I'd probably run hell out of it. It's a truck motor after all.
Project 78
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Kind of what I’m thinking.
.068 the center of the piston.
The last stock late 70s truck 360 I had a part, the factory pistons were .160 down the hole,
That's not what we're lookin for. The deck clearance will be from the deck to the TALLEST part of the piston. In other words the NON DISHED part.
I’ll check.
Honestly though. I’m not concerned one way or the other. At this stage with stock heads, I really am limited by those so not much point is upgrading for what i need this truck to do
I get it. From the sound of it though, they might have offset ground the crank for more compression. If the dish is .060 below the deck at TDC, it's a possibility.
Very possible. But sadly, the three involved that would know for sure, are all with the Lord somewhere
So it’s .0675 to the top of the piston from the deck. From the deck to middle of piston is .0145
That's probably stock. But that's ok. You have a nice engine to work with.
Good enough for me
It would be for me too! This is gonna be a fun project.
This one at least is mostly mechanical and paint. Very very little rust. And no external panel rust which is very nice
So photo dump. Last week I found as close to perfect tailgate just sitting in a junkyard. Rust free, only one tiny dent on the bottom. Latches work, especially now that I hit them with wd40. 100 bucks and it just so happens to be the adventurer SE prospector package, which my truck is. Which means it has the trim pegs in the correct location to match
Yesterday off went the ugly campershell, even the kids got in on it and swept out the bed. today, off came the bed. Cab maybe tomorrow or Monday. Weather depending. Then going to spend the evenings stripping the frame and eventually rust proofing and painting high gloss black.
Did I mention my son loves this truck?!?
Yesterday off went the ugly campershell, even the kids got in on it and swept out the bed. today, off came the bed. Cab maybe tomorrow or Monday. Weather depending. Then going to spend the evenings stripping the frame and eventually rust proofing and painting high gloss black.
Did I mention my son loves this truck?!?
Nice score on the gate.
I still would like to get down and get the one you have and some other parts.
Dfr360cuda
Diagnosis... Plum Crazy.
Nice.
I had a 78 with a snow plow.
It was UNSTOPPABLE.
I had a 78 with a snow plow.
It was UNSTOPPABLE.
I also have a plow set up for one.
There’s a plug I found that I’ve never noticed or seen before today. I’ll get a pic tomorrow, hoping you might know what it’s for.
Very cool story/restoration. Making more memories with an already memorable truck! 
My little buddy and I decided to clean out the cab and get ready to lift it off the frame. Lots rust in the drivers and passenger front floor pans. A couple smaller spots at the rear of the cab but underneath looks solid as does the rockers.
Everything is now unbolted and the cab is ready to lift. Once I decide how I wanna do that haha
Everything is now unbolted and the cab is ready to lift. Once I decide how I wanna do that haha
They were painted either white or black.
So my truck has this trim piece as you can see. Nothing really wrong with it but I got an idea this morning and decided to experiment. I’ve got a bunch of barn wood from our old barn. Where this truck has spent its entire life. So I decided to see if I could turn this chunk of barn wood down thin enough, 3/8th , without cracking this 150 yr old oak.
Turned out pretty good. Now to figure out the rest of the plan to get it to mount and look good later on when I’m at that point
Turned out pretty good. Now to figure out the rest of the plan to get it to mount and look good later on when I’m at that point
Engine going back together
Pressure washed 46 years worth of grease and mud out of the the chassis today. Tomorrow is final stripping (gonna yank the axles and transmission) and then blasting . Followed by por15 and paint later this week.
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