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    Plastic door panel - thoughts / what I did

    These turned out great. I’m thinking you should be taking a bow. That’s a really great outcome.
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    Help me ID these seats

    No seat belt buckles and no latches on the seat backs (they just flop). Not sure what direction I will go with them. I will have to see how they fit in the truck. I appreciate the help identifying these.
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    Help me ID these seats

    Ok. Here’s a photo of the two of them together. Left one is the original photo seat. Does that mean that I have two driver side seats? I had assumed they were off something that had a center console. Thanks for the guidance.
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    Help me ID these seats

    It’s just one. I did a 360 around it. I should have said “seat” in the title. I have both, photographed one. But they are the same size, so you raise a good question.
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    Help me ID these seats

    Hey guys. I have these bucket seats for an older c10 (66) build I’m contemplating, and am wondering if ya’ll could help me identify what they are off of. I figure the track type might ring a bell for someone. They look pretty distinct with the rolled edges of the tracks and mounts. Any help...
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    Can't get my vent windows out

    Yeah, what he said... If you are only replacing the felts, you shouldn't have to remove the vent window. Are you sure you've removed all the felts from the channel down in the door? As to vent window removal (your first question), It looks like you tagged the two screws on the outer...
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    6 Speed Swap

    I have not done one but have a T56 sitting at the shop waiting for its next home. As I understand it the shifter location is a problem that CAN be solved for a truck but that requires some work. I'm hoping the experts can chime in on this one.
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    Window motor

    I did this one before I removed the vent window. The window was stuck closed because the actuator wasn’t working so there was no way I was going to get the vent window out without lowering the window. It ended up being not only a bad motor but one that must not have moved for years. The...
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    Window motor

    I swapped one out a few months ago. It honestly wasn’t that bad. It took a little jockeying to get the regulator untracked and Re-tracked but I think I did the whole in an hour and a half or so. I would say it was a 4/10 on the band aid scale and I have xxl hands. This YouTube was a good...
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    Correct timing and which vacuum port

    What motor do you have? If you have a 305 then 12 BTDC is likely way too much initial timing. You are likely to get pinging. Stock is more like 4 degrees initial I think. The answer to manifold vs ported vacuum is only a debate. Big cams idle better on manifold vacuum because it adds a lot of...
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    ID this rocker step hole for me

    Thanks. It came out pretty well given the problem and my chosen solution (welding a patch into it). I have the jambs painted but not sanded, cut or buffed and you can see a little bit of a dimple from my filler skills (or maybe just a little warp) where the ragged hole used to be. Luckily my...
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    ID this rocker step hole for me

    Ok. I went back and looked at the listed truck and I'm thinking I'm on the wrong track. If it were rust proofing on MY truck, I would think both rockers would be drilled. The one listed is drilled on both sides. Mine only had the rust hole (a HOLE about the size of a quarter, with cancer all...
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    ID this rocker step hole for me

    That would be ironic.
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    ID this rocker step hole for me

    So I have been working on my 85 c10. One of the weird things about the truck is it is basically rust free on the cab and bed…EXCEPT it had a (bad) rust hole on the top of the driver side rocker. The rocker panel itself is solid but it had this relatively ragged hold in the top. I figured...
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    Some vent window lessons learned

    smart. Both having the vids and having a big screen in the garage.
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    Some vent window lessons learned

    So I finally got to my vent windows. While I’m not going to post a thread on the finished product, or even post this like I’m an expert, I thought I might post a couple tips and lessons learned. First, there are a lot of decent videos on this and some that are not so decent. My take is that a...
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    How a carbureted engine should start and run cold

    Thanks SirRobyn, I learned something there. Explains my truck's "roar" :)
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    How a carbureted engine should start and run cold

    That fast idle looks slow to me. My '85 305 emissions decal (UHJ) says 1,800 RPM fast idle in P or N. It starts really well but roars a bit more than yours. Mine kicks down pretty quick, but definitely starts w/ higher RPMs. Yours looked like it stayed below 1K RPM from cold start. Is...
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    '83 305 No more ESC, but now it is dieseling

    I'm late to the party on this one but in my truck's case, dieseling was the result of a bad vacuum leak. Perhaps check those vacuum lines if this one is still happening.
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    What is this in my engine?

    Took me a while to figure these out on mine because one was broken. The one circled allows vacuum through AFTER the engine coolant reaches operating temperature. Believe it runs to ported vacuum. The one above it on the thermostat housing lets vacuum through BEFORE the engine coolant reaches...
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    Age of our members

    46 here.
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    '85 C10 Door Removal

    Update: Was definitely over-thinking this. I just drilled out the pop rivets and will rivet them back in. Rebuilt the hinges with new pins and bushings. That has gone well. Now...about those vent window rebuilds... :)
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    Spring Lowering Bracket Oddity Question

    Hey everyone. I’m getting deeper into my ‘85 C10, doing a general cleanup and repaint. I have the bed off. And I noticed something today. The truck has lowering brackets on with the HD springs. But, it looks like one side is in the upper position of the lowering bracket, and the other side...
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    '85 C10 Door Removal

    That's interesting. mine appear to be riveted in four points (or maybe that was just the one on the door). I don't think your boot retainers look the same with the 2 screws. Mine's an 85. What year is your truck? NVM. It's an '86. I see your sig.
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    '85 C10 Door Removal

    I'm too new here to go off on a humorous tangent, but that was my first reaction.

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