Hey guys I've mentioned this is my 442 build thread before but I figured why not give it its own thread.
Truck specs:
1972 Chevy C10 longbed
SBC 350, TH350, 3.08 open rear
136k miles
Purchased the truck for $3000 including shipping from Rodgersville Alabama to Buffalo NY. When I got it, the truck was very original, it didnt even look like the engine had been touched or opened besides having an HEI distributor installed. All of the factory parts were still there minus the A/C compressor (it still has the factory drums and rotors all the way around with the assembly line tags). The body did have a little rust in the rockers, cab corners, and bottom of the doors so I decided to replace the panels with pieces from LMC truck.
The plan for this truck is to keep a stock appearing exterior with some new school goodies and upgrades underneath the skin. I had the th350 rebuilt with a stage 2 transgo kit and will be installing a 2000-2400 stall. I am keeping the original 4 bolt main block but it is currently in the hands of Bill Trovato at BTR being turned into a 10:1 383 with aluminum heads, mahle pistons, scat crank and rods. Cam is a comp hydraulic roller 215/215 @ .050. Comp roller rockers, edelbrock performer intake, and I'll be running the factory Q-Jet after a rebuild and freshining. Exhaust, I'm thinking headers with a Pypes Street Pro system. Suspension will be fairly stock with maybe a slight drop to keep it pretty sleeper.
Anyways here's some pics:
More pics to come!
Truck specs:
1972 Chevy C10 longbed
SBC 350, TH350, 3.08 open rear
136k miles
Purchased the truck for $3000 including shipping from Rodgersville Alabama to Buffalo NY. When I got it, the truck was very original, it didnt even look like the engine had been touched or opened besides having an HEI distributor installed. All of the factory parts were still there minus the A/C compressor (it still has the factory drums and rotors all the way around with the assembly line tags). The body did have a little rust in the rockers, cab corners, and bottom of the doors so I decided to replace the panels with pieces from LMC truck.
The plan for this truck is to keep a stock appearing exterior with some new school goodies and upgrades underneath the skin. I had the th350 rebuilt with a stage 2 transgo kit and will be installing a 2000-2400 stall. I am keeping the original 4 bolt main block but it is currently in the hands of Bill Trovato at BTR being turned into a 10:1 383 with aluminum heads, mahle pistons, scat crank and rods. Cam is a comp hydraulic roller 215/215 @ .050. Comp roller rockers, edelbrock performer intake, and I'll be running the factory Q-Jet after a rebuild and freshining. Exhaust, I'm thinking headers with a Pypes Street Pro system. Suspension will be fairly stock with maybe a slight drop to keep it pretty sleeper.
Anyways here's some pics:
More pics to come!
