 been a busy past few days.....
where do I start....
The engine is in the truck , took some time to get the manifolds on and lined up properly. These are the originals and they are only on very temporarily, I saw a high performance intake manifold on summit racing and some headers, $250.00 each.... I'm getting them one way or another(should have a tax refund cheque coming soon) .
in the mean time , these will make the engine run, they are shot though , had a bitch of a time gettin them on they are a little warped out of shape from the heat theyv'e endured over the years.
I bolted on the old carb for now too I guess I'll have to get a 4barrel when I get the new manifold.
in the meantime the engine is in and It runs.
here's the good part..... I have about 4 feet of the old pipe on it and no muffler. I found by the way that I had a BRAND NEW muffler it was just really dirty it was covered with a clay like substance that had baked itself into ceramic . anyway I'm getting this 'cherry bomb' muffler from the local auto parts store.
but this thing is loud and she just screams.
she doesn't have a real snappy throtle response so she won't do a good smoke show, plus my tranny bogs it down(gotta source out a 4 speed, think I know where to get one.) and the rear bearings need changing as they are complaining, brakes need to be done yet...
in the meantime the truck is drivable,
how ever I'm not showing any oil pressure even though I have a brand new pump, I took a test light and It showed a very faint light then none at all.
I will get a new oil pressure sending unit , one that comes with a gauge that mounts to the dash , I saw them at the auto parts store.
hope fully thats all it is , I checked in the rocker cover through the oil fill cap and saw oil.......
need a battery Doh!
check the pics thats all I can think of for now..
Dave | 
