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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 03:08 PM
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i am going to look at a 76 three quarter ton pickup with a 454 in it . will this be a tall deck motor , i know the heads will be the peanut style heads, but everthing else should fit in my 73. never know when i might need a backup motor in case mine gives out .

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 03:20 PM
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If you get a tall deck motor, won't you end up having problems with headers and all the regular acessories having interference? :confused:
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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Get the block serial numbers then go check Here There are only a few Bowtie 454's listed as TALL.
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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 10:22 PM
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I do not believe it will be a tall block in a 3/4 ton truck --- most were used in bigger 1 ton+ trucks.

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Old Sep 25, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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I do not believe it will be a tall block in a 3/4 ton truck --- most were used in bigger 1 ton+ trucks.
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The tall deck is a dump truck/HD engine. If it's in a pickup or Suburban it's standard deck and all your accessories will fit.
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Old Sep 26, 2003 | 09:34 AM
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Try this address and it will point u in the right direction i hope. http://www.diabolicalperformance.com/c3bigblock.html
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