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    Searching for My Dad's 1979 Chevy Suburban

    But often times, a harness installed by a beginner (or even someone that has experience, but lacks attention to detail) can be less reliable than a 40+ year old harness with some minor issues here and there.
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    Differential swap / bought it, work and install now

    I know that everyone says not to pull in OD. But I've always been of the opinion that if it's not hunting for gears and the converter is staying locked, just run it in OD. The steeper the gearing is, the easier it is to achieve that scenario. If the converter is locked, it's not hunting between...
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    Headers and O2 sensor

    Oh yeah and one other thing... that Mythbusters TV show was a crock of sh!t. So much of that "testing" they did was an absolute joke and did not account for real life variables and conditions.
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    Headers and O2 sensor

    Decades of independent testing has shown that long tube headers often produce gains in power, even on bone-stock engines and often in the low to mid range of the power band as well. It's a common misconception that long tube headers only produce gains at high rpm and on modified engines. The...
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    New Hinge Alignment with NO Reference Marks

    Install the weatherstripping, but leave the striker out. Install the hinges to the cab and door, but keep all bolts a little loose. With a helper (very important with this method), carefully close the door and have your helper keep the door snuggly closed and in a position with reasonable gaps...
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    Drip Rail Sealant

    I don't know what GM used on them, but a lot of 80's and 90's GM cars used a thin, sticky back sealing tape on weatherstripping rails and things that were attached the same way as the squarebody drip rails. The mounting screws usually had some type of goopy/tacky sealant on them as well. It...
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    Searching for My Dad's 1979 Chevy Suburban

    Not in a lot of states.
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    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    I would absolutely hate to tie down a truck with those sides on there. Iirc, you need 78 or 79 inches of clearance for the width of the front axle and hubs. But I'm foggy on that measurement since I've been pulling a deckover for several years now.
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    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    Personally, I'd pull it onto the trailer. 18ft is a decent deck length, but not much wiggle room to get the tongue loaded properly. I guess it depends a lot on your axle placement too. I don't remember exactly what your trailer looks like.
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    What lift do I have? How do I lift it more?

    Right, and 1k could only buy some kinds of 35's. Not nearly all of them. It's nuts how much Interco's (and others) tires have inflated in prices the last several years. I think I know why, but it's political and I'm not going to start that, lol.
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    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    I'd use the trailer without a second thought. If the tongue was bent when you bought it, who knows how it had been overloaded. I'm betting it was loaded far more than it was rated for.
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    1996 Grand Cherokee transmission rebuild & on to other stuff

    Oh, I hope you get the Suburban! And it winds up painted forest service green again too! What's the weight rating of your trailer?
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    What lift do I have? How do I lift it more?

    A budget of 1k will only cover tires... and not big ones.
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    Can anyone tell me what this is??

    The ones I remember had what was basically a hose clamp holding the magnet to the drive shaft.
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    Can anyone tell me what this is??

    I worked at a junkyard for a bit in '02/'03 or so. I remember taking apart several cars with aftermarket cruise control like that. I don't remember what the switchgear looked like on any of them. I just remember the janky sensor setups.
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    Show your daily driver

    Solid plan dude. Hopefully you can keep the rust away too.
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    8.1 vortec into 1979 k30

    Awesome! That's what I needed to know! I'll use the good flywheel I already have, along with the new clutch kit that I have too. I'll just have to get the 8.1 specific pilot bearing.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    While on the subject, a GMT 800 driver door will fit in the back of a '92 Camaro with the hatch fully closed. And so will a '98 Monte Carlo door.
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    14bolt FF size vs 10bolt

    The 208 was used from '81 to '88. Then the 241 was used after that. No 261 in these trucks. Yes, the 14 bolt diff is bigger, but the yoke is rather close to the center section for it's size. Your driveshaft will fit roughly the same after the swap. The conversion u-jount you need is Precision...
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    Show your daily driver

    Is that an Olds 88 back there? I don't believe you did. What happened to the old one and how many miles ended up on it?
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    TSL Super Swampers on pavement?

    I've driven several sets on pavement. TSL's, SX's and even the Thornbirds that every one hates. One set of SX's were TERRIBLY out of round and were miserable at higher speeds, but the rest were fine. If you are used to driving a stock truck with wimpy all-season tires, it's going to be a bit...
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    Best tires

    These are the rascals im looking for: I priced them out about 10 years ago, but mine were still decent so I didn't buy any. I wish I would have. Without going out and looking, I believe they are the "Super Traction" model maybe. As it is now, I've got the 4 best ones on the rear and some new...
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    Best tires

    I've had several sets of Goodyears, mostly of the performance variety and a number of years ago. No complaints here.
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    Best tires

    The 9.00 Power Kings are still available in Mexico? Leftover stock, or are they still in production?
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    It's been 10+ years but yeah, I remember he had a bunch of info on his website. I had actually found Brian on ebay, back in the early days of it. He burned a custom chip for my TPI engine. He also updated it for me a few times to get some bugs worked out. He seems to be a real nice guy, but I...

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