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  1. colonel mustard

    sm465 throwout fork

    hey all....so im a little confused on what parts I need for my clutch. im having a local clutch place turn my flywheel and new clutch. I would like to replace my pivot ball, and throwout fork while im in there. it s sm465 non-hydrolic clutch. I would really appreciate it somebody could gimme a...
  2. colonel mustard

    ORD crossmember to clear drag

    I figured with the engine at the engine builders, it would be a good time to Install some parts. First up was a high clearance cross member from ORD. Huge difference in clearance. My draglink no longer hits hit Uber articulation and sharp turns. Plus is looks pretty I’m very glad I...
  3. colonel mustard

    i blew up my SBC 350...thinking LS

    I blew it up and now im tossing ideas around with what I should do. I have access to a complete 2002 suburban for 700$. 200k miles, bad trans. one thought is buy the burb and use the engine and run my SM465 mated to it. what else outside of anything that would be on the burb would I need to...
  4. colonel mustard

    i blew up my SBC 350...thinking LS

    I blew it up and now im tossing ideas around with what I should do. I have access to a complete 2002 suburban for 700$. 200k miles, bad trans. one thought is buy the burb and use the engine and run my SM465 mated to it. what else outside of anything that would be on the burb would I need to...
  5. colonel mustard

    Beadlock and tires and back spacing.. oh my.

    So.... as we all know there squares are never done are they. I ran into a sweat seal in a Dana 60 front and decided I should finally step into the beadlock and 37’s click. I’m still waiting on parts from ORD to swap in my 60 but I went ahead and started mounting the tires on the rims. Procomp...
  6. colonel mustard

    pinion angle shims on the front?

    Good morning yall. I recently moved the front axle 1 1/2" forward on my k5. the pinion is level with the ground and is creating a stupid crazy pinion angle. I would love to put like a 4* shim up there. I have never used shims in the front before and want to know if it is "safe" I have a set...
  7. colonel mustard

    bad shake in rear of truck from 55ish to 65 ish

    heres the truck specs. 1982 k5 14 bolt swap 6" lift double cardon high angle driveshaft. the shake: its a left to right feeling out of the rear of the truck. its not through the steering wheel at all. at 50ish mph it is at its worse and smooths out out (but not all the way) around 65ish mph...
  8. colonel mustard

    Finally got out ...

    Well Colonel Mustard finally made it on its first trip. It did amazing. 450 highway miles and An entire full tank of gas in the dirt in roughly 15 hours. He just ate the highway up and tore up the trails. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    excessive heat coming from firewall: help please

    so heres the deal. 1981 k5 350 swap. factory AC and Heat equipped truck although it is not functioning. the heat doesn't turn on...nothing. its all disconnected electrically for now. here my issue. on the passenger side, excessive amount of heat is coming from behind the glove box area and...
  10. colonel mustard

    Time to move the axle

    Well I’m the never ending quest to get my geometry right on the truck....I’m almost there. This weekend will be moving the axle forward. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. colonel mustard

    Fuel pressure regulater installed...problem solved

    Fuel pressure regulater installed...problem solved, at least I think. so after my edelbrock carb fell apart, I decided to put a HOLLEY 670 offroad carb on my truck a few months ago. for the most part it worked great right out of the box, but always seemed to run rich...and didn't seem to have...
  12. colonel mustard

    Locker and 13 bolt shave install.

    Good morning all. Finally got around to installing my Detroit locker and shaving my 14 bolt with a 13 bolt kit. With support from this site, the job really wasn’t that difficult. In fact it was one of the easier things I have done this far to the truck. God bless Texas and the engineers that...
  13. colonel mustard

    any holley avenger gurus out there?

    so first here are the specs im working with 350 sbc 15* ptdc mild cam holley avenger offroad carb edelbrock intake my old edelbrock carb finally crapped out and I swapped in a Holley offroad carb 670. start up great, idles great. slowly accelerates great. buy my off idle accelerating has...
  14. colonel mustard

    detroit locker install-14 bolt FF

    Good morning all, I picked up a Detroit Locker at the lima truck jamboree a couple weeks ago and will be installing it this weekend. its going on a 14 bolt FF. any body have any tips or tricks they wanna share with me?
  15. colonel mustard

    New gauges installed.

    I’m not really sure on where to put this thread...so sorry. Maybe it should have been in electrical?? Moving on. After much debate on ripping out my good and intact dash for a DIY4X dash, y’all have convinced me not too. And I’m pretty glad with my decision. I used jegs gauges. It was...
  16. colonel mustard

    Cross over steering complete. (10 bolt)

    okay all...so I finally got around to installing my crossover steering. total invested was about 580$ give or take. drag link came from ORD (95$) cross over steering kit came from ebay which included (230.00 $) factory dana 44 machined knuckle WFO (made in Canada) steering arm...
  17. colonel mustard

    getting the heater back to working

    oh man, I could write a book on all the electrical crap the previous owner rigged up. I have been since then trying to sort them out one by one. so I'm ready to tackle the heating. I have so many questions. the truck originally came with AC. it is missing the compressor and some plumbing and...
  18. colonel mustard

    Loosing 12v when key turns to crank

    No start update. I tested for 12V (with key turned to ACC) at the ignition spot at the fuse panel. I do indeed have 12 v. Then I checked for 12v going into the ignition switch (not the cylinder but the actual switch). I do have 12 v. When I turn the key to crank, I lose the 12v to the...
  19. colonel mustard

    part number on one tone master cylinder??

    good morning all my master cylinder on my 81 k5 is shot. I have a 14 bolt rear with jb6 rear disk conversion and 3/4 ton 10 bolt front. I'm thinking I would like to upgrade to a 1 ton MC. 1. does anyone have the part number 2. is it truly a direct swap? 3. any tips? thanks in advance
  20. colonel mustard

    14 bolt finally going in.

    Well I finally had a weekend to myself. Couldn’t find a tire shop open on Sunday to change out my rims for me so I went old school on them. Lol. I threw balance beads in them as well. I love those beads man. So simple and eliminates the need for a tire shop. Sent from my iPhone using...
  21. colonel mustard

    lugnut4x4

    well I pulled the trigger on disk conversion on my 14 bolt. :) I have next week off and thought hell...why not try and get the axle swap done. I ordered everything from them except there hoses and hose clamps. I opted to get ORD stainless hose and eliminate all hard lines on the axle. down...
  22. colonel mustard

    DIY4X dash

    who has em? I am going to oder mine today and would like to see how your gaugs are laid out. I saw all the videos online with skull crusher and the other guy with the camo truck. curious to see yall views on it, how much did you cut, what options did you get, ect. my dash is still good, so a...
  23. colonel mustard

    Let’s talk bout ORD flex [emoji123]

    Thought y’all would enjoy seeing the flex on the ORD 6” custom springs. So [emoji95] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  24. colonel mustard

    hey stereo people

    so I have a 82 k5. I recently put new 6x9 in rear and new what ever size in the dash. I have a pioneer dep-5000 head unit. the 6x9 are not in any kind of sealed box (should they be ?) a couple questions. I'm looking for more low end noise. bass. it doesn't seem to have any really to speak of. I...
  25. colonel mustard

    Good bye fangs.

    Finally got some time to myself last night. Some good beer and a few hours later I cut up my fangs and welded the bottom couple of inches back on the truck to give a more finished look. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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