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  1. rpcraft

    77 K10 LS Swap

    FWIW if you are running the stock driveshaft you probably want to upgrade to something larger and aluminum. Do a search on driveshaft critical speed and you will learn why.
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    Damaged block from shipping!

    Yeah they hosed him around for a long time.
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    The el cheapo 1978 4dr nova base

    I think 1980 or 1981 was the last year of the 70's styled bodies.... Whatever that year is with 4 doors, that is what I want. Crappy hubcaps and all.
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    K5 Removable Top Question

    I believe they have a different shape for the side glass and the rear windows but don't consider my answer 100 % sure.
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    np 241 tranfercase

    is your vehicle that it is going in using a mechanical speedo or electric?
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    Damaged block from shipping!

    R+L has always seemed like a decent company for LTL, them and YRC. I can tell you the absolute worst though is CEVA... I figured you had a 400 block there because why would it be worth shipping a 350 block, lol
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    77 K10 LS Swap

    Nice!!!
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    Junk Ass hose clamps

    You can just buy yourself some stainless safety wire and use one of the Clamp-tite devices and never buy hose clamps again... This is a more affordable version of that same tool. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00XWK7SNC/?coliid=I1IJK6D24DUA4J&colid=3LUTBGO9U3GNX&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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    recommend a portable garage..

    If you just need something to cover it harbor freight sells a canopy type thing that will go from the ground up and then you can just have crushed granite or something similar under it for parking on and not have it in mud (because the grass will die after a while). I am kind of looking at...
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    Damaged block from shipping!

    it can be done but the key is going to be finding a welder that is both not afraid to do it and knowledgeable enough to do it right. He's probably going to have lots of wrinkles and dirty clothes, if you can find that guy!!!!
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    10 bolt front axle identification

    NO. It was usually on a stamp on a metal tag that was on the cover plate (depending on the years but after a certain year it was only on the build tag for the vehicle) I believe. No time like the present to get some fluid and a gasket and count though. The gearing is stamped on the ring gear...
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    K5 Removable Top Question

    The window to top gaskets for both sets of windows are the same too FYI. I have a top that has each and have measured them out. I'm swapping tops from sliders to solids but am keeping the seals off the top that has sliders (to sell at a later date, lol)
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    K5 Removable Top Question

    They are the same window cutout on all the 73 through 91 tops. You can swap whatever you like into another but the non-sliders seem to not be a catalog item so you probably have to go see a glass cutter that will custom cut them for you.
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    I found a good kit from Allied performance that I am going to incorporate into my LS swap that was only about 35 bucks and it includes the extra battery cable and sheet metal screws to attach to the firewall! If you go to their website they want almost 80 but at Amazon they must be an affiliate...
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    I agree that is a bonus. Makes it so if you do have to change the starter you can dc at the solenoid, drop the bolts to the starter, and then transfer the wiring on the starter, and feed back up and reattach from above. Much better than trying to reconnect under the header, most certainly.
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    So is it safe to assume that the power loss on the original solenoid is heat on the smaller wire and not just heat on the solenoid? It seems that if jumping from the main terminal to the solenoid connection (on the starter) that indicates that GM just never had a large enough gauge wire to...
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    Wait, just googled this.... So does this essentially just provide a jumper from the main connection on the starter to the solenoid on the starter???? And then you run it though another solenoid to trigger both? I thought the idea was you no longer had a solenoid at all down on the starter...
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    Is there a how to somewhere in how to do this. I am a little curious, if only because I am running open headers on my LS swap and I imagine that at some point I'll have to fight this fight. I had it on my old 77 with blackjack headers and I really got tired of laying in the autozone parking...
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    How to drop trans/T-case

    yeah right now I have no exhaust on it. I thought about doing it on ratchet straps at the time but i was in such a small garage I had no way to think straight. Now that I have my house and the expanse of my driveway I'll probably be more liberal with my solutions. I used to be able to bench...
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    How to drop trans/T-case

    When I put my transfer case in last time around I put it on the crossmember and then used some super long bolts on one side and lifted it up until I could get the nuts on the bolt. After that I used the standard bolts and one of those HF trans jacks to put it up inthe air and the length of the...
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    I guess that is a good point. Maybe not the gold foil but they do have another kind of sheild material that is made for transmission tunnels but its a little thicker and insulates. Maybe that and the sheild. I'd just avoid the blanket simply because if it is a daily driver then you are going...
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    starter heat shield...aluminum or blanket?

    Personally I'd make an aluminum one with some of that DEI gold reflective material on it to really do a great job.
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    NEW Service ID tags available!

    Figure out that rpo code for the LS swaps and 14 bolt rear axle Jabin and I'm all over it, lol.
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    How to drop trans/T-case

    The only way I would do it with them together is if you have a hydraulic transmission jack that straps to the jack, otherwise its murder trying to pull off that balancing act. I've been needing to pull mine out to clean and paint before I start putting all the fluids and stuff in and I have...
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    DFW Auto Glass Shop

    As long as you remove it with some soap and clean it up well the locking strip should come out and be reusable with no problems. The window surround will be kind of iffy. If it is really old you will be doing yourself a favor to get a new one, simply because they get really hard over time...
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