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Title: New girl from Georgia
Post by: gmcchic on March 29, 2009, 06:46:06 pm: Hello everyone :)

My name is Drina and I am from North Georgia. I was looking for a forum that was specifically for 73-87 Chevy trucks, so I found this site through Google.

I have a Greater Made Chevy technically ;) It's a 1986 GMC 1500. Right now it has a 350 crate motor, but I have a project going on that involves a very sweet 454 BBC that has been bored just a bit. The truck has all the bells and whistles including a nifty alarm which might just be the best thing about it electronically. It has a 700R4 tranny that I will be waiting on to blow as soon as the BB goes in. When it goes kaboom I have another one waitin'

I do drag race the truck. Right now the best is a 15.48 @ 87 if i remember correctly on street tires and no suspension work. It has a 10 bolt rear end :( So I DON'T want it to hook especially once the BB is in. If it hooks the it's bye-bye 10 bolt. :P

Looks like a nice site and most likely I will lurk at first and make some random posts until I get use to the flow of the site :D

Some pics

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/gmcchic/P1050568.jpg)

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/gmcchic/P1050540.jpg)

This is the motor, but right now it does have ram air on it...

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/gmcchic/P1050591.jpg)
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: VileZambonie on March 29, 2009, 06:50:26 pm: Hi Drina! Welcome to the site. Let's hear more about your ride and some pix.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: JRConnieK10 on March 29, 2009, 06:53:34 pm: Welcome from Ohio. Sounds like a sweet project.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: VileZambonie on March 29, 2009, 06:58:34 pm: Very nice! Check out some of the member rides here!
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: eventhorizon66 on March 29, 2009, 06:59:58 pm: Welcome aboard, Drina. Awesome truck. How'd you do your ram air setup?
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: gmcchic on March 29, 2009, 07:33:07 pm: Quote from: eventhorizon66 on March 29, 2009, 06:59:58 pm
Welcome aboard, Drina. Awesome truck. How'd you do your ram air setup?

I know a guy who fabricated the box up for me, and the vents were extremely cheap. They are normal vents for your drier, lol.

Here is a pic of what the ram air looks like. That motor is no longer in it. It was an aluminum headed 350 that didn't like my truck very much. I had a serious electrical short that really messed the whole truck up. I fried TWO MSD boxes :(

(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii306/gmcchic/P1030679.jpg)
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: eventhorizon66 on March 29, 2009, 08:40:53 pm: Cool. I'm sure the engine doesn't mind the drier vents; all it cares about is the cold fresh air. ;)

What do you mean the old engine didn't like your truck? Big cam against high gears and low stall?
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: oldwhity on March 29, 2009, 08:50:17 pm: Welcome from Maryland. Great looking truck. My 85 needs your grille and wheels.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: 69byrd on March 29, 2009, 08:51:30 pm: Welcome from Tennessee. Thats a nice looking truck you have there and theres nothing wrong with the dryer hose, I have some on one of my trucks too.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: zieg85 on March 29, 2009, 09:19:22 pm: Welcome from NW Indiana
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: oldyeller on March 29, 2009, 09:39:19 pm: Welcome from Texas. Nice to have another girl on board. Nice lookin' truck too. This site has a lot of people who know what they are talking about and you sound like you know a lot too.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: campcrf on March 29, 2009, 09:39:47 pm: welcome from Canada, very nice truck
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: choptop on March 29, 2009, 09:55:50 pm: Welcome from West Texas, awesome truck. I wouldnt worry about trashing the rear end. They are pretty tough, and if you do, then you have a reason to upgrade axles and gears. Besides, if it doesnt hookup, you wont really be able to enjoy tripping the lights at the big end as much.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 29, 2009, 11:33:12 pm: i wander why this post has already been up for 5 hours and yet so many replies on it? anyway welcome from Maryland
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Blazin on March 29, 2009, 11:47:58 pm: Welcome from New Hampshaa. Good to see another woman on here.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Captkaos on March 31, 2009, 02:58:30 pm: Welcome to the site!
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: levisjohnson on March 31, 2009, 03:07:21 pm: Welcome...good to have ya.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: BOBS84 on March 31, 2009, 05:09:10 pm: Welcome from Minnesota .Nice looking truck.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: VileZambonie on March 31, 2009, 05:29:48 pm: Quote from: Blazin on March 29, 2009, 11:47:58 pm
Welcome from New Hampshaa. Good to see another woman on here.

Blazin, is there something we need to know? :D
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: jwag30 on March 31, 2009, 07:35:53 pm: hello from arkansas ;D
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: joedapper on April 01, 2009, 09:35:16 am: Greetings form the ILL State
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 01, 2009, 10:23:01 am: Welcome!
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Irish_Alley on April 03, 2009, 10:59:57 pm: Quote from: VileZambonie on March 31, 2009, 05:29:48 pm
Quote from: Blazin on March 29, 2009, 11:47:58 pm
Welcome from New Hampshaa. Good to see another woman on here.

Blazin, is there something we need to know? :D
lol he set himself up for that one
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Blazin on April 04, 2009, 08:16:12 am: Considering we haven't had a woman member for a few years or more, its a good thing.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: eventhorizon66 on April 04, 2009, 10:23:58 am: Quote from: Blazin on April 04, 2009, 08:16:12 am
Considering we haven't had a woman member for a few years or more, its a good thing.

Martha Stewart?

I couldn't help it. We can move all this to a new thread called "73-87ChevyTruck's Roast of Blazin".
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: oldyeller on April 04, 2009, 11:55:33 am: Quote from: Blazin on April 04, 2009, 08:16:12 am
Considering we haven't had a woman member for a few years or more, its a good thing.

What am I?
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Laderhosen on April 04, 2009, 02:25:18 pm: Hi there! Sweet truck. Lovin that colour.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: choptop on April 04, 2009, 02:44:57 pm: Quote from: oldyeller on April 04, 2009, 11:55:33 am
Quote from: Blazin on April 04, 2009, 08:16:12 am
Considering we haven't had a woman member for a few years or more, its a good thing.

What am I?
I can vouch for oldyeller. She is a girl. LOL. We love ya Blazin, but ya need to get some sun brother before you go insane.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: VileZambonie on April 04, 2009, 03:47:09 pm: I think you missed the joke! lol
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: Blue Gas on April 04, 2009, 10:01:37 pm: Welcome from south georgia.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: gmcchic on October 14, 2009, 08:45:58 pm: Quote from: eventhorizon66 on March 29, 2009, 08:40:53 pm
Cool. I'm sure the engine doesn't mind the drier vents; all it cares about is the cold fresh air. ;)

What do you mean the old engine didn't like your truck? Big cam against high gears and low stall?

Yes, big cam against a low stall just didn't fly!

New news on my truck, the 454 is in!!! ;D ;D ;D It has a decent size cam and its been bored a teeny bit ;) this time it also has a pretty good stall. I'm not racing it though since it is still against the 700 and the 10 bolt. I can't afford to fix it if it did break.
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: beastie_3 on October 14, 2009, 09:28:06 pm: Truck looks good! Keep us all posted on new events for you and the truck. If your friend ever wants to make more of those ram air boxes, let me know!
Title: Re: New girl from Georgia
Post by: VileZambonie on October 15, 2009, 07:38:04 pm: Sweet! Post some pix