Well... if you lived in the midwest, I'd give you a bid on the build job. Keep your 82 all '82 if you can.. better castings with high nickle content, better rocker arms (iron rockers & metal spacers) than the later years (with the stamped steel rockers& plastic retainers)... have you ever seen a plastic retainer come out of a stamped steel rocker? when it does... it has a dead miss and if it swallows a push rod as a result... new motor time!.... I'll definatly give Diesel Depot a plug, Jamie runs a tight ship and I buy a lot of my parts from them and they have a good selection of hard to find stuff for the old "coarse thread head" 6.2 I don't know about diesel mechs in CA though... I know there is supposed to be an excellent place in Vancouver BC Good Luck!!! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Scott K<br /><br />\'79 Chevy K30 Crew Cab Dually from Arizona, Resto Project with conversion from 7mpg 454 to \'82 6.2 J. Pulling fact SM465, NP205, 4.56 cogs, Dana60 frnt, Dana70HD rear. Looking for good used turbo and OD