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    Hello from Corpus Christi,Tx

    That 350 with Tuned Port Injection would be a good thing in that truck. I've seen a 400 that was TBI, on that forum, that the owner did that swap....it looks factory and runs great.
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    Show your daily driver

    Lil Truck O' Gold, 2000(OBS carryover model) Chevy C2500 Crew Cab shortbed. One of 3379 built that year in C2500 form, and one of 20 in this color (Gold Firemist). Bought him in Yoakum, Texas (Central Texas) in January, have been driving him and working on him as needed. Still a work in...
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    Not too much that'll make a Crew Cab longbed look smaller, but I parked next to a Sprinter van and it did.... But yeah 22+' of truck, usually you're the big dog except for semis and dump trucks and buses.
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    Hello everyone, I'm Walter; I'm new here.

    Welcome from Houston, Texas! How difficult is it to drive something as big as a square body Burb, in the Netherlands? From the pictures/movies I've seen, your cities are kinda tightly packed....
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    Hydroboost front brakes locking up after heating up

    Yes the hydro boost units are prone to this. If the pushrod effective length is incorrect, it'll make the brakes lock up after a few stops. BTDT, this is the thing I had the most problems with on my OBS one ton Crew Cab longbed.
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    1977 Heavy Half fender emblem

    IIRC Royal Sierra was like the Bonanza but for GMC.... special combo of options....
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    1977 Heavy Half fender emblem

    Our 78 GMC Sierra shop truck was a Heavy Half, with the 5/8 ton rating, truck 12 bolt and no cats so it would run on regular leaded gas. We bought that truck brand new, and I can vouch that it never had the bed decals. I'm not sure what the build date was but we bought it in May '78 after buying...
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    I Spy A Cool GM Truck

    I like the 3+3 with the camper.... My Dad woulda loved a truck like that and it would have fit in the fleet well with that color combo. Having had an OBS Crew Cab longbed, I can say it's a good thing to have Burb space and comfort up front, and 8' and one ton of cargo capacity out back..... Just...
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    New to this Forum, but am in many others.

    Welcome from Houston, Texas!
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    Check out this 73!

    I've been told it's real easy to get buzzed on white claws because "they don't taste like an alcoholic drink". I have not tried it.... Depending on what people bring to my boss's July 4th get together, I might have an adult beverage if we're there long enough for the buzz to wear off. I'll...
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    86 long bed 4x4 plastic model kit

    131.5" WB is an 8' bed. The short box squares are 117.5" WB IIRC. That kit looks really nice, too bad it's in 1/35 scale which is popular for military models but not so great for the automotive modelers. Closest we have is 1/32....
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    Who knows auto insurance? Ins outs loopholes

    No, Mom was the listed/insured driver at the time; she and I co-own that truck. Apparently she'd dropped the collision coverage earlier and didn't mention it to me.... We've had times of poverty so things get cut..... Yes it was, just over 150K on it, immaculate inside except for cracks in...
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    Who knows auto insurance? Ins outs loopholes

    The police report "should be" the definitive statement, but sometimes it can be inaccurate. When my truck got hit last November, the West University Place PD said that my mother (she was driving it, had just dropped me off at work) was at fault, when she was hit by a car that moved over into her...
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    DELETE

    I think the later trucks had those....our Burbs were all buckets though.
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    Let's see those 4x4 Squares On Dirt!

    I have an OBS Crew Cab longbed, and we used to drive it in Houston daily...I know how big/loooong one of those trucks is!
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