New member from DFW, first truck build not starting where I thought!

[cyclefreak207]

I have learned, that a hot bath can be your best friend in times of body pain!

That and some advil and your choice of alcohol :p

[77ChevySharkBite]

Oh yeah, I won't argue with you there man.

Haha, I don't worry about the advil, I just worry about the alcohol I'm very stubborn that I can be in the worse pain and I won't take medicine, unless I feel like I'm dying

[cyclefreak207]

It soothes the pain! you just can't ever tell anyone else you did it! or then they'll start thinkin you shave your legs or some other ****! hahah

[77ChevySharkBite]

Yeah it's definitely that stays on the down low no doubt about that man. Then if they do find out you have to take a bigger risk to make them believe you haven't lost your balls. vicious cycle in the man world.

[cyclefreak207]

Originally Posted by 77ChevySharkBite

Yeah it's definitely that stays on the down low no doubt about that man. Then if they do find out you have to take a bigger risk to make them believe you haven't lost your balls. vicious cycle in the man world.

Damn right! and that can be detrimental to your health.

^how ever you spell it :p

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by cyclefreak207

Damn right! and that can be detrimental to your health.

^how ever you spell it :p

Yeah, I remember when I was younger more in my teens I was concerned about it, but once I hit about junior year I was like screw it who cares, I'm not going ti kill myself trying to make sure guys know I still have my balls.

[cyclefreak207]

It's easier to just whip em out so they know you got em!! :P HAHAHA

[bbbc10]

sexy ass eg!!!!! I had a friend (girl) that had a type r turbo powerd eg hatch...first time I ever road in a turbo car an I almost needed new underwear! lol

[bigwheel15]

Looks like a solid start on a fun project. And at least you get the motor work out of the way first lol.

[cyclefreak207]

Originally Posted by bbbc10

sexy ass eg!!!!! I had a friend (girl) that had a type r turbo powerd eg hatch...first time I ever road in a turbo car an I almost needed new underwear! lol

Did she build it!? First turbo setup I built, I realized it's more work than most people think or originally anticipate. I miss my turbo Si, it was a 00 shell, electron blue that I got for free from a good friend of mine, poor mans type R, GSP 57 trim turbo, lot of time/money went in it... and then I sold it and bought my foxbody... Should have kept it, but such is life.

[cyclefreak207]

Well, motor is back in the truck, running now! Muchhhh stronger.

So we pulled the motor, cleaned all the rust/stop leak out, stripped it down, rebuild the heads with new seats springs etc. lapped valves. Put the bearings in the block put the crank in, went to put the new rings on the pistons... and pictured below is the broken piston that 'crumbled' in my hand when I picked it up...

[cyclefreak207]

So after the head work, and ridge reeming the cylinders, and then honing... found this ****... Back to square one. Order pistons online? or find another motor... hmm....

[cyclefreak207]

[77ChevySharkBite]

Well your probably going to end up replacing all the pistons right? Well I know that isn't exactly cheap. So I would say heck man try to find a good deal on a newer motor or go buy a crate motor from Jegs or Summit, or some place similar to it.

[cyclefreak207]

So now it's order piston kit, wait. or find another motor... Got on facebook with a quickness and posted looking for another 305. Within 10 minutes I had a message from an old friend in irving saying he'd bring me a whole motor for $200.

Rock. Hard place.

so I bit the bullet and threw down the 2 bills and we immediately tore it apart. It was a fuel injected 305 from a 92 RS camaro though, So we had to do a little wallowing on the intake mani bolts to make the holley manifold fit, but everything else was straight on it. So we repeated the process.

[cyclefreak207]

Only problems we ran into (besides manifold) was flywheel and starter. So overall, pretty satisfied with the build.

Ended up having to spend more than I wanted, but it runs damn good. Now I'll focus on the drop, thinkin 6/8 overall, and then paint.

and since my motor is green:
Paint it either GLOSSSSSSY black, or FLATTTTT black, and put one green pinstripe down the body line. Maybe run a grill that has the bowtie still and do that green?
Shave my tailgate of the GMC embossing? or just swap tailgates.


thoughts?

[cyclefreak207]

And thought I'd take a break to show a quick picture i took of the 'HARDLY' we built last year. 1986 CB600, CHOPPPPPPPED up, with a 04 GSXR 750 motor, with GSXR 1000 hot cams. it was a completely stock non running bike when we got it. took about 4-5 months.

[77ChevySharkBite]

Originally Posted by cyclefreak207

Only problems we ran into (besides manifold) was flywheel and starter. So overall, pretty satisfied with the build.

Ended up having to spend more than I wanted, but it runs damn good. Now I'll focus on the drop, thinkin 6/8 overall, and then paint.

and since my motor is green:
Paint it either GLOSSSSSSY black, or FLATTTTT black, and put one green pinstripe down the body line. Maybe run a grill that has the bowtie still and do that green?
Shave my tailgate of the GMC embossing? or just swap tailgates.


thoughts?

As far as paint I've heard if you do a flat black and accidentally get oil on it, it wont come of so I've been suggested to do a semi gloss black to help prevent that. I like the idea of doing the green bowtie, and do like pinstripe green as well.

As far as tailgates I would say just swap them. Unless your set on using your tail gate then just go for it!

Originally Posted by cyclefreak207

And thought I'd take a break to show a quick picture i took of the 'HARDLY' we built last year. 1986 CB600, CHOPPPPPPPED up, with a 04 GSXR 750 motor, with GSXR 1000 hot cams. it was a completely stock non running bike when we got it. took about 4-5 months.

That bike looks siiiiick!!!!!!!!!!!! Is it just a cruiser or what's it purpose?

[cyclefreak207]

good point on the flat, probably a Semi gloss then. my (rattle can) flat black is all nasty now from getting oil/coolant/tranny fluid on it from all the work that it's undergone in the last week or so.

And the bike was just a for fun thing lol. an old man had that bike in his garage foreverrrrr, and told my brother if we wanted it come and get it. So we chopped the frame up real nice and had the gixxer motor layin in the garage so we decided to use that :p

I've got a +13 sprocket in the rear on my stuntbike, so my acceleration is stupid quick, and we left the gas station I took off to like 80mph and he flew by me doing probably 120...

My stuntpiece weighs probably 300-400 lbs. and I think we figured the bobber weighed in at like 280-300. With 150cc's more. but it's just a cruiser.

[bbbc10]

her ex bf built it...he builds some good motors... an I bet it ran good!!!! I got a chance to get an eg coupe for a grand but dnt knw if I want to

[bbbc10]

did u see the pics of my truck wotht he drop?

[cyclefreak207]

Originally Posted by bbbc10

her ex bf built it...he builds some good motors... an I bet it ran good!!!! I got a chance to get an eg coupe for a grand but dnt knw if I want to

Shell or running? or Non running w/motor? any mods?
You can build those damn things cheapppp.

Originally Posted by bbbc10

did u see the pics of my truck wotht he drop?

Hell yea, looks real good! But I'm set back a little on the suspension since the motor issue. but that's definitely next on the list!

[Can't kech me]

when you do your drop, are you gonna run a bolt in notch, make your own? goin that low you run into more issues like shocks, and your front inner fenders not clearing. the pumpkin may even hit the bed floor. a 4/6 drop is much more streetable to do on a budget, and you'll be able to fit a little more tire so your ride is better.

for the tailgate, if it were me, i would try to find a suburban/blazer tailgate band, they're super clean, and different!

sounds like you're pretty set on black, but everyone does black! why not try something different that would be easier to keep clean, like a semi gloss white? not done very often and would be easier to keep clean! just an idea though, trucks gonna be cool!

[cyclefreak207]

Originally Posted by Can't kech me

when you do your drop, are you gonna run a bolt in notch, make your own? goin that low you run into more issues like shocks, and your front inner fenders not clearing. the pumpkin may even hit the bed floor. a 4/6 drop is much more streetable to do on a budget, and you'll be able to fit a little more tire so your ride is better.

for the tailgate, if it were me, i would try to find a suburban/blazer tailgate band, they're super clean, and different!

sounds like you're pretty set on black, but everyone does black! why not try something different that would be easier to keep clean, like a semi gloss white? not done very often and would be easier to keep clean! just an idea though, trucks gonna be cool!

I had seen another member on here named Jewbacca ran a 3 inch lowering leaf with 4" shackles/hangers, says he has no notch and doesn't bottom out. If I do though I'll run front shocks on all four corners, and probably do 3" spindles with 2" springs, and maybe trim a little of the coil if any.

And anything can be 'streetable' and have a good ride, just depends how you set it up and if you know how to drive a lowered vehicle. Both of my 93 hatchbacks, my 94 coupe, and my 91 crx were slammed. You just can't haul booooty everywhere, know your roads, if you see a big dip or bump coming up slow down ahead of time so you don't get rear ended and take the obstruction easy.

And I'm not gonna run huge wheels either, just 15x8 rallys, no monster mud tire either lol so I shouldn't run into any clearance issues.

And everyone tells me not to go black since everyone and their dog has a black c10. But I love the way they look black. Muscle cars/old trucks always look super classy dressed up in a glossy black paint. But I think the older cars (chevelle, nova, cuda, chargers, etc.) Do look good with bright popping colors. I've just always wanted a black C10. Truck I've wanted since I was a little boy, and now I'm makin it :p lol

[bbbc10]

running wth sohc wth exhaust coilovers n wheels that's all I knw