4 wheel drive projects

taskswap

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What engine and gear ratio does it have out of curiosity?
It's got the 6.6L V8, the 351-400 engine. Stock I think it was 133hp but this was muscle car era and this has a ton of torque, it has no trouble towing or hauling (provided you can keep it cool!) But apparently the engine was worked over by a previous owner, built hotter than usual with a Holley 4bbl carb and some other bells and whistles. It'll be a while before I can drive it (I have the whole dashboard torn out to restore it) but I'm tempted to dyno it to see what it can do.

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Today I installed the "cheat code" of lesser engines: bigger tires than stock. It's only a 1.5" difference but every little bit helps.
 

BrandonM

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Been doing body work on the Ol Jeep. Should be ready for paint in a couple weeks. Picked up a 383 for it for street and dunes. Saving the 427 for race season. View attachment 38684View attachment 38685View attachment 38686
Dang! Lookin' good! I sure wish I had that 383 for my '90 burb. I have a horribly underpowered crate 350 in it now. Just had it put in about 4 years ago. Wish I would've thought through that more at the time...someday I hope to put one of these puppies in there!

Going to start doing body work on my '68 burb here soon, too. I've never done body work, but I have a neighbor that wants to show me how to do it. Can't beat a deal like that!
 

mallardsx2

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Awesome pictures! Thanks for sharing. Youll have to post a video of it running when its all completed.
 

Timber Stalker

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39580One of these days I’ll have to figure out how to post videos. Went for a test drive yesterday, it seemed to run pretty good
 

Timber Stalker

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Final coat and clear today! We did the hood Thursday, it turned out pretty good. I’m excited to finally be done with the painting, it’s alot of work. 3966039661