Finally got my C30 donor vehicle home. (I have a digital photo but can't figure out how to add it to this post) Complete with a transplant 292 engine and 4 spd trans for my 42, 1.5 ton G-7107 4x4. Dove right into it, carefully removing the wiring harness, cut the dash out and cleared my way to the engine only to discover a hole in the block the size of PNC Park. The vehicle was sitting in a friends construction yard with weeds all around it and no wheels so you could not crawl under it to take a look. From what I could see the drive train looked OK unfortunately, the hole was not visable until the dash was removed. The truck had been damaged when a hill side slid into a building, knocking it over on the truck. Fortunately the truck still has enough good parts to make it worth taking apart.
The engine is a late model 292 with polution control components, does anyone know if late model heads, brackets and manifolds will fit earlier model 292's?
The truck was free so it was like a huge Christmas present, oh well I guess you get what you pay for. Back to the drawing board.
