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benno

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1977
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C10
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305ci
Recently bought a '77 C10 - running, driving, stopping, and starting - some rust but largely OK so far.

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Here to see what everyone else has done to solve some of the issues I'm finding along the way
 

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benno

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Welcome. How common are American light duty trucks in the U.K?
You don't see them everywhere, but there are definitely a few around. I've been looking for a while and talked myself in and out of getting one a few times. But this one came along locally, the seller was a decent guy and the truck seems honest enough.
 

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Welcome from Austria! One more member in the same time zone.
 

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1976
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15 GMC Royal Sierra
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454
Was the orignal engine replaced with a 305? Looks like you're rebuilding the 305?
 

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Was the orignal engine replaced with a 305? Looks like you're rebuilding the 305?
The only way to know for sure is to look at the cast number on the block. Don't ever trust the VIN, many of these trucks have had engine swaps at one point or another. Dipstick location is also misleading, because different variations of various small block don't consistently have them in the same place.
 

benno

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The only way to know for sure is to look at the cast number on the block. Don't ever trust the VIN, many of these trucks have had engine swaps at one point or another. Dipstick location is also misleading, because different variations of various small block don't consistently have them in the same place.
I know it had an engine change at some point - it now has a 305 from an '85 El Camino. I haven't separately verified but I will at some point.
 

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