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  1. JD Miller

    Coco floor mats?

    what is a retro vibes?
  2. JD Miller

    Advice on Transmission Fluid Change for 1980 C10

    dex/merc, take your pick at wallyworld. I just picked up several gallons of valvoline on sale
  3. JD Miller

    Big Block Chevy Alum. Intake

    How 'bout a TR2X with dual 660s :cool: :Big Laugh:
  4. JD Miller

    How many bolts hold the transmission on and where?

    Correct procedure is to Remove the flex plate bolts before the bell housing auto trans case bolts and before separating the trans case from the block C'mon man... :uhoh2::Big Laugh:
  5. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Mystery and questions

    Scroll to bottom. Has carb number/ jetting and rod combos My 81 350 motor , q-jet# 17080213, has 72 jets, 50m rods, secondary's have DP rod http://www.florida4x4.com/tech/quadrajet/qtune.pdf
  6. JD Miller

    Need information on 22” Forgiato wheels on my c10

    Dont do it ! :eek:
  7. JD Miller

    8x165.1 rims on 8x6.5?

    Edit: never mind............ I thought Fords rims dont fit nuttin' but DorFs?
  8. JD Miller

    Diesel Dash Light and Socket

    what goes in dat square and what dat look like when it lit up? :think: :think: .
  9. JD Miller

    How many bolts hold the transmission on and where?

    Its a piece of Cake .....Get a 1/2" Female - 3/8" Male, 35" Long, Impact Extension...
  10. JD Miller

    8 lug slots...?

    I wonder what those look like in Real Life 17x9 -8 lug, 6.5 Their specification offset specs and or back spacing specs are incorrectly listed 17X9 8X6.5 backspace 5.0 offset -12 125.20 3,500 Cant be correct... Maybe +6 offset with 5" back space .
  11. JD Miller

    8 lug slots...?

    Its so hard to find who makes what now days searching on the computer I couldnt find anyone/anything. Only the new pricey US Mag 17X10 Ultra makes the closest thing to the old Eagle Alloy 058 , but its a crap shoot what variation you'll get when you open the box Too many real stupid, ugly...
  12. JD Miller

    Jet Performance Quadrajet JET Performance anyone gotz?

    arborvitian, there is a little swinging weight between the elec or heated choke housing and the carb on the throttle shaft that sounds like its sticking or the choke needs to be loosened and adjusted so it goes off sooner. Maybe
  13. JD Miller

    FB Marketplace find near Austin, Texas: 5 aluminum K10 wheels $50

    Are those aftermarket? I dont remember something like that as Factory original, not that I would have paid attention ;)
  14. JD Miller

    Intake manifold to head port mismatch

    3993820: ’71 oval port, open chamber, 2.19- and 1.88-inch valves. Used on 402ci engine. 3993820: ’71 through ’84 oval port, open chamber, 2.19- and 1.88-inch valves. 454ci (car and truck) Did you pull that weiand intake off that motor that someone wrongly installed on it. Or did you pull a...
  15. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    OOPS! :idiot:I read it wrong Take it easy..... Ol' Jeff Bradshaw of Elderly Iron (Redneck Restoration) isnt a "how to" videos. Its was just fun Entertainment Redneck Style, far as Im concerned. This thread is nothing more than a internet "how to" thread instead of one of those boobtube...
  16. JD Miller

    Jet Performance Quadrajet JET Performance anyone gotz?

    I was looking at National Carbs website several times. I was thinking of buying from them rather than Jet Performance. Less money and Might even be a better core and the inside parts not hacked up like Ive heard Jet does. Most the core / junk-yard Q-jet Carbs for sale on ebay , for rebuilding...
  17. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    .007 clearance? OK so what happened ? Why was there so much clearance with the new bushings and shaft? Was the shaft worn junk? How did you fix that? New shaft available :think: Every seen that video of, Jeff Bradshaw of Elderly Iron, rapping and tying thread around a Carburetor shaft to fix...
  18. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Was reading HAMB about carb soak cleaners. Few people use Awesome, said it works great... I Had a little spray bottle of the stuff and tried a little spray with a tooth brush scrub on my top plate black carbon. Wow! that stuff works great. Rinsed with hot water and blew dry . Im going to to the...
  19. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I dont doubt you on the "dont use spray lube". Just wondered why. I dont use it anyway. WD40 turns to a varnish I have acetone, and Id rather buy another gallon of acetone and use that, than enviro friendly weak carb cleaner gallon Well this thread is getting me motivated to finish final...
  20. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I didnt think you can even get that stuff anymore. I live in the boonies and cant get stuff like that anyway I heard years ago it is all environmentally safe and weak and useless. And the price is outrages I have plenty of gun/shotgun brass/bronze brushes. But its not a good idea to use metal...
  21. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Why never? Is that because of sticky goo and hard varnish residue? Ive seen a WD40 dried varnish when wd40 dries on guns
  22. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    I wonder if a little spray oven cleaner would easily dissolve the black crude in the venturi inside areas without doing any damage?
  23. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Is that a late 60s carb? Its older style Looks pretty clean . Mine pretty clean but, I still have black inside my venturi area of the bowl section, and some black on the inside areas of my top plate. Neither of my two have any corrosion at all. Need to do some cans of carb cleaner spray...
  24. JD Miller

    Quadrajet Primary Shaft Bushings

    Ive always used just many cans of Crab cleaner and brushes and air compressor blow nozzle I soaked this one in a bucket of diesel fuel for many days (got a propane heater in my shop, fire safety)and brush scrubbed for exterior gunk. Got the base plate real clean, but still need a bunch of...
  25. JD Miller

    Jet Performance Quadrajet JET Performance anyone gotz?

    Here is a post from Cliff Ruggles about Jet Perf Carbs (for what its worth... He could be a little bias too ) .https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=847179 He does like nicely plated and recolored castings.:cool: Just gives me pause about blowing $500 for a Jet Perf...

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