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  1. John Nes

    Custom Autosound.

    Hack away then. if be sure to horizontally notch above n below where the holes are so you can bend the newly formed tabs (with the post holes) back to fit the new head. That way when you decide to go back to the original dash, you can just bend them back into their OG position. If your dash...
  2. John Nes

    Plastic door panel - thoughts / what I did

    Dang, came out looking nice! I’ve had to do some at the shop and generally I’ll just use a green scotch-brite pad to knock the chalky stuff, clean em with a surface prep / degreaser, then a dusting of Bulldog Adhesion promoter followed by a couple coats of SEM dye. For small gaps/smooth...
  3. John Nes

    Custom Autosound.

    Dude. You’re going to hack up an uncut dash in order to fit a walmart pioneer head unit ? That’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard all week.
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    Show your daily driver

    From a couple weekends back, quiet morning at the shop with the 87
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    1987 gmc v1500 idles but will not drive

    Heyo, welcome! for the sudden loss of power, if you lost all power, I’d tighten up them battery cables, if the engine just straight up shut off but you still had power, I’d make sure that your 87’s ecu and O2 sensor aren’t still active. You said a forum led you to believe it’s maybe a bad...
  6. John Nes

    Gauge cluster wiring

    Originalthor nailed it. As for the gauges, if your fuel only reads 1/4 full but will still go down to E - gauge is busted. If fuel gauge needle goes was past full, check continuity of your wire from the sender to firewall. If oil pressure is stuck at 15, it’s prob the gauge but double check...
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    Dome light wiring

    y fyyyy you fyyy y I iv v
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    My truck had a bonfire inside the cab last night

    Super lucky it was just limited to that area. I dont have any complete 81-87 style benches bud, but this is a perfect time to pull your bench seat out and replace the foam and recover it yourself. It’s a super easy project that you can def do at home, while smoking as much as you want. I can...
  9. John Nes

    Replacement interior door panels from USA-1

    @Ken B shoot, I called them a month ago about map pockets, 10-12 weeks for the 77-78 gmc green option. That being said, their customer service is atrocious. Ordered some camel tan door panels/trim/map pockets/arm pads in July ‘20 and the order was finally completed/shipped in late Oct ‘20...
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    Lowered 1974 C20 8 Lug

    @OldBlueDually cab chassis trucks were produced for going right to work. To my knowledge, and i could be slightly off, they rolled off the line with no bed, essentially just the cab on the chassis (front clip obviously there too) and were customized/outfitted with the owners choice of bed. I.e...
  11. John Nes

    Headlight switch dimmer question

    Well, your horn has nothing to do with this. And that black (horn) wire runs straight to the horn relay connector. I’ve tried going back and reading what the problems were but it seems like there’s an evolving list of issues. And at this point can’t tell what the current issue your having is...
  12. John Nes

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Been on a tool bender lately n should prob chill….but got a ridgid 1/2” impact and the smaller driver, 1/2” dr snap on sae n metric shallow impact sockets with some snap on 1/2” impact extensions, snap on 26 piece 1/4” drive sae 6 point deep and shallow sockets set, the big 1/2” dr flexhead...
  13. John Nes

    Headlight switch dimmer question

    Hazards working? But turnsignal ain’t and the dash’s turn signal indicators are coming on at the same time / or staying on? Sounds like you should first make sure your lamp sockets aren’t also covered in dry n caked up grease. Distilled vinegar goes right thru all the grease ya can’t pick out...
  14. John Nes

    Just one more inch

    @Sovereign hey dude, just FYI, Ricks truck is on 22’s…him n I got the same drop set up too, axle flip in the back, DJM dropped lower A arms (3”) and drop coil springs (2”)…although he did just drop the rear a lil more with some hangers.
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    Lowered 1974 C20 8 Lug

    In regards to the front drop, what’s in their kit for the front? Spindles n springs I guess? Any more than a 3” drop via drop spindles and your outer edge of your lower A arms will catch on a 15” wheel, I wanna say I’ve read that you’re gonna have to go up to like a 17” or maybe 18” wheel for...
  16. John Nes

    2005ish 6.2 LS3 complete 200$

    Lol right? Sheesh
  17. John Nes

    2005ish 6.2 LS3 complete 200$

    @AyWoSch Motors dang that’s some cheap finds! Def miss living in New Mexico lol. Second hand LS pullouts (5.3/4l60e/ecu/harness) run from 900 n up here…even a sbc with a th300 or th400 would still be 600-700 lol…however you should see all the new chargers n challengers in the ATL metro area’s...
  18. John Nes

    How To Take It Out... ALL of it?

    Wayyyy better than anything from painless lol.
  19. John Nes

    Thoughts on going to a 4spd overdrive?

    I picked up a known working th400 that had been sitting at the shop for a while for 200$ Just cuz. Also after i first picked up my 87, I had the 700r4 rebuilt and the only issue I’ve had with it was the ratio output adapter didn’t have a great seal. Other than that I got no problems burying...
  20. John Nes

    Manual window regulators

    Classic Industries is probably a safe bet. That being said, there’s a new old stock RH side regulator on ebay right now for $55 + $22 shipping (search GM 6270870) Edit: by searching 6270869, ebay is showing a LH side regulator for a whopping $135.95 (obo) + $31.63 shipping. Not sure if you got...
  21. John Nes

    What have you done to your square lately??

    300$?! Sheesh. Sold a pair of power window n lock doors, with all the internals, good carpet panels, with a nickel sized patch of some bubbling for 300. Hell I got a 76 RH manual door that still had a decent door panel with the wood trim n bezel intact for 25$ when i took the RH fender off for...
  22. John Nes

    Spark plug gap

    @CoggedBelt75 you forgot to use anti-seize on those threads! Otherwise, lookin good!
  23. John Nes

    No Spark 86 C10

    So you marked the caps location, but did ya ‘member to point the rotor directly at #1 when goin back to TDC? Got the right balancer on there? No spark or a super weak spark? Sure your wires are in the right firing order? Double checked your wiring? Seen this a lot where customers did their own...
  24. John Nes

    87 350 tbi runs fine until i stop

    Dang man, sucks to hear that. Just remembered another thing I did while chasing this problem down, was ditched the old and clogged up cat and ran duals. Didn’t fix it but would explain why it runs like sh!t when it’s at operating temp
  25. John Nes

    Some squares for sale in my area.

    Man, that blazer is sweet. And damn, San Juan Pueblo, (ohkay owingeh Pueblo) is the reservation my girlfriends family has lived since before the 1600’s lol…didn’t remember seeing a lot of squares in Rio Arriba County, but holy hell do they got some super clean low riders there. Sheesh

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