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  1. Caspian

    1994 Chevy C1500 Stepside “Black Lightning”

    I hear you on that one lol.
  2. Caspian

    1994 Chevy C1500 Stepside “Black Lightning”

    Is there a pull-a-part junkyard around you? My closest one had a sale on engines and transmissions and they gave me 20% off on the set of Vortec heads I bought. Still had thread sealant on the bolts and paint on the valve springs when I yanked them off the tahoe they were in which was a shame...
  3. Caspian

    1994 Chevy C1500 Stepside “Black Lightning”

    Also had an '83 C10 that had a nut dropped down the intake apparently. Put a hole in #6 piston and caused a miss I wound up finally tracking down. The engine that came out of my 3500 detonated a piston too and melted partly onto the valves above that cylinder. I've had some good luck myself lol
  4. Caspian

    1994 Chevy C1500 Stepside “Black Lightning”

    If you're going flat tops and having the work done, get a set of Vortec heads done and the guides cut down to accept bigger lift. You're going carb, you'll love the power gain you get from flat tops and Vortec heads. I know I've always enjoyed something for a bit but then wanted a bit more power...
  5. Caspian

    1994 Chevy C1500 Stepside “Black Lightning”

    Definitely looks good! Love the stance! Not usually a fan of an ECSS trucks but as @618 Syndicate said, it looks right! I'm sub'd for future updates, I know you said plans for a rebuild and a swap to carb, any other plans?
  6. Caspian

    Crash’s C2500 Project

    I hear you on that. I've had mine parked since around this time last year and have had it apart and not running that entire time until a few days ago. Still have driveshaft and other assorted things to try to even move it.
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    Crash’s C2500 Project

    Coming together good! Makes me want to get my C3500 done quicker lol. I've got the 88-93 GMC grille on mine, but prefer the 94+ grille and found the grille I need and will be buying it eventually. Mine has the same 2 piece driveshaft setup and is a RCLB but I'm 350/TH400. Sub'd to see where this...
  8. Caspian

    My "new" 1993 Sierra K1500

    Love the truck! Awesome color combo for sure! Sub'd, look forward to see how this turns out!
  9. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    Well, life got in the way.. I've been so busy with work, COVID BS and other things I put the truck on the back burner. I wound up trading the street demon for an Edelbrock 1406. Had to re-stab the distributor, and buy a new coil. Got her running today, it's not complete turn key yet. I just...
  10. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    I decided to say **** it. Went and traded it in on a 2015 Mustang Ecoboost Premium that's loaded out. I've been waiting since 4/11 for the dealership to come get this damned truck and it's still sitting here at my house lol. It was fun while it lasted, but I decided I'd start building credit...
  11. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    Alright, everything is all in. I chased a problem with my HEI not getting energy, fixed that. Here's my dilemma I'm having. I've got a mechanical fuel pump bolted to this engine, all the lines ran. Bent me up a line for the outlet to the carburetor. Everything I've understood, if you unplug the...
  12. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    Alright regasketed and no leaks, ran it for a bit, got it hot, no misses or anything. This shitty Edelbrock, and I mean shitty, isn't responding to air/fuel adjustments at all, whether you screw it in or all the way out, idle never changes and how it runs never changes. I'll swap to a different...
  13. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    I’ll put it this way, I’ll do the minimalist things I can to see if this engine will work, if it doesn’t work then it’ll be yanked and I’ll find another good one to drop in. The smoking could be attributed to many things as well, there’s 6” of stupid spacers on top of this intake cause it has...
  14. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    Bronco fell through but oh well. I found an intake I'm gonna order on Friday, already have the new gaskets and the bolts sitting here. I'm gonna order another Edelbrock rebuild kit since the kit I ordered came with improper gaskets, rebuild the 1406, pull the choke off and put the manual choke...
  15. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    '85 was a weird year for Ford, I've personally seen a computer controlled 2bbl carb 302 with the TFI-IV ignition(what the EFI engines used) and then I've seen EFI 302's but with the filter box in a weird place. The 351w and the 460 didn't receive EFI until 1988. This truck has a 351w H.O. which...
  16. Caspian

    1985 F150 XLT Lariat RCLB 4x4

    So I got my taxes back. Had it narrowed down to a 1992 RCLB LD 2500 4x4 with 5.7 and 700r4, or a 1985 Ford F150 RCLB XLT Lariat(top of the line for the year)4x4. Douche flute with the LD 2500 never replied to my messages asking to look at the truck with cash in hand. Then he upped the price by...
  17. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    Good to know, thanks! Received the Radiator, Hoses, and Trans Filter Kit. Brother has been installing the accessories back on the engine each day that we've had better weather.. I've gotta make some battery cables for the truck, so I've gotta get some cable, solder pellets, the lugs, and...
  18. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    I’ve been away for awhile again. Been busy with life. Finally got the Engine in! I got the roller 350 around to the front of my house, wound up selling the C10 for like $300 and got rid of it. This roller 350 wound up having flat tops in it, there was little to no carbon on the tops of them...
  19. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    Pulled the 350 out of the C10 today, ordered the GM melonized distributor gear Friday, it’ll be here Monday. So long story but I’m pretty much done with this C10, I’m gonna pull what I want off of it and try to sell the rest of it whole and move on from it. Radiator looks the same as the one in...
  20. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    The 350 is out of the C3500. Radiator is plugged up full of mud. This truck had the engine oil cooler, I’m just gonna get a thicker radiator than the one that came out and run the transmission cooler. Not really gonna do anything with this truck that would require the oil cooler, plus it’s a...
  21. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    I got the last of the gaskets I needed for the 350 that’s gonna come out of my C10. Just the one piece pan gasket and a rear main seal cause that caused the leak and why I was gonna pull the engine out anyway. I haven’t started pulling anything yet, I’ve been busy with house work and work...
  22. Caspian

    1984 350 block with vortec heads

    I’d go with the beehives and the Comp retainers just to be safe. LO5 TBI heads are different from L31 Vortec heads. You cannot run a camshaft with a fairly big lift with a set of stock vortec heads. A guy I know is running a cam with a somewhat big lift on a set of LO5/TBI heads with no work...
  23. Caspian

    1984 350 block with vortec heads

    They won't handle above anywhere from .450" to .480" lift. They vary widely. I wanted to run a bigger roller cam in my 350 but I've gotta get a guide cutter, ls6 springs, comp retainers and such to be able to safely handle the .520" max lift I was gonna have. If you know the specs on the cam...
  24. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    This turned into fun... I get to yank the 350 out of my 85 and re-gasket it and do everything to it.. it’s a roller cam 350 too.
  25. Caspian

    1988 GMC C3500 RCLB

    Got the accessories away from the heads, the distributor and intake pulled, all the pushrods and rockers pulled, and the DS head is just sitting on the dowels on the deck. I'm taking a break at the moment.

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