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    Where can I find a fuel tank wiring harness??

    So my truck will start and run and then will die. I have determined that the fuel selector valve is losing power, thus not allowing fuel from the drivers side tank to continue to flow. I have traced all the wires back to the rubber plug that passes through the firewall. I have power from the...
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    AC hoses for serpentine system

    So I did the serpentine system while doing this build and seem to have worked through just about every issue with the help of those on this forum. Now I am to the AC system and need help figuring out what hoses to use, since the truck originally had the compressor on the drivers side and now it...
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    new style power steering pump with old style steering box

    Ok, so I installed the GM serpentine belt system on my 1978 and now have to figure out the best way to address the steering lines. the return line is the same, but the other line is not. The issue is the new power steering pump uses the little o ring fitting that is supposed to be better and...
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    Over a Year and still not done:(

    Well my youngest daughter will be 17 in November and I tried to finish this truck for her 16th birthday. I did a frame off restoration and I am not a mechanic. I have always been mechanically inclined and anything I take apart I can put back together. I have this truck completely back...
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    Interior color for red truck??

    Ok the short version is this: While searching for parts for my daughter's truck I am building I came across a guy who had a very nice 1978 Dually that he had lost interest in. He spent tons of money on this truck and it is bad ass. He had thousands in parts still in boxes that I got in the...
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    which fuel sending unit do I need???

    So I have a total of six gas tanks now, which have all come out of 1978 chevys. However, some have three tubes coming out of the top of the tank and some have two. I really dont see the need for the third tube, but wanted to find out if anyone knows the purpose of the third tube and if i need...
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    lots of leftover parts

    Ok Guys, I am half way around the world from most of you, but I have ended up with a lot of extra stuff. I would like to help out any member with this stuff if you have a way to get it. I now have two complete sets of 3/4 ton axles with 3.73 gears (long story and I only need one of the...
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    bulletproof steering or other crossover style stuff?

    Since I have started this project and gone to a complete frame off, I have been researching the bulletproof steering and a few others. Has anyone on the site done the crossover steering conversion on their 4x4s? Mine has a 4 inch lift and I think it will bolt right up. Let me know if anyone...
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    1/2 ton or 3/4 ton diffs???

    So I got a new front differential in great shape with 3.73 gears and part time locking hubs for my daughter's truck. However, my rear has 3.07 gears. I have a chance to pick up a matched set of 3/4 ton diffs with 3.73 gears in it for $300. I do not know much history on the diffs, other than...
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    New in Arizona

    Hi, my name is Rich and I have been lurking for a few months now. I just wanted to say thanks for all of the useful information. I started a project with my 15 year old daughter on a 1978 4x4 truck. I did not really intend to do a frame off restoration, but that is what it has become. I am...

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