i have been putting these 455 bbb in chevy trucks for about 20 years now. i have put them in 90 model trucks 2 wheel drive full size blazers that i drive everyday. i even have one in a 90 conv. mustang. installation is a piece of cake.
mounts Sean, no need to build. It's been awhile since I've done a truck conversion but, I seem to recall using big car mounts and 4 of the 6 holes are already drilled in the truck frame from the factory. Also 8.5:1, 268 comp cam, shorty TA headers, b4b intake make a great combo, mine use to get 17 mpg on the HWY with TH400 and 3.08 gears in my heavy half. I also did a 3/4 PU for a guy, 70 455 on propane, TH400, 3.42 gears because it had 16" tires, the truck owner felt his mileage almost doubled after we disposed the sbc and the the 4.10 gears......... Chris
I would love to see some of these pictures also so if anybody wants to send me the pictures I will post on this site for you the problem you guys are having is the resizing them. I put a 455 in a jet boat try that out some time :beer Send the pictures to "blehman@vif.com" Just put in the title buick truck pic so I know it's not junk mail
Gs10 These are sone early pix of what I call my GS10 a 455 in a chevy s10 short box PU. It is for Drag Racing only and has many changes sence I took these pix. Runs 11.2 at 119 mph @ 2970 Lbs.Our dregstrip avrages about 5500 ft of air. RonJ
Wow that S-10 is sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!! :TU: I really really like its simple appearance. Very clean. Since the dist is up front, did the firewall need modded??
I've got a '78 F150 XLT that came with a 400M/C6. It now has a 462 BBB with SP1, 1000HP, TA 226/235 cam with a 2004R trans with a lockup converter. The truck has been in my family since new.
Firewall Floyd I did not have to modify the firewall but had to build the headers,modify the steering linkage and remote the oil filter the rest was easy. Th400 transmission and ford 9 inch rear end . Here are a few more pix I found in this stupid computer. RonJ
There was a guy on this board or on the BPG forums with a rock crawler jeep with a 455. i think he had video too. it was a very sweet ride. nate
:laugh: you'ns!!... he said you'ns!! :laugh: I gotta start a new thread about you'ns. My Aunt near Newberrytown, PA says that. Do you pronounce it "you-ins" too? Or is it yoooons? She's a Steelers fan too... there must be a specific Steelers dialect of the English language.
The block in my JAGUICK came out of an alcohol injected tractor puller from Wisconsin. The thing apparently dominated the competetion until the owner decided to change classes where alot more cubic inches were needed. Like 572 BBCs. Bruce
I originally built the 455 BBB currently in my '64 lark for a '67 Jeep J2000 truck I had. You want torque, I did a 4 wheel burnout on a dare roasting all 4 33" tires and later found that it twisted the front drive shaft in the process. As far as pulling, my only limitations were traction and the distance between gas stations.