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  1. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    I love the dually fenders on these trucks so I wouldn't personally go the flatbed route UNLESS the fenders where broken, but I will agree with you that they look great with flatbeds, a buddy of mine has an 83 with a "hauler" bed, it's not quite a flatbed but it has great body lines that go with...
  2. Roldan

    Backup cameras

    I don't know what you plan on putting it in but I have a really nice jvc back up camera that shows up on my double din touch screen radio when ever I put it in reverse
  3. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    http://gmsports.com/content/new-tachometer-1973-1988-chevy-and-gmc-trucks It was $215 with shipping if I remember right but that's a little less than buying a tach and fuel gauge from lmc plus the circuit board to make them work would cost another $80 so that's the reason I went this route
  4. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    I did and while I was comparing I actually found some decently priced hedman headers that where very similar in quality, do you guys have a preference between steel and stainless? Just thought I'd ask in case there is any issue with anything such as heat soak to the starter or anything like that
  5. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    If you are referring to the tach I did it myself, it was very simple With the aftermarket unit offered by gm sports virtually plug and play just needed to modify the housing and personally I also changed to bulbs out for blue led bulbs that give it a great look at night
  6. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    I appreciate the love, I've owned it for going on 4 years now and yesterday I was at a local shop with it getting the inspection paper for it and I had a guy flag me down wanting to buy it right on the spot, I can honestly say that it was the first time that someone was that persistent about it...
  7. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    Thanks for all the knowledge, I saw the reviews on summit for some of the headers suggested and one of them had a picture of where the guys said he had to cut the frame but unless his motor mounts where complete garbage and the motor moves a mile under load there was no need from what I could...
  8. Roldan

    Trying to pick out a radio

    Nothing wrong with what you said but if I were you I would use R.C.A's and get a small amp to power the 6x9's and the 3 1/2 speakers, a small 4 channel would work, aside from that just get good quality rca and wires and if you are going this route you can make sure that the stereo you are buying...
  9. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    My last resort is to make my own, (i actually weld for a living) but i would rather buy something than go thru the hassle of making them, this is the clearance between the block and the frame and as it sits there is probably 2" from the manifold to the frame but headers typically stick out more...
  10. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    More pictures
  11. Roldan

    1980 c30 truck details

    This is my 1980 c30 crew cab dually that my friends nicknamed the "black mamba". She has a 454 that has been bored .030 over and has an "rv" cam, all done by previous ower, ran great but since then I changed the stock air intake and quadrajet carb for a summit street strip intake and a summit...
  12. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    I had never considered thorleys, I just took a look on their website and couldn't find the right ones for a 454, do you have a part number and how hard is it to change the spark plugs with those?
  13. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    Thanks guys I appreciate the feedback, I will be posting a new thread with more pictures and a full breakdown of the truck later today if you guys are interested in checking it out and I'm always open to suggestions about upgrades and such
  14. Roldan

    1980 c30 headers

    I am new to the forum and this is my first post so I'll start with my truck, it's a 1980 c30 crew cab camper special with a 454 and turbo 400 tranny, engine is mostly stock it is bored .30 over and has rv cam with aftermarket air intake so nothing major but I have a cracked exhaust manifold and...

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