My 78 k10 4x4 build thread -454 install / build -1 ton axles- frame restoration

[FearNoMan78k10]

I have to polish the rest of the body and the cab to look like this ,,,,, equals to week and a half maybe two weeks or more of morning til night buffing and waxing ....


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The body is in great shape on the inside as it looks on the outside... After I got my hands on the truck I cleaned it up


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I still must sand and paint the inside of "dog house " as well as front grill .... And hood mounts too...


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Here's the steering wheel I was talking about earlier


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And here's what the ad made it look like     Lool


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Sorry the top pic of the steering wheel is dark ,,, more inside pics to come


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[FearNoMan78k10]

These are the heads I'm ordering for the 454 :-) World products , Merlin cast iron rectangle port heads, 345 cc intake runner volume/ 119cc combustion chamber volume, assembled with valves and springs already


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[minus1]

I don't know what any of that means but it sure sounds cool.....

[FearNoMan78k10]

Thanks Minus I appreciate it !!     .     I'm hoping for pure awesomeness when it's done,,,,, ohhh and update ,,,, it won't be done by the end of May due to parts arrivals,,, and finances....I still need several thousand more...for all the suspension, brakes, steering, and all under the hood parts and engine parts ....labor ,,,, but it will be done by the middle of the summer.... I'm ordering the heads and forged rods this round,,,, and that in just those two items is really expensive ....I'll put up a parts list with prices and product numbers at the very end of the build.... Do you know anyone who works for summit racing ? Loool I often imagine the clip off the movie fast and furious where they have that red F-150 2wd loaded down strapped past the cab haha FULL OF PARTS!!!! Lool this almost feels the same way just in stages ,,,, Minus I'll be so thankful and GLAD when it's done ! How is yours coming along buddy ??!

[minus1]

Can't wait to see the finished product

I was unable to locate the frame tabs/brackets from the local salvage yards that I need. Our sister company is a fabrication shop so I was able to source some material to weld up the tabs. Last night I measured everything up and cut what I needed. After work today I'll stick around and mill the thru holes. Tonight they get welded on and smoothed out then tomorrow I should finally be able to finish the frame. I'll get some pics posted up before and after I finish the frame.

[FearNoMan78k10]

Yeah no doubt me neither ,,,, okay so the heads ,,,,,,will be the exact same ,,,,,everything except the bigger 345cc intake runner volume ',,,,,,,,,decided on 320cc intake runner volume... Instead of 345cc, to keep the engine air flow speed up and that whirlwind effect ,,,,  sweet man you should post up some pics when your done fabricating ! Interested to see it when it's done !

[FearNoMan78k10]

Here's the block back from the machine shop and ready to be assembled ,,,, FINALLY,,,, !!! the block was painted chevy orange after being hot tanked and magnafluxed and fixed up , new bearings were installed as well! 


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There's splatter marks and oil droplets inside the cylinder wall from wd40 and on the outside of it to keep it from rusting.....


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Rotating assembly is waiting on the forged rods to come so we can have it all balanced by the same shop who did the block....


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