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  1. benjaminearle

    Factory Style Seatbelts

    OK, so I'm putting my '79 back together and went ahead and forked over the $80 each for new seatbelts from LMC. My old ones were frayed and wouldn't retract. So, i finally get around to putting them in 5mo later and they're not the dual-reel style that came in the truck. They have a single...
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    1UZ-FE, Flamesuit donned

    OK, so I'm not looking for flag-waving folks, but innovative people. I have a friend for puts Toyota/Lexus 1UZ-FE 4.0L 32V V8s in everything. I need an engine for my old K10 and thought, hmmm, wonder what it would take to adapt the 1UZ to my TH350. I can source the engine (256hp/260Tq)...
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    L31 (Vortec 5700) swap

    OK, I think I've pretty much decided to swap my very tired, very carbureted LM1 (160HP when new in 1979) for a stock HD L31 from a GMT400-2500 (4-bolt main, 255HP/330Tq) using factory computer and harness. I have a friend of a friend who disassembles these late-model trucks and can give me a...
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    Rotor Replacement - '79 K15

    So, after i bought my new toy i dropped in a place for a free brake inspection. They say i need lines, rotors, pads and rear cylinders. All to be expected. They want $900. Yeah...right. So I'm looking for the parts and find two different front rotors. One with hub and the other...
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    Will they fit?

    So, always hunting for deals, i find these wheels (see pic). They are supposedly off a mid-90s Toyota 4x4. 15x8.5. From the pic and the description can anyone say that they will or wont fit a '79 4x4 with fulltime 4x4? If i put manual hubs in it, would they still fit? Is there a...
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    Found a deal on a kit

    So, since I'm a cheap bas***d i enjoy shopping for used stuff. I ran across what appears to be a deal on a lift kit and I'd like to hear from the peanur gallery. So, here's what we have: 6" Superlift kit (springs in front, blocks in rear) with brake lines for $250. Shocks are of unknown...
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    Semi-complete Vortec swap

    So i just bought a '79 with a known cracked (and JB welded) block. Supposedly it's holding but that won't do in the long run. Vortec 350s are popping up cheap, and dressed (i need a compressor anyway) and i'm wondering... It appears, based on other postings, that the exhaust manifolds...
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    '79 Diesel Exhaust

    If anyone cared to click on "other posts by..." you'd see that I'm in the process fo sort of recreating my first vehicle. It was a '79 C10 Heavy Half GMC with the Olds Diesel which had been replaced with a Olds 350R Gasser. So I've found the truck I'm starting from (a '79 K10 with the right...
  9. benjaminearle

    '79 Interior Colors

    Well, I've finally found the perfect candidate for re-creating my first truck. My real first truck was a '79 GMC Heavy Half LWB 2WD Olds 350 Diesel, which had been converted to a Olds 350R gasser. Two tone grey over red(or burgundy?) interior. My dad bought it new when I was 1 and sold it...

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