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    Cab repair - Cab corners - rockers - floor pans etc

    Just priced a complete floor pan assembly in Canada. $1500 plus shipping. I guess I'll be doing mine "in pieces". Rockers, floors, cab corners etc. That's a very nice cab brace system. Great idea !
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    How much paint do I need?

    I replaced ALL my sheet metal with LMC panels. I primed them and painted them, and then once all assembled a very light sand and then a clear coat. It's a lot of work, but it pays off in the long run. This ain't no "trailer queen"........she will see rocks ! Does anybody know where I can get...
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    How much paint do I need?

    I use POR-15. First prime it with their base coat good. Light sand between. Then Top Coat it in whatever color they have. I use white because it hides a lot of imperfections. Then light sand again, and a clear coat top. TAKE YOUR TIME. Blow it off with a compressor between coats so you...
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    Oil coolers: school me

    Great info guys ! I plan on putting one in a 75 K20.
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    rough running....backfiring 350

    All the other fellows suggestions are GREAT. Yes you do need vacuum advance on your HEI. It really does sound like a vacuum leak somewhere. Check ALL your vacuum lines for cracks/leaks. Get a vacuum gauge and a timing light. This link will explain that. () Also, did you remove the...
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    Bedside repair- wheel well

    Personally, I'd just take it to a body shop and have them pull the dent(s) and then you finish it off. They have all the right tools to pull a dent easily. Just my 2 cents. Still cheaper than a new bedside.
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    Sealing Bed Wood

    I thought about doing my wood bed from scratch and was also concerned on the staining and finishing. Ultimately I went with Bedwood.com and got a nice Hickory long bed fleetside with all stainless steel fasteners and a Hydro Satin finish. I will put a nice bedcover on it, to protect it some...
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    Dakota Digital RTX Install Critique

    I've got the RTX for my '75 and am going to use the "add on" GPS for speedometer. Antennae, Air Temp, etc. And I'm going to try their fuel pressure sending unit........so that's a couple of extra boxes. I like that modernC10 bracket. Probably go with that. I'm hoping that Dakota Digital's...
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    Header hell

    All great posts. Good luck on finding 1-3/4" primaries though.
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    Footwell, rockers and cab corner replacement

    WOW ! That looks about where I am at with mine now in the garage. Scary, isn't it? Here's my BEST advice (after throwing tools, busting ****, and almost divorce). GO SLOW. TAKE YOUR TIME. USE sheet metal screws AT FIRST to tack the rockers etc. in place. PRACTICE on some spare metal for...
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    Mounting new doors before welding in rocker

    I bought some really cheap aftermarket doors in Houston a while back. What a mistake. Doors were impossible to put on. Stay with NOS, or at least PREMIUM aftermarket doors. LMC has some pretty good ones. Those cheap chinese knockoffs are total garbage. Good info above on how to install...
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    "new" 350

    96 first year of Vortech engine
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    High back blazer buckets in a C10

    Was going to put buckets and console in my build, but then no room for the DOG !! LOL The dog is "part of the interior".
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    Suggestions on replacement brake calipers, pads, and rotors

    New only. Rebuilt quality has gone down hill a lot in the past 20 years. I only buy new now. Alternators, brake cylinders, water pumps, everything. New. More money? Yes. Worth it in the long run? Yes.
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    Front brake pads ceramic or semi matallic

    I run these on my 2020 High Country. Best brakes I've ever had, and I've tried 'em all. MUCH better than factory. Power Stop K8171-36 Front and Rear Z36 Truck & Tow Brake Kit, Carbon Fiber Ceramic Brake Pads and Drilled Slotted Brake Rotors For Escalade Chevy Silverado 1500 Suburban Tahoe...
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