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    Repopped Fender Badges-where to buy quality badges?

    Any hope for a 83-84 GMC grille?
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    Does dash pad go under windshield weatherstripping?

    OE dashes can warp and aftermarket ones tend to need a lot of adjusting/trimming to fit correctly. It’s also easy to drop or misalign retainer clips during installation, so double check that too.
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    Power steering fluid .. what type ?

    I’ve been dumping cheap generic Oriely ATF fluid in Saginaw pumps for years, I even dumped Mopar ATF-4 in one once, because I had some left over from another job. The old Saginaw systems do not seem to care what you dump in them. I’m not even sure why generic dedicated power steering fluid even...
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    Replace Steel Dash

    LMC actually sells complete new ones now in three styles. I’m not really sure what difference between the styles is, other than the location of the winshield wiper switch and slight changes to the shape of the bezel and pad.
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    Replace Steel Dash

    Just curious, what kind of damage does your dash have? Is it rusted, wrecked, or did someone botch a radio install horribly?
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    Only Speedometer and voltage meter working

    Lots of things that could go wrong with fuel gauge. If your grounds on the frame and wiring/circuit board leading to the gauge, check the resistor on the back of the gauge itself. If it has the right amount of resistance, it’s probably a bad guage or a bad in-tank sending unit.
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    Crewcab body swap on Regular Cab C&C 159.5" WB?

    If you cut the back out and weld the bed to the cab, you could make your own Avalanche.
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    Swapping from dual to single headlights 1984 Dually

    73-80 front clip swaps are not worthwhile, unless you have complete donor truck to get all of the parts from. For 81+, single headlight, dual headlight and the wacky looking post '89 stacked headlights that many people are obsessed with swapping onto older trucks for some odd reason are all a...
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    Adding keyless entry/alarm to factory power lock questions.

    After doing some probing I have found that the black wire with a white stripe going behind the driver side kick panel and into the door unlocks the doors, and the light blue wire in the same place locks it. They only get hot for an about a second or less when the switch is applied in the...
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    Adding keyless entry/alarm to factory power lock questions.

    I have a Viper 3100 kit on my 85 C10 Silverado with factory power locks and noticed the instructions call for a negative input and output to operate the door locks and to purchase an additional relay if the circuit is positive. Is the factory system already a negative feed? If so what wires do...
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    Craziest antitheft idea yet.

    Many manual transmission Ford Super Duty and other easy-theft truck owners wish you were right. Anyone mechanically competent enough to start a vehicle without a key is not going to be deterred by a third pedal. Though, for the run of the mill ghetto goblin trying to jack idling cars at red...
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    Bought an '87 long bed on Bring a Trailer a few days ago

    Absolutely beautiful. A manual Silverado trim trim is uncommon, any square in that condition is very uncommon.
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    Diagnose 1st Replace parts second

    The internet is a curse and a blessing for mechanic advice. For example, anytime a Q jet related question arises, some will respond in a helpful manner, but many self-proclaimed "geniuses" will tell you to throw it in the trash and a get a Holley because they refuse to believe a Q jet is a...
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    305 SBC vs 6.2 Detroit: Which would you rather?

    A common recurring theme I have noticed, is that the 305 SBC and 6.2 Detroit seem to be hated, even though general consensus deems them both reliable options. Assuming you are given a choice between two trucks that are identical in every regard except for the engine (One has a 6.2 Detroit and...
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    Which Mirrors are BEST quality?

    It is possible that they have been listed as chrome, even though they may actually be stainless. Chromed plastic and polished stainless look nearly the same at quick glance.
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