JAnderson

hey guys how hard would it be to take a 350 engine out of a 1978 chevy k10? and do camel back heads and oversized cam and put it back in?

donjuandejohnson

with the proper tools day and a halfs work. not much to the older trucks like that electrical wise

suzuki-guy

To put a Cam and heads on it you do not need to take the engine out just need to take intake and everything bolted to your heads off(alternator, water pump etc.) Then unbolt you heads and your ready to go!

jwruss

You will also have to remove the radiator and a/c condenser if you are going to put a cam in it. And the lifters can be a bear to remove if high mileage. When changing the cam you may want to consider changing the cam bearings also. Be very careful when pulling and re-installing the cam that you don't nick the cam bearings. Might be better to pull the engine.

suzuki-guy

I thought Radiator was common sense sorry! And i doubt he has AC on this chevy K10!

JAnderson

so how much do you think a mechanic would charge to do it? and how much would it cost to get a tach speedometer volt meter gas gauge and engine temp gauges?

therewolf

Do you already have a dash with those gauges? Sounds like you might want to hit up your buddies at the junkyard for a clean gauge cluster...

JAnderson

i already have those gauges, but i dont know if they work and i want to update them.

suzuki-guy

Dakota Digital has some gauges that fit right in your cluster and are all digital! Pricey though!

JAnderson

what are some good mechanical gauges that have a white back and orange needle with a blue backlight?