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    random steering "pop"

    and another thought... Something else I thought about... I have an occasional pop, and I feel it through the wheel, though, primarily on a left turn, over a dip in my driveway. After beating my head on the bumper for several hours this weekend, I realized that it was the leaf spring...
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    All right boys help me decide. OEM or Carbon Fiber Hood?

    I do agree, but... I'd agree that (a visible) CF has no place on a steel, I refer to it more for the weight (fight to lift a steel, whereas, spin the carbon hood like a pizza pie lol). They all can be painted, and as a personal preference, carbons should be painted. A lot depends on what...
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    88 Crew 2wd New to the fourm!

    Welcome! Nice "Crew" Welcome to the forum! Def. interested in watching the progress. Btw, Your Crew = Me Want :licklips: lol :patriot: ~Sun
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    Swap out my 6.2 Diesel for a 454

    Thumbs up fo dirtroadoutlaw for the link.. great place for ex-mil/o-stock
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    1982 suburban diesel ...lifted

    There are basically three versions, all run the 350 block // C-code (350ci), J-code(379ci), and J-code commercial/military(379ci). All have identical short-blocks. differences are primarily externals, e.g. cylinder heads, pre-combustion chambers, injection pumps, OEM injector nozzles, intake...
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    Swap out my 6.2 Diesel for a 454

    If I was in your neck of the woods, I'd pick it up for that - even help pull it. Having it running in the truck would be your best bet for advertising, in my opinion. I'm the type that tends to shy from "Running motor, sounds great, great mpg, plenty of power... sitting on my shop floor". If...
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    Mudded & Flooded in the PacNW

    Don't blame you for wanting to keep the exempt vin. To my knowledge, the union at the firewall should be plug-n-play.. GM was starting to really ride the "Universal" band-wagon, by that time. A few years newer (and matching year motors) and I could almost guarantee a plug-n-play harness...
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    6.2 and a 454 weight ??

    LOL ol' boy down the road has a couple of these sitting in his shop.. I swear they're used to anchor.. his house :evillol: oooh.. how 'bout the other end of the spectrum?! the 270 Stovebolt?! lol.. I might strain a toe with it's whole 70#s
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    Mudded & Flooded in the PacNW

    Wow, 85 k10 oil-burner.. rarity indeed (+/-3.5% of all manufactured) From what I am picturing in my head (all nekkid ladies aside :boxed: ), yes. As far as wiring it up, this might help http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/techinfo/wiring_diagrams/81-87_V8_engine.jpg Also, make sure the systems...
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    Mudded & Flooded in the PacNW

    Here's where I got my controller...
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    6.2 and a 454 weight ??

    The nominal weight of a 6.2 (J) is 700# +/-. The nominal weight of the "W" block had a dry weight of 685# They converted to Aluminum Heads (L71 - 427 // same Block, different bore) reduced this by 75lbs. Eventually, they brought it down to (in the ZL1 block // 427 / same core) to 575#...
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    Swap out my 6.2 Diesel for a 454

    Crate 6.2 I should specify: The "Crate" 6.2 is a Military crate, typically as overstock/"piled" military crates for the CUCVs and older Humvees. Some are New, never run Detroit cast, and typically packed with spare parts (like IPs, Water Pumps, Heads, Valve kits and the like). Normally, they...
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    Mudded & Flooded in the PacNW

    That's correct: The J vin is the Detroit, built and bread. It was installed both at the D plant and the Canada plant. The C is the 350, converted. Extremely easy to mod back. Anyone with a C vin, I would recommend swapping back to the gasser, the J though.. a little tinkering and you'll find...
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    Swap out my 6.2 Diesel for a 454

    Burner to a gasser.. Im'a go cry now :P Ugh I'd hate to see that beautiful burner get swapped to a gasser (just a personal thing :P .) Honestly, I have a tendency to offend people when I make offers.. I can tell you what a crate 6.2 will cost, but that's a hard comparison lol. Though, if...
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    Swap out my 6.2 Diesel for a 454

    solenoid and converter is all, otherwise a direct fit. Swapped my 700 for a 400 from a gasser without issue. I agree with Camo here, with one note: With factory 16/20 gal tank(s), no more than a gallon, else you run the chance of blowing a piston or rings, in the least, or blowing off the...
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