.
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Looks like an adventure! I notice in some of the pics there is a mask or shield over part of the grill. Is that to let the temperature warm up? I have seen similar shields on big trucks (18 wheelers) but never on a pickup.
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yep i wear it when its cold out (all winter lol). On top of it being cold I have headers which allow a lot of heat to escape out the exhaust. The bra helps retain heat by stoping too much cold air from cooling the radiator.
My next step is to fix my electric fans, I am just going to hook them up to a switch so they run when I want them to run. I am having problems trying to figure out when the probe wants to shut the fans on and off. it has a dial that twists 1-3, but I'd rather have a switch I think.