I love Big Green. My grand father had an old square body Chevy like that, only his was brown and fake wood two tone. he taught me how to empty the bed by driving really fast in reverse and slamming on the breaks. we used to use it to haul garbage to the dump. the dump was really just a large mound of dirt that you would drive up on and then empty the trunk in to the metal bins. the local garbage service would come swap the bins about every 3 days or so. one day I was at home and my grandfather shows up and he is walking on foot, he need me to help him get the trunk in stuck. we hop in my dads truck and get to the dump, he had driven fast in reverse and slammed on the breaks to empty the bed, only the master cylinder wasn't working properly and the back half of the truck was hanging over the edge of the bin... it took about three tries but we finally got it out. he was happy and said, don't tell your dad or he will never let me live it down. I kept that secret in till the day he passed away, when I told the story after the funeral, everyone thought it was funny as hell, because they kept telling him one day he would end up driving that trunk in to the garbage bins.
As a kid I saw that exact episode of nova. I wanted to cry after seeing the B-29 burn back into the snow after months of it being brought back to life.
very different segment for TFL to try, there is a lot of potential here... Ted also handled being on camera well (doesn't just work quietly and not talk) which is probably unique for mechanics. nice job branching out guys, this works!
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Direct Manifold Vacuum is the wrong port for the Vacuum Advance. It belongs on the "ported vacuum source" that delivers vacuum, when the throttle is opened. The idle should NOT increases when you connect the hose. Holley Carb's have the correct vacuum port on the base. Most of the time they are on the base at the bottom rear of the base mount.
holleys is a blipper.. not a true progressive. Not many shipped with it. Rochester monojet has the only real version. these guys need to lock it out and go with an msd6530 or better...with a map sensor. This helps cold starts, kills back fires, shows on your lap top a vac leak. I can't even believe people still fall for the biggest errors in hot rodding all these years later. I have built more than I choose to remember...and that filter will stop leaking when the oil takes to the engine. Ignition will swamp it soon enough. They can't even get all the HP out of it on this setup.
I was just about to comment the same thing, the vacuum advance needs to be connected to "timed vacuum" as edlebrock calls it instead of manifold vacuum. It builds vacuum as airspeed increases through the carburTor rather than engine vacuum
Just depends on how much duration the cam is, run a lot of duration at .050 and use a large plenum single plane intake manifold and it will idle better using manifold vacuum, this isn't the right crate engine for the truck
I've genuinely enjoyed the engine swap series. Having a character like Ted do the mechanical work very much added to the experience. Great job all around!
It would be nice to find a truck like that in that good of shape. I'm in Wisconsin and most everything is a rust bucket. That is probably my dream truck.
FYI: The B-29 never took off. They were just doing taxiing tests. And it was a portable generator that was not strapped down in the back that tipped over (kind of like your 305), spilling fuel, which caught fire, burning the beautiful plane to the ground.
first thing I would have done is take that 305 junk out of the bed to really run that new motor. Second is give Ted his own show. His comments are hilarious.
that's true but reliability wise the clutch fan is way better because of its continues sucking of hot air from the radiator so way better than and electric a lot of v8 I have work on the clutch fan save it from heat because of continues cycle and it's reliability. but if u want more horsepower electrics fan the way to go
It's a blast to give these old slow trucks some power. I remember my grandpas 87 square body had a throttle body 350 and was a complete dog. It couldn't get out of its own way lol.
Had a Truck almost like this one. Bought it when it was a young 3 yrs old. 305 4 Barrel dual exhaust, a/c PS and Brakes. The poor little 305 was under powerd. At less than 50,000 miles a updated 350 was dropped in, turned it into a much better Truck.
Yes its right to adjust timing dwell with the vacum disconnect and than after you reach the recommand timming replug and adjust idling rpm to arond 700to 850 since you have manual tranny good job guys.
If your timing is doing that, you may have the advance connected to manifold vacuum instead of ported vacuum. Or if your using a thermal vacuum switch, it may be connected backwards. In the past they'd use a thermal vacuum switch to apply manifold vacuum to the advance on a cold engine for faser idle and warm up. But at any rate you shouldn't have any vacuum at the advance at idle.
Just found your channel this morning. Good stuff! Fun Fact: EPA Superfund is used for cleaning up hazardous waste not oil. The EPA uses the OSLTF is used to clean up oil.
I think Roman is right about the engine dent when he said "It's a pickup truck!" But I know exactly how Ted must have been feeling right then. It's not a nice feeling.
The ZZ6 vacuum advance should be left disconnected. If you are using the HEI distributor that comes with the engine, then it is setup for internal centrifugal advance only to achieve the correct timing.
I saw that episode of Nova. At least you were able to work on Big Green in a shop rather than having to work on it at the top of Gold Mine Hill in the open which would be closer to what the Nova people had to deal with...
Hey guys, awesome video, just thought I'd throw this out there. Engine masters, did a dyno test that shows major horse power loss (30 hp) directly associated with cooling fans! I just thought you might want to know, maybe some time in the future you can swap out that mechanical fan for a pair of electric fans! Keep producing gold!!
I think road chaser productions has found its newest star Ted. He can team up and do coverage for all the car shows, gauntlets, test runs, break down segments etc. Being a European auto specialist in America is a commodity. He's clearly a car guy. Knew how to put the guts of this truck together, with assistance from his 3 techs (Roman, Andre,Tommy) He can speak in complete sentences to the public looking for insight on mechanic know how. I don't this he's an ego maniac. Otherwise he would of hijacked this entire series by hogging all the camera time. He only plugged his website. And was apologetic in the end, when he whiskey dented the bed of the truck. I wonder if Roman was upset? it looks like they are buddies, so who knows. Either way, Roman and Ted would make a great duo. To replace the 2 guys on Wheeler Dealers.
Allegronaut true, but, in all fairness, anybody who wrenches knowsthat you can plan all you like, something, anything, will still come up and bite you in the ass.
I really like the color of Big Green, you guys have built yourself a very nice truck. I've been wanting to build a nice k10/20 or K5 but I'm deftly afraid of a lot of the same issues you guys encountered and without an ace mechanic like Ted at my disposal it could get really expensive. I think if your not a good mechanic the only feasible way is to buy one that someone else has already built correctly. Want to sell Big Green?
+Paper Man That's so good to hear Paper Man. A square body chevy is my dream truck and I hate "service providers" so servicing my own vehicle is one of my goals. I would love to restore an '87 k10 by myself, apart from the haynes manual does it require a lot of specialized tools to service your own vehicle?
The GMPP HT 383 or ZZ383 would have been the best choice for your truck, a lot better drivability, for the price you definitely want the extra cid and a dual plane intake, the zz6 350 is great in 3500lb cars, not a truck engine fyi
I guess there's something to be said for the simplicity of a mechanical fan, but electric is quieter and more efficient. The faster you get to operating temp, the better, and forcing air through the radiator when you don't need it costs power and hurts economy.
Just get a pump jack you can probably get most of that dent out of there trucks already got a few good dents and creases on it anyways trucks every little Dent gives it a bit of character especially when you know where they've all come from...
Y'all should pull on Ike's gauntlet again with the new 350 to see the difference in struggle or even if there isn't any struggle at all with the new motor!
FYI: Going with electric fans and ditching the Factory Mechanical Fan will net you around 10 - 20 horsepower... Not to mention the mechanical fan sounds like shit when they come on.
I love Big Green. My grand father had an old square body Chevy like that, only his was brown and fake wood two tone. he taught me how to empty the bed by driving really fast in reverse and slamming on the breaks. we used to use it to haul garbage to the dump. the dump was really just a large mound of dirt that you would drive up on and then empty the trunk in to the metal bins. the local garbage service would come swap the bins about every 3 days or so. one day I was at home and my grandfather shows up and he is walking on foot, he need me to help him get the trunk in stuck. we hop in my dads truck and get to the dump, he had driven fast in reverse and slammed on the breaks to empty the bed, only the master cylinder wasn't working properly and the back half of the truck was hanging over the edge of the bin... it took about three tries but we finally got it out. he was happy and said, don't tell your dad or he will never let me live it down. I kept that secret in till the day he passed away, when I told the story after the funeral, everyone thought it was funny as hell, because they kept telling him one day he would end up driving that trunk in to the garbage bins.
Big Green has been a fun project. One thing is for sure can't go wrong with a good ole 350! Also love the fact that this truck is a manual.
As a kid I saw that exact episode of nova. I wanted to cry after seeing the B-29 burn back into the snow after months of it being brought back to life.
very different segment for TFL to try, there is a lot of potential here... Ted also handled being on camera well (doesn't just work quietly and not talk) which is probably unique for mechanics. nice job branching out guys, this works!
Ted needs his own show/channel. He is great.
+1 to this
fuzzy wuzzy who try's to roast kids with this name
fuzzy wuzzy there is no try, you either do, or do not.
Bruins Boy6 He hasn't quite come out of the closet yet.
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Direct Manifold Vacuum is the wrong port for the Vacuum Advance. It belongs on the "ported vacuum source" that delivers vacuum, when the throttle is opened. The idle should NOT increases when you connect the hose. Holley Carb's have the correct vacuum port on the base. Most of the time they are on the base at the bottom rear of the base mount.
holleys is a blipper.. not a true progressive. Not many shipped with it. Rochester monojet has the only real version. these guys need to lock it out and go with an msd6530 or better...with a map sensor. This helps cold starts, kills back fires, shows on your lap top a vac leak. I can't even believe people still fall for the biggest errors in hot rodding all these years later. I have built more than I choose to remember...and that filter will stop leaking when the oil takes to the engine. Ignition will swamp it soon enough. They can't even get all the HP out of it on this setup.
vaccumme Exactly the post I was going to make.
I was just about to comment the same thing, the vacuum advance needs to be connected to "timed vacuum" as edlebrock calls it instead of manifold vacuum. It builds vacuum as airspeed increases through the carburTor rather than engine vacuum
carburetor*
Just depends on how much duration the cam is, run a lot of duration at .050 and use a large plenum single plane intake manifold and it will idle better using manifold vacuum, this isn't the right crate engine for the truck
you guys literally built my dream truck nice
Ted is so cool, let us know if he's ever on any of your other channels!!
I've genuinely enjoyed the engine swap series. Having a character like Ted do the mechanical work very much added to the experience. Great job all around!
12 degrees "initial" timing not static, and yes you're supposed to set it with the vacuum disconnected, and then set the idle speed.
It would be nice to find a truck like that in that good of shape. I'm in Wisconsin and most everything is a rust bucket. That is probably my dream truck.
Mallikii27 I'm in New York. I feel your pain. what's sad is everyone here has a rot box, n prices it like it's gold
I love it. My dad had a brown '80 1T. Big Green reminds me of it a lot. Sweet!
That was awesome! Ted is a lot of fun!
FYI: The B-29 never took off. They were just doing taxiing tests. And it was a portable generator that was not strapped down in the back that tipped over (kind of like your 305), spilling fuel, which caught fire, burning the beautiful plane to the ground.
Ted when you smashed the bed rail, you just lost the payment for doing the job.
Looks like ted signed his autograph on the side of big green there. xD
first thing I would have done is take that 305 junk out of the bed to really run that new motor. Second is give Ted his own show. His comments are hilarious.
Coulda kept 14+ horsepower if you left off that clutch fan & went electric! Because Engine Masters :)
that's true but reliability wise the clutch fan is way better because of its continues sucking of hot air from the radiator so way better than and electric a lot of v8 I have work on the clutch fan save it from heat because of continues cycle and it's reliability. but if u want more horsepower electrics fan the way to go
It's a blast to give these old slow trucks some power. I remember my grandpas 87 square body had a throttle body 350 and was a complete dog. It couldn't get out of its own way lol.
Had a Truck almost like this one. Bought it when it was a young 3 yrs old. 305 4 Barrel dual exhaust, a/c PS and Brakes. The poor little 305 was under powerd. At less than 50,000 miles a updated 350 was dropped in, turned it into a much better Truck.
Yes its right to adjust timing dwell with the vacum disconnect and than after you reach the recommand timming replug and adjust idling rpm to arond 700to 850 since you have manual tranny good job guys.
Had a 87 K5 Blazer, it was like a living room 4x4 , Big Green makes me miss her.
Big green is a badass rig theres something about the older trucks that i feel in my soul i just dont get from newer ones
If your timing is doing that, you may have the advance connected to manifold vacuum instead of ported vacuum. Or if your using a thermal vacuum switch, it may be connected backwards. In the past they'd use a thermal vacuum switch to apply manifold vacuum to the advance on a cold engine for faser idle and warm up. But at any rate you shouldn't have any vacuum at the advance at idle.
Just found your channel this morning. Good stuff! Fun Fact: EPA Superfund is used for cleaning up hazardous waste not oil. The EPA uses the OSLTF is used to clean up oil.
I think Roman is right about the engine dent when he said "It's a pickup truck!" But I know exactly how Ted must have been feeling right then. It's not a nice feeling.
Yay Ted is back!
Yes I saw The B=29 Rescue on Nova. That was brutal. I also have a ZZ6 with a 6 speed tremec in my 3rd gen 1LE Z28. I also replaced the old TPI 305.
I am really enjoying this project. Can't wait to see and hear the exhaust system get put on.
The ZZ6 vacuum advance should be left disconnected. If you are using the HEI distributor that comes with the engine, then it is setup for internal centrifugal advance only to achieve the correct timing.
Ted's the man. We need more Ted!
I saw that episode of Nova. At least you were able to work on Big Green in a shop rather than having to work on it at the top of Gold Mine Hill in the open which would be closer to what the Nova people had to deal with...
damn it Ted that was a really nice truck!
you guys going to dyno it and compare it to the old 305?
That's a great idea that I hope they either thought about doing or will do after seeing your comment
Ryan Clark There's a TH-cam video on this ZZ6 motor from Chevy hope this helps..
Ted is great! Need him in more episodes. Maybe a series about how easy these new trucks are to work on?
Hey guys, awesome video, just thought I'd throw this out there. Engine masters, did a dyno test that shows major horse power loss (30 hp) directly associated with cooling fans! I just thought you might want to know, maybe some time in the future you can swap out that mechanical fan for a pair of electric fans! Keep producing gold!!
Keep on trucking Big Green
Ted is the "Jeff Goldblom" of mechanics.
The B-Keeper the B-29 Frozen in time. The lead guy even died. Hope you guys somewhat straightened the bed rail back.
I miss seeing Big Green! Also, Y'all should do another Chevy K10 build.
It sounds great.
Hopefully you guy's can get that oil leak taken care of.
It's good to see that the dent didn't get weird between you guys. Most guys would of freaked out.
Ted was great. He needs his own show as well
I love Big Green.
Guys thats a nice truck. Can't believe you didn't tie down the engine. C'mon guys......
"Thank god for Chevy", never thought I'd hear that 😅
That's my favorite nova video all that work to watch it burn
Not to add salt to the wound but most folks pay close attention to what's around or in the bed of a truck.
Should put some 456 gears in it. Cool Truck for sure!
I think road chaser productions has found its newest star Ted. He can team up and do coverage for all the car shows, gauntlets, test runs, break down segments etc. Being a European auto specialist in America is a commodity. He's clearly a car guy. Knew how to put the guts of this truck together, with assistance from his 3 techs (Roman, Andre,Tommy)
He can speak in complete sentences to the public looking for insight on mechanic know how. I don't this he's an ego maniac. Otherwise he would of hijacked this entire series by hogging all the camera time. He only plugged his website. And was apologetic in the end, when he whiskey dented the bed of the truck. I wonder if Roman was upset? it looks like they are buddies, so who knows. Either way, Roman and Ted would make a great duo. To replace the 2 guys on Wheeler Dealers.
I was chased out of a suburb development in my 67 beatle by a guy in a green pickup.
My 82 GMC is the closest to fully stock you'll ever get at least in Colorado :) Making it more valueble
It makes for good comedy, but I do believe Ted doesn't plan things out too well!
Allegronaut true, but, in all fairness, anybody who wrenches knowsthat you can plan all you like, something, anything, will still come up and bite you in the ass.
This is the hallmark of creative mechanical activity!
Thanks for smashing up the bed of that classic man! Idle sounds like its way too high, never the less I am sure its a good upgrade from the tired 305.
I must say that this mechanic is a pretty cool dude ,but they certainly made one of the easiest vehicles to work on look very difficult.
wow it even has ac sweet had to put ac in my old camaro n its nice to see old cars or trucks with ac
I love his truck., but I’d love it if It wasn’t metallic green.. white would be cool
You should adjust the timing withe the vacuum advance hooked up
I like Ted . Ted you are one cool dude. Way too go brother your awesome . Greg fall city wa
Damn, Ted's even more neurotic than I am.
I like it....lol...
All that work and no electric fans?? Nice work Ted.
I got a 1974 gmc truck its got the 355 in it with a 282 cam and boy she is loud.
Actually, the B29, tge Kiwi Bird I believe, never flew. The fire started during engine run testing...
I really like the color of Big Green, you guys have built yourself a very nice truck. I've been wanting to build a nice k10/20 or K5 but I'm deftly afraid of a lot of the same issues you guys encountered and without an ace mechanic like Ted at my disposal it could get really expensive. I think if your not a good mechanic the only feasible way is to buy one that someone else has already built correctly. Want to sell Big Green?
+Paper Man That's so good to hear Paper Man. A square body chevy is my dream truck and I hate "service providers" so servicing my own vehicle is one of my goals. I would love to restore an '87 k10 by myself, apart from the haynes manual does it require a lot of specialized tools to service your own vehicle?
I will change the future! I will not let it happen!
The GMPP HT 383 or ZZ383 would have been the best choice for your truck, a lot better drivability, for the price you definitely want the extra cid and a dual plane intake, the zz6 350 is great in 3500lb cars, not a truck engine fyi
by the way I love tfl so I'll be purchasing some gear with my next check 👍
Thanks, we really appreciate the support!
I guess there's something to be said for the simplicity of a mechanical fan, but electric is quieter and more efficient. The faster you get to operating temp, the better, and forcing air through the radiator when you don't need it costs power and hurts economy.
Just get a pump jack you can probably get most of that dent out of there trucks already got a few good dents and creases on it anyways trucks every little Dent gives it a bit of character especially when you know where they've all come from...
I guess you need to buy some stainless bed rail toppers to cover up the 305 dents 🙈
Ted is awesome.
Better hook that vacuum advance to venturi vacuum off the carburetor. Not manifold vacucume.
I want need to swap my 4.3 Ecotec 3 to a one of those
Y'all should pull on Ike's gauntlet again with the new 350 to see the difference in struggle or even if there isn't any struggle at all with the new motor!
I would love to own this truck
Roman is above getting dirty or doing any actual work, yes we can tell.
Man the body on that truck was nice. And now there's a big ass dent on the rim of the bed smh
Take that thing up the Ike again. Get some good comparison numbers.
Please turn the idle down. It should idle around 700, 1000 is too high. I enjoyed watching the big green project from beginning to end.
I would love to have this truck!
FYI: Going with electric fans and ditching the Factory Mechanical Fan will net you around 10 - 20 horsepower... Not to mention the mechanical fan sounds like shit when they come on.
Can any money be made back in resale later on when the truck has 100k miles on it.
you guys should run the Ike again with big green now and compare old time to new and how close it got to the new Chevy you were comparing it to! :)
Bring Ted Back!
Its a 80s k30, not a 17 alu ford. Don't matter if the engine falls off lol... bend it right back and keep on working.
We want a burnout!
hell yea!!! GO BIG GREEN!!
Doesn't the Canadian have a big green old chevy, or is this the same one?
I’m going to put a Zz6 in an 87 Pontiac Firebird. Is it worth it?
That engine sure idles high.
I hope that they break the engine in a bit before romping in it.
people giving this the thumbs down suck give Ford's the thumbs down
the hagerty rebuilding videos are also good
Good job ted
Good job guys! Nice looking truck!
Troy Strain I can't wait to see them take it up the ike gauntlet.
tommy hammond Yeah, that'd be a great stress test to see what she's made of.
I hope y'all test Big Green on the IKE again.
going to tooooooo much trouble putting noisy clutch fan and loosing 20hp.. thats crazy
Hey man I really love big green!!!
Sounds like it's idling way too fast. You guys are nutty...LOL For some reason I both loved and hated (cringed) this video series....LOL...LOL