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  1. cooter55

    New Hood and Hinges...Fit Problem

    OK...so I put on a high rise hood and at the same time installed new hinges from LMC. No matter how I try to adjust them, the hood sticks up 1/2"+ at the rear. Any ideas, tricks, or experience in adjusting would be helpful
  2. cooter55

    Timing Help on 1987 R10

    1987 R10 2wd, 350, 700R4. Where is the wire that you have to disconnect to set timing? I know there has to be one...:Insane:
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    Throttle Body Fuel Injection Conversion

    I have a complete Carb to TBI fuel injection conversion set up for sale. It includes a GM 2" throttle body, manifold adapter plate, an Airaid spacer, labeled wiring harness, 1227747 ECM, all sensors, wide band O2 sensor with welding bung, fuel pump and filter. You will need a return fuel line...
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    Suburban fuel tank in a Long bed?

    I'm looking at the possibility of putting a 40 gallon fuel tank from a Suburban in my C20 long bed. Spare tire, exhaust, etc. are not going to be a problem because they are relocated. Has anyone done this? Any mounting problems, fuel fill issues?.
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    exhaust pipe sizing

    1973 454 (049 heads) Mild roller cam, long tube headers with 3" outlets, MSD ignition with 6A box, performer 2.0 intake, and fuel injected. Right now I'm running two 3 inch pipes out with Purple Hornies mufflers. This is just to get me to the muffler shop. The question is...What size pipe...
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    Spark plug wires...

    This could be the most anal question ever asked, but here it goes. When I got the '73 C20 with a 454 the PO had put on a mix of anything goes spark plug wires. I recently got a set of "cut to length" wires. I can do the trial and error method of figuring out which length is best for each plug...
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    049 vs 360 heads on a 454

    So I have a stock block '73 454 that I'm going to put an "RV" cam in and I have a set of 360 heads and a set of 049 heads. Which would be the better set to use for a work truck motor and why?
  8. cooter55

    Upper door hinge removal...help

    OK...how do you get at the bolt that comes out of the windshield pillar and bolts to the weld nut on the upper hinge? I cant find any access holes or any way to get at it.
  9. cooter55

    AC mods/upgrades/conversion question.

    So I have a 1973 C20 with a 454 and it was originally an AC truck. All the parts are there except for the compressor, the compressor brackets, and a couple of hoses. Ductwork and dash switches are intact and functioning. What I need is a compressor and bracketry. Are there new or later model...
  10. cooter55

    Got a lot done today

    I've been having problems with erratic gauges and I wanted to replace the ammeter with a voltmeter and replace the oil pressure gauge with an electric one...soooo...I went to the U-Pull-it and got the necessary gauges and hard wired everything to by-pass the printed circuit. had to modify the...
  11. cooter55

    Gauge Wiring Help

    I'm going to swap out the mechanical Oil Pressure gauge for an electric one with sender I got out of a '79. I intend to hard wire and need to know the correct post connections on the gauge. Looking at the gauge from the back there are four posts at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00. Which ones are...
  12. cooter55

    Heads/intake manifold question 454

    I have a '73 C20 with the original 454 and am looking for a square bore intake manifold for a fuel system change. The question is were the intake ports round or rectangular in '73? Is there any way of telling by part numbers or such without tearing it apart?
  13. cooter55

    Need to replace heater,AC controls...help

    Ok...I have an orphan '73 C20 and I need to replace the heater/AC dash controls. None of the parts sellers have one for a '73. Seems that this model year used a lot of one year only orphan parts. Does anyone know if any later years will work in a '73?
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    Electrical Gremlin causing engine run-on

    The patient is my '73 C20 2wd 454 w/TH400. When I turn the engine off, it will sometimes continue to keep running but not smoothly. Acts like it's dieseling but it's electrical. The radio will continue to play. Sometimes when I close the door hard, I'll come back and the radio is on. It...
  15. cooter55

    Hello from the Land of Enchantment...or

    That Blue State stuck in the middle of the Desert Southwest...but enough of politics. Just wanted to introduce myself and my '73 3/4 ton that the wife has named "Ugly Truckling". I've told her that all we have to do is sand it down, hit it with a coat of paint, and it will be just...

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