Finally, a squarebody forum!

[bucket]

I went to autozone and oreilley today and neither could find any for me. The guy at oreiily said he just uses bolts through from the fan clutch..

Howdy from Ohio!

There are usually stud kits in the Help!/Dorman area. Also, many hardware stores like Ace stock hardened automotive type studs. They should be 3/8", fine thread from what I recall. Or maybe 5/16"... I'm having a brain fart right now.

What part of Illinois? A member here @Kim Burke told me about a great radiator shop in the Danville area, but I've never been there yet.

 

[BoxT86]

What part of Illinois? A member here @Kim Burke told me about a great radiator shop in the Danville area, but I've never been there yet.

Central, we've got a good one over in Springfield too, a-z radiator. They worked on radiators when I was a kid, took a radiator from my old 64 massey to them a few years ago after I drove a stake through it. They told me next time use the bucket instead of the radiator.. i agreed. I'm taking this radiator I found in the bed to them next week, they'll get it right.

 

[496bb]

Welcome and Hey from Bama!

 

[David King]

Welcome from the FL Panhandle!

 

[legopnuematic]

Welcome from Missouri.

 

[Mr Clean]

 

[ChuckN]

Central, we've got a good one over in Springfield too, a-z radiator. They worked on radiators when I was a kid, took a radiator from my old 64 massey to them a few years ago after I drove a stake through it. They told me next time use the bucket instead of the radiator.. i agreed. I'm taking this radiator I found in the bed to them next week, they'll get it right.

Welcome! Maybe bring them a box of donuts, those shops aren’t as easy to come by as they used to be.

Nice truck!

 

[86 C10 Shortbed]

Welcome from Central Ohio

 

[dhartman]

Welcome from Michigan.

I can talk first hand about the project with the kiddo. My son and I doing that right now with his truck. From the pics looks like you have a great starting point.

1 piece of advice take it slow and enjoy the ride. Trying to move to fast you make dumb mistakes.

There is a "under construction " thread that you can post about you progress. Look forward to seeing you build up and eventually the restore.

 

[Fr8dog]

Welcome from Utah!

Btw, with that 400 sbc short block you have, if you run non oem 400 sbc heads, any other heads won’t have the steam holes drilled. This gets into an interesting discussion about the pros and cons of drilling but it’s worth looking into. Here’s a link on the topic:

Felpro gasket for 400 SBC restricts coolant passages - why? - Don Terrill’s Speed-Talk