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    DA New Pantina, at least temporarily

    The last time I needed to strip a vehicle at my house, due to the amount of mess and dust it would have created, I used a 5" DA hooked up to a 20 gallon vacuum cleaner and honestly, never looked back. My Snap On air compressor powered DA has not been used in 10 years. I swear it paid for itself...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Installed a new 3", all spring, Tuff Country lift with new shocks along with stainless braid brake hoses, master cylinder, calipers, rotors and pads over the weekend. Cleaned and re packed the wheel bearings. Installed new inner fender to frame rubber shields. The front sway bar isn't connected...
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    Dakota Digital RTX Install Critique

    This was great information, thank you for the write up. I want one but waiting until I get to the point where I need it for the next step. .
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    Oil sending unit hole issue

    Is there an easier pipe plug to reach down by the oil filter to tap into the oil gallery? Maybe with a allen head, that you could remove and add a sensor?
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    Painting rally wheel rim

    I would make sure it will accept paint on top of it, not all will. POR-15 is a coating to prevent rust, I would read all the directions. Getting into something as simple as painting wheels, to do it right, can get expensive. I purchased black epoxy paint and used single stage urethane for the...
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    Painting rally wheel rim

    You will need to paint every surface with a "direct to metal" paint since they were sandblasted, then spray just the face of the wheel to get the factory look, "DTM" paint comes in different types, epoxy, enamel, etc but all have the ability to bond with the metal better than a standard primer...
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    Idle Mixture Screws Do Not Adjust Anything on 1974 454.

    I would verify the distributor is installed correctly by bringing #1 up to TDC and seeing where the rotor is at. Then verify correct firing order. It was noted if the throttle plates are open too far, it takes it out of the idle circuit and the screws make little difference, this is true and...
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    Edelbrock Carbureators,and Chinese Distribuors etc.etc.

    Elelbrock's work well and are easy to tune with their kits and manuals available on line but when you get a bad one they are impossible. My neighbor had a brand new 650 installed 10 years ago on his Corvette and could never get it running right. I spent a little over an afternoon with it only to...
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    Engine cranks, but only starts after letting off key? - I'm perplexed

    I had one a while ago that would do that and it was voltage drop causing it to either the distributor or ECM, when you let off the key the voltage returns to a point that it will function correctly and allow it to start. The cranking pulled the voltage too low even though there was not an issue...
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    Cross pin bolt snapped

    I ran into this a couple months back and dreaded it until I bought the kit to drill it out and remove the bolt. It was a 5 minute job with it. It has a threaded guide that a long 1/8th in drill bit can flex enough to allow you to drill a hole in the center of the bolts and use an easy out to...
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    WTB Shifter *** Thread Closed *** Shifter Aquired.

    I have a B&M Start Shifter that was in a truck I dismantled and is in storage. The issue is, the company web site states it's for a 3 speed transmission, it was attached to a 700R4 in the truck.. that didn't shift right. Let me know if your interested, It may be more hassle than it's worth
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    Fuel Line Repair at TBI

    I am going to add my .02 Those fuel lines are 37 years old, I think it's cheap insurance to replace them because nothing good happens once they start leaking. They may be stainless steel braid on the outside but the inside is still rubber or a material that deteriorates.
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    Charcoal / vapor / evap canister, how it should be set up and other information

    This is the best information on this out there in one place. Great job and thank you!!
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    Hickey Push Bar

    Stole this from another board, doesn't look like much to build a similar knock off until you could find one.
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    Hickey Push Bar

    I spoke with a guy from MotorCityK5 at Dino's who said they are getting into reproducing some of the Hickey stuff although their site only has limited items. https://www.motorcityk5.com/c-9965-hickey-enterprises-exclusive.html What does this brush guard look like? I purchased a parts truck a...
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