R-100 4X4

Fired up the 496" stroker today ...

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Didn't run it very long .. Pulled the exhaust to be able to work on the starter support bracket ...

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Changing out the dist. for one that works, got a new Accel on the way ..
Starter support is nailed on ...

Got a new Accel dist. coming in Tuesday ...
 
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New project on the table ..
Building up a 4-speed trans from bare case .. This will be fun and very time consuming !!

I got plenty on my plate to get done ..
The heads for the 500 ci motor needs to be finished ...
Firewall needs to be painted ...
 
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496" stroker motor sounds really healthy, got a lumpy idle to it ..
Did the break-in time, now it's time to build a shipping crate ...

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Going to the 'Show Me' state ...

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It's going to find a home in a 62 C10 stepside ....
Like this one ..

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Got a feeling it will be hard to keep tires on it ...

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The owner is doing a super slick job of building a Street Rod ..

... BYW ...
He did start off with a POS ...

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Might say ... "Rough as a Corncob"
 
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Another wild hair bit me ..

The 75 GMC K15 has vacuum boosted brakes on it, which is oem, they are working ready good and has been since 75 ..
Got a new ballgame with the big block going in it ... Might not have enough vacuum at low rpm's for the brakes to work proper !!

Found a 1999 C30 with Hydroboost on it, got the whole system off of it ... Power steering pump, brake pedal, lines and the unit ..
Changing out the M/C to one that has a 1.125" bore .. Be a better match to the K15 existing brake system, the C30's has a 1.250" bore M/C ..

We'll see how it goes .. ( Or in this case how it stops )

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Slowly I'm nailing down all the parts it's going to take to do this swap over to hydroboost ..
Got the 1.125 bore M/C, the Wilwood valve and mount so far ..
The hydroboost mounting plate should show up tomorrow ..

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Was going to make one, but these boys already had it made ..

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Looks like I got a little more work to do on the wall .. The plate must sit flush .. Also those two top holes will be welded up, they was for the vacuum booster mount ...

Next to come up with is some 3/16" brake line ..Going with Ni-Copp ..
Need to run 2 lines from the Wilwood valve down to the oem proportioning valve which is mounted on the frame's crossmember ..
 
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