Project Muscle Truck (again!)

[sawinredneck]

You're fine, just throwing out suggestions. The only way to get a true stall is to lock the brakes and hold the throttle just below lockup.
In the case of what you are building, 3000 stall will really kick in at around 2500, unless you brake it in some way. A 2000 will kick in around 1200-1500 under normal driving.
It's funny, you can buy what ever stall you want, but until you put all of the variables in place, it doesn't mean anything until you hold the brake and rev it until the tires try and turn. Converters act differently with different torque factors.

 

[GASoline71]

Yep... rear end ratio, vehicle weight, suspension setup, tire size, engine size and performance... lots of variable.

Gary

 

[GASoline71]

I dropped the cam, crank, and pistons in the small block today. Here are a few shots of the block with just the crank in it, putting the rings on the pistons, and the finished block with the shiny new pistons in it...

Gary

 

[Cobleskill]

Looks beeyootifull Gary!! Wish it was mine.
Why don't pistons come already balanced at exactly the same weight? It would seem to be pretty simple operation at the factory.

 

[sotc]

looks AWESOME gary!

 

[Burnham]

VROOOOOM!!

 

[stehansen]

Looking good Gary.

 

[Rotax Robert]

personaly I think Gary is building next years latest and greatest unlimited hotsaw and just holding out on us.

 

[GASoline71]

I wish Robert. LOL...

You know that green '70 Chevy 1/2 ton hot rod truck that my dad drives that he hauled the Termite in? This truck will be dang near the same...

Gary

 

[GASoline71]

Bolted the cylinder heads on today... Almost ready for the Chevy Orange paint...

Gary

 

[Frans]

Looking real nice, Gary.
If you are doing any towing, you may be disappointed in the low end torque below 3 grand on the tach. That is if the trailer is fully loaded...But maybe you will haul the hotsaw in the p-up bed?

 

[sotc]

awww, thatll pull darn near anything. mine are near stock and push 14-15k and pull 7500 pounds at the same time. its no turbo diesel but does the trick

 

[lumberjack]

Willie a high end engine with a higher stall converter sucks for towing.

Low end is where it's at for dat

 

[sotc]

ahhh, gotcha, back to my hole

 

[stehansen]

You don't want to do any towing with that do you?

 

[Frans]

ahhh, gotcha, back to my hole

Thats right, don't listen to me, ya idjit!

 

[GASoline71]

The only thing this thing is gonna haul is ASS...

This truck isn't gonna be towing much of anything. It's just supposed to go fast in a straight line for about a 1/4 mile or so...

...and sound real snotty too...

Gary

 

[sotc]

 

[GASoline71]

4 stinkin' coats of Chevy Orange high temp paint. I hate how high temp engine paint coats. Basically... it doesn't. LOL...

I mocked up the manifold and carb... plus dig the old school aluminum Holley valve covers I scored from a super tuner buddy of mine... for FREE!!!

Gary

 

[SkwerI]

You're doing a fantastic job on my truck, Gary. Keep up the good work, and don't forget the air conditioning compressor bracket!
I'll be out there in a year or two to pick it up, right after I climb a giant redwood with Frans and Jerry.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Damn Gary, that looks nice.

 

[sawinredneck]

Nice work Gary!!! I am a bit late with my tip, but if you don't want paint on it, coat it with vaseline. Paint it, then the caseline just wipes right off, paint and all. Sorry.

 

[sotc]

keep at her!

 

[stehansen]

Awesome Gary. What is the HP going to be?

 

[GASoline71]

A guesstimation is somewhere around 380 or more...

Gary