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    Show your daily driver

    What I find odd is, so many jeep owners seem to be younger and don't have kids. Why in the heck do they buy the 4-door version?
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    Show your daily driver

    I commend you on your purchase of a new vehicle with only 2 doors and a manual transmission. There's WAY too many soccer mom, duck collector, 4-door, automatic Jeeps out there.
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    1977 C20 Heavy duty with 11.15 drums?

    Yep, it's a very obvious size difference between the two of them. Anybody that has seen both drum sizes can tell by looking at them. And now thanks to @AuroraGirl posting pictures, anyone that has read this thread can now know what size they have, without finding a tape measure.
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    Scored Another One -Pushbar

    My original guess was early, little Ford Ranger. But then I remembered the earlier Cherokee XJ. It looks like an XJ bumper contour to me.
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    New to the page

    Howdy from Ohio!
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    Scored Another One -Pushbar

    Maybe an early (square) Ranger? The big Furd pickups had a much wider frame horn spacing and the grille guards I've seen on them have all been much wider, to match the frame spacing.
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    whats every body using.. looking for a new stereo head unit

    Nevermind, I see you said Custom Autosound.
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    whats every body using.. looking for a new stereo head unit

    Yeah, nope! That damn thing would have to get cardboard or something over it at night. What brand was that again? I need a radio for my Suburban and really don't want to cut the dash, but if the retro type stuff is still all overpriced annoying garbage, I may have to.
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    Almost found a dizzy.

    If it was originally 310 and marked down to 60, that sucker would have come home with me, even if I didn't have a use for it right then. I believe @Catbox would have done the same.
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    I’m pretty pissed!!

    Dang. $149? Last time I bought a stock replacement oil pan (which didn't leak), it was only 35 bucks and it also came pre-painted in Chevy orange. I guess it was 25+ years ago though, lol.
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    whats every body using.. looking for a new stereo head unit

    My biggest question for that setup would be, how do you properly wire in that many speakers? Splitting the channels doesn't work very well, correct?
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    Scores from DIY Parts Yards, Pull A Part, U Pull It etc

    4 speed Saginaw?
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    Thornbird or Super Swampers?

    Thornbirds ARE Super Swampers... There are many varieties of the TSL tire, some ride better and last longer on the road than others. As for the Thornbird specifically, I've always thought they were a cool looking tire. Now with that said, they don't get great traction in mud, snow or rain. For...
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    Vortec 8100/8.1L Oil Pan

    It's not structural to the block in any way, in this case at least. Just like the aluminum valve covers aren't structural. They are just more rigid than stamped steel, for the sake of preventing oil leaks.
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    I’m pretty pissed!!

    I don't know about that, lol. There have been a couple people that have said I should put big rig wheels on my dually. That's a very expensive proposition. Even if they were buying, I wouldn't want that. What if someone was willing to pay to have your truck wrapped, with pictures of roller...
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    Door Hinge Shims

    A few things: So you currently don't have a rocker panel installed? If there is also not a full inner rocker or floor pan, your A and B pillars may be even more spread out than they were before. Is this still the original door that used the washers to begin with? Or is this a replacement door...
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    What would you pay for this truck?

    Even with 2k in shipping across the country, not a bad deal. Although nobody has mentioned that the original truck in question is a shortbed C10. That's probably the most expensive combination you can look for.
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    Auto wiper lifters to save edge

    Hmm. Wiper pontoons. That's a new one on me.
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    How does this sort of thing happen????

    Also, never go to a brake repair shop that stands behind their work. You want a shop that stands in front of their work. Lol.
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    Door Hinge Shims

    There shouldn't be shims there, but it's a quick way of adjusting the door with the fender still mounted. As for causing stress cracks, if proper rectangular shims are used, it won't be an issue. It can actually make an improvement with spreading the load. With all that said, the fender is...
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    What would you pay for this truck?

    Florida is a funny state. Some stuff is super solid, some stuff is riddled with rust. Despite being in Ohio, I do own a few vehicles with zero rust. They are all from out of state. One of them is from New Port Richey, Florida.
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    How does this sort of thing happen????

    My glass guy buddy puts it in the simplest way. "People spend their entire car ownership looking through their windshield. Until it gets replaced, then they look AT their windshield." As to the starter issue, I agree 100%. Use a '95+ truck starter as well as the appropriate bolts. However, I...
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    What would you pay for this truck?

    Not as challenging as doing straight bodywork that holds up over time. Other than some tack welds at the rear, the bedsides bolt on. As for the fenders... the quality of the repair panels is always poor at best, they take some fabrication to make fit properly. Even with just rust in that one...
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    What would you pay for this truck?

    How rough of a job it would be is largely dependent on how much additional rust is or isn't there and how much you want to repair rather than replace. Replacing the fenders, doors and bedsides is a lot simpler than repairing them.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    In my experience, the longer you wait, the harder it is to sand. BUT, the longer you wait to sand, the better the results will be. And the finish will tend to hold it's gloss much longer. If you sand too soon, the paint may start to dull out or "die" after a few years (or sooner) and you'll have...

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