bad vibration

[philo_beddoe]

I'll have to print and study just to understand what you guys are talking about half the time. Good tech info.

[LTZ C20]

Can a TBI have a regular carb or must they be fuel inj. ?

Yes, you can run a fuel Injected engine on a carb. You can run a carb engine on fuel injection. It just depends on the parts required and how much money you are willing to spend.

[Greybeard]

How fast ya want to go? How much money ya got?

[philo_beddoe]

No spendy, no speedy...

Thats for my 64 impala ss.

[Irish_Alley]

Fast, cheap or reliable. you can only pick two

[philo_beddoe]

I want my truck to handle like a Jaguar, ride like a caddy and go like a corvette. If Vile can pull that off, your talkin nobel prize.  Lol

[Irish_Alley]

so stiff, soft and fast? might need some adjustable shocks lol

[blazer74]

Sounds like speeeed racer! Who remembers that?

[philo_beddoe]

I do!!! Awesome cartoon! 

[philo_beddoe]

Anywho- the latest on my "bad vibration", pretty much decided on the crate 350 from summit racing. Convert to a clutch fan, new dist., water pump and of course mounts. Unless Vile comes up with a new deal. Planning a march project. Vile's the man as i dont trust anyone else around here. Lot of folks are afraid of the old school applications and just cant get it right. Why is that? Just like most body shops dont really do patch work anymore, its all collision and insurance.

[VileZambonie]

Restoration work is a lot of $$ to do it right. I had someone offer me $16K for my blue truck recently and I turned it down immediately. 6 or 7 years ago that would have been a major win but go ahead and try to get a true restoration done for $10K these days. Good luck No one wants to deal with the time and money for the little return. Collision work is a guaranteed check and relatively easy business. restorations essentially require a project manager and a lot of material/man hours. Sourcing parts, crafting items, modifications etc. It's a labor of love and you either need to learn how to do it or have to have the bank roll not to care what it costs.

The nice thing is these trucks that we all love are going up in value significantly.

[philo_beddoe]

Well stated and understood.

What do you think my truck might be worth, after the new 350 of course?

[VileZambonie]

Probably $6-7K

[philo_beddoe]

Not bad, i paid 4k for it. But i put a lot into it. I'll ask again in 5 years.

[philo_beddoe]

I dont know if anyone has seen "Graveyard Cars" on velocity channel, i have always wondered what they get for their restorations. Their prices dont even come up on google. They do only mopars, and their work is extreme stock factory, very maticulous, all matching. Their whole philosophy is as if the car was coming off the assembly line, they even include common factory errors. Must average 100k per car.