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  1. Obwonkonobe

    700r4 weak 2nd gear shift

    So I recently rebuilt my trans, an 89 700r4 with a transgo shift kit, corvette servo, 13 cane pump, boost valve, and a transgo 3-4 spring upgrade kit. Once it was topped off with fluid I took it for a test drive and while I do have all gears, and they do appear to be holding solid, 2nd gear...
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    700r4 rebuild time, advice?

    was driving home from work yesterday and started hearing a nasty rattle. Looked under the car and saw that my trans had unbolted itself from the motor... I got really lucky on this one, see pic. I got some hardware, bolted it together, and started on my way, but after that it started slipping...
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    Best r4 compressor brand?

    Alright, two summers in a row I’ve had to replace “four season” r4 compressors, and my newest one only lasted a week... to hell with that. What are brands to look for that sell quality 100% new ac compressors? I know ac delco is a for sure good brand but if there’s a cheaper option I’d rather go...
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    Appraise my truck

    I love my square but I think the time has come to sell it, I learned everything I know on it, and it’s been a great daily besides the milage. But have 0 idea how much to ask for this. I’d rather ask high as I’m in no rush to sell, and can wait for a a good offer. Here’s the rundown: 1978 c10...
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    700r4 transgo shift kit tips

    I had my 700r4 rebuilt a year ago and it has held well, but I wanted a little more and installed a corvette servo as well. Well now I’ve got the itch again and have purchased a transgo 700-2-3 shift kit from summit. It seems a little involved but I found a video from the 90s produced by transgo...
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    Quality reproduction tailgates

    I’ve been looking for a new tailgate, I’m not a fan of my current ones style and between the failing bondo, bad paint, and numerous dents I’m ready to spend about 150 on one, but have read that some are so weak and poorly made that they’ll bend and dent when sat on, which I can’t have. Does...
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    Electric fan conversion

    The Az heat has led to my clutch fan locking up after 10 minutes of driving every day this week, and I’m done sounding like a Mac truck and feeling all that drag in the pedal. So I’m finally pulling the trigger on a long planned electric fan conversion. Today I ripped out the stock fan and...
  8. Obwonkonobe

    Awful gas milage.

    Ive had my truck for a couple years now as a daily, and I’ve defiantly done a lot to it. Mostly for performance but always with Milage in mind too, but I can’t seem to get anything acceptable. My setup is a 78 single cab short bed, stock remanufactured bottom end with some completely rebuilt...
  9. Obwonkonobe

    Post your hood scoops!

    Getting tired of just dreaming of a hood scoop. If anyone’s got good photos of theirs I’d love to see, let’s get this thread filled! My personal favorite, even though it’s not on a c10 ;(
  10. Obwonkonobe

    Shade tree gear change

    I put in an overdrive trans, and then proceeded to get 10 mpg on the highway. I’m sure the motor isn’t tuned perfect but it runs too good to get 10mpg. It’s a 350 with an eddy carb and some misc bolt ons, a 700r4, and a stock truck 12 bolt with open 3.07 gears and 31 inch tires. I’d like to put...
  11. Obwonkonobe

    Head gasket on the cheap

    Hey all, was crusing earlier when all the sudden the driver side pipe started bellowing white sweet smoke... my guess is a head gasket I’ll be tearing the head off tomorrow and hopefully I’ll just be able to throw some new gaskets in it and have it back by Monday, but I’ve got a couple...
  12. Obwonkonobe

    Tri Y action!!

    I scored a pretty good set of sbc Tri Y headers this weekend, only 90 bucks. I wasn’t planning on buying used headers but the cheap new ones I’ve been eying were twice as much, so I jumped on it. They aren’t dented or clearanced, and are just a bit scratched and dirty, but it’s got some pretty...
  13. Obwonkonobe

    Leaking 700r4 from hell

    When I had my th350, no matter how many times I replaced the seals they would not seal, and when I bought my rebuilt 700r4 it sealed perfect. That’s until I swapped the electric speedo with a cable and had to remove the tail housing to do the job. I bought a new speedo housing with all new seals...
  14. Obwonkonobe

    “Barn” find 57 Chevy revival

    Ive started working on my late uncles old 57 bel air with a 327 and am almost done wiring it to fire it up. It looks like it’s been redone (at least repainted) so I’m not sure if the cam needs to be broken in. I put in some 10w 30 to spin it over with since it was bone dry, and some motor honey...
  15. Obwonkonobe

    Prepping up a 700r4

    I recently put in a 700r4 behind my 350, and for just getting around I love it, cruising below 2 grand around town has saved my wallet. However when I want to get on it, I’m left a little disappointed. The only times it ever really kicks it up is when I can get it to downshift, which is only...
  16. Obwonkonobe

    Removing springs from a pack

    I have a 78 c10 with the ”hd” suspension option. So far it’s lowered 2 inches in the rear with shackles and I like the look, although I wouldn’t mind another inch or so in the rear. My main concern is the ride quality. Up front it has all new bushings and shocks all the way around but those damn...
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    Blazer tub on c10 frame

    I've recently been drooling more over blazers than my c10. I love the truck, but seeing as its a daily and I have more people in it than big hauls in the bed, I'd like to get a blazer as my next car. But as I started to think about what to look for I figured I basically want all my drive train...
  18. Obwonkonobe

    Stock hei upgrades

    A few months back I had my distributor out and decided to run through it and freshen it up. I mainly just got all the dirt out of it, unstuck the advance weights, and replaced the non functional advance canister. I did notice that the 2 bushings for the weights are very worn, so in the near...
  19. Obwonkonobe

    Planning summer small block build

    I just dropped a 700r4 into my 78 c10, and now that its working like a dream(thank you to all that helped), I'd like to turn my attention to my motor. I've got a reman 350 that has smogger heads and 15 psi of oil pressure when hot, so I figure while its ok to daily, there's room for...
  20. Obwonkonobe

    Engine code identification

    I snagged this pic a while ago, its the front passenger pad that should have the engine code. Although when I try to use typical decoders it doesn't match up. It had goodwrench 350 valve covers when I bought it so I assume its not original. I just wanna be sure its a 350 and see when it was...
  21. Obwonkonobe

    Bringing back the th350

    A couple weeks ago my th350 went out. Since then I've been swapping in a 700r4. My builder wanted the 350 core or 50 bucks, and while it would be simpler to give the core, I've been considering paying him and fixing the th350 myself. From what I can tell my pump is solid. it happily thumps into...
  22. Obwonkonobe

    "Rebuilt" 700r4 issues

    I was able to get my "rebuilt" 700r4 swap done this weekend, but it won't shift out of first. Im very sure now that the tv cable is right, even got the eddy adapter bit. I got it to shift once, then put it manually in first for a sec, put it back in drive, and nada. My thought is the governor...
  23. Obwonkonobe

    Prepping for 700r4 goodness

    Well I've been floating around a trans swap, and wasn't planning on doing one for a little while longer. But when my th350 finally gave out and lost all forward gears yesterday I went ahead and pulled it out, thankfully I had reverse to get it into the garage.. Ive got a guy building a 700r4 as...
  24. Obwonkonobe

    Death wobble from my rearend

    Some may have seen that I was considering an lsd, and I was about to jump on it until this. Ive started feeling really bad vibrations from my rear end 50% of the time I accelerate through turns. It just got brand new shocks and rear brakes after the problem started in an attempt to fix it, but...
  25. Obwonkonobe

    Deciding on 12 bolt limited slip

    Found a good deal on what should be a working limited slip 12 bolt carrier. But before I go and buy it I want to be sure I have my facts straight, and the rest of the internet is pretty scarse for info. So currently I have a 12 bolt rear in my c10 with 3.08 open gears. I found a "12 bolt...

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