Re: Vipertruck Status

From: Chuck Robbins (intense99dak@home.com)
Date: Tue Aug 22 2000 - 12:44:27 EDT


    Sounds like everything is moving along rather nicely. Keep us
updated. And .... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Chuck Robbins
'99 Intense Blue Dakota Sport
www.intense99dak.com

> Just in case anyone is interested in this ongoing project...I'm getting
the
> 360 totally rebuilt complete with forged pistons for about $1150. I'll be
> bringing it in tomorrow and they tell me about a 7 day turnaround. Pretty
> impressive if you ask me.
> The intercooler is supposed to get here today as per UPS tracking.
I'll
> probably start work on that before the V8 comes back.
> I bought polished MP valve covers last night to make this baby look
> perrrty once I get it back. 1.7 rockers will be going in as soon as I get
> around to calling crower to find out if I can buy the rockers individually
(I
> just need four to use my V6 kit on the V8). Throw some stronger valve
springs
> in there as well, turn up the msd and rev the shit out of it, lol.
> I'm looking into a 4 barrel TB and intake manifold right now,
hopefully
> it will come through. If not, I'll use the stock stuff until I come up
with a
> different plan.
> I'm going to try out the 5 speed and see how it holds up. But I'm
going
> to hold onto the 518 and see if I can find ANYONE who knows ANYTHING about
> this thing as to where and what I can do to it to make it bulletproof. No
> once's coughing up part numbers, and I won't put it in in it's current
> slushbox state.
>
> As for me, happy birthday to me!!
>
> -Austin
> Vipertruck
>



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