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Title: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: Uno99 on September 07, 2010, 12:18:54 am
Well its got a light knock coming from it so i decided to pull it apart.  Ill be updating the progress with pics along the way just for grins.

Here is the truck used to be a deisel now has a 350 olds My uncle did the conversion years ago.

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Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: team39763 on September 07, 2010, 09:33:25 am
Do they make headers for the Olds 350 in squarebody trucks? Nice truck by the way.
Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: Altec on September 07, 2010, 11:12:08 am
Dang, that truck is NICE! I love me some long bed!  Dig the paint too.

You should swap a 6.5TD in there. ;D
Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: Uno99 on September 07, 2010, 03:10:55 pm
Do they make headers for the Olds 350 in squarebody trucks? Nice truck by the way.

Not that I was able to find.  I had to "massage" them in a few areas but for the most part there is room for them.
Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: SUX2BU99 on September 09, 2010, 05:40:02 pm
That thing is just BEGGING for a 455 Olds!
Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: bake74 on September 09, 2010, 09:42:35 pm
     A 455 OLDS sure would liven that truck up.....Tom
Title: Re: Yanked my Olds 350 out of my 81 GMC this weekend (pics)
Post by: VileZambonie on September 09, 2010, 10:05:09 pm
Punch it .068" over and put 425 pistons in it. You'll bump your CR up from 7.5:1 to 10.5:1 as well. Nice inexpensive way to make it go