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  1. Tonimus

    What have you done to your square lately??

    My buddies thought my oil leak may have been the fuel pump, so I threw a new Delphi pump at it yesterday. Put a few miles on it to verify it's not dead out of the box. Seems to work good. Now to degrease the engine bay and hit the freeway at 75 to see if she still leaks.
  2. Tonimus

    Show me your lowered truck. The lower the better!

    Wrong generation, but here it is.
  3. Tonimus

    2000-2006 3rd row seats

    I’ve got the wife, two kids, and two dogs. Additionally, two sisters-in-law and they have their own men. Ut would be nice to be able to go camping with the whole crew with just the one vehicle and maybe a trailer. The seats are work toward that goal. Also makes for a nice party wagon when you...
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    2000-2006 3rd row seats

    I believe all the short wheelbase ones are split, but with GM, who knows?. Makes it WAY easier to get in and out.
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    2000-2006 3rd row seats

    Alright. $25 worth of scrap and the project is done. Here's the front mount: It's 1.5" angle and 9/16" rod. The rods sit back 2.25" from the bolt holes in the floor and about 4" up off the floor. This allows for enough room for the seats to still fold forward behind the second row! Fully...
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    K5 Blazer values… possibly buying 86 k5

    https://mohave.craigslist.org/pts/d/fort-mohave-78-k5-blazer-350sbc-runs/7804717276.html
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    K5 Blazer values… possibly buying 86 k5

    I'd contact the guy in Fort Mojave with the '78.
  8. Tonimus

    LED Issues

    Adjustable relays are pretty slick. Work well for me. https://a.co/d/fyWZUWm
  9. Tonimus

    Bench Seat Foam Fitment Options

    That's not true! Exactly ONE post doesn't link them, just defends them from somebody's less than perfect experience.
  10. Tonimus

    2000-2006 3rd row seats

    Depending on how familiar people may be with that rear seat I got, you may have noticed that the front cleats are high. That's the seat flipped forward position. All of my people, including my 6'2" wife, sat in the seat with the front elevated and said it was comfy. I think the front up and...
  11. Tonimus

    Engine & transmission removal & reinstall general tips

    I totally understand the not wanting to, but from a materials science perspective, it's fine. One of the early 383s I put together, we put Edelbrock Gasgacinch on the intake manifold gaskets and threw it together. About 6 months later we needed to pull the manifold again. We couldn't get it...
  12. Tonimus

    Alt Replacement Options? A bit confused.

    FYI, a lot of times when running a one wire alternator, you need to give it some rpms to excite it. Just for future reference.
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    Alt Replacement Options? A bit confused.

    Yes, the 10SI was designed for a max of 63 amps. But modern tech has come a long way since those old regulator designs. Is physically bigger better? Sure. More mass to dissipate heat into. But those modern 140 amp 10SI alternators are usually pretty good. And they don't put out their full rating...
  14. Tonimus

    Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair

    Where has this been my whole life? For $3.21 (they only had 5’ sticks) I was able to fix all four door in my suburban in like 3 minutes. Now I’m going to need new weatherstripping for the drivers door. But it closes so much better.
  15. Tonimus

    Those Guys Racing project vehicles

    My buddies and I have a few different vehicles for projects. The reason I'm here, my '78 Suburban 2wd tow rig/family truckster. 454, TH400, 3.40 gears: My '78 Camaro drag car. 383, TH350, 4.10 gears, nitrous: '72 C20 long bed. Cut frame down, ZZ3 crate, 4L80e, narrowed '06 rear end...
  16. Tonimus

    Trans braces not installed when motor went in, can I fix with a little welding/fab work?

    I'd just make a new bracket out of flat stock and weld it to the mount. Then use your existing rods.
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    Engine & transmission removal & reinstall general tips

    I would advise pulling the radiator just to be safe. It's only two more lines if you're running the trans cooler. The carb plate is fine to lift the engine and trans out. As far as the engine and trans coming out together via the carb lift plate, absolutely no problem. Engine with accessories...
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    Alt Replacement Options? A bit confused.

    Just to be clear, I was not advocating the use of one, just that it could be handy in an emergency to get you out of a jam.
  19. Tonimus

    Alt Replacement Options? A bit confused.

    You can swap the serpentine pulley over to the Summit alternator.
  20. Tonimus

    Alt Replacement Options? A bit confused.

    Summit has a house branded 140 amp 10si pattern alternator. Should be plenty for you. The CS130s are nice, and do go over 200 amps nowadays, but they're also more sensitive. For pure reliability, it's hard to beat a 10/12si. The one I link to is also able to be run as a one wire, so if you're...
  21. Tonimus

    2000-2006 3rd row seats

    Picked up a set of 3rd row seats out of a Tahoe or one of the other badges. Got them for $40 from a guy who bought a storage unit. Time to make some brackets!
  22. Tonimus

    Trailer wiring

    When I posted the wiring diagram for the heavy duty trailers, it was the blue ABS control wire I was referring to. I'd wager that the 5v is for the ABS controller.
  23. Tonimus

    EFE to Manifold Gasket Question

    It's a donut style gasket. 2" or 2.5" listed. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/chevrolet,1978,c10+suburban,5.7l+350cid+v8,1296435,exhaust+&+emission,pipe+flange+gasket+/+seal,5836
  24. Tonimus

    LTZ Seat Swap

    To quote VGG Derek, "Well, I'll be dipped!" I checked it out this morning and I have 6 threaded bosses. Two in the front and four in the back. I assume that the outside 4 corners were for the seat and the two in the center back were for the belt anchors?
  25. Tonimus

    Trailer wiring

    Maybe this is the answer?

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