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    Most affordable shipping for body panels?

    I was at the C10 Nationals last year for just one example- the suppliers were there with motors, body panels, trim, interior parts, wheels, tires, trim, etc. Then the used part sellers were set up selling NOS, whatever. Lots of times you can get deals from the folks showing cars, trying to move...
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    Most affordable shipping for body panels?

    You can also try hitting the car and truck shows over the summer. Many times at the larger events, you can find the dealers at a booth with a bunch of the catalog items on site. For the cost of admittance and some county fair food you can load up your truck bed with parts without paying the...
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    Trash my dash? And interior panel take offs?

    Lots of trucks out there without any dash pad. There will be someone who might need a core for a cheap cover or to redo, so yes, it is worth something to somebody.
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    Rustiest K15 around?

    That is not even close to qualifying as the rustiest. That is a nice truck worthy of a restoration. Counting the highway divider dash strips by looking thru your floor is rusty. Removing transmission bellhousing bolts while laying inside the cab, is rusty. Having to pull your truck over and...
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    8.1 Vortec VS 383 Stroker VS 6.0 Iron LS

    Welcome to the forum. If this is your first build, I wouldn't consider an LS swap boring. Every swap I do is a learning experience and I have been doing them for 40 years. I build for dependability, which usually gives me the best return on my bucks. 6.0s are strong runners with longevity, but I...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Pulled the driver's front fender and wheel well from a 79 K5 Blazer. Normally, that isn't that much of a job. However, it sure is a blast of fun when the previous owner hit a phone pole and crushed the panel, leaving a mess where there is little to no access to most of the bolts. So, you piddle...
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    Build thread. Sad Sack Suburban

    I don't want to hijack this thread, but if anyone knows this color for this 1979, let me know.
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    Build thread. Sad Sack Suburban

    The glove box tag is gone so I haven't nailed the exact color yet, but it was a saddle with white between the trim moldings and tan interior with the houndstooth. The previous owner was going home one afternoon and the transmission went out. He pulls out the tranny with the transfer case and...
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    Build thread. Sad Sack Suburban

    I drug a 79 K5 Cheyenne home a few months ago, that is in much worse condition. In fact, I have parts trucks that are in better shape. But it has every option available in 79 plus the undamaged houndstooth upholstery. It sits in my pole barn behind two other restorations waiting its turn...
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    Striped Vinyl

    I have a 79 Bonanza parts truck with that style material in green.
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    Printed Circuit Question 79 K10

    I have access to enough donor vehicles that I can still go with used OE as a first choice. If I lived more urban or didn't have room for cadaver trucks, I'd use places like LMC or fill in the blank often, and yes, sometimes with a grain of salt. We used to joke in the old days about trucks built...
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    Looking to fill this hole in the dashboard ===DONE!!

    I try to reinstall the factory radio whenever possible, working or not. None of them are close to comparable in sound to a modern set up, but I like the look of factory OE. So, while I prefer listening to the engines over the tunes, those times I want some music, I throw a $20 Bluetooth tube on...
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    how fast is your power window?

    In 2024, folks throw the transmission into reverse as soon as the car starts, pulling out of their driveway texting, steering, latching their seatbelt, tearing open a bag of chips, popping a bottle of Moutain Dew and fiddling with the HVAC. With their other hand they are working the power...
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    Printed Circuit Question 79 K10

    I had an oil pressure gauge that wasn't reading on one of my trucks not long ago. I traced it to a bad Sending Unit Female Terminal/circuit board connection behind the gauge. So, with other jobs coming up and not wanting to tear the dash out again, I ran a wire from the main terminal attached to...
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    Printed Circuit Question 79 K10

    I believe LMC has circuit boards for your truck in stock now for less than $60. I had a 1980 GMC with the same left signal indicator issue.
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    Going back to original OP gauge

    Can't recall but I think in the video they mention and show color and location of the OPSU wire.
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    New guy in Franklin, TN

    Welcome from Northeast Tennessee.
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    Diagnose 1st Replace parts second

    Gas mileage sucks and it runs like a dog down the road? Check centrifugal advance. It is easy to check if it is rusted, binding or the springs are loosey goosey. It wasn't a problem on a small block Chevy for the first twenty years or so, but with all of these barn finds and "WillIt Start?"...
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    4x4 with 31x10.5/15 tire. Anyone running this size tire on stock lift??

    I have 31s on an 85 Silverado K10 shortbed. According to the glovebox, that was what it came with new. I have them on a 1980 GMC K15 longbed that originally had 235 15s and they look sharp. I also have them on a 1979 K5. All are on 6 lug ralleys and none are lifted trucks.
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    What to keep? Sbc questions

    I know this is not practical for everyone, especially in urban areas, HOAs, etc, but a donor truck is worth its weight in gold. I cannot recall the number of times I have walked away from a squarebody I was working on and out behind my barn to retrieve bolts, trim, brackets, hubs, pullies, etc...
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    What to keep? Sbc questions

    I've used a half dozen 350s from 89-95 for projects meant as drivers/working trucks and flips. I've spent anywhere from $300-$700 for used running motors. They ran just as well and strong as 70s era small blocks but I was only after driveability and dependability. A $200 shortblock that sits in...
  22. GTX63

    Want to build a good horsepower, good fuel economy engine for a 1978 c20 with stock 350. I don't know much and need help.

    Welcome Quinn. Vortec heads are a nice addition to a gen 1 small block chevy, just make sure you have used heads checked as they are prone to cracking. I have owned some very strong small blocks with Qjets, stock exhaust manifolds and modest cams and intakes. Probably just start firing away with...
  23. GTX63

    86 c10-silverado

    Welcome to the forum. That 350 didn't begin it's life in a 1965 Impala, so you might want to make note of the numbers on the rear driver side of the block and on the passenger front below the head. This will be a good reference for you when figuring out the type and flow of the heads and what...
  24. GTX63

    Interesting Oil Pressure Indications

    You can use a mechanical gauge to confirm what your oil pressure is. Are you saying that before the gauge failed the pressure was lower at start up?
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    Carb Swap?

    As a young kid in 1984, I bought a 1965 Chevy Caprice off the original owners. They had seen the car inside a Chevrolet dealership showroom and wanted it. The salesman said it was a display only and the first one they received with a 396 (replacing the 409). They said sell it or no sale, so the...

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