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  1. rpcraft

    Brake line, opinions needed.

    I wish I had read the follow up before I ordered the lines for my 64 c10. I got cowardly, had the stuff to make my own, and then still ordered them, and found out the come bent in the box... Jeez, lol!!!! OH well
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    Cruise Control

    If you have a carb or throttle body you may be able to use one of the cruise modules off a TBI truck from the early 90's. They are usually mounted on the firewall and have a cable to the the throttle units but I think it will require some kind of digital input from a speed sensor. I could be...
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    wood dimentions

    So, for reasons I won't get into, what is the cheapest wood someone thought of using. I'm into strong and cheap, and not concerned about beauty. If I have a planer would anyone consider using pressure treated wood? I just don't want to worry about rot and want it to support weight is all...
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    What do I have...Dana 44 or GM 10 Bolt

    FYI same calipers.
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    What do I have...Dana 44 or GM 10 Bolt

    It's just everything outboard of the knuckle pretty much without looking at a parts book from what I can remember. Obviously the hub is different (being 8 lug) and I think the hub itself has bigger bearings on early years (and maybe that is what made it HD on your truck) but by 77 they were all...
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    SM465 X 2.5 gears

    With a sm465 about the lowest I would ever venture is 3.55 and that would be no towing or very rare if ever. if I were using it as a work truck I would stick with no less than 3.73. If you really want to cruise and do not need the beef of a nv4500 you can check into a nv3500 but since those...
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    Emissions issue

    I am a little late to the party but in many states HD trucks (20 and 30 series) were usually smog exempt so one thing to consider.
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    What's the going price on a good 305 engine these days ?

    Yeah sorry but I missed the fact that it was class specific for racing initially. I see them on marketplace all the time combined with a transmission, usually leftover from a LS swap or similar. I think they usually ask too much but I think also they just aren’t sure what to ask so you could...
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    What do I have...Dana 44 or GM 10 Bolt

    The axles are essentially identical from the knuckles out but the 44 is commonly though to be stronger (especially by the guys who think they don't make things like they used to. It isn't necessarily stronger or weaker but it is more desireable for someone wanting to do a crossover steering setup.
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    What's the going price on a good 305 engine these days ?

    There is no such thing really as a good 305. All jokes aside, I would imagine most anyone listing one somewhere is doing so because it was replaced, and chances are that means it is tired, or not functioning to their liking. LS swap guys are going to probably be doing so because its worn, same...
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    The loud crack of the turn signal

    If the noise is that loud and annoying turn up the radio and that will help drown it out. Also throw some aluminum cans in the bed...
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    Which crate motor to use

    See when I see those numbers it just forces me to look at junkyard LS 6.0's, lol... 500 dollar motor with all the bones if you shop at the right salvage yard. It's hard to walk away from that, and I can tune my own stuff and fabricate my own motor mounts now days, lol... Hope your back is...
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    Which crate motor to use

    Hey Craig I am curious what the specs were on that and what your cost was overall. Color me curious. I always like to keep some frame of reference floating around. I was doing an LS swap on my K5 and am now doing an LS swap on my 64 C10, so that kinda leaves a big gaping hole in the K5...
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    Brake line, opinions needed.

    You can. Do you have the tools and the experience that you trust yourself? If so then go right ahead.
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    Emissions issue

    Does your state even check emissions on older vehicles? You might check. many states have a provision for vehicles over a certain age being exempt. If that is the case less is best when it comes to emissions equipment. It's often easier to take a lot of it off and remove 40 year old rubber...
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    Rear Axles, What Changed in 1977 ?

    In 1978 they started replacing the 12 bolt rear and the dana 44 front with 10 bolts and it took a year or two for all the old stock to be phased out so you could have gotten a combination of one or the other, but I think they either did 10 bolts up front almost 100% and then a mix of 10 or 12 in...
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    Push bar

    I think guys are starting to make more pre-runners instead of snails... What do I know---
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    Push bar

    They can all have more bolts if you are willing to drill holes...
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    1976 Square drivers side A/C Duct

    Seeing this now makes me glad I held on to that piece. I had asked around a couple of people that have done the install and they didn't seem to know what I meant. Guess maybe my terminology was off.
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    10 inch lift and 37 inch tires on 88 suburban

    i like and prefer lifted trucks. No hatred to lifted trucks, I just also like to embark without the need to carrry a step ladder in the back of the rig. Others may not, and that is fine as well. I just offer some pitfalls that he may encounter, especially if not done correctly, and also if he...
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    Fair price for a 4x4 TH350?

    I paid 50 bucks for a ran when parked TH350 and glad that was all I paid. When I took the pan off you ould tell all the clutch fiber was laying in the bottom of the pan. I bought a master rebuild kit (I think that was around 180 bucks) and a buddy of mine rebuilt it and put a shift kit in it...
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    cheap paint job options

    I'll have it be known that with a spongy roller brush and proper use of rustoleum in a gallon can you can do a great black, silver, or what paint job, and if the temps are right and you take your time and brush in the edges it will look no worse than a multicolored rust patched truck, except all...
  23. rpcraft

    need help ordering from Advanced Adapters

    I'm sure he is talking about the np241C, which came about in like 89 or 90 (maybe 91 even, whenever they changed to VSS/Dram module speedometers instead of mechanical cables.
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    replace heater core or flush?

    If you have the heater box off and all the front end apart then replace it with a quality unit, like from Spectra. The heater core is cheap relatively speaking, maybe 60 bucks at a parts store depending on which brand and store, and doing it on the side of a road with fender, exhaust manifold...
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    10 inch lift and 37 inch tires on 88 suburban

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