454 in 79 K-10. Engine specs

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Alaska 79 K-10

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454
I recently rebuilt the 454 in my 79 K-10. It is a .060” over 1973 block with a steel crank. Hyper-eutectic Speed-Pro pistons on 502 BBC rods. Compression is 9.7:1. It has 049 heads, Comp Cams hydraulic roller 11-451-8, and roller tip rockers. Factory iron intake, and an Edelbrock Q-Jet carb. HEI ignition, and Hooker headers. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.

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Shorty81

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I recently rebuilt the 454 in my 79 K-10. It is a .060” over 1973 block with a steel crank. Hyper-eutectic speed pro pistons on 502 rods. Compression is 9.7:1. It has 049 heads, Comp cam hydraulic roller, and roller tip rockers. Factory iron intake, and an Edelbrock Q-Jet carb. HEI ignition, and Hooker headers. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.

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Looks awesome!! Love it!!
 

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K30 Crew Cab Silverado
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460
I recently rebuilt the 454 in my 79 K-10. It is a .060” over 1973 block with a steel crank. Hyper-eutectic speed pro pistons on 502 rods. Compression is 9.7:1. It has 049 heads, Comp cam hydraulic roller, and roller tip rockers. Factory iron intake, and an Edelbrock Q-Jet carb. HEI ignition, and Hooker headers. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it.

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Beautiful. Which headers are you running?
 

Alaska 79 K-10

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@Alaska 79 K10,

We were in a discussion the other day about semi-gloss paint. So what paint did you use, it looks great.

It is a semi-gloss urethane that can be bought at NAPA stores that sell paint. Kinda spendy, but the sheen is just right, and super durable. The mix number is 70-8800. Must be sprayed through a paint gun.
 

Craig Nedrow

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1973 (have two), 1985
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350, 454, 6.2 Detroit
Love the 454, but seems like the ford guys around here have more money, as I did the internal work on a .030 429, and a .040 460, this week. 4.401 finished bore...About the same size as Double D's, in case Idahovette has trouble with the numbers...Hey Perry.
 

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