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    looking to do a 4/6 on an 86 c10 lwb

    Rear. The front shocks won't work.
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    Just started on the vent window overhaul

    What kind of paint did you use? Rattle can? And maybe semi-gloss?
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    LS Swap fuel question

    They fit, but the older tanks don't have a sump, so you have the potential for fuel starvation at low levels on a corner, stopping and starting, where there would be fuel slosh. It's best to use newer tanks with matching sending units and fuel pumps. Delco EP381 is a good fuel pump for an LS swap.
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    best way to keep oem speedo with VSS

    I picked one up on ebay a few months ago from a '91 K5. I searched hard and came upon the listing with no picture. Nabbed it for $75 and free shipping.
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    choosing mirrors

    Well since we're here, and we're beating this horse, does anybody have any input on what bullet shaped mirrors fit nice, without a whole lot of modification? I'm thinking like some thing from the mid '70's- early '80's, life F-body or G-body mirrors. I haven't ever dicked with them, and...
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    por15 good or bad?

    I wasn't going to mention it, but it was an instant classic.
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    por15 good or bad?

    Wear long sleeves and gloves. The ****'s like anti-seize, and gets everywhere. It doesn't wash off, you have to WEAR it off. Don't forget to take the gloves off when you piss....
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    Filling Trim holes

    I welded the seam on the back of my cab when I installed a 3rd brake light. If I ever did it again I think I would actually cut the seam out and weld a strip in place of it, but since I got started, I went ahead and finished it. The problem is that it's full of seam sealer, that bubbles and...
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    looking to do a 4/6 on an 86 c10 lwb

    This is with the 2.5" spindle and 2" drop spring in the front. I never measured prior to installing to see how much drop it gave me, but the tires were always rubbing in the inner fender wells (255/60 15). It didn't sit level and the front crossmember and headers dragged on everything. It pissed...
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    looking to do a 4/6 on an 86 c10 lwb

    I have 2.5" drop spindles and 1" drop springs on the front, and a flip kit on the rear. I'm getting away with 15" wheels, after grinding the lip off my lower control arms, a little grinding on the knuckle where the tie rod ends rubbed, and tweaking my brake lines a bit. Most guys cut one coil to...
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    Transmission cable issue

    http://www.tvmadeez.com/article/index.php
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    Which part of it was well taken care of?
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    In the home stretch.. Then disaster strikes...

    Softer than brass, BUT.... Drill it out and chase the threads, get it all cleaned up, then bump the motor over or use a drill primer to pump oil out the sending unit hole to flush it. It'll make a mess, but it should flush all the brass chips out.
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    Any tips/tricks for rear axle flip kit.

    Not much to it. Drop your axle off, and have a buddy help you stick it back in on top of the springs. I have an '82 LWB and it took a couple hours, but not much longer. Didn't do anything about the pinion angle because the flip kit had correction built in. I assume it did anyway, and there...
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    Door and hood alignment on 73 C10

    Going through this now, lining up prior to bodywork and paint. I replaced the cab and core support mounts, should I leave them loose to help with alignment? There seems to be a lot of wiggle room there. I have the feeling that panel alignment is a lot of "hold you mouth just right", and luck?
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