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    Difference between HD and non HD front suspension 82 C-20

    You can thank Saint Ronnie for making it socially acceptable to hate American working men.
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    Difference between HD and non HD front suspension 82 C-20

    Why scrap it, when you can sell it for more than what a junk yard will give you?
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    New guy here...77 c20 292 NEED HELP

    Spray WD40 around that manifold runner and see if the engine speed changes any. If it does not, remove the valve cover, and with a remote starter switch, crank the engine and watch the rockers for #1 and #2 cylinders, to see if they move as much as the rest.
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    455 Olds in place of 454 in 76 GMC (frame to engine mounts?)

    A pre 72 engine will run and hide from a later, smog-controlled lower compression milder cam engine, but you might have to use dished pistons, as the 69 Olds engine had over 10 - 1 compression, and they don't sell 100 octain anymore. It might ping bad in today's pump gas.
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    MY 1976 GMC ROYAL SIERRA 15 SHORT BED WITH A 454 SPRIT OF 76

    Wow! That is nice!
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    1986 GMC K1500 w/305” on 700r4. (292” swap)

    Affordable Street Rods, Davis Speed Equipment, and Vintage Air make brackets for Stovebolts. James
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    Can't identify the engine!

    If you don't mind the revs being that high, I say Go for it!
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    Can't identify the engine!

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    Can't identify the engine!

    Ok, I was assuming stock-sized tires and wheels.
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    Can't identify the engine!

    Do you a 10 bolt rear or a 12 bolt?
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    Can't identify the engine!

    You can put a 4:10 in it, but with automatic, that will be too low. I would put a 3:73 in it.
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    About me.

    I'll take some with my wife's cell phone. It doesn't really look like a 73, as it has a 77 - 80 type grille, and 1980 round headlight frame. It isn't pretty right now, pretty ratty looking. I do have nice new tires and good hubcaps on though.
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    About me.

    And, if your diesel is late 70s, not 1980, it is smog exempt here in California, which means you could put anything you want in it. Even a 455 from a 442 Hurst W30!
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    About me.

    I gave it and the mounts to my brother. He wants to soup it up and put it in a hot rod 58 Olds!
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    Can't identify the engine!

    If you gear the rear end down ie if 2.73 now, try 3.36. That should give you a welcome boost in pulling power.
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    Ls swap questions

    A 5.3 is smaller than your 350, so it won't have the low-RPM torque as a 350. You might have to gear down, or else it might feel boggy off the line.
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    LS Swap and the CA DMV

    If his rings are gone, he could be sited, but I don't think they can anything to him otherwise. Its a 73.
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    CA legal LS swap

    For anybody in California thinking of buying a Square Body and putting an LS in it, your best bet would be to get a 73 or 74, (no smog checks!). That way, you can put a distributor and a carburetor intake on it and no damn EGR valve, no AIR pump, no computers, and no catalytic converter. You...
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    About me.

    I am a retired streetcar motorman, (no, not a conductor, a motorman). I bought a 1973 GMC 3/4 ton Camper Special about 10 or 11 years ago for parts, but I never dismantled it, so I decided to make it a good truck, (it is not a salvage vehicle, I drove it home). I put a bed on it and put an...
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