Factory Aluminum Intake and Corvette Valve Covers. 1984 Chevy K10 4X4. Market Place Disaster Part 3.

Preparations are made to install a new rebuilt Quadrajet carburator. A factory style aluminum intake is cleaned and Painted. Valve covers from a 1981 Corvette are cleaned and painted. There were lots of problems encountered while disassembling the engine. A hot air choke is installed on the carburetor. I realized that even though the existing small block engine had been sitting, it ran surprisingly well for the brief time it stayed on, making it a viable option to keep in the truck—for now! The mission for this episode was simple: get rid of the old, heavy components and start bolting on some upgrades. The Engine Bay Makeover I spent most of the video getting the engine cleaned up and prepped for its new parts. Intake Manifold: I brought in a factory-style aluminum intake to replace the heavy cast iron one, saving about 24 pounds! I chased all the threads on the manifold and carefully cleaned all the gasket mating surfaces. After some difficulty with a spot blaster (it kept plugging up), I gave it a good wire wheel session and pressure wash before hitting it with three coats of the classic Chevrolet orange paint. Engine Prep: Before installing the clean parts, I took out the old carburetor, distributor, and alternator, and then pressure washed the top of the engine and the surrounding bay. This exposed the block's gasket surfaces, which I meticulously cleaned, and I chased the intake bolt threads to make sure they were ready for sealant. Aesthetic Upgrades: I prepped and painted a set of magnesium Corvette valve covers a slick black gloss, matching the new Chevrolet orange intake manifold. Getting Ready to Run I focused on a few small but essential details to make sure the engine could actually run properly once everything was installed: I located and prepped the correct throttle cable bracket needed to hook up both the Quadrajet and the all-important TV cable for the 700R4 transmission. I managed to get the hot air choke tube working on the new intake, which is necessary for the Quadrajet I'm planning to use. I wrapped up by replacing the broken power steering cap and noted a couple of missing bolts and a loose stud—small details that are easy to overlook in a project truck! With the new, lighter intake manifold painted and the engine block cleaned and ready, the next step is finally bolting everything together to see if this disaster will fire up! 00:00 Introduction 01:59 Prepare and Paint Intake 15:34 Engine Disassembly and Cleaning 27:00 Prepare and Paint Valve Covers 32:12 Install Hot Air Choke 34:15 Power Steering Pump Issues Market Place Disaster Story I set out to find the worst possible K10 that I could find to make videos with interesting and entertaining content on YouTube. I found it on Marketplace in north Mississippi. I took one look at the truck, told the guy that this is what I was looking for, paid the asking price of $2,500 and hauled it home. The guy told me that it would start if you just pour gas in the carburetor. After getting it home I set about trying to get the truck to run. There were some major issues that had to be sorted out like the starter switch, very bad and dangerous wiring, a sketchy fuel system and a terrible sounding starter. I did manage to get it to run but not very well. I decided to install a new intake, rebuilt Quadrajet, and fuel tank. My goal was to get it to run good enough so I could move it on and off the lift and around the yard and then slowly restore the truck. This did not work out because I found some serious issues with the engine. Low compression in one cylinder, a stuck valve, and bad valve seals. Once I pulled the engine and saw the amount of cylinder bore wear I decided to use a replacement engine. I continued to disassemble the truck and ran into many issues with the drive train; a bad front drive shaft cardan joint, loose fitting drive shaft straps, poor transmission cooling lines, cut down shift cable, leaking powere steering gear box, and wonky front spring mounts. What are the future plans for the truck? Since there are so many parts missing or in bad condition, I have decided to restore the truck, but I will be using a lot of aftermarket parts such as a new wiring harness and one of the vintage air type air conditioning systems. I have decided to install the used GM 330 HP 350 crate engine that was shown in one of the earlier videos plus the 700 R4 overdrive transmission. A holly pro-jection fuel injection system will also be installed. This truck will be my little hotrod. I have also decided to stay with the original red but maybe update to the newer red-hot color. I also may paint the roof white which was a factory option that could be added to the truck. Stay tuned because there are many more good videos to come on the Market Place Disaster Truck.