My 6.0 swap into 82 Chevy

[Fordeatinz71]

awesome man!  Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!

[team39763]

I hope you guys had a good Christmas.  I did.  It was my first "real" Christmas with my wife....the other 4 years we were too poor or we were both working.  This year we had a tree with gifts and dinner and all that good stuff.  Our 1 year old daughter had a great time.
  For some reason, I let my buddy convince me to run my truck against his.  But first I took his cousin for a test drive to see what he thought of my carb tuning.  I stalled it to 3000 and it dead hooked and went screamin down the road.  I was shocked because usually 4.56 gears+3500stall+slicks@30psi+cold street pavement = tire smoke show.  Anyway, it impressed me and my buddies.  The guy that got my old 350 wanted to race just to see how much faster my truck is(compared to the old setup).  We have identical trucks and he got my old engine, headers, converter, trans, and carburetor.  So, we lined up and I stalled up like usual, but this time my traction wasn't there.  Then the truck bogged and he had me off the line.  I stayed about at his tailgate the whole way(still spinning).  We ran 3 times and they all started and ended the same way.  But just today, he came and told me that they noticed my posi wasn't working, but nobody told me about it.  I'm glad he told me because I was up all night thinking about it(I could't sleep).  I'm gonna throw in a spool since this truck won't see more than 5miles per week.    Is it common for the GM posi units to fail?  I'm not sure what it came out of, but it didn't come with this truck.  Maybe that one nasty launch killed it.  I'm gonna get video of the next race and post it for you guys.

[Fordeatinz71]

dude, with the factory posi i'm impressed it lasted THIS long.  the GM "Gov-Locks" are known to fail...that's why they've earned the name "Gov-Bomb".  hopefully it didn't tear your carrier up when it went, they do sometimes...

[team39763]

I didn't get my posi fixed, but I decided to race my friend again.  His cousin loaned me a Holley 950 and it worked really good.  The first race, I couldn't hear his horn so I took off late and never caught traction.  The rear end seemed to be locking and unlocking and swinging the backside all over.  Next race we had someone to flag us off.  I took him off the line  and ended up beating him by atleast 4 cars(as told by witnesses).  The camaraman had to work, so no film this time.  My friend's cousin is bringing a 496 El Camino(w/250 shot) down soon, so I'll do my best to get that race on camara(all I'm gonna see is tail-lights though.LOL).  Next on my list of things to do is return interior to stock appearance and save up for a detroit locker and 3.90 gears. 

[team39763]

Just an update. I took the truck to the track a few weeks ago even without any tuning and without a posi.  I ended up running 12.8@107mph.  I met a local track legend and he had a truck similar to mine, but his had a 355 and he ran 12.4's.  He gave me some tips on getting my times down.  So, I'm in the process of cutting some weight and shifting some weight to the back.  I'm also going to install some drag springs up front.  I'm throwing a spool in the rearend for now until I can afford a nice posi. 
  My friend that had the truck like mine also did some upgrades.  He got a great deal on a complete 406 setup($1500).  It's a 14:1 all forged 406 with brodix aluminum heads and a monster cam and matching intake.  It ran a best of 10.5 in a 76 camaro(on a 175shot).  The builder estimates the HP around 530.  The motor came with the complete ignition system(all aftermarket).  I'm thinking my friend should be able to smoke me easily now.  I have a cam-only 364 against his completely decked out 406....something's wrong if he can't beat me with that.  He wants to race me on the street, but I told him only at the track...I don't want to risk wrecking either of these trucks or getting them impounded.  I'll post of some pics of his truck soon and maybe get some video of it.  Later guys.

[RSBAD454]

sweet, not a bad time for not tuning and poor traction.

[choptop]

It doesn't matter necassarily whos faster, whos more consistent. speed takes money, skill takes the trophy. Thanks for keeping it on the track, it not only keeps people honest, it keeps them alive

[team39763]

It doesn't matter necassarily whos faster, whos more consistent. speed takes money, skill takes the trophy. Thanks for keeping it on the track, it not only keeps people honest, it keeps them alive

My friend has me beat when it comes to both money and skill.  Only thing I can say is I built my truck myself and I researched everything that went into it.  I tried to be smart about every aspect of my truck and not just throw money at it and hope it runs good.

[choptop]

knowledge is power, especially when it saves your pocket power. Keep it up, the tides will change. Been there done that

[Fordeatinz71]

wow man, that was a decent time you laid down...i wouldn't be ashamed of that at all!

[choptop]

yeah, I seemed to have missed that. Very well done. It seems to me you have more skill than you give yourself credit for. Keep it up

[team39763]

Yeah, I'm happy with the time and I'm anxious to see what it'll run with tuning and traction.  I'm taking care of the traction part, but tuning is kinda hard.  I don't really understand timing, so I'm going slow with it.  I tried carb tuning, but that didn't turn out too good.  So I'm kinda just taking little steps until I get it to run like I think it should.

[team39763]

Update: This project is pretty much finished.  I drive the truck as often as I can(3-4 times a week).  It's bad on gas, but it looks and sounds good...I love the way people take notice when I come down the street in it.  Everybody's always askin me to do burnouts, but I never do...I just cruise by nice and slow with a big grin.  I'm planning to take it back to the track real soon.  I just recently got my hands on a new project...a 1995 Sonoma.  I was gonna leave it a 4banger, but my wife said she'd be cool with a [cammed]LS1 swap.  I'm hoping to get that project started soon.  Later guys.

[aussie]

what headers did you use in the end and  is the engine is the stock SBC position???

[cdpence69]

hey man i would try to grind the hump of