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    ANYONE USED VORTEC HIGH SWIRL HEADS ON THEIR GEN-I SBC?

    Just wondering why? What were the negatives of the swap?
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Thank you!
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I am still working on the interior and finally gave up trying to fit the ACC carpet I purchased from "Stock Interiors". It doesn't fit, I have had it too long to return it and had cut it trying to make it work. I had purchased from them in the past but the truth is, their listing for a '87 4x4...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    So after passing emissions, I went to the local place that issues plates and handles paperwork and decided to get a personalized one for the first time. Not everyone will get it but an honest answer is I don't care what that person in their Prius thinks. I saw it as "Patina Squared" . The...
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    700r4 TV cable cause acceleration/run away with 6.2?

    I came here to post this. If its ending up with blow by pooling in the intake from a long highway cruise, that turns into fuel and the motor will start to run away until it's out of the extra fuel. I haed a VW Rabbit Diesel I bought off Ebay for $95.95, that needed a cylinder head, got the...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I do too. Something I did that makes it more tolerable was to get an electric orbital sander with velcro backed discs, then connected a vacuum cleaner to the discharge of it. It's awkward at first but I am not breathing the dust and tracking it all through my house and cars. It's also kinder on...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Past the passenger compartment and outside the body line, it wasn't allowed to exit under the vehicle IIRR, the guy that owned the repair facility wanted it in the factory position. The truck was never going to pass emissions anyways, this was '87-88 era. Nobody knew how to tune any of that...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Having lived in PA and was licensed to performed state inspections and emission tests, yeah they/we were tough. Much of it came down to the inspector. We measured rotor thicknesses and drum diameters, dial indicators on the front suspension parts to measure the play, checked everything per the...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Excellent!, keep her busy. And on another note, passed emissions today on the first try which surprised me but I will take it. It's officially on the road.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Thanks! I like the fact it's not restored..I walked around Dino's yesterday and there just wasn't anything like it. It's far from perfect but it's honest. It can still be a truck, I can still haul or tow stuff and not freak out. I will post pics once I get the interior back together. It's a...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Thanks! I didn't see anything new that I really liked.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I drove the truck for the first time since getting it from Redding CA 2 1/2 years ago. Fixed a leaking pinion seal, torqued all the new suspension components, lug nuts, checked air pressures, pressure tested the tank and vent system for emissions before taking it out on its maiden voyage...
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    Dino's GM truck show Nov. 15 - 16

    Sent you a message, see if we can meet there or something. That 2 tone 4x4 is almost ready for emissions and plates but still need to finish up a hundred things on it.
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    NEW Brothers Dash Bezels - CHEAP

    I will have to look into the bezels, I could use a couple. When I bought my first square here in AZ, there was a "store" in Tempe AZ that sold reproduction sheetmetal and other restoration parts that advertised on Craigslist. I had placed a large order with them and ended up talking to one of...
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    Dino's GM truck show Nov. 15 - 16

    I want to go but I am buried in tasks at work and my truck isn't done yet. I have a temporary plate for the truck but have not had the time to get the emissions done on it yet. The real irony is, I am only 15 miles from it.
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    Bought a 73 F100 4x4

    :cool:
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    HEI module dwell time.

    Thank you, I learned something today. I had a truck that was running great then one morning started running poorly, I determined it was spark or timing and threw a complete distributor at it and solved the problem. I now understand why.
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    Smog Pumps on 1986 K20 Suburban

    AIR pumps just continue the combustion once outside the cylinder. They also promote the catalytic converter lighting off and doing what it supposed to do. \ In your situation, you will see an increase in start up emissions. The exhaust will run cooler, the EGR should be drawn from the cast...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Had the wife put a new seat cover on the 2 tones front seat. Had tried to order from Jegs but even though they state the color is charcoal, it's really gray and does not match the door panels and carpet.. This came from USA1
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    Major rust repair 91 burban 1500

    Having been born and raised back in the rust belt, then living in central TX and AZ for the past 25 years, I am spoiled. New sheetmetal is nice but when you begin factoring buying it, shipping it in, installing it with all the body work, rust proofing and painting, etc, I would seriously...
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    The 1986 bent and bruised C10 SWB

    Sorry, forgot to say, Welcome from Arizona. In today's world, not many places want to get tied up in our projects, they want quick and easy insurance money. I would start calling around. The guy that did mine was a "frame repair" shop. He didn't do anything else, no paint or body work and only...
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    The 1986 bent and bruised C10 SWB

    Getting it to a competent frame repair place is the first step. These trucks when hit in the front transfer the energy under the cab and you can only straighten what you can get to. I have attached a couple pics of one of my trucks and didn't look at it carefully enough when I bought it. Only...
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    No drill,no ream, DIY Quadrajet throttle bushings

    Many years ago when I had a carb leaking so bad that it required new bushings, I went to Tractor Supply, matched up bronze bushings that slip on the shaft, drilled it out and used green Loctite to retain it, then trimmed the excess. It wasn't that big of a deal but made all the difference in...
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    How would you make this truck less ugly??

    A second vote for aftermarket wheel flares, even if it doesn't cover the whole area missing it takes your eye away from it. Also post a WTB used trim. I am sure there is somebody throwing their old stuff out when painting a truck.
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    K10 Front Leaf Spring Plate Bolt -Help Identify

    I highly suggest getting polyurethane ones as they install much easier than the normal factory type that requires a press. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1136853&cc=1384332&pt=7624&jsn=1431&optionchoice=1-184-18-1

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