Project 82

ok this is my 82 chevy swb it was my first vehicle so its special to me. im thinking i will do a swap to it of some sorts.

maybe a 6.0 stoked to a 402 or something or if i could find an ls3 for a good price. i could get it but im thinking a 6.0 an stroking it to a 402 or 408. it needs some work the ride does and i got to build a shop first. or atleast a concrete pad

anyway here are some pics pay no mind to the crap in the back


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its a good start to a badass ride. I loved my 81 minus the 8 mpg it got with the POS 305 :puke:

yeah well i hope to get a bit more than 8mpg with some balls have a good tune an some goodys. in the motor i build but it wont be a dd anyway

im trying to sell some crap on craigslist to help towards the build ive got a good rockcrawler project for someone id be willing to let go

You should put that rock crawler on zukikrawlers.com. If you think you can finish your project in about a year you don't need concrete. I used 2x4's and 3/4" plywood and made a "pad" for me to work on my truck. Just a lil southern ingenuity!!!

i want a small shop anyway right about where the truck sits in the photos. and thanks for the site ill see if i can sell that scout on there it basicly whould make a good project rockcrawler for someone. as far as finishing my pick up in a year be doubtful its in abilene im in san angelo cause of my job. and cant get home every night i live in an apartment here and cant bring nothing like that here

My boss is all tied up in the rockcrawler scene and knows a ton of people in TX too that he rolls with. I'll mention it to him but yeah, got that on that site and post some pics of it for sure. Good luck w/the sell and the project.

my first truck was a '85 c10. still have mine and i'm doing a similar swap, need any help i'm only a few hrs away in wichita falls, tx.
i have tons of 80's c10 parts too lemme know if you need anything, i may just have it lying around the house

Put some muscle in that farm truck. I got an '81 and my LS3 just showed up today. Contact Cleveland pick-apart. They have some wrecked '10 camaros. Good luck with the swap.

so for the 82 swb on the 5.3 what type of headers should i buy?
im trying to get an itemized price list kinda i am going to grab some underdrive pullys.
going to search for a cam i want it to sound good loud and tough i do like the way some of the camaros sound with ls1s .
but im not sure what type of exhaust and headers people use in the swaps on thease ol trucks

I need to find some headers to have modded to find in my Plymouth not alot of room around the steering assembly!

As far as exhaust it all depends on how loud or stealth you want it. Im goin to use round magnaflows or spintechs. Just haven't decided yet. Need to def increase pipe size tho its dual 2.25" right now straight piped.

Just noticed you are from abilene. My dad's found me a Model A and worked a good deal out for me in trade for it! Im pickin up it amd his wrecked s10 thats running to set my 65 gmc on and make a slammed stake bed out of!

ok ive got a question about using different heads for more power.

the heads i have on the 5.3l are 862 was the number i found.
so i found this and i know its just the price of one head http://sdparts.com/details/12629063
but will it give me little bit more power if i were to buy a set or is it wroth it ?

Won't fit a 5.3 as those heads require at Least a 4.00" bore minimum.

straight looking body. Do your research and everything should go pretty smooth

oh gears are still turning in my head lol ive got a set of 317 heads from a 6.0.
i thught about putting them on the 5.3 and going with a turbo i dunno lol to much to do not enough money.