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    Door Latch Hardware Question

    Ah, yes. I ordered a pair of those, as well, seeing as how I managed to lose mine in the shuffle of things. Gen-1 squares used them for the long rod, too. But all squares use that clip to attach the outside handle to the latch mechanism. So if you’ve got a hood that folds in half, you need...
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    Door Latch Hardware Question

    I’ve ordered new ones from a site called “USA1Industries” which sounds sketchy AF, but since I paid with PayPal I can always get refunded if they don’t come through. The product photos looked like it was for a larger hole. I’ll see if these ones work before I go modifying any OEM parts.
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    Door Latch Hardware Question

    That’s a thought. If I can’t figure out a direct fit part, I could definitely weld a plug in it and then drill a smaller hole, too. That’s a lot of work, for something so simple. Thanks for the idea.
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    Door Latch Hardware Question

    I have my ‘83 K20 project going and I got my order of nylon rod clips for the door latches in the mail. I ordered part numbers “K4013” and “A20675” from Classic Industries. When I went to put them in, just now, I found that the holes in the latch mechanism are 5/16” and the diameter of those...
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    Front caliper cores

    I’ve got a pair of GM D52 caliper cores and was wondering if there’s enough of a market with rebuilders or whatever or should I just throw them in with the scrap pile? I’m not looking to sell them, but I don’t wanna pay shipping in order to give them away either.
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    Sway bar bushings

    I'm fighting with my bushings. Couldn't help but notice he said he wasn't able to get the rear bushings pressed in himself and had to go to a tire shop to get it done... That really takes the DIY out of it all, doesn't it?
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    How Will My Square Body Look With XX Lift and XX Tires?

    Yeah, it’s gonna ride like a lawn tractor.
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    Front caliper upgrade?

    Definitely a consideration for a straight swap without any other changes. I already swapped the rear to discs and will be using an adjustable proportioning valve whenever I get around to plumbing.
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    Front caliper upgrade?

    The surface area of the inside of the piston(s) is in direct proportion to the force that can be applied with a given amount of hydraulic pressure. So a caliper with larger piston area pushes harder than one with smaller of the brake is stepped on with the same force.
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    Front caliper upgrade?

    Funny thing about me is I like to be able to a stop… My calipers are pretty crusty anyhow and I was toying with the idea of a more powerful braking experience. I came across Wilwood’s 140-11290 kit which is a D52 replacement bolt on caliper set that has dual 2” pistons rather than the single 2...
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    How Will My Square Body Look With XX Lift and XX Tires?

    Rough Country told me to just use a single shock for their kit, even though I have a quad shock setup. I’d prefer to keep the quads. Did you just use two of the same shock up front or did you have to do some figuring?
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    Single glass side window/Wing delete

    That’s a great idea. I have a one piece setup on order and have been doing body work on the doors anyway. I’m going to give this real consideration. Thanks for the tip!
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    ‘86 Wiper/Washer Switch Relocate

    Yeah, it’s a little bulb that uses the common ground and its own hot lead which I’m assuming is on the same circuit at the dash lights, so they all dim together.
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    Driver Floor Pan

    It is available. The shipping cost was a deal-breaker.
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    Driver Floor Pan

    So… The local mail store gave me a quote of $71 to ship it to the next state over from me! So if someone wants to get ripped off on shipping, that’s fine with me… Alternatively, I’m in Danbury CT so if someone wants to pick it up, I can do that.
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    ‘86 Wiper/Washer Switch Relocate

    I did some tinkering just now. The switches are compatible and the wiring is about as easy as it can get without being plug and play. The harness colors match (pink to pink, black to black, etc) and then you’ll have to add one wire to power the backlight on the switch. It should just come...
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    Driver Floor Pan

    The thing I wanted is basically an inner rocker that extends into the cab, both for the seat hump and edge of the floor pan. It’s the “outer cab floor section” FRP0870. I bought a full size floor pan, as well as a bunch of other pieces. They have it listed as FRP8700 and I guess the part...
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    35” Parking Brake Cable

    These things come in a bunch of different sizes, so naturally I got the wrong one the first time I tried. It’s 35” long. New, never pulled tension. Tried to install and realized it didn’t reach. Doesn’t come with clips or any other hardware. $20 including shipping in the US.
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    Driver Floor Pan

    Howdy, squares. I’ve got a floor pan from Brothers, PN FRP87LH. It wasn’t the part I ordered (very close part number to the correct one, so I see how the mistake happened in the warehouse), so they sent me the right one. They never arranged to ship this one back and I doubt they’d bother; the...
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    ‘86 Wiper/Washer Switch Relocate

    Sorry for the green hue. Truck’s covered with a green tarp right now and it’s too cold to mess with it right now. First thing I noticed, the column switch harness I have (w/o intermittent) has one fewer wire than the dash switch. My guess is that extra wire powers the light in the switch...
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    ‘86 Wiper/Washer Switch Relocate

    Did you ever get this figured out? I’m planning to do the opposite of this to my ‘83; move it up to the column. I’ll snap a pic of the harness that goes into the switch for you. Maybe we’ll get lucky and the wire colors will be the same…
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    1986 C 10 Steering column

    If you already bought a new column complete and ready to go, it’s a pretty easy job; a few bolts and couple wiring harnesses. The steering wheel is the more difficult bit. If you want to keep the ignition lock you already have, then it’s more complicated.
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    Steering Column teardown

    If the other positions still work, but it won’t crank, then the rod’s probably bent. You could try to straighten it out by sticking tools over the column to push it into the right shape. But if that doesn’t work, you’ll have to pop the mounting screws so you can get at the rod and switch to...
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    Twin Fuel Tank Idea

    Ah…. Yes. The driveline. Hadn’t given it much though IN the vehicle. Mine is all sorts of disassembled… Would still like to find a way to have better capacity without having to fill multiple tanks.
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    K10 to C20 frame

    I’m thinking if you did a new VIN, it’d then be subject to 2022 CA emissions standards. So unless you wanna do a Tesla swap…

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