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  1. BRetty

    '78 long bed value

    Los Angeles, up to $500 if you're local. Six months ago I crunched my pass side long bed fleetside. No vendor had replacements in stock, if they would have them in future price would now be $999 up from $799, truck shipping adds $250 if you can even sched a LTL shipment, then....my favorite...
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    Just Joined! New Member from Kansas, USA 1976 Chevy C10 LB

    Longbeds! The few, the proud. Somebody asked about the cat...,well I can attest that a longbed is a ***** magnet! Welcome
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    Hi from California

    SoCal checking in a third time. Welcome -- did you say you are a fellow '73 owner as well?
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    Crud in PCV breather cap

    Today I learned that GMSB is the hottest place on the Internet to discuss PCV valves and vacuum leaks...but I am still puzzled here. My breather cap on the pass side valve cover had a bunch of pasty, oily sludge up inside it. You can see it oozing out in this pic: So is this trapped oil and...
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    Frame repair at steering box

    This is something you need to take care of right now, while it's easy to do these repairs to the frame. Also inspect the rear frame, the shock mount points is a common place to be cracked and bent. It's quite alarming when you gently steer in one direction, but your truck suddenly would rather...
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    That's what GM does anyway, pretty sure the lic plate and the tail lights are all wired together.
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    IIRC it is grouded to the bumper/frame. There's no ground wire coming back in the wiring harness. EFFING Glendale PD pulled me over 3 years ago for burnt-out light on my license plate (my old Ford Explorer.) I had a 9-year-old DUI and a 12-pack of beer I had just bought 3 minutes before, so...
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    Edelbrock 1405 carb running rich

    Hey AG, I have carb issues similar to the OP, so I have been scoping out your hoses in these pics for reverence. Some Q: -- In the top pic, the red hoses are to/from your heater core, correct? Sizes are (?) FROM waterpump ---> heater: 5/8"ID? FROM heater ---> Radiator upper: ??? -- Your...
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    PCV routing check

    I would say the most important part of any EV in California would have to be: DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT But California politicians clearly have no effing idea where electricity comes from, other than the obvious source: Lobbyists. If CA doesn't wake up and maybe NOT CLOSE DOWN the...
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    Omg dude - get real!

    All the BS in California, New Jersey now going to ban diesel engines by 2035, has people starting to realize that in a few years, they may unable to buy anything but a subsidised EV. With a mandatory tracking/billing device to tax you per-mile in real-time, and a root-level kill switch (Magical...
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    Omg dude - get real!

    I got my '73 longbed in 2019, mechanicals all good but lots of little stuff missing or non-op (headlights, door key, wipers, heater, AC, dead gauges, no radio, etc) but great interior and recent decent paint job, reg and title current in-hand --> $3500 Checking last month, a '73 longbed C10...
  12. BRetty

    What have you done to your square lately??

    So, my only exterior mirror is this tiny "peep mirror" from the PO. I want to improve my visibility, and this driveway mirror was just lying around the shop... What ya' think? Pretty fly?
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    Lowered 1974 C20 8 Lug

    Hi Miguel, welcome to the forum from a fellow Angeleno. Your '74 is awesome, that two-tone orange-on-orange rocks! But the best thing is that you are smog-exempt, you won't just have your vehicle effectively outlawed like a whole lot of diesel trucks suddenly are. Other good stuff: Lots of...
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    New dude in San Antonio Tx

    Welcome! San Antonio -- I spent a few months there working IT for USAA. Good people, really had their collective s!!! together. But I had to buy a damn parka at their gift shop, in August, the lab was so damn cold! Get yourself a $60 tape deck to mount under the dash and keep George Strait...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Well, I made it. Hate driving at night, but having my truck really in contact with the road, not bouncing around and wandering away without OK from HQ, made it a bearable white-knuckle adventure. I was in Barstow, but skipped In-n-Out. I have a 24-hr Fatburger two blocks away from my casa in...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I was in Las Vegas at my buddy's shop, we finally got my steering gear reattached and new shocks for my '73. Radical difference! I'll post some pics and more details later. Right now I need some good thoughts to get me back to LA! Truck is running great, but it's still like driving a sheet...
  17. BRetty

    700R4 Lockup Torque converter control issues solved

    I have been following these adventures, and I really appreciate you sharing your discoveries, cuz the TC Lockup has been a deep mystery thaty I finally understand. Mostly. I have a week off, and I'm actually going [back] to my buddy's shop, which is now in another state, which is where my...
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    Here's what I've learned about C10 springs

    Thanks, Mike. I hope this gets moved to the "Library/archive" as a tech resource. Just last night I was trying to order new rear spring/shackle bushings, and had no info on the eye sizes, although I think I read a post by you about the two different size springs. Finding any information...
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    fuel gauge needle

    Regarding the speedometer cable, I have a quetion and a bit of info. SPEEDOMETER CABLE LUBRICANT: I have discovered that Foredom Power Tools' Flexible Shaft Lubricant is the exact thing for the speedo flex cable: MS10006 Grease My cable connection to the gauge cluster is iffy, my cluster is...
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    fuel gauge needle

    Good info, but the gauge I have is new (from LMC) and it reads correctly *above* 5/8, from 5/8 to full. Clearly the float on the sending unit is mechanically stuck and can't move below a certain level. Oh well, this week my buddy and I will remove the bed and take care of the gas tank fuel...
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    fuel gauge needle

    I second that warning about the needle being fragile. They are apparently made of spun sugar and low self-esteem. I carefully set mine on the bench, but one of my test leads bumped the needle and it "fell to pieces" like a Southern lady at a wake. The replacement I bought from LMC (a 1981...
  22. BRetty

    Guess I'm still pretty new around here...

    Dual-gassing at the station is the ultimate squarebody picture. You are already a master. "'Skuse me, ma'am. Y'all just have to go 'round. See, this here's a Chevy."
  23. BRetty

    Steering gear, frame cracks, repair kits, reinforcement plates.

    All, The time has finally come for me, as it comes to every squarebody owner, to fix the cracked and spongy frame member(s) where my power steering gear bolts to the chassis. In fact, on Monday I am shipping it to my friend's shop ~ 300mi away, where he can tear it down and fix all the ticking...
  24. BRetty

    Front end lowered problem

    Hey, I know this thread is a few years old, but thanks for the very clear pictures of your front suspension assemblies. I'm trying to replace my shocks and all the busted parts on my 4.5/6 lowered '73 C10. These pics are GOLD! Bretty
  25. BRetty

    Starting Issue

    @Scott91370 said: I will tell you this. Working on a truck that is approximately 8" lower than stock and the frame is less than 6" off the ground kind of stinks. Looks great but getting it high enough with 2 jack stands and a jack under it to feel safe takes some of the fun out of it. Oh...

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