hello folks. ive been reading through the posts and i had a few questions. i have a holley 390 i picked up used on ebay, and id like to use it on my more or less stock 292. its in pretty decent shape, but it needs rebuilt... both the 390 and the 292. but lets start with the holley. i saw they have a tric kit and a renew kit, and was wondering what one i should purchase. also what springs, pumps, accel cam, jets ect should i use? should i upgrade to those center hung fuel bowls at 200 bucks? will the stock fuel pump handle the 390?

i suppose i might be getting a bit ahead of myself. the 292 is in pretty much stock trim, save for a pertronix elec. ignition. shes sitting between the rails of a 1969 c10 weighing in at ~4000 lbs including me. she is equipped with a granny-1st four speed and what i believe is a 4.11 one tire fryer rear end runnin 235/75/R15's. she will top out at about 85-90 ish at ~4K RPM, but i think that might also be slightly downhill, heh. this truck has manual everything, except a vac. brake booster.

what id like to do with this truck... heated up daily driver...
id like to get the holley cleaned up and bolted on. i think im going to go with an offy intake first, because it will bolt up to a stock exhaust manifold. would it work ok if i only had stock valves and cam? eventually i will have the head rebuilt with 1.94 int. and 1.60 exh. valves, add a bit bigger cam, and eventually throw some lumps in... but first just the bigger valves, and mebbe shave the head a tiny bit.

i would also like to add long tube headers but i think i read that offys dont play nice with headers unless they are fentons. i also read somewhere that clifford makes a better intake for street applications. again the only real reason i picked offy over clifford is they bolt up to the stock exhaust manifold, and i dont need to plumb the coolant into it for heat.

i actually have 2 trucks,2 292's, and about 3 or 4 heads to play with. so i guess im kind of building two seperate projects in one, except the second will eventually turn into a turbo.

if i win the lotto, id like to grab an MY6 or mebbe mount a camaro 5 spd with that s-10 tail shaft. as for right right now, just getting the holley rebuilt and bolted on will be a major victory.

sorry for the long post, and thanks for your time.