How about some pics of your 4x4

[mud.man.rj]

Nice mud pic, liking that, good it's working out well for you as for the peeps< tried them a few times, just cool looking but not much else.

[watahyahknow]

maibe make the mirrors so you can twist them off when offraoding , seems to e the simplest solution

[JIMs70GMC]

Hello everybody, I'm back! I bought my 1970 GMC back from the guy I sold it to in 2005.

[mud.man.rj]

Bought time you bought it back, very nice truck, very cool return on your part.

[SnowNeck]

My 1985 GMC High Sierra Step Side, Got her a few years ago at 15 years old as my first truck. The truck was pretty much bone stock, now 18 (still in high school) many sleepless nights later this is my end result .. for now. This truck has mannnny more up grades to come. Its believed to have 360k on the original 305, just started to burn oil bad and leak oil. Hopefully.. getting a 350 this summer. couple before and after shots.

[mud.man.rj]

That 85 Sierra is a cool first truck, or really just cool in general. Nice all around and good project to make nothing but better. Some nice add ons already too.

[watahyahknow]

realy nice looking truck
jegs sells a brandnew GM 350 for not a lot of money
http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Perf...rentProductId=
its pretty basic cast crank cast pistons but 4 bolt mains and a 2 piece rearseal
with all the stuff you have on youre 305 now you should have about a whole new longblock under the hood when youre done

if you want more grunt i would go for a 383 with an eagle or scat rotating assembly and some vortec heads and some sort of cam meant for towing , that keeps the rpm low , if you build the machined block together youreself you prolly could do it for about 1500 to 2500 dollar depending on the machinework you need done to the bare block
check some of the hotrod builds for details

[SnowNeck]

Originally Posted by mud.man.rj

That 85 Sierra is a cool first truck, or really just cool in general. Nice all around and good project to make nothing but better. Some nice add ons already too.

THANKS!! Its been pretty good to me, with all the snow,ice, and 50 miles a day 5 days a week driving for 2 years now, really cant complain. Cant wait to "finish" it hah if that ever happens.

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

really nice looking truck
jegs sells a brandnew GM 350 for not a lot of money
http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Perf...rentProductId=
its pretty basic cast crank cast pistons but 4 bolt mains and a 2 piece rearseal
with all the stuff you have on you're 305 now you should have about a whole new longblock under the hood when youre done

if you want more grunt i would go for a 383 with an eagle or scat rotating assembly and some vortec heads and some sort of cam meant for towing , that keeps the rpm low , if you build the machined block together youreself you prolly could do it for about 1500 to 2500 dollar depending on the machinework you need done to the bare block
check some of the hotrod builds for details

Funny you mention that motor, Ive been looking at it and was really liking the whole 100k 3 year warranty behind it. I'd love the 383 idea but i just cant, yet. This truck is going to be my daily driver for many years to come. I personally don't know the feeling of anything other than my truck really ( talking power wise). A 350 should feel a world a difference by it self, I'm aiming to spend under 2 k for this whole build what would you suggest being the truck is going to be a daily driver, anything? or should the motor be pretty well set up?

[watahyahknow]

the 350 should do fine it should allready give a little more power than advertized with the upgrades you allready have put on youre 305 (headers intake and carb)

should you decide to go bigger at a later date you could prolly use the 350 crate engine as the base engine for the 383 its allready a 4 bolt block or sell the 350 as a good bare shortblock and use the heads and all the external gubbins on the 383 shortblock , spend a little more and you got a rotating assemble with forged everything

think either GM or bleuprint are pretty decent engine builders

found this one :
http://bossmachinefab.com/chevy-sbc-...d-top-383.html
its realy cheap dont know the builder though

[SnowNeck]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

the 350 should do fine it should allready give a little more power than advertized with the upgrades you allready have put on youre 305 (headers intake and carb)

should you decide to go bigger at a later date you could prolly use the 350 crate engine as the base engine for the 383 its allready a 4 bolt block or sell the 350 as a good bare shortblock and use the heads and all the external gubbins on the 383 shortblock , spend a little more and you got a rotating assemble with forged everything

think either GM or bleuprint are pretty decent engine builders

found this one :
http://bossmachinefab.com/chevy-sbc-...d-top-383.html
its realy cheap dont know the builder though

Thats a definite idea. looks to be well built too. Thanks for the info. and the link!

[mud.man.rj]

Sounds like sound advice and should still be fair on fuel compared to the 305, the 383 may be a bit to much for all the driving you do.

[K5owner]

That crate engines heads and cam are its limiting factor. I wouldn't use them for a high performance build unless I did lots of work on them. A batter option would be a nice set of vortex heads. You will be pretty happy with the performance of that engine though. I have the same one and geared right it runs great

[Fleet '66]

Here's a couple of 4x4's that spend there time as 'Pavement Pounders'. My '58 stepside and RestoRalph's '41 GMC.

[watahyahknow]

wow those are some pretty sticky tires

[Fleet '66]

lol...yah. There just hanging from that pavement aren't they! I tried to edit and flip the pic but couldn't seem to make it happen. If someone can fix have at it.
Thanks

[watahyahknow]

think you need to fix that in youre bucket account save it there then reload the picture

[ChevySean79]

My 78 k20 I just finished restoring, driving it for the rest of the summer like this it will be going up 6" on 37's with my NOS 14 bolt and Dana 60 with my twin stick np205

[ChevySean79]

Stock 350 with just a rv towing cam

[waybad]

Originally Posted by Fleet '66

Here's a couple of 4x4's that spend there time as 'Pavement Pounders'. My '58 stepside and RestoRalph's '41 GMC.

what chassis is the 58 on? love it,, any more pictures??

[O'l Buck]

I wanted a side by side ATV, but hey, they are expensive....I got this 02 Blazer rolled for $600 and put $150 in oilfield pipe on it, is a lot more fun than a stock blazer now! Gonna lift it this winter and put a set of 32" tires on it.

[watahyahknow]

you could bring the sides up a little too so it be a little more watertight for wading through rivers

[imjeff]

My 72.

[whitels1]

My K5, on the same trail that this happened...



Now all of the drivetrain is in the K10....

[O'l Buck]

Originally Posted by watahyahknow

you could bring the sides up a little too so it be a little more watertight for wading through rivers

I'm going to build some 1/2 doors for it one of these days. I think it will be one of those projects that's never done. I keep finding things I want to change. The next thing is going to be a flip down windshield and a built in cooler.

[watahyahknow]

Originally Posted by O'l Buck

I'm going to build some 1/2 doors for it one of these days. I think it will be one of those projects that's never done. I keep finding things I want to change. The next thing is going to be a flip down windshield and a built in cooler.

if you ever been in the philipines (whell in the old days at least ) there using a lot of jeepneys for public transport , the bodies are reasonably eazy to construct and they look cool , maibe you kan make a nose like that and have some coverage over the front wheels as whell