NicholasShetley Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 That might go bad since it doesn't have power steering. Burnouts will happen. We need to break in the cam soon so I might film a portion of that or I will do a walk through of it when it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Wiswell Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Man, this looks like a really cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I would say we are almost 90% done with the truck now. We need to hook up the transmission cooler tomorrow and pick up the driveshaft soon. We are going to have to make a lower radiator hose because we can't find one at any local parts store. We did get the alternator brackets made and installed. I would have thought that out of 100 million small block Chevys out there one would have had brackets that would have fit but no. We just copied the brackets off of the Corvette. We finally got the brakes bled after two different master cylinders and three proportions valves and we had to modify the pedal so it would go on the other side of the column and be much easier to drive. Although this thing will be hard enough to drive since I am 6'3". I will keep you guys updated as we get more done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Cool news that the truck is nearly done. I bet you can't wait to get it going on the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 We now have the radiator and hoses hooked up. We had to make the lower radiator hose since you can't just run to the parts store and get one. We welded a couple of bent pieces of exhaust tubing together and I polished it up. We also have the driveshaft cut down and balanced. We are getting closer every day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Here are more pictures of the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Looking great. I'm digging the black with red accents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter4187 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 i love the black and red combo, looks great on trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 I think you might need to cut some Milwaukee Electric Power tool cCmpany vinyl and put it on the sides of the truck Just kidding, but part of me thinks it would be a pretty cool photo opportunity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Someone said we should get a sponsorship when it was first painted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 We now have the engine primed and it runs 45 pounds of oil pressure with a slow speed drill so the bearings are in great shape. The engine seems to run good compression as well for a stock small block. Right now we are just trying to get it running since a lot of the stuff can be done anytime. My grandpa wants to get it certified by the NSRA and there are certian things you need for that such as emergency brakes and wipers and other small things. We also have the grill shell painted and have the grill installed in it. I tried to buff it out to a mirror finish but that would have took it a while but it turned out much better than the both of us expected. I think it looks pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Nice! good job Nicholas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 We finally got it running today and started to break in the camshaft. That involves running the engine at 2000-2500 rpms for about 30 minutes to harden the cam. You also need to use break in oil or you will wipe out the cam in seconds. We had painted the headers with ceramic paint hoping that it wouldn't burn off in no time at all but it lasted maybe 30 seconds before it started flaking off. The paint on the engine held up well though. Overall I am extremely pleased with the Rustoleum paint. I didn't record any of it unfortunately but we aren't finished breaking it in either. It can only run 10 minutes at a time before it goes above 220 degrees. We will need to get a shroud and electric fan for it before we can drive it. The engine ran strong the whole time though. It also ran great oil pressure the entire time as well, it never dropped below 45 psi. The engine sounded great as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 That's great to hear that engine is running good Nicolas. Too bad the paint didn't last on the headers you would have though ceramic paint would have held up better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Very cool Nicholas!! I work at a body shop and we've been workin on a 55 chevy truck and man is it time consuming but the out come will be well worth it especially working with your gramps, enjoy every moment man and wait to c the big finish!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted August 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Thanks Mike! We now have the engine fully broke in and we now have about two hours of runtime on it. It hasn't burned any oil or leaked a drop. We did put another carberautor on it because the quadrajet that was on it flooded the engine at idle. My dad had a 600 cfm Holley at our house that was a good one and it worked like a charm. We also fixed the cooling issue as well by putting a fairly large electric fan on it. It puts out 2700 cfm of air. We have it mounted behind the grill. It now runs 180 degrees and for it being in a fully enclosed garage that is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Lookin awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Cool picture can't wait to see the finished product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I now have the carberautor on the truck tuned and it runs and starts great. We also had exhaust installed on it last week and that really toned it down. Before you couldn't talk with each other with open headers on the engine. We also finished up the interior other than install the seats. The seats might nor work though, I can't use the current ones. My knee gets caught between the steering wheel and the window crank. For me there isn't much room at all, but I am also about 6' 3" so that is understandable. From the floor to the top of the cab is 55-56 inches. I also took a couple videos of the engine running but they are too big to be uploaded here. They might have to be uploaded to YouTube. The pictures aren't wanting to upload either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Here is one video of it running. I will try to have the other video up this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 It's getting there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Well, today I finally made it back out to my grandpas today. I live in a dorm in the campus of my tech school since I live 150 miles away. I do come back on weekends though. We went though the front end and tightened up everything and greased it as well. We also took it out on the road for a test run and it drove great for what it is. We did forget to hook up a vacuum line to the transmission so it didn't shift right. It definitely is not a slouch. All of the local car shows are starting next week and will go until about the end of October. We will try to take it to every show we can make it to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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