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    Electronic/HEI conversion

    Yes, it's an old thread, but information remains information. I installed capacitive discharge on my old 57 step side. That dropped the amperage across the points from around 7 contact point frying amps down to 200 milliamps (2/10 of an amp). The results were that the points stayed in good...
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    Is there a ground block?

    That, certainly, is a quick way to murder a thread.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    My 78 is, relatively, new. It's my version of an upgrade from our 03 Ranger. It has a lot of big and little issues I have to tend. Things such as: - undoing what the previous owner(s) did by way of disconnecting the choke, which had been run straight to the battery (so drained it, sitting...
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    What did you replace factory radio with?

    I'll see your eight tracks and raise you the four tracks I installed, back in THE day. Meanwhile, I am WAY done with the push screen stupidity. I want to be able to reach over and find a knob, which will guarantee me I don't have to look away from the road to adjust the volume, or the station...
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    Flattening the Floor to Allow Use of Any Seat

    Was just reading another thread and was going to post, but my post was way off in another direction, so I figured, rather than rabbit trailing, I drop a new thread to the end of modifying the floor so I never had to be concerned about which seats I wanted fitting, without problems like putting...
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    Reinforced hood

    OBVIOUSLY, we need to form a GoFundMe page to gather funds to mount protests. May have to combine that protest with ones against Fords, or, maybe, 1986 Buicks, just to be on the safe side.
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    1981 wipers

    Never seen it, but it sounds like the wiper pump line got feed into the switch line, along with the low/high. Does it do it in low and high?
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    Reinforced hood

    The crushed hood photos bring to mind the issue of engines crawling inside of cabs.
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    Reinforced hood

    Yep, the ones I keep seeing are, at most, 14 gauge. That explains why some say their addition didn't take all the minor bend from their hoods.
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    Reinforced hood

    Reminds me of my first car, back around 68. A 48 Merc coup. My boss charged me $25.00 for it because he'd just put a new set of FIRESTONE 500 WIDE OVALS on it. [For those unaware, many thought of a Pinto, that had tanks that exploded on rear impacts, equipped with Firestone 500's as their dream...
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    Locking hood latch

    On the other hand, I might be inclined to suffer the stickers. Said another way, if someone points a gun at me, I'm not going to argue about if it's loaded or not. The horn alarm when the hood is opened would be easy. There are switches that activate when pulled. They come in different...
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    Reinforced hood

    Yep. That's why I referred to them. If they aren't enough to do the trick stock, the holes could be beefed up, so the hood was forced to crumple, even with bracing.
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    Reinforced hood

    ROOM ELEPHANT: First, there is the matter of the hood being a one in a million chance thing, give or take a few thousand accidents (tree fights, head-ons, rear-ends). Second, what is the difference between a 73 through 80 pickup and all others with regard to danger from hoods? All that aside...
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    Ignition Switch

    I worked in electronics for the feds, as a civilian working for the Navy, a bunch of years back. One of the things we dreaded the most was, intermittent problems - there one moment and not the next. The U.S. Navy has lost millions to guys like me having to chase down those kinds of problems. A...
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    Ignition Switch

    Yep. Just dropped $60.00 for ANOTHER headlight switch, because the 2 month old one wanted to play the intermittent game.
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    Don't Waste Your Time on a Holley Choke Conversion Kit

    Thanks for the lead, Sad Sack.
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    Don't Waste Your Time on a Holley Choke Conversion Kit

    Thanks for the lead, Rustisbest. They just told me the check was in the mail, so to speak. should be here within the week.
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    Don't Waste Your Time on a Holley Choke Conversion Kit

    Thanks, Rick, however, I wanted to go back to full control for the reason it worked so well for my on 69 step side. For example, with an electric, it's all or nothing. On newer cars, hitting the throttle and relying on the choke to kick in when it was 20-50 below was a crap shoot. Drove my dad...
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    Installing a clutch and flywheel into an 81 with a Saginaw 3 speed

    The important stuff first So sorry for your loss. YEP on the pilot shaft alignment tool. It was cheap, and life changing (though I did teach myself how to use certain words before I got it) I've worked my butt off taking out pilot bushings the hammer and chisel way. Others say, just get an...
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    Don't Waste Your Time on a Holley Choke Conversion Kit

    I ordered the kit to swap out my Holley choke for a manual on 5/31/2025, two months ago. They were happy to take my sixty-eight dollars and eighteen cents ($68.18). They sent me notice they were having trouble filling my order they held themselves out as having, so were bumping the ship date...
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    Mounting fender emblems should not cause this much anxiety!

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    Mounting fender emblems should not cause this much anxiety!

    The first thing I'd do is, get some copy paper. Then I'd put ink or what have you on the points, then press the badges against the paper. With the marks made. I'd make holes about the same size as the pins, trying to keep them reasonably tight. Once the holes were made. I'd put the badges on...
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    ALT/Battery wiring questions

    Detroit wiring is not about ideal for anyone but Detroit. Were it otherwise, our rigs would come with battery cut-outs, momentary switches to test lights to monitor phantom drains, wires for extra crap we don't have would not be included in ours, wires might replace relays. . . . Inasmuch as...
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    Where can I get this bearing for my Automatic locking hub?

    I use quite a few different bearings for equipment in my shop. For example, both my bandsaws take ten just for guides. Powermatic wants $200.00 for a set of ten. To see if I could get them cheaper, I turned to my trusty calipers, took dimensions and was able order what I needed from a bearing...
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    What new tools have you got lately?

    And on that thermal imager: You can find water leaks, and see where all the 2x's are on exterior walls, due to bridging effect. . . .

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