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    Aux battery for audio

    Soooooo... Is the negative terminal on the cranking battery only attached to the core support? I know its common for the negative to be attached to the core support with like a 12 Ga wire, however there should be like a 4 Ga (approximate) from the negative terminal to the block or alternator...
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    Daughters ‘87 needs to ride smooth.

    Here are some things to try: Let some air out of the tires - Definitely make sure you're not running at the sidewall rated max PSI Run a 'P' series tire instead of an 'LT' 6 ply tire Run a 15" tire/wheel with tall sidewall instead of a low profile Softer spring rate Use bonded rubber (cleveite...
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    Need an idea for a good improvised straight edge.

    Quality level (Stabila) and a feeler gauge maybe
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    What are these holes for?

    Consumables are pretty standard Tweco style stuff... I assume hard parts will be difficult to find if/when internal parts break. My Dad bought it mid 2000's or so, Panasonic was big time involved with industrial welders and robots back then so we figured they weren't going anywhere. They...
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    What are these holes for?

    Mig welds and body filler work pretty good getting rid of fender holes...
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    Where does this go???

    Illumination wires are typically grey IIRC @75gmck25 is correct, constant hot should be orange Green wires are typically associated with cruise control and A/C IIRC, I know several GM cars use green for the A/C compressor switch wire
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    New here from ponchatoula,La

    Welcome from California
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    Finally, a squarebody forum!

    Welcome from California
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    Engine Paint Color Question

    it's your truck, paint it whatever color you think looks good. You’re more likely to get judged for sloppy work than for color choice.
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    Filling small holes without welding

    Same ^^^^
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    Surface rust. What are the best practices?

    Eh…. Squirt some lube on the latch mechanism and push it closed. I suppose you can work the latch a few times to ensure it moves first. Hood latches don’t get real scary until it’s the first time closing the hood after paint and reassembly
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    Ls swap mounting issue

    No distributor on LS, they’re fired by coil packs mounted to the valve cover
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    Trying to remove plastic knob on side vent

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    Trying to remove plastic knob on side vent

    I couldn’t find a great picture but The plastic rod hooks to a “u” shaped rod that slips through 2 holes in the vent flapper. Can’t remember for the life of me what the clip looks like. The whole assembly isn’t too bad to remove from the cab, the upper screws are a little tough to get at and...
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    Ls swap mounting issue

    Dipstick tube should be able to move a bit, just bend the tab where it’s bolted to the bell housing
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    Just picked up an LT4 swapped '86 C10

    Also… at $17K from Summit probably cheaper than what the original goes for
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    Surface rust. What are the best practices?

    not sure on the bed… The stuff in the cab I would knock any loose stuff off and epoxy or encapsulate. A D/A with 220 should make light work of it. The hood latch should be in the grille on a ‘74, right in the center at the top. Based on the amount of light rust you should definitely make...
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    Ls swap mounting issue

    Same Engine should be almost touching firewall
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    Just picked up an LT4 swapped '86 C10

    I automatically assumed he was talking about the new 640hp LT4 from the C7 Vette. Second highest hp motor GM has put in a production vehicle ETA: The newest GM engines are considered “LT” instead of LS. Basically same platform but slight differences and LT generation engines are direct...
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    Father / Son project K10

    :welcome: Welcome and cool project! One piece of advice, as I am coming to the end of a 3 year restoration (also a father son project) is do not throw anything away until you are 100% certain you are long past reassembly of that portion of the truck. Even if you bought replacements, upgrades...
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    Rebuild or Swap?

    ^^^^ This is a great option on a budget. I re-ringed and put bearings in the 350 that came out of my moms ‘83 K5, it probably had about 150k miles when I took it over. I beat on it for another 150k before retiring it in ‘07. It was still a decent running motor. If you have money burning a...
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    4x4 wire for dakota digital guages

    Yup, the white wire from transfer case provides a ground signal when in 4x4, so long as the black wire from the transfer case is grounded. You can test with a multi meter to be sure. In mine I abandoned the pink wire, it was a constant hot jumper from the fuse panel to the indicator lamp in...
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    Rear gear pattern comments?

    Run it
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    kick panel speaker housings

    I’ll look for some more pictures…. 8’s would be pretty difficult to fit. The 6.5’s are pretty tight as is. Maybe in the area where the fresh air vents are could accommodate an 8” but you would need to fab some custom trim to make that work.
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    kick panel speaker housings

    This is gonna be an unpopular option... I cut my kick panels (in 1997) and mounted speakers directly to the kick panel itself. My original speakers (Rockford Fosgate Fanatic P's" were 'just' a little too deep for the space so I ran 1" spacer rings. During my restoration I kept the speaker...

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