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    Missing control arm bumper?

    While I’m still unsure where the originals went, a new set of Gen-u-ine NOS bumpers showed up to my door. Made from the finest quality rubber coming from a specific cultivar of the Hevea Brasiliensis tree, hand selected by Louis Chevrolet himself, these will undoubtedly last for many years to...
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    Missing control arm bumper?

    Was cleaning off built up grease and gunk from my lower control arms (77 C10) and noticed a slit in both sides out towards the ball joint area. I thought "hmmm....looks like something should go there." Sure enough, the parts manual indicates a rubber bumper resides in the groove. Both bumpers...
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    fuel venting

    I did some research and got underneath with a flashlight and some creative mirror work. Mine is a factory 2 port. OEM single tank, factory non ac, manual trans. One line goes from the tank to feed the fuel pump. Other line is a vent tube (3-4” long) that terminates into a vent cap, similar...
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    fuel venting

    Hey I noticed you have a 77 Big Ten as well (same color!). How many ports does your sending unit have? Mine appears to have never had a return fuel line to the tank from the fuel pump, and of course our trucks had no evap, so I assume that just leaves one port on the sending unit and a vented...
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    Non EEC fuel tank vent

    Did you get this sorted out? If your truck had no emissions, I would think the fuel tank sending unit would only have one port (going out to feed fuel to the pump), with all venting taking place through a vented fuel cap.
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    Stop me if you've heard this one...Starter problems

    Hate to revive an old thread, but just stumbled across this. I have a 383 crate from a builder who uses "seasoned" 880 1 piece rear main seal/roller blocks. I'm still using my stock, direct drive 1977 starter. Should I upgrade to these starter bolts with the bigger diameter knurl? Or is the...
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    PSA concerning ICT Billet brackets for sbc

    Is the video still uploading?
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