4 wheel drive projects

[Sawfish]

Wash out the wheel wells occasionally.

 

[JimP]

Wash out the wheel wells occasionally.

When you are in the salt belt even washing the wheel wells out doesn't help. I have friends up in the north east who have 5 year old trucks that look like they are 30 years old.

 

[buckbull]

When you are in the salt belt even washing the wheel wells out doesn't help. I have friends up in the north east who have 5 year old trucks that look like they are 30 years old.

the wheel wells are double walled and the salt gets in between the steel and rusts from the inside out. There is no way to wash it out.

 

[Timber Stalker]

This is my dads 58 Chevy Apache. He bought it in 1971 He drove it every day for about twenty years. It’s had several different engines in it over the decades 350, 396, 427, 454 and now blown 509 with 1000 HP. He can’t drive it anymore but my dear brother put it back together so he can at least see it run. He’s 78 years old now and has dementia, he sometimes thinks he sold it. I grew up in this truck, it’s crazy how much a chunk of iron can mean so much to someone.this was 1979-80? brother Roy on the left,me on the right.

 

[kidoggy]

when I was a kid my dad had an old international four door pickup . have no idea what year it was .
it was a total piece of expletive.lol
sure wish I still had that ol truck now.

 

[Timber Stalker]

I ran against dads truck yesterday with brother Roy at the wheel. It’s a fast truck for sure! Not quite as fast as my Jeep though

 

[Sawfish]

My Uncle had a forest green 58 Apache that he bought new, and literally drove it in the ground. A great truck.

 

[Timber Stalker]

Well hunting season is over so it’s back to work on the Ol Jeep. Pulled the engine and transmission out and finally going to paint it. It’s been 27 years since the last paint job and it shows. I also picked up a smaller milder engine for the street and sand dunes. A 383 will be going in it so I can save wear and tear on my 427. It doesn’t take me long to swap engines so I will put the 427 back in for race seasons. Winters would be long without my garage projects.

 

[BrandonM]

Well hunting season is over so it’s back to work on the Ol Jeep. Pulled the engine and transmission out and finally going to paint it. It’s been 27 years since the last paint job and it shows. I also picked up a smaller milder engine for the street and sand dunes. A 383 will be going in it so I can save wear and tear on my 427. It doesn’t take me long to swap engines so I will put the 427 back in for race seasons. Winters would be long without my garage projects.View attachment 38058

Sweet setup. I wish I was that fast at swapping out engines! My square body 90 suburban needs more power, especially when puking a trailer. It is pretty gutless. I had the gears changed to 410s this year which helped but asking the 350 to do much more than get the heavy chunk of steel that is the burb down the highway isn't going to happen.

 

[Timber Stalker]

Yeah, those 350’s aren’t much for power. They will run forever though! You’ll have to drop in one of the new Chevy 632’s that would pull your trailer just fine.

 

[BrandonM]

Yeah, those 350’s aren’t much for power. They will run forever though! You’ll have to drop in one of the new Chevy 632’s that would pull your trailer just fine.

I'm not familiar with the 632. That sounds like a beast! How hard would that be to put that in my 1/2 ton 90 and pull the 350?

I'll be they aren't cheap. I wonder what the price tag is on those?

 

[Timber Stalker]

$30,000 1000 hp pump gas engine. Probably get 1 mpg lol

 

[Timber Stalker]

You just need a garden Variety 454. The beauty of Chevrolet is a big block will bolt right in, all you need to change is exhaust and ECM.

 

[gonhunting247]

Well hunting season is over so it’s back to work on the Ol Jeep. Pulled the engine and transmission out and finally going to paint it. It’s been 27 years since the last paint job and it shows. I also picked up a smaller milder engine for the street and sand dunes. A 383 will be going in it so I can save wear and tear on my 427. It doesn’t take me long to swap engines so I will put the 427 back in for race seasons. Winters would be long without my garage projects.View attachment 38058

Pretty cool! and I like the antler wall in the background.

 

[BrandonM]

You just need a garden Variety 454. The beauty of Chevrolet is a big block will bolt right in, all you need to change is exhaust and ECM.

I'll be able to pass everything but a gas station then! Lol

 

[JimP]

Quite often a performance engine will get decent gas mileage as long as you don't get crazy.

A friend had a 400 hp 327 that would get 20+mpg until he stomped on it

 

[taskswap]

I recently picked up a 1981 F-250 project truck, converting it into a hunt rig. I was surprised by its gas mileage - it gets 18-20 if you run decent gas in it. Of course with only a 4-spd manual it's not going very far above 55, which helps!

 

[BrandonM]

I recently picked up a 1981 F-250 project truck, converting it into a hunt rig. I was surprised by its gas mileage - it gets 18-20 if you run decent gas in it. Of course with only a 4-spd manual it's not going very far above 55, which helps!

What engine and gear ratio does it have out of curiosity?

 

[Timber Stalker]

If I had it to do over I would have put a 454 in my hunting rig. I does ok with the 350 but when pulling the travel trailer it is pretty weak. Fuel mileage sucks too when pulling. I only put about 5000 miles a year on it so I think the 350 will be in there for a while.

 

[buckbull]

I know anybody with google can find this, but here is the link to the chevy crate engine mentioned above.

ZZ632 Crate Engine | Chevy Performance Parts

<p>The new Chevy Performance ZZ632 Big-Block Crate Engine is the most powerful crate engine yet, featuring over 1,000+ horsepower on 93-octane pump gas alone.</p>

www.chevrolet.com