Project Eyesore 90 rcsb

Here is my project, its a 90 rcsb.
It was dubbed project eyesore by my wife while it sat for a week in the driveway.
It was bagged to lay frame on 24s by the previous owner and never fully put back together and sat neglected. I picked it up cheap and brought her home.
Aired up,
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Layed out.
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Since it had to be taken apart and gone thru to make everything right I decided to strip it and bodydrop it. I procured a caprice 91c rear disc break axle for the swap since they are about 4 inches narrower than the stocker.
I also picked up a set of 20s at a decent price.
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I started stripping everything out of it and took it apart for the bodydrop
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That's how it currently sits.
The frame is getting stripped and cut down
And here is the tired old 350 that I have no record of how its been kept up.
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So I'm going to pull it and I picked up a 5.3 for it
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Nice project truck, you are going to love the 5.3.

Great another bagged truck. I've been on the fence about bagging mine for years, doesn't help me every time I see one.

Not into bagged trucks, but....Sweet ride!

What kind of wheels are those? I rather like them.

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Originally Posted by kerrige

What kind of wheels are those? I rather like them.

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I like them too... But you're RATHER gay.

:lolup:

Nice looking truck

You guys are a hoot.
The wheels are boss wheels. I always thought they were the 330 but someone told me the 330s are only the six lug six bar wheels and that these are the 335. So go figure.
Thanks for the compliments

I haven't been able to get much momentum going on the truck due to work and two other small
projects that will hopefully generate some cash flow for parts.
I pulled the intake and heads to inspect everything.
The heads were very clean and the block is solid... The pistons cleaned right up with a rag and a shot of wd.
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I'm going to have minimal hood clearance as is with the bodydrop so I won't be running an engine cover.
So since the intake was off I decided to shave and paint it.
I stripped everything off of it.
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Cut and ground down all non-essential tabs, ribs, and threaded bolt risers.
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Body worked a bit.
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A few coats of primer
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And blocked down primer.
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I then sealed it sprayed some color and finally some clear.
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I did the fuel rails and the tb while I was at it.
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I also cleaned up the valve covers.
Got all the nasty grime off
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And sanded
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And sanded some more
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Then polished them out.
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They look nice but in going to try to get some more shine out of them.

I mocked everything back up on the block to make sure I got the look I was going for.
I cleaned up and polished the fuel line and crossover tubes as well as all the lil misc hardware items.
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Just gotta get the block cleaned and painted now.
I have new head gaskets and the bolt set ready to go so I can get this thing bolted back together once I get all the oil and grime off the block.
Been trying to source a complete tranny now so I can start mocking everything up in the chassis.
I can't really move forward till the motor/trany combo is in so I can go ahead and clearance for the 5.3-60e while I'm clearing for everything else on the bodydrop.