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    HOLY BRAKES! Enough to get me by?

    So a while back I had posted about a rear drum that was stuck and some of the methods I used to unstuck it. One of the methods I tried was to drill two holes (one on each side) of the brake drum, about 3/16" dia, and used a punch to try to drive the pads free from the outside. Being that there...
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    All glass, C30 (single) drums, rear leaf packs in Twin Cities MN area.

    I'm working on getting my square body back on the road after sitting for nearly 30 years. I'm looking to get it drivable for as cheap as possible, then I can figure out what it REALLY needs and focus on fixing that. I don't want to buy thousands of dollars of new parts only to find out that...
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    Backing Plate for 14bolt Full Floater

    It's likely a ways out yet but I'm putting plans together to replace all of the brakes on my '78 C30, front, rear and middle, and i'm compiling a list of parts and where I can find them for a reasonable cost. I don't think it's totally necessary, but i'd like to replace the drum backing plates...
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    What is this Fitting?

    I'm taking inventory of all of the things that are broken on my "new" truck and one of the things I found was this fitting. One of the barbs is snapped off. I'm not sure if it's vacuum or some sort of cooling/heating line. I assume it's vac otherwise the system wouldn't hold pressure... maybe it...
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    Distributor Wrench Alternative

    I want to pull my distributor to prime my oil before I start my truck for the for the first time in 28 years. I couldn't get any conventional wrenches on the distributor bolt so I went to AutoZone and got a distributor wrench. I drenched it in PB but it was so seized that I put a full twist in...
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    HA!!! I WIN!!!!

    After struggling for weeks with this dumb brake drum, I FINALLY got it off. I did everything I could think of. -Welded a 5' long bar to a wheel and lowered the truck down onto it to try to torque it loose -Removed the wheel cylinder and parking brake boss -drilled out the pad posts -soaked the...
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    '75 - '80 Tailgate Hinges

    Why is it so blasted hard to find 75 - 80 tailgate hinges? I can find the truck side but not the gate side. I have a '78 truck and an '81+ tailgate and the hinges are incompatible. Are the hole patterns interchangeable? It seems like they shape is similar even into the 2000's. I'd be find...
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    To Gasket, or not to Gasket?

    I'm fixin' to pull the rocker covers on my 454 and I wanted to make sure that I had gaskets lined up for putting it back together. But, when I looked in the service manual, it just shows to use RTV. Am I reading it wrong or could I just use some red goo and call it a day? Gaskets aren't that...
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    Good resource for 9+1 Rear Leaf Springs?

    I've found that not only is the passenger side leaf broken as I had originally thought, but now I've discovered that the driver's side is too. I was originally going to pull some springs off of a junked truck but I think they're probably going to be just as bad as the ones I have on it now. Does...
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    Seized Brake Drum '78 C30 - HELP!

    I am trying to unstick the drivers side rear brake drum on my C30 Project. I've removed the wheel and have beating the tar out of it with a 6# sledge. I'd like to try to preserve it if possible since they're so expensive to replace but I can't do anything with it seized like this. I've also...
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    Hood Latch Repair Patch

    Hi y'all, The hood latch area on the hood of my '78 is rusted out and not making secure contact with the mechanism on the core support. I thought, FOR SURE, I found a weld-in replacement patch for that area on LMC or Brother's or somewhere. But now I can't find it anywhere. Anybody have an idea...
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    16.5" wheel alternative

    So my newly-acquired pickup has the original 8.75x16.5 tires on the back, though it has 16 inchers on the front. I'm having a heck of a time finding low cost options for the rear. I'm looking for something to just get me by while i'm working on the rest of the truck. Basically looking for...
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    New to Squarebodies

    Hi all, I just picked up my first quarebody yesterday. A 1978 C30 with 454 and 4-on-the-floor. It needs a bit of work but i'm excited. I'm sure i'll need a lot of help from you all.

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