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He adjusted the valves, ran seafoam through it and got the following revised #'s. 1 140 2 128 3 130 4 130 5 125 6 140 Just wondering how soon itd need a rebuild up here at elevation. I'd be taking it to up to 9000 ft.

Question, thinking of getting a 40 a ways away from me. Had an independent shop do a compression test for me. 115 to 120 on all cylinders. Dry test. Where it's at is 500 ft above sea level. I live at 6000 and would be going as high as 9,000 ft. Should I look elsewhere?

Street legal in wyo!

Well a little update, I found a local custom shop that said they would lower my 40 and drop a used GM 5.3 with 75k in it for $15k. At this point I am torn between doing that, knowing that I will eventually have to put more money into it on other things, or getting a Mahindra Roxor for the little...

I'll be there!

Well I pulled the tank. The backside does not look *that bad*. I noticed something is rattling around in there and sound sizable, but haven't fished it out yet. I still think that while I have it off I might as well seal the tank with Por 15. Wondering if I should paint the tank with Rustoluem...

I will for sure post up here with detailed pix after I flip it. Hopefully I can do it tomorrow.

As far as vented caps go. Wouldn't you not want a vent to keep gasses from escaping? Or does it work like a one way valve?

Wow your tank was looking pretty gnarly but much better now. Thinking I might as well seal it to be sure. Everything is already off and no cross country trips currently planned in this rig :)

One more thing I forgot to mention is that this new-to-me 40 basically does not have gas cap. It jiggles, has no gasket and nowhere near air tight. Wondering if one these hot summer days some fuel might be escaping from the gas cap?

Hey all, You may have seen my other threads about my fuel system woes. Got my new to me 76 a couple of weeks ago. It died on me, I replaced two fuel filters, got it going again, then it died on me again. Since I have taken ownership of it I have maybe driven 25 miles on it, and have added at...

Hey all, Here is my new beater project 40. She is rough but the frame is good and body isn't THAT bad. Has a GM 327 in it. Ideally I would like to get an EFI 4.8 or 5.3.

A little update on this. I changed both fuel filters and she fired right up. The bard part is about 20 min into driving it again she died again. At this point I am thinking the fuel tank is contaminated. The fuel door gasket was basically non-existent when it sat for 5 years so likely some water...

I would definitely consider a 4.8. Reliability is way more of a factor for me than all out hot rodding torque and HP. Being able to drive to local wheeling destinations 25 and 80 miles away would be awesome.

Thanks, definitely going to check this out while I should be working today. ha