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    Check out my rear end

    All fixed up! Only $475. Luckily paid by the guy that did it.
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    whats every body using.. looking for a new stereo head unit

    Those days are over for any of the name brand units. For Pioneer, it is looking for you to wire it into the "positive" side of the parking brake, aka a parking brake dash light, instead of just grounding a wire. And....it wants you to engage, disengage, and engage the parking brake, before you...
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    whats every body using.. looking for a new stereo head unit

    I have a Pioneer head unit that fits in the DIN opening, my dash had already been cut for it. It has a motorized 7" pop out touch screen, Apple Carplay, Android Auto, etc. It does block the HVAC with the screen out, but most of the time I leave it in anyway...
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    Differential swap / bought it, work and install now

    I had 3.73's, 31 in tires (really 30.5 if you measure), and a 700R4. I just went to 4.10s during a rear end rebuild. It's perfect at highway speed in OD now.
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    Lost Two Gen 3 LS Engines in my 1986 C10 2WD

    Small block swap it. Sorry, had to.
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    Aftermarket tranny cross member

    I got this from Summit. No complaints. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/CLP-CP90171
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    Headers and O2 sensor

    If you haven't already, you MUST watch Engine Masters. So much of this type of stuff was tested on the show.
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    AC system recommendations

    Another vote for VA from me. The install was straightforward and it performs very well.
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    Check out my rear end

    Just to update this thread, yesterday I picked up my truck from the differential shop. Ended up doing a full rebuild, axles and bearings, posi springs, clutches, ring and pinion. I switched from 3.73's to 4.11's, since it needed a ring gear cause there was pitting on it. It's perfect now as far...
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    Reverse light options

    Sadly, this is not the case. There are a number of proposed bills in the MA legislature proposing this, and another proposing eliminating safety inspections for vehicles over 45 years old, but they are still just proposed bills. I would be thrilled, my 1966 Porsche and my 1981 C-10 would be...
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    Vent Window rubber replacement or replace?

    Send to Precision for a rebuild and the win.
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    Do I even need a gas tank vent tube?

    That is the setup I have on mine, but that's because I relocated the tank to the rear with a blazer tank, and my fuel filler is now in my bed. I have a vent hose going from the tank into the top inside of the wheel well, with a filter on it. As long as the height of the vent is higher than the...
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    Bucket buddy seats

    That address comes back to this upholstery company "Stitch Upholstery". https://stitchupholsteryaz.com/
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    POR 15 equivalents?

    I wire wheeled and flap disked to bare metal, and followed their directions. This was in 2017, it has held up perfectly.
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    ****CAUTION, PLEASE READ****

    Agreed! Face to face with cash is what I always say. I was just sharing one I expected to be a scam but chose to entertain that worked out.
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    POR 15 equivalents?

    KBS Coatings https://www.kbs-coatings.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqlw7gk1EiIk5zTyUNl4kjuQB_YkpZ6VUjLjibYsat9dxUmiEXL
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    ****CAUTION, PLEASE READ****

    I did something I would tell everyone else not to do, and luckily it all still worked out, which is nice. I have had a set of stainless Hooker headers posted on craigslist and FB for a while. They are for the 88-98 trucks, I had them on my '81 C-10 for less than a thousand miles but the driver...
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    Stolen!

    This is what I have for GPS tracking. It's $100 a year, but that's cheap insurance to know I won't lose my truck I've had since high school. Battery powered, which last at least 5 years, and uses GPS and 5G LTE. You can track it on an app, set up a geofence, etc...
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    Holley / Brothers trucks clearance sale

    There's a ton of stuff on there that I bought in the last year. Man I would have saved a ton of money at these clearance prices.
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    Sound dampening

    I definitely agree with the Kilmat on the outer door panel. You don't need to use a lot, there or anywhere else. I put one sheet inside each door and totally killed the tin sound. I did the roof as well before adding the headliner, and you don't have to go crazy over every square inch to get...
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    Hello from Northern MA!

    Welcome from eastern MA! Great you still have her! (And the wife too) :)
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    A new comer with a problem

    My whole 8 foot fleetside bed, other than the wheel wells and tailgate, is aftermarket. I got the bedsides from LMC, it feels and looks original.
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    Rebuilt Stock Steering Column or Aftermarket?

    Agreed! https://columnsgalore.com/
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    Hi - from Upstate, SC

    Wow great backstory too. Definitely keep it TPI, it's amazing at a show how much attention mine gets because everything is LS swapped these days (for good reason, don't get me wrong). I am running the MSD box with a Holley Dual Sync distributor and an MSD Blaster HVC II coil. But my ECM is a...
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    Hi - from Upstate, SC

    Welcome and nice rig! Love the TPI setup, it's what I put in my '81 C10 back in 1992, that was a high tech swap back then. That motor does indeed not breath well above 4K rpm, but it was made for low end torque, which makes it great in a truck. When I re-restored my truck over the last 10 years...

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