[HotRodGMC68]

This time last year, I blew the converter in my GMC and in turn took out the tranny. As most projects start I was simply going to buy a new converter and tranny for it and get it back on the road... EASY! I'm know I'm not the only one this happens to... but the urge to tear shit apart hit me... so out came the engine, the front suspension was ripped out from under the frame, and the fuel system was trashed! As money and time allow, with having a 1 year old daughter and new wife, I've been upgrading and restoring the hot rod to a better looking, more functional vehicle! The list of crap includes:

- Upgraded fuel system; 5/8" feed, 1/2" return, BG 280gph fuel pump, BG high flow filter, SX Performance regulator.
- Restored front suspension components and new Moog ball joints, tie rod ends, idler arm, pitman arm, etc.
- 5 Lug (from 8 lug) disc brake conversion; Early Classic Enterprises 2" drop spindles, 2" drop springs (from cut down springs-bad idea!)
- 15x6 Center Line Convo Pro front wheels
- MT Sportsman front tires
- Adding DynoMax bullet mufflers to existing SpinTech Super Stock mufflers (for when the daughter is with me!)
- TCI TH350 Competition tranny (Thanks BADNEWS!!!)
- Hughes GM40 4000 stall competition converter
- Hurst Quarter Stick shifter (Thanks Cletus Riedel!!)
- Holley HP1000 carburetor with a few little trick touches...
- Weight removal where ever I can.

I'm on the fianal home stretch with only having to install the converter and tranny and finishing everything up! Hoping to have it ready to be at the Hot Rod Rumble on Oct. 24th.

And there's my build and progress. Pics will follow soon! :beer:

 

[Slopoke]

You still planning on stabbing your tranny on Sunday?
Let me know, I may be there!

And your picture reminds me... Any word on the Koa Nalu car show this year yet?

I can't wait to see this beast back out!!

 

[HotRodGMC68]

westin.. yes still planning on stabbing it sunday. Don't know what's going on with the car show.

Here's some pics of the early stages of the madness!

 

[JEWPRA]

Hell of a project. Hope it all works out cherry when its completed

 

[Slopoke]

Cool man!
Let me know. Time. I know the place.... and whether or not there will be food.
That will determine whether I show up or not!

 

[Guest]

Damn that looks good. Nice build.

 

[SLOBRA]

You weren't kiddin when you said you said you started tearing shit apart! What kinda ET's you lookin at?

 

[Trey]

That is one hell of a build

 

[IGOTGAS]

nice looking truck,the engine looks sick.

 

[HotRodGMC68]

I was running 13.66's previously.. I'd be happy with 13.40's-13.30's. The engine has been left untouched besides the new carb. I've heard rumors of the TCI tranny knocking .2-.3 off of the ET. Curious to see how that works out!

 

[Guest]

Dang that looks good. Nice job.

 

[HotRodGMC68]

Thanks a bunch... it's nice to finally get around to doing things with it that I've been wanting to do for years!

 

[HotRodGMC68]

Here are more progress pics.. pardon the fuzz.. cell phone was all I had at the time!

 

[HotRodGMC68]

Here's the "science experiment" carb.. lots of mods.. taken a year to build.. this will be tested out on the truck once I get it up and goin again..

Dig the hand made billet pump levers!

 

[Slopoke]

I hate you for that carb!


Jerk! Thing is sweeeeeet

 

[BadNews]

Here's the "science experiment" carb.. lots of mods.. taken a year to build.. this will be tested out on the truck once I get it up and goin again..

Dig the hand made billet pump levers!

Hmm, a billet spacer in between the Main body and the throttle plate, interesting Kurt, so this will lengthen the Venturi to create a stronger signal at the Boosters and pull fuel from the main circuit earlier? enlighten me...please.

 

[Yahtzee]

Sick. I love this truck!!!

 

[HotRodGMC68]

Hmm, a billet spacer in between the Main body and the throttle plate, interesting Kurt, so this will lengthen the Venturi to create a stronger signal at the Boosters and pull fuel from the main circuit earlier? enlighten me...please.

Hey John! The inital concept behind the spacer was to create a "velocity stack" under the main body to help straighten the air. I wasn't at work the day it got flowed but the spacer helped pick up aprox. 10 cfm and an actual velocity stack picked up an additional 5. To be honest, I don't know how the booster signal was effected by the spacer. This carb was a "wild hair up the ass" concept that my boss (Jim) threw at me one day.. once I'm up and running again we're going to strap it on the dyno and see how this carb measures up to the HP1000 that I currently have.

Here's a fun shot!

 

[Ratfink749]

FWIW putting in your transmission was an absolute PITA.. but its bringing it all one step closer to running again. Hope I'm there when it fires. Fix your Accelerator pump leak. imp:

 

[Slopoke]

^^ I'm with Wayne (I'm guessing that is him)... except the tranny part, all I had to do was smack the hammer with a hangover... thanks alot!

But the rest went smoothly! I went in white, came out black.