HUNTER'S 1978 GMC C15 SIERRA BUILD THREAD
So, for awhile the truck didn't have much progress made. I have been waiting for the cab to come back from the body shop so things can finally start going back on and we can stay busy this Summer.
With all the free time I had, I had time to think.. and I mean REALLY think, Big Block sized thoughts and ideas. I checked craigslist everyday for a deal on a 454, at first kind as a joke and slowly becoming a reality. Sometime later I found one, surprisingly big blocks aren't that common on my local craigslist without costing a small fortune.
I somehow talked my dad into a 2 hr drive up into Ohio to pickup a block for $500, and to weld up an engine cradle out of an old bedframe. We quickly learned they were powdercoated and hardened steel. It wasn't fun, especially at 10 pm the night before the trip.
It held up me and my dad pretty well but I don't think us with a bare small block compares to a complete iron head big block.