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PUnpopular opinion, but these days, synthetic is overrated for an older, stock engine. Run it in a race engine built for it, or in the...
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PWhen I got my square the mileage and maintenance was unknown, threw in a can of engine flush first, drained and then 4 quarts of Val Max...
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Ppeats replied to the thread Hello & Seeking Restoration Info.Not only does a restoration take a long time depending on the shop, their backlog could easily be a year or more. My wait was 14 months.
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PThanks for your response. We are fully aware of the expected cost of this resto and have been planning it for some time. We are very...
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PI just finished up my 84 K10 pickup. New 454 and TH350, all new brakes w/hydraboost, basically everything new, and I stopped keeping...
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PWelcome from California too… Sorry not much help in directing you to a shop. What overall condition is this thing in? What is your...
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PThe guys above are all correct, would be cheaper to pick up one already done via auction house or classified ad but if money is no...
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Ppeats replied to the thread Oil change.I use 15-40 rotella per my engine builders recommendation. I also add 6oz of zink additive for all flat tappet engines.
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P:welcome: I agree with @Ricko1966 it will not be cheap to have a shop completely restore. You being out in Ca. It's going to be 15k more...
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Ppeats replied to the thread Hello & Seeking Restoration Info.My k5 has been in the resto shop since Halloween. Without driveline or interior work ,It will still be 40k+ just to give an idea of what...
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PI hate to be the one to tell you this,it would be cheaper to buy a very nice,done truck,then to pay someone to completly do yours. I...
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PI'd guess to something on your car.
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PSorry, derailed the rust talk. About that…. I’d do some poking around first. See how bad it is. You’d need a donor cab imo but the good...
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PThe removal tool I have actually locks onto the tabs on the orifice tube and pulls it out. ...I doesn't always work very well though...
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PA few thousand miles is a ridiculously short life for even the cheapest, crappiest drag link ends you could possibly buy. Is the truck...
