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  1. 1lejohn

    Headers

    I have the Summit brand ones on my 85-K-10. The ceramic coating hasn't held up very well. I don't have the support rods that run from the motor mounts to the trans bell housing.
  2. 1lejohn

    Bench seat to bucket seat and center console conversion

    https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/bucket-seat-tutorial.45495/ Here is a link to what your asking about. If it doesn't work perform a search.
  3. 1lejohn

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I got my truck running again after the ignition system shorted out. The new MSD box fixed the problem. When I removed the old box several ounces of water came out of it. It looked like it may have gotten in through the plastic cover. I sealed the new box cover.
  4. 1lejohn

    305 small block help???

    You have to roll it back to find the distance between the two marks. The piston is not really at TDC when you roll it over and hit the stop. It's somewhere in its travel. Then you go back and mark the balancer again. When you find the two marks you measure the distance between them and divide...
  5. 1lejohn

    LWB driveshaft question

    85 K 10 one piece steel shaft. Was a 700R , now a 350. No problems
  6. 1lejohn

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I found the bushings were wasted on the pass side shocks. The worst ones were on the top of the shock. I noticed them when I was replacing the starter last week. I’m disappointed with the quality of the bushings. I had to replace one on the drivers side a few months ago. These are the Skyjacker...
  7. 1lejohn

    Boxing Frame

    You could add plates to the frame. I've seen a couple of guys do it for putting in a modern diesel engine. I's a similar approach that the steering box frame repair plate does. You could also add a cross member at the front of the frame horns. I think the heavy bumper might make the frame...
  8. 1lejohn

    What have you done to your square lately??

    While driving home from work last Friday, my old truck just died leaving from a light. I barely made it into a parking lot out of the traffic. I thought great you ran out of gas, but no the truck just died like I turned off the key. I try cranking it back up and it just turns over, then nothing...
  9. 1lejohn

    I Spy A Cool GM Truck

    At Specs.
  10. 1lejohn

    I Spy A Cool GM Truck

    Saw this clean OBS
  11. 1lejohn

    K10 with 14 bolt 8 lug or era proper 12 bolt 8 lug

    They both are plenty strong for what you are doing. I'm thinking the 14 bolt will weigh more. The 12 bolt should have more gear set , and limited slip options. I don't think you could go wrong with either.
  12. 1lejohn

    TBI/center bolt valve cover options

    Those are the ones I'm running on my truck. The ones I had come from a 92 F-Body.
  13. 1lejohn

    Does this head/rocker setup need guide plates?

    The pushrods are 7.2 inches long . The rockers are roller tipped cast steel. PDQ or something like that. They were the cheapest out there. Good luck with you build.
  14. 1lejohn

    Does this head/rocker setup need guide plates?

    Take a look on YouTube for a guy called piss cutter’s performance. I think the name has changed but it should still pull it up. He’s a guru on the cheap vortech head builds.
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    Does this head/rocker setup need guide plates?

    I am running the stock springs that came on the heads. They were new GM castings. The pushrods are for a stock roller cam gen 1 Chevy motor. I had to run the reto lifters. Non roller block. They came from Howard’s cams. They are $$. The cam is the Chevy HT 383 cam. It also cam in the ram jet...
  16. 1lejohn

    What I have done to my Square lately…

    It’s a single DIN. The dash was already cut from the previous owner. The hole that he left was almost bow tie shaped in the steel. The plastic covered a lot of it. It’s not perfect but neither is the rest of the truck. The navigation is a bit hard to see radio sits low. I looked at the bigger...
  17. 1lejohn

    What I have done to my Square lately…

    Finally joined this century with my trucks radio. It works well for a cheap purchase. It has FM, Bluetooth, and a backup camera. It sounds good with 2 speakers in the dash, and 6x9s behind the seat in the stock location.
  18. 1lejohn

    K10 Evaporator Box

    I repaired my box using fiberglass mat and resin. I put several layers of cloth on it. I used the resin sparing on each layer and let it dry before adding another layer.
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    The new guy from Texas

    Welcome. Awesome story and truck.
  20. 1lejohn

    Does this head/rocker setup need guide plates?

    I installed the Vortech heads with a retro fit HYD. roller cam on my old 350. I used the self-aligning rockers. They are the 1.52's . My lift on the cam is about .480. I installed springs as well. I did not drill out the pushrod hole, nor did I add screw in studs. I have not had any Issues with...
  21. 1lejohn

    ORD - Steering Brace

    Here’s a better pic. Not sure about the barbecue pic.
  22. 1lejohn

    Orfice filter stuck, broken

    That’s what be I did along with drilling it after all that bs I still replaced the evaporator. Good luck.
  23. 1lejohn

    ORD - Steering Brace

    On my 85 truck I didn’t have to move them just the diff vent hose.sporty I don’t have a better pic I’ll post one tomorrow.
  24. 1lejohn

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I also finally got around to finding the true TDC on this combo. In the past I have had the timing much retarded, and today it was much advanced. I bought a new piston stop lost my old one somewhere. This engine has an aftermarket balancer,a different cover , and a different timing tab. I think...
  25. 1lejohn

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I got around to changing the trans fluid. What I found is not what I expected. Any way I installed the new pan and filled it up. it’s still shifting fine. I figure I’ll drop the fluid again in a week or so and see how it looks. Apparently some dumb azz installed the previous filter upside down...

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