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    Gauge cluster lighting fix

    Update: I realized about 2 minutes after I posted that the reason the fuse only had 8 volts to it is because the headlight switch also acts as a dimmer. So when you're checking for power, make sure the knob isn't turned all the way to dim or you'll have 0 volts at the fuse.
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    Gauge cluster lighting fix

    Just wanted to post a quick thread in case this can help somebody in the future. This is for a 1978, but I guess might be applicable for 80s models also. I had a problem with no instrument cluster lights. Headlights, marker lights, etc. all worked. So did the light for the fan/heater control...
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    Steering arm conical washer removal without swinging a hammer for 2 hours

    I know there are a million threads all over the internet about how to remove the steering arm on a square body (and maybe other GM trucks). Most of the advice consists of "beat it with the biggest hammer you own. Eventually the cone washers will pop out." Well, I beat it from every angle with...
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    400 SBC Build - Tight Budget

    Chevy designed the 302 specifically to be able to handle higher RPMs for longer periods of time (smaller crank, less rotating mass, less stress) and fit within the 305c.i. limit for the Trans Am series. It was just a 327 with a 283 crank. So yeah, if they didn't have a c.i. limit they would...
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    New owner of a Frankenstein K10

    Thanks for the feedback and the welcome. I should be bringing the truck home in the next week or two, and then I'll do a little more digging for the VIN on the frame, check the hump to see if it looks like a different one has been welded in, etc. Sounds like some of y'all have the same...
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    400 SBC Build - Tight Budget

    Is that basically just the same school of thought as what Chevy did with the 302 in the Z/28? Bigger bore with a shorter stroke to get higher revs and HP?
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    New owner of a Frankenstein K10

    Hey everybody. I'm new to the forum, and sort of new to square bodies. I just purchased a late 70s 4wd to use as my play truck at my cabin in North Georgia. I'm looking forward to digging into, getting it running and looking a little better and making a few upgrades here and there. (I'll be...
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