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    Looking for body for 79 Chevy 1500

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news but there is no such animal as a 1979 Chevy 1500. :sorry: There is however, a 1979 K10, K20, and K30. A GMC would be a K15, K25, or K35. The K designates four wheel drive, C is two-wheel drive. The 1500 designation wasn't used until the late eighties...
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    Body mount bolts

    Back bumper is solved with a good welder, a torch, a magnetic drill or really sharp drill bits and strong arms, a grinder and some salvaged black iron pipe and some plate.
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    Running a 4" lift and 37s??

    For what it's worth a 37" tire is likely no bigger in diameter than 36". 6" lift will work fine as long the rear of the front fenders have about 2-3" trimmed from them at the bottom, and about an 1" or so angle from the front bottom Put them on and cycle/turn them to full lock, have the sawzall...
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    Dana 45 diff vent tube

    Those old M38 jeeps had the big ball type front knuckles (the proper name escapes me now) up until the cj2a I believe. The same style that Rockwell uses today on the deuce and a half and larger housings. They were notorious for leaks back in those days because the seal was simply a leather...
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    Body mount bolts

    My personal biases I guess. If they were dangerous the 'I'll save you from yourself' political segment or the MADD group would impose their greater intellect and vastly superior knowledge about all things off-road and make them illegal. They have on just about everything else...
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    1-ton swap

    Originally Posted by crazy4offroad Welding cast perches can be tricky, you have to use high nickel rod and cool the weld slowly or it will just crack at the weld. If it was me I would source another axle from a 3/4 ton, or buy some stamped perches to weld on. As far as driveline angle your tcase...
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    Body mount bolts

    I live in Iowa, no good comes off the salty winter roads. Wondering though, what delirium caused you to want a body lift?
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    1982 K10 steering problems

    To put it bluntly, a raised arm looks like it goes up, a stock arm doesn't. If it is raising the truck when turning you don't have the correct geometry. The drag link should be as parallel to the ground as possible on a level surface. You could also go with a dropped pitman arm, for a four inch...
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    Re-arch or new front leafs

    Good to know. Yes, I can imagine twisting the truck up to the max. I would prefer doing that in a SWB over a LWB, because the shortness puts less stress on the frame rails. I had my old SWB touch box to cab on a few outings. Never did address that problem for the six years I owned that truck...
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    Re-arch or new front leafs

    I just did a bit of looking into this. Spring steel does not lose it's temper any more than any tempered steel does, but it does lose it's memory just like anyone that gets old. Spring steel will always be spring steel unless the molecular structure is altered with heat. I have always...
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    Pro Comp or RC

    if a soft ride is your preference go with a lift that has many leaves in the pack, if money is the deciding factor go with the cheapest you can find and deal with the harsh ride. The last lift I had was from the eighties, a Trail Master 6" on a short box GMC. It rode awesome because (or in spite...
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    Dana 45 diff vent tube

    It should never throw oil hopefully, if everything is good inside the diff. If it did you would be filling your diff at every oil change. I liked to run the hose as high as possible. Anywhere but inside the cab is good (on older trucks that bring cab air in from the fender hollows is also...
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    Body mount bolts

    I work on a lot of old farming implements that have sat outside for decades and have stumbled on a few tricks and some commonly known ones that I never learned. For starters never try to keep removing a bolt after it starts to seize once you have broken it loose, all it will do is seize tighter...
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    1/2 to 3/4 helpppppp

    Yup, my memory is a bit cloudy, but that is right. I knew there was something because I do remember I had to have them moved on both the rearends I used. That was 30 years ago though. Man, I'm getting too old for this. :sorry: I keep threatening to do something to the truck I have now, but...
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    1/2 to 3/4 helpppppp

    Howdy MadOgre, Right, I see where I made a mistake of omission. A 14bff out of a one ton will need the perches and one shock mount moved, but not if it's out of a 3/4 ton pickup. So it depends on the source of the housing (1 or 3/4 ton pickup or van, dually, or C&C). I need to disagree that...
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    Fuel gauge stuck? Not reading

    Awesome!:cheers:
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    1/2 to 3/4 helpppppp

    If I'm reading you right you want to get a 14bolt full floater for the rear and a Dana 44 for the front. An 86 will have front 10 bolt which is actually basically the same as a Dana just a different maker. Some parts interchange, I am not sure if 8 lug hubs will, otherwise just get a ten bolt...
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    Manual Swap

    It matters not for a 4x4 application, if you have one of those lowered contraptions that might go fast it would be a great tranny. Here are the specs straight from the Tremec site: Application | Part # | Engine | Torque Capacity (lb-ft.) | Includes Housing| Clutch Type| Speedo Type|Spline...
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    Manual Swap

    I looked it up, the 4500 has overdrive. Plus the low gear is not as low as the sm465's. The 4500 had two ratios/overdrive/reverse boxes available- the Dodge and 95+ GM's - 5.61L/0.075OD/5.61R w/ 3.04/1.67/1.00 for 2, 3, and 4 respectively and The one from the '94 and earlier GM's...
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    Manual Swap

    Isn't the nv4500 an overdrive tranny? Which would make it a 3 speed after all, despite having five forward gears. The most often used gears would likely be 1,2, and 3 anyway, unless the truck sees a lot of highway miles. Not putting the tranny down mind you, I would love to have one but I heard...
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    Manual Swap

    Hey Cole, You don't need to find a 4x4 specific tranny but it would help make life less expensive. The one I swapped into my Chevy was from a van. I didn't swap the output shaft myself so I can't say how easy it was. From the instructions I've read on doing it though it looks easy enough. If...
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    Manual Swap

    IIRC the NV 4500 has a lower first gear than the SM465? Don't quote me on that. I swapped a 465 into my shorty a while ago but it was 74/75 vintage truck. It did not have any provisions for a manual linkage on the frame. It turned into project because of that but otherwise only requires...
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    Marvel Mystery Oil

    More on Stoddard solvent: Stoddard Solvent CAS ID #: 8052-41-3 Affected Organ Systems: Dermal (Skin), Neurological (Nervous System), Ocular (Eyes) Cancer Classification: None Chemical Classification: Volatile organic compounds Summary: Stoddard solvent is a colorless, flammable...
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    Cab Install Alignment ?

    Old thread but this my opinion. Measure from the rear frame stubs to the back of the cab at the bottom of the rear window. Assuming the rails are sort of straight and square with one another this should get the cab reasonably close to parallel and centered with the frame at least. If the rails...
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    Anti wraps

    I remembered after I posted that I would get wheel hop in a 14cy dumptruck that was fully loaded in a thin layer of sand at the quarry site. The dump I drove had two sets of drivers with an intermediate shaft that could be locked in or left free for the road. Bouncing the duals on a truck...

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