Just an intro

[Sgt Gus]

Welcome from DFW and a father and son build… the best memories ever!!!

Yeppers, DFW here also. Last time I rebuilt an engine I was 15 with my Dad. Did 2x, rebuilt block was cracked.

 

[Randy and Easton]

so @Sgt Gus you are saying we are not the only one’s that do things more than once? Good to know……

 

[Terry Wilkerson]

so @Sgt Gus you are saying we are not the only one’s that do things more than once? Good to know……

What exhaust manifolds are you guys using? I saume stock of some year. I have the ones with the tubes and would like to replace.

 

[Sgt Gus]

What exhaust manifolds are you guys using? I saume stock of some year. I have the ones with the tubes and would like to replace.

I ordered some cheap Dorman with the air tube ports that can be plugged. Planned on just swapping and if I found I could delete air injection I would. I have, keeping EGR so no chip change.

 

[ali_c20]

Welcome from Austria. Nice project.

 

[germando]

Welcome from Dfw, my daughter and I are working on her 73 c1500 as well. Good to see others here spreading the knowledge of fixing things without computers. Finished rebuilding the engine on hers and should have it fired up tomorrow

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[Sgt Gus]

Welcome from Dfw, my daughter and I are working on her 73 c1500 as well. Good to see others here spreading the knowledge of fixing things without computers. Finished rebuilding the engine on hers and should have it fired up tomorrow

G

Send pics of your build when ready

 

[Catbox]

Welcome for Oregon.

We used some stock iron manifolds from a 1997 454 we pulled out of the junkyard.
One of the original stock ones cracked and we had them on hand.
They work well, but we replaced ours with headers and are much happier.

 

[germando]

Send pics of your build when ready

I started a thread in the under construction forum but here are a couple

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