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  1. waterpirate

    87 chevy front fender patch panel

    Thanx for the replies and the snark. Moot subject, I should have updated the thread. I scored a pair of oem rust free fenders from a salvage yard in northeast MD on Saturday. The only bitch is the yard monkey dented one taking it off, cause he would not " smoke wrench " the front bumper off...
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    87 chevy front fender patch panel

    So everybody and there brother is selling patch panels for the 87 for the rear section of the front fenders. No body has the front lower section for the 87. Is the lower front fender section for the earlier trucks the same below the marker light? Any help or point in the right direction is...
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    national parts depot

    Thanx for the reply! LMC is sold out. My first choice was keystone through my buddies body shop, but they discontinued all the square stuff. Just my luck.... I will prolly order tomorrow and report back when parts arrive. In the meantime I will check out your build thread, Thanx Eric
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    national parts depot

    Anyone here use these guys for sheet metal parts? I need lh and rh inner fender skirts for my 87. Thanx in advance. Shipping is very reasonable. Eric
  5. waterpirate

    TBI issues, please help diagnose...

    Keep the faith, and the skin on your knuckles. lol Be patient and it will all work out. Eric
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    TBI issues, please help diagnose...

    I will third the temp sensor pain. Easy to check. If you pull the wire to the sensor the ecm will go to limp home mode. I would pull the wire and see what changes if anything. Eric
  7. waterpirate

    350 SBC rebuild questions....

    Not trying to be captain obvious, but what is wrong with the stock cam for a stock truck? Eric
  8. waterpirate

    Painting Intake

    I did not use any primer, GASP! I spent a lot of time cleaning, seriously a lot. Then sanded/polished the metal to smooth prior to applying paint. Preperation. Eric
  9. waterpirate

    Painting Intake

    I clear coated plenty of intakes back in the day, after a trip through the media cabinet. As already said the oil based clear shows wear and cracks, requires another trip to media to redo. I have no info on the water based stuff. I recently did my new motor in vht spray bombs and was very...
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    Obviously new to the site or I wouldnt be posting this. Im just a retired and tired old man

    Welcome! From Delaware.
  11. waterpirate

    GOV rebuilt 4-53 Detroit?

    Rebuild or scrap is from the perspective of expensive if you blow a cylinder or have a bottom end failure. That motor you found is a unicorn. It is worth what you are wig to pay. Eric
  12. waterpirate

    GOV rebuilt 4-53 Detroit?

    Given the choice between rebuilding a Detroit or scrapping, I would scrap. Given what you found and your plans, it is about what you are willing to pay. Most Detroit off road equip has been changed over to juan deere, or perkins for a reason. Eric
  13. waterpirate

    Whats your hand soap?

    Mineral spirits followed by dish soap. Eric
  14. waterpirate

    Outer Rocker First? Found solution

    I would add, as a vetran of the body shop. Body men find the quickest way to do a quality repair and beat the book time. As square enthusiasts who are not getting paid for wrenching on our own stuff, slow and thorough works every time for quality end result. Eric
  15. waterpirate

    5.7 TBI Advice Needed

    Have you looked into the temp sensor in the intake manifold? I went down a similar road before toasting the engine. If the truck runs, pull the temp sensor plug off and look for any change. The puter has a limp home mode when plug is removed. Hope this helps Eric
  16. waterpirate

    Thoughts on satin black

    Steady hand and rustoleum from lowes my friend. Practice on your shed first so you can get a rythem and consistant pattern down. Satin is very foregiving. Eric
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    Has anyone done the $50 Rustoleum Paint Job on their Square???

    I painted my m37 with 4 cases of rustoleum spruce green/ satin spray cans from lowes. She was on the military show circuit for a while and guys never stopped asking me what paint I used and what was the paint code? lol It really is all about the prep work. FYI the m37 was not a trailer queen...
  18. waterpirate

    700R4 Cooler Line Routing

    I have a 4wd and tbi. The routing is the same as recklesswot. Eric
  19. waterpirate

    700R4 Cooler Line Routing

    I just did my 87 r10. Lines take a hard down turn from cooler, jog to the left, and hard close to the bottom right side of 700r4 in clips on pan bolts. I have stock exaust as well. Where are they hitting the headers? Eric
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    What centercaps do you have?

    Didn't someone just post a thread about screwing and tapping the rim to mount the dog dish caps? Eric
  21. waterpirate

    Engine Installation - Motor only or entire driveline???

    Hi and welcome! That is going to be really hard to get into place as 1 unit, why kill yourself? Tranny first then transfer case then engine. Eric
  22. waterpirate

    What manual hubs are you running?

    My Warns are still kicking since 1987 Eric
  23. waterpirate

    Header Paint?

    IMHO paint on the headers is a losing battle. Have you considered wrapping them with the white fabric for heat insulation like on chopped scooters? I saw some on the summit site. Eric
  24. waterpirate

    Bigger tires on stock suspension

    I have run 31x10.50x 15 on my 87 stock short box 4x4 for decades. Even when airing it out they do not rub. Eric
  25. waterpirate

    Harmonic Balancer ?

    It is always " Just time and money ". lol Eric
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