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    Lift for stepside?

    My wife just got a lift on her SUV and now she is pressuring me to get a lift on the stepside. Is this worth it? Is this something that will make the truck any better? It seems weird to lift a 2 wheel drive truck to me. Her SUV is also 2WD, so I do not get it.
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    Rear taillights for stepside

    I have seen the type with those hateful trailer licence lights, and I cannot use those. I am beginning to see the trailer light idea. I may go that route.
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    Rear taillights for stepside

    Wow! Thanks! I had never found any of those, even after I was introduced to that website when I joined this forum.
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    Heater core replacement?

    How hard is it to replace the heater core in these trucks? Every mechanic I try will not touch it.
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    Rear taillights for stepside

    I have been batting zero for new rear taillights for this stepside of mine. I had to use some old ones off a junk truck in which the attaching bolts were WELDED into place inside the light housing. Only problem was when I tried to remove the rusty nuts the bolts BROKE and infuriated me to no...
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    Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair

    Just tried this trick with my impossible-to-close doors. UNBELIEVABLE!!! Thanks for the new doors!!
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    Repairing Your Broken Glove Box Hinge

    I also had to repair mine with metal hinges from the hardware store. I wish I could see the pictures of what type were used in this thread! I had no idea LMC sold hinges.
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    Speedo Mystery

    I just got my truck back from the mechanic. He installed a 700R4 tranny in it and had to convert it for my mechanical gauges since it was set up for digital. It worked fine all the way home (160 miles) but now it has mysteriously stopped working. This mechanic is good so I am suspecting a bad...
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    Which front to choose?

    Thanks for the reply. Is there any year between 73 and 87 that the front clip will not work on my 81?
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    Which front to choose?

    Front clip advice I have always HATED the grille and headlight configuration on the front of my 81 Shortbed. Since I took away the old factory bumper I have decided to replace the grille and I would like to use the quad light setup if possible. But I have no idea how difficult this is or...
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    wipers have mind of their own

    Mine are not intermittent wipers. They have two speeds, slow and fast (if memory serves) . I replaced the switch with a new one from Advance Auto and it seemed to fix the problem for a while. Then the problem returned. I also do not have tilt steering,
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    wipers have mind of their own

    I will likely install a new wiper motor since I have no idea how old the existing one is. They are not expensive, and I need working wipers to conform to state law.
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    New from SC

    I tried to use a picture of it as my avatar, but it would not download. I will put some pics in photobucket and put them up. The truck looks like a multi-color patchwork quilt with all the diferent fenders, bumpers, and doors on it! I almost named it Crazy Quilt instead of FRANKENTRUCK.
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    wipers have mind of their own

    Mine does a similar thing. The wipers will start out fine, then for no apparent reason will STOP. And when they stop the wipers may not work again for a day or so.
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    New from SC

    Hello all! I am from SC where old trucks are still quite common. I started my Chevrolet Custom Deluxe project about 4 years ago. I noticed an old rusted rotted ratty wreck of a truck in a neighbor's yard and approached him about it. It was a 1981 Chevy C10 stepside shortbed that had been in...
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