I got my Truck back and I'm VERY HAPPY
 

This thread is only for anyone who wants to read about how happy I am :smile:

Back in 2003, I put a 355HP crate motor, 3:42 Posi and 700R4 in my truck
For those of you who have no idea, we're talking over 10K for my setup

It used to pretty much crush anything without power, and some with power. Pretty kool considering it weighs over 2 Tons

Recently it's lost shifting abilities, but shouldn't have as the trans is basically bullet-proof

I'd read about a valve body issue with my trans, so I had a mechanic buddy pull things apart and we found some broken /messed up stuff
I won't get into the details to bore you non-car peeps, but suffice it to say I was very happy to find the accumulator spring had snapped in half, and the valve body was very gummed up with valves sticking and such

Since getting my truck back tonight I feel like a fat kid eating smarties for the first time !!!
I've been driving it so gently for so long that I forgot what it feels like to have power again and never realised it was broken :surprise:

All I have to do now is avoid tickets and burning up my tires :twised::twised::twised:

Ok, that is all
Carry on

Pics? What kind of truck

It's no show truck, just my sleeper
'78 GMC Heavy Half Ton
Don't have any handy pics

This is not my pic
This is a shortbox version of my longbox
Kinda same color, but mine has a white roof ... thanks to the last car dealarship that painted it
They call the paint Sierra
Kinda fitting as that's my model ...

You'll see the paint I picked in the engine pic below
It's a nicer copper mix

I'll have to find some pics of it to post, but it's basically a rust bucket right now as plans kinda went sideways ...... :sad:

http://www.autotraderclassics.com/sc...alf_Ext_01.jpg

This is the engine when it was clean
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/x...d/P5090004.jpg

I am scared of people who drives trucks. I am a big engine small car type of kid :cry:

I am not sure how to take your 'big engine small car type of kid' comment ...

Does that mean you want to go fast, but can't park ??? :lol:

I am the safest driver on the road. I-follow-speed-limit-in-construction-zone-and-gets-the-finger type of safe. Just like to make sure that I got enough power to run away in case of a zombie apocalypse :redface: and i can park better than most of the cars I see in parking lot. I know what the lines are for which many struggles to understand :razz:

And your truck looks fantastic (given its age). And the 2nd picture is car p**n. :biggrin:

Glad to hear you've got your new driving skills tuned dude :smile:
Too many new drivers think they know it all and scare the rest of us
Just try to not hold up traffic there 'mr safe guy' :wink:

The pic of the truck is not mine, but gives you an idea of what my monster looks like

Please do post pics of urs when you can :smile:

I miss my 81 and 87 and 78 chevy


Now I have a minivan

Bah, it's not worth looking at right now

I'd have to scan pics from when I started the bodywork, but the idea is it's a rustbucket
The front end is all nice paint, and the rest is just garbage
Thanks for asking though ....

I'm just glad to have my hotrod back :whoo: