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  1. WesN

    Floor Mats

    This is the original 1981 in my GMC Sierra Classic 1500. Anybody have any ideas or know a way to restore them? I have scrubbed them a few times with soap and water they look better but...........
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    Dual Neck air intake

    I added the second snorkel using as many stock parts that I could pull at the wreckers. The punch out was there on the drivers side just had to knock it out then install the blocker thingy into the rad support. I believe it was a wheel bearing cap that I used to block the heat tube under that...
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    Do we have a show us your shop thread?

    Wish it had some heat!!! Just kidding it’s heated.
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    no fluid to right caliper

    After sitting for years I had brake calipers that couldn’t release. Step by step working through the hydraulic system by cracking open the bleeder and then back down the line I determined it to be the hoses. Replaced and worked fine but then also changed calipers. I cut the old brake hoses and...
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    lets see your heater hoses!

    The knockout was in the rad support on the drivers side so got all the parts from the right side at a wrecker and built a factory looking dual snorkel. It all looks stock.
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    lets see your heater hoses!

    1981 GMC no AC
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    Spare Tire Thingamajig

    I also did not get anything like that when I bought my truck. Lol I still have the wheel and tire mounted that came on it. Don’t think I would run it very far today.lol
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    El Camino headers on a C10?

    I used Malibu (70’s) long tube headers on my 81 they fit perfect and clear everything but the trans crossmember gets in the way of the exhaust. I used an aftermarket crossmember to give the clearance needed. They tuck up real nice perfect for lowered trucks.
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    Pluses to the pandemic

    It will be a future collector truck store it away for 30 years and then take it to Barrett Jackson, OR just drive and enjoy it knowing not every street has a bunch of them. Enjoy.
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    Pluses to the pandemic

    It looks like the C notch is missing the bottom bolts, nice truck the way it should have come from the factory in the first place.
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    Posi screws in your Square

    You might find a lot of philips screws in your GM truck have been rounded out or your screw driver slips while you are removing or tightening them. That is because they are not Philips they are Posidrive. It is easy to spot because of the little dots between the x on the screw (see photo) if you...
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    Head saver

    Everybody has one of these laying around, tennis ball cut a slice in it and stick it over the safety latch hook you know the one if you have ever done some motor work on your square. Cheap and works well.
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    Tail Light Help

    Use snapping pliers (flat ones are the best) that push out as you squeeze in the part that is stuck in the socket. Squeeze push in slightly turn counter clockwise and pull.
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    unjunking the quadrajunk

    Quadrajets can be a good street performance carb it’s just hard to get the tuning jets. I spent years collecting my assortment. A lot of guys don’t know they come in 750cfm and 800cfm which can be hard to find. Guys running in the NHRA Stock class have got the tuning down and there Chevys make...
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    1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

    While I’m at it looking at old memories had this vette for about 10 years.
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    1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

    This is from the late 80’s. Car is gone now but of coarse I can’t get rid of the truck. Mustang or Ratstang yes 454cid Chev with a pg trans was build for NHRA Super Street. Now I would have to have a stacker trailer with the car and a golf cart pulled by a huge motor home. Oh the good times.
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    Headlights quit

    If this has been a problem since you bought the truck and are not sure if the headlights have been changed I would check the wattage of the headlights. It was common years ago for people to upgrade headlights to ones like Bosch with higher wattage which required the install of a relay but they...
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    How do I choose headers?

    I used 72 Malibu/Monte Carlo Hooker headers, clearance everywhere EXCEPT you have to change or modify the cross member. They tuck up nice in the frame and give good clearance for lowered trucks.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    I drag raced a 67 shorty for about 12 years and I made crossmember brackets so the front of the bars could be adjusted up or down. I used the Alston manual of that time period and did adjustments as a ladder bar. Ended up going about 2” down on front and with a 454 th400 and slicks it would...
  20. WesN

    Catalytic converters: does your square have them?

    Many miles traveling in the North West.
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    Transmission crossmember

    Check out Dirty Dingo in Phoenix they have one and you can save shipping when you come to the valley. Sorry Scott it is Ben close to Phoenix.
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    Catalytic converters: does your square have them?

    My 81 with 350 came with a single pelt type cat back to a muffler and then dual outlets that came out the right side behind the fender. When the warranty was up the whole exhaust from manifolds right to the back was removed and headers with duals installed. All nicely stored in the attic of my...
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    Talk me out of cutting my dash

    Put a stock am/fm in the dash open the glove box and mount whatever you want (CD Bluetooth etc.) in there. Years ago I had a job that included installation of alpine equipment and cut up many trucks to install the din mount, regret every one now.
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    H - Pipes

    With a mild cam, no cross over and -20 degrees it would puff out perfect smoke rings at idle and once I installed a cross pipe the rings ended. It did look a bit odd the rings popping out from a truck.
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    Does my engine have a chance of living?

    From what I can see in the Clean photo the lifters all look almost even hight on the right side of the pic. I would turn it over by hand and make sure you have lift and the cam is not worn out. Just an observation it might look different in real life

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