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    Posted: 03 Sep. 2021 at 9:53am
Hopefully that pertronix kit has a rev limiter. I have a '63 Nova with a 350 and did this old Crane electronic ignition conversion that my neighbor gave me and it has a built in rev limiter. My Nova is a manual too, and it really helps avoid over-reving. I think FAST bought out Crane and still sells them. We have pine floors in our house that look just like your new bed. They seem very durable. Our house was built in '29, so maybe the pine was a little harder back then, but I'm sure it will work great in your truck. 

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Originally posted by Bill2A Bill2A wrote:

That rear distributor is what keeps me from liking Chebies as much as I might.
The original wiring harness was wrapped in electrical tape.
Easy to replicate if you want to make it look both neat and semi original. Wink

Yup, when I first bought this crate motor about 10 years ago, it came with a brand new hei dizzy. It won't fit without a giant hole in the firewall. So I put the old points dizzy in from the original motor. I now have petronix guts in it, but still...  The HEI sits on a shelf and teases me from time to time.
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That rear distributor is what keeps me from liking Chebies as much as I might.
The original wiring harness was wrapped in electrical tape.
Easy to replicate if you want to make it look both neat and semi original. Wink
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Well, I got it all in. Need to clean up the wiring some, but everything is connected.


Here's an Instagram video of the first start up. It starts and runs ok, but sounds a little rattily. I checked the timing and it is way advanced. I'll need to pull the dizzy and move it a tooth. I can't turn it any more retarded because the vacuum advance canister hits against the firewall. Cry 
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Stan, I'm glad you are having your 2nd childhood like me. Or is it my 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th--------------Wink

You can't always just drive Jeeps. Got to have variety. Now if you haul your Jeep with it, imagine your gas station stops. They won't let you pull away. LOL

Red Willy went to a enclosed trailer so he can sneak in and out of those stops. 

I can hear the questions already. What year is it?, how long have you owned it, is it for sale, on and on. 

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Moving kind of slow on this, but it is all bolted in and ready to rock. I’ve had a little starter trouble, both on the truck and myself. 😋. 
I need to get the front clip with the radiator bolted on so I can get it started and run for tuning tuned and break in.

Here’s how it sits right now.



Is it just me or does that 350 look kind of small in there?
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Kinda looks like the sort of truck that can haul most anything...
but mostly ass. LOL
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Originally posted by otto otto wrote:

Stan,
Is there some small block power magic inside?

Not a ton but a little. Slightly built up cam, Weiand intake manifold with an Edelbrock carb sitting on it, Petronix Flame Thrower ignition, The headers and Cherry bomb mufflers. I also have a Tremec 5 speed overdrive transmission bolted to it.
Not sure what all that does for me. When I bought the original crate engine the builder said it should make around 320 horsepower with this set up. I’ve never Dynoed it or anything, but that short bet will try and get in front of you real fast if you get into it hard. At least that’s what they tell me. 😋
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Is there some small block power magic inside?
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Got the engine and transmission stabbed i  today.
 
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Originally posted by chasendeer chasendeer wrote:

Looking good. I know that Novak sells and bushing that you need, abc to to Ford t18. 
Jay

Thanks for the tip Jay. I’ve got one on the way.

Originally posted by Oilleaker1 Oilleaker1 wrote:

Cool Stan! I like old Chevys too. Oilly

Thanks John. Based on your collection, you like everything.😋
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Cool Stan! I like old Chevys too. Oilly
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Looking good. I know that Novak sells and bushing that you need, abc to to Ford t18. 
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Small steps. I got the valve covers, carb, fuel pump, alternator, fan and belt, distributor, and headers bolted on. Then I hung it on the cherry picker and bolted on the flywheel.



I hit a bit of a roadblock. I have a Ford Tremec transmission with a case worked over to bolt to a Chevy bell housing. That means I need a pilot bushing with the outside diameter for the SB Chevy crankshaft and the inside diameter for a Ford transmission nose shaft. I’ll have to make a call to the folks who sell the reworked transmissions and get a pilot bushing sent out. 


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This thing hasn’t been my daily driver for a few years and has become a bit neglected. The cam on the 350 went flat a few years ago and it has been sitting all sad and lonely since then.
I finally decided to do what it takes to get it back to a functioning vehicle.

I pulled the drivetrain out and sent the motor off to the machine shop for a rebuild.



I got the motor back and I’m finishing up getting all the peripherals bolted on. It’s taking longer than it should because it’s hard to get motivated to go out in the garage when it’s close to 100 degrees out there. 


The goal is to have it together and running so I can drive it out if the garage before the snow flies so I can put my current daily driver back in the garage and not have to scrape the windows like I did last winter cuz it sat out side while this guy took up space in the garage.

 
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Originally posted by jpet jpet wrote:

Good job!  You should wheel that truck

Funny, If there is anything that gets worse traction than an Willys with NTDs, its a vintage, light weight, 2 wheel drive, short bed pickup that is grossly overpowered. 

What they are really good for is the cool feeling you get when  you rev it to the red line and step off of the left hand pedal and that light weight rear end tries to get around in front of you. They are great for creating that awesome burnt rubber smell too! 

"Course, I'm only telling you what I've heard. Old guys like me never squander MPG or rubber by running high revs or trying to squeak the tires in all the gears. Evil Smile
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