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Old 11-18-2006 | 10:36 PM
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Here's a quick photoshop of wheels/tires and I lowered it.


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Old 03-18-2007 | 09:39 PM
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The truck is going back in the paint booth soon to have some things redone so I can finish building it. I'll post pics asap!
Old 03-19-2007 | 12:16 AM
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nice build! cant wait to see it come together more!
Old 03-19-2007 | 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SBTork
First off I want to say that im happy to see a build on this style of truck, my '86 is my first love, I cannot get enough of that body style. I would go for the "rootbeer" color stripe, it will flow a lot better with everything else. I think it'll be one awesome truck when finished. I plan on doing mine next summer.......I plan on bolting a turbo to my 350 and doing a similar paint scheme. Keep the pics flowin'....
It's going back in the paint booth to have some things touched up, I had my dash fiberglassed so it'll be painted as well, plus some more engine bay stuff painted and I'm also getting the orange stripe changed to a shade of root beer metallic with cinnamon pearl in the clear. Soon I'll be ordering drop spindles etc. to lower it but not sure how low I wanna go because I'm still undecided on wheels/tires.
Old 03-19-2007 | 01:21 PM
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Looks good. I'm running about the same engine combo as well...should be a fun ride all said and done.
Old 03-19-2007 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 67Style
Looks good. I'm running about the same engine combo as well...should be a fun ride all said and done.
Really? Is it pretty fast in the truck? What's the difference in our setup? I've never drove it yet in the truck but in the 72 Nova it was a beast.
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Originally Posted by SulphurDave
Really? Is it pretty fast in the truck? What's the difference in our setup? I've never drove it yet in the truck but in the 72 Nova it was a beast.
The cam is very close to what I run (can't find the cam card) and I have a set of AFR 190cc heads. Also I like the RPM air-gap and have a 850 dp carb. Other than that it's nearly identical. Same rear gear, 3 k stall, etc...Anyway my truck weighs 3660 and ran a 12.63@108 with a 1.7 60'. I know it is capable of 12.30's. It made 330hp/400tq on the dyno.



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Very nice! Keep the pics and updates coming. This thing has been 2 years in the making!
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Very nice! Keep the pics and updates coming. This thing has been 2 years in the making!
nice vids bro!
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Originally Posted by 67Style
The cam is very close to what I run (can't find the cam card) and I have a set of AFR 190cc heads. Also I like the RPM air-gap and have a 850 dp carb. Other than that it's nearly identical. Same rear gear, 3 k stall, etc...Anyway my truck weighs 3660 and ran a 12.63@108 with a 1.7 60'. I know it is capable of 12.30's. It made 330hp/400tq on the dyno.

Thats what I'm shooting for and what most people say it'll run is mid 12s. It went 11.60s in the Nova.



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