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Just signed up. Was looking for info on a 348 and was directed here from another site. Found lots of valuable info that helped me decide on buying the 348. Once I get it, I imagine I'll have alot of questions.
Way up north
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Welcome LTK
, there is a lot of good info here, and sometimes someone starts a soap opera thread, that can be fun, but then I'm easily amused. 
We like pictures, lots of 'em, before and after. 
, there is a lot of good info here, and sometimes someone starts a soap opera thread, that can be fun, but then I'm easily amused. We like pictures, lots of 'em, before and after.
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Thanks guys. I was just over in the chat room but.........
, I think I got lost
. I don't have any pictures that would be of much interest. Bought an engine but won't get it for a week or so. It's likely second from the bottom (or maybe THE bottom) of the "desireable scale" (early '58, 872 block, 791 heads) but I'm still excited about it. Hopefully it won't turn out to be a POS:eek:
, I think I got lost. I don't have any pictures that would be of much interest. Bought an engine but won't get it for a week or so. It's likely second from the bottom (or maybe THE bottom) of the "desireable scale" (early '58, 872 block, 791 heads) but I'm still excited about it. Hopefully it won't turn out to be a POS:eek:
After Joe Sherman's build in Hot Rod Magazine and the "sample" block described in another post I would say the old 872 is moving up the list quickly !! Check out this post........
http://www.348-409.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18079
Even without that they're all great !!
Dave
http://www.348-409.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18079
Even without that they're all great !!
Dave
: What do you say about giving us some more details
Ken
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Well.......what i REALLY want is to put the 348 into a black '55 pontiac 2dr post but a black '55 chevy 2dr post would be good also or a '63 chev short/step pickup. As you can see, at this point I'm unsure. I'm working on a '64 chev short/fleet 4X4 right now but it has a 327 that will soon be getting a tripower setup so the 348 will have go go elsewhere.
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Great guess Phil. We're about 2 hours north of Whitecourt. To be more precise, (if your familiar with the area) 30 min west of High prairie, 30 Min north of Valleyview and 30 min south of Falher
Guy, AB???????
In August we moved our daughter and family to Anchorage, Alaska. We drove up Highway 43 just south of you over to Grande Prairie and up to Dawson Creek and northward!!!
In 2006, we rode the Harleys up to Yellowknife, NWT and went right past you!! Spent the night in High Level then straight north to Yellowknife. You have more damn biting flies and misquotios up there!!! When we would pull into a gas station...riding with all our leathers on...it would take no more than 15 to 20 seconds until our whole face and hands would be covered by those little black flies!!!
Anyway...still an enjoyable trip!!! For those of you who don't know where Yellowknife is............that's where the trucks started north on the Discovery Channels' Ice Road Truckers. I also have a customer who lives in Whitecourt that I met 3 years ago.
In August we moved our daughter and family to Anchorage, Alaska. We drove up Highway 43 just south of you over to Grande Prairie and up to Dawson Creek and northward!!!
In 2006, we rode the Harleys up to Yellowknife, NWT and went right past you!! Spent the night in High Level then straight north to Yellowknife. You have more damn biting flies and misquotios up there!!! When we would pull into a gas station...riding with all our leathers on...it would take no more than 15 to 20 seconds until our whole face and hands would be covered by those little black flies!!!
Anyway...still an enjoyable trip!!! For those of you who don't know where Yellowknife is............that's where the trucks started north on the Discovery Channels' Ice Road Truckers. I also have a customer who lives in Whitecourt that I met 3 years ago.
Welcome to the site.
Lots of pics of your project please.
Lots of pics of your project please.
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Do you own one of each of these cars/trucks
No, those are on my wish list. At this point I only have the engine. Well, actually, I don't even have THAT in my possession but it's on it's way. That's not to say that I don't have ANY projects as i am still working on the '64 4X4 but, alas, it only has a 327.
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Welcome to the site.
Thanks for the welcome. Pics will be forthcoming as they come available. Won't be anything special though.
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Well, that's where we get our mail but we are a bit south of there. We live on a quarter.
A good friend of mine that live 5 miles from here has had a truck on that run for the last three years. He wanted me to put one up there but I'm usually busy building ice roads north of Ft McMurray in the winter.
Welcome Mr Bond
Hello and welcome
If you've got a question and these guy's can't answer it, there probably isn't an answer.
Just started tearing down my 872 block date is D1158 I think it should be O.K. for my 58 Chevy until I get a later stroker.
Like the sound of it going into a Poncho you don't see a lot of those.
When I was a teenager my Mom had a 58 4 door Strato Cheif with the orig 283
that thing went pretty good and the Pontiacs are pretty dam good looking.
Either way keep us posted
John
Hello and welcome
If you've got a question and these guy's can't answer it, there probably isn't an answer.
Just started tearing down my 872 block date is D1158 I think it should be O.K. for my 58 Chevy until I get a later stroker.
Like the sound of it going into a Poncho you don't see a lot of those.
When I was a teenager my Mom had a 58 4 door Strato Cheif with the orig 283
that thing went pretty good and the Pontiacs are pretty dam good looking.
Either way keep us posted
John
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Yup, thanks for the pointer PG409. I actually have already learned alot from this site. I've been all over this site gleaning information about these engines before buying one and when I called the guy selling the one I ended up buying, I asked alot of questions to be sure of what exactly he was selling and after a bit, he said "gee, you know quite alot about these engines". I said "no, not really but I've been doing some research and have learned a little bit". I feel fairly confident of exactly what I'm getting. What it's actually worth....well, that we're not so sure