Tyler, nice to see some young blood taking an interest. IMO, the 300 horse
engine from Pace( or any other dealer) is not a good value. If you start to
add up the cost of parts that are not included, compared to the ZZ4(which
has more H.P), you will see that the ZZ4 is the better value. ZZ4/700R4 is a
very sweet combo, allowing for 3:73 gears and excellent hiway gas mileage.
Just my $0.02
Al
'49 3100
'52 3100 (on the way)
-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Brain <brain@jacksonesd.k12.or.us>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: April 24, 1999 11:15 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] A zillion questions!
> Hi, I'm fifteen years old, I own a 53' gmc 1/2 ton. It's a five window.
>I have a bunch of questions about restoring it, so please answer as many as
>you can. I'm kinda of thinking of two different ways of doing the resto'
>(ya'lls lingo is wearin' off:) . The first way is my idea- strip the sheep
>metal and build it from the ground up with a mustang II front end- 700r4
>tranny, chev small block, f*rd 9 inch rear end (chevy 12 bolt?) -- get the
>picture right? The second way is my dads idea- do all the body work (I'm
>gonna do it myself!!) get it running really smooth ( it's got a 228 in it)
>and then paint it. Pretty much just make a reliable daily driver. After
>that I can decide wether I really want to strip it down and put all those
>goody's underneath. Is it better just to strip it now and do it right
>the first time or is this one of those 'father know's best' kind of things?
>Besides that, how does my drivetrain combination sound as a whole? any
>suggestions? I live forty miles out of the nearest big town so I'll be
>commuting quite regulary. Thus the overdrive tranny. Also has anybody
>had any background with Jim Pace Perfomance Parts? They offer a 300
>H.P.350 engine for 2000$. Is this a good deal? Are they very durable
>engine's? It sound's better than building my own engine, and that's
>about how many horsey's I want. Of course cost is an issue ( it always
>is, right?) . I'm a newbie ( like ya can't tell) and I need any/all the
>help I can get. Thank in advance, Tyler (Joel's son.)
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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