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thanks, man. I am getting ready to have lots more pics, its just a slow start. Have you bought a crate motor yet??

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No, won't pull that trigger for a little while yet.... research, research, research! I find that as this is my first build, that research saves me time and money, and is also a great teacher. I may put pressure on the local guy to at least get close to the price, then I am dealing with local vendor if there are any problems down the road.

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I went to my local vendor, and he said that THEIR cost was $1900, and he was gonna check another place and see if he could get one cheaper. He took my name and number, and I never heard from him again. That's ok, had he come back with a price, I might have popped on it, and I really am excited to build this 6 instead.

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Gonna follow your thread. Good luck with the 6. I have never had good luck with the carbs on them. Somebody makes an intake that allows you to use a 4 barrel. I forget who.

Good call getting rid of the purple. Never been a fan of trucks that are purple. No offense to any of you guys or gals w/purple trucks lol.

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I'm headed to the Redneck Rumble in Lebanon on Sat. There are supposed to be a lot of 6 cyl parts. Offenhauser is the 4bbl intake, Clifford also makes them, but the Offy is supposed to be better for street usage.

BTW, Purple just ain't me, but you can still see it inside the bed, and people are shocked when they see it was that color. What's worse, is the paint was actually done right, meaning the whole inside of the cab and the whole dash was that color. I drove it 2 times before i sprayed that rattle can black on it lol.

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Glad to see another stepper in the area. How far are you from Atlanta?
Oh yeah....get some pics! LOL

As for your signature text, when you go into User CP, follow the steps using the picture of the globe of earth with the chain under it. Basically, type in your URL, then type in "My Build". I forget the order, but that is how you do it

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I tried that, but it didn't work. Must have done it wrong??
I'm about 4 hrs north. I know this is dumb, but my favorite thing about Atlanta is riding the MARTA. I have loved trains since I was a kid. Atlanta is a great city full of good people

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Hey, I have a quick question for you, you posted in my thread where I asked about the power steering brackets. I was wondering if you could post or even pm me some pictures of the actual bracket and how it mounts to the pump (side pictures of it, a picture of the back, etc.) I'm curious as to how the bracket mounts to everything.

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I will as soon as I can get some close ups. I can tell you now that it mounts to the pump in exactly the same spots as a bracket off of a small block. There is a j shaped piece on the back that mounts to the pump, and the adjusting slide is on the front. There is another piece that mounts to the block, and the part that holds the pump is adjustable so you can line up the belts depending on your setup. I will try to get some pics soon.

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Do you think you could provide me some measurements too? Me and my dad are gonna try and make brackets for the power steering, so he asked me to see if someone could provide some measurements.

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I love to ride my Harley in your state in and around Pigeon forge.

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I will, but it might be this weekend. Also if you have any good scrapyards in your area, a bracket off of a 70's or 80's model can be made to work.


We are a ways from up there, but my Dad's people are from Bristol, TN. I love the mountains as well.

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There is lots to be done with the 6's The post above is right with both offy and clifford making 4bbl plates I like the clifford as it is a billet plate and offers a little rise, The offy does not work with the turbo manifolds, but clifford's do, performance wise i havent seen any #'s to say which is better. I would HIGHLY recommend getting a Lump Kit for your inline 6 and a better cam, two minor things and you can double the hp and torque your engine makes if you have any questions or need parts sources let me know! Here is a pic of my set up.

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Well, we know that we can pull brackets off of any old 60's-early 70's cars but we haven't been able to get lucky and find anything in any of the salvage yards around here.

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Hey, Adam! We have talked before, seems like maybe you sent me a pm about a guy who does serpentine setups for these motors. Your build, which I have been watching for a while, has really inspired me. The thing I love about the six is the uniqueness of it. I saw a guy Saturday (I think he is on this forum) who turboed his mid 60's truck with the turbo off of a Buick Grand National. It was impresive. He had used his stock manifolds for everything and just modified them. It was awesome. I think I am going to build mine to run naturally aspirated, because my truck is going to be a cruiser. I do, however, have another complete engine I want to get a little wild with some day. I am planning on lumping the heads, putting in bigger valves, milling the head, cleaning up the edges of the chambers, decent cam, .030 or .060 overbore, and flat top pistons for a 307. All the research I have done on inliners leads me to believe that the Offy intake is better for a street application because it supplies power more evenly across the rpm range, and the Clifford provides slightly better flow at near wide open throttle. I think I'm gonna go with an Offy (I already have a heat plate) and an Edelbrock 500cfm with adjustable secondaries. It should run well, and still be economical (not my primary concern, but kinda cool).

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Yes your right we have, I talk with a lot of people about my build and dont always remember who I have and have not talked with. And good luck with your build I will be following!

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Will follow along...
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Ok, so it's been a while since I have updated. My job has me on call for two weeks at a time periodically and the schedule can get tough. I finished up my on call rotation last Friday, an started to get ready Sat. morning.

First things first, my lovely wife and I spent most of the day cleaning the little shop I have- man, a little cleaning makes a place look good!

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Of course, right on time, some parts i ordered came in on saturday, too :metal:

Heat Plate

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You Know what this means!!

Nickel plated valves from fellow member DLOE65, Check em out they rock!

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All the necessary hardware and fittings, Also from DLOE65 :chevy:

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Also, my new old school tail lights, not year correct, but fit the truck's theme :ito:

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Brand new wheels I bought for another project, cant use em on this one because the backspacing will have clearance issues when I bag it :waah:

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All in all, an awesome day. Of course, I have to go out of town this Sat, but am itching to get the front clip and bed off this thing, motor pulled, disassembled and to machine shop, etc., etc.,, etc., ETC..

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Sup man .. I am from the Chattanooga area, and I have a Big Block stepper project goin on..

How far are you from Chattanooga?