Old black Betty build

[Trey Hardy]

Great build thread -enjoyed reading it.

I still have a lot in store but first things first
New seals and gaskets dod delete and cam swap on this new motor I might have the heads worked up while it’s apart (ported and valve job) get it swapped in.

Get the lift kit and anything that unbolts powder coated

Get the lithium swap done for the battery delete

Swap the black seats into it
New black carpet front and rear
Black headliner with the rolls Royce start light in it

Swap the new black headlights and grille mirrors handles off the avalanche onto it

Get the passenger fender and rear bumper fixed and painted along with new smoked taillights (2015 Cadillac style)

And some other stuff but that’s enough to keep me busy on top of everything else I got going on

 

[89Suburban]

I still have a lot in store but first things first
New seals and gaskets dod delete and cam swap on this new motor I might have the heads worked up while it’s apart (ported and valve job) get it swapped in.

Get the lift kit and anything that unbolts powder coated

Get the lithium swap done for the battery delete

Swap the black seats into it
New black carpet front and rear
Black headliner with the rolls Royce start light in it

Swap the new black headlights and grille mirrors handles off the avalanche onto it

Get the passenger fender and rear bumper fixed and painted along with new smoked taillights (2015 Cadillac style)

And some other stuff but that’s enough to keep me busy on top of everything else I got going on

Easy killa! It all catches up to ya in the end!!!

 

[Trey Hardy]

Ain’t done much I did slap the front end back together to move her out the carport
For my daughters birthday party
Traded the snowflakes for some 26x14s that I may or may not repaint I kinda like the red but the suspension needs to be repowdered bad it’s getting pretty rusty (lift kit) then I’ll piece together the rest a couple pieces at a time so it won’t be so damn expensive

Had to use some stock struts with the 6” spacer since the 7-9” struts off the truck wouldn’t fit it and the control arm is hitting the spacer so my man randeez hooked me up with his old coil overs so I can get her drivable enough to go get aligned
May put a water pump gasket on it but I think it’s coming from the shaft so it probably needs a new water pump I’m guessing? I don’t wanna tear too deep in this old motor when I need to get the new one ready to swap in I just need to get her drivable enough so I got a backup vehicle if needed.
Gunna be slow going on this thing I don’t see the extra cash coming for a couple months now I need to get back in the perdium and overtime and get some of these house projects knocked out before i can mess with her..

Still need to swap the new headlights out the avalanche I got the seats out too but I really want to sound deaden the inside and put new black carpet down before I put the seats in so I don’t have to do it twice rather be one and done