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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    Yup… you’re right, not sure where I got 330 from Maybe I was thinking of one of the available GM crate motors from around that era.
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    I have nothing against ram horns, I just don’t believe they are better than other manifolds with exception given to the 2.5”. I also am not a fan of headers for all the reasons you mentioned… ETA: You do have a good point about early SMOG era manifolds, at the end of the SBC’s use in GM cars...
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    I guess the Chevelle, Camero and Impala SS’s could have had the 2.5” ram horns, I assumed the ram horn was for fitment in the Corvette with the other cars using a rear exit manifold. Vortec manifolds are quality stuff for being EGR manifolds, the 96-99 trucks were rated for 330 HP which is...
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    The only reason for the common belief that ram horns are better is due to the 2.5” ones pictured above from a H.O. 327 Corvette. The vast majority of ram horns out there are no better than any other manifold.
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    Stockvs Ram horn manifolds

    ^^^^ 2.5” are the only ones worth while
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    Seams that need sealed?

    You could always just go crazy and smear a few hundred dollars worth of body filler if the seams and spot welds bother you ;)
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    Seams that need sealed?

    I can’t compare to the 2K sealers but I did most of my truck in 3M 1K Urethane (#08362) there was another type I used but can’t remember. All of my seams turned out fine. One thing to note is some of them are rated for DTM and others need the parts to be painted or primed first. ETA: The 3M...
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    85 vent windows

    No sh!t…. I wish they were doing that when I was looking. The only ones I was aware of were the LMC assemblies and the were out of stock. Instead I restored my old ones which was enough to know I would pay to have them done if I had to do another set.
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    85 vent windows

    IIRC Precision Ruber will restore the wing window frames and seals for a price, I've never seen them but supposedly they powdercoat the frames
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    Carburetor enclosure?

    Those boxes are also what they commonly use to turbo charge carbureted cars. Two cents: I don't think you would get sufficient volume from any compressed air tank that would reasonably fit in a vehicle. For the same amount of complexity, cost and work involved in plumbing compressed air and a...
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    Pinion angle and funky Ubolts

    Good luck Chief
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    Restomod vs Vintage Air

    No experience with it but the first picture of the restomod kit the blower motor and controls for the dash look same as vintage air.
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    Pinion angle and funky Ubolts

    NAH… Those U bolts look like high quality stuff, I’d bet they clean up fine. If they are jacked up find a spring service shop, they can usually make whatever U bolts you need.
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    Pinion angle and funky Ubolts

    That’s what I was thinking, like they missed the center pin hole and have it in the big void of the casting.
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    Parking Brake Cable Guides-1978 K10

    I thought for sure I had a good picture of the parking brake cable and brackets but Here’s the only picture I could find.
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    1987 V10 Blazer Steering Components

    Seems like a decent plan... I am a fan of Moog and Moog Problem Solver parts for stock replacements. I would start with tie rod and drag link ends since you can see they're worn out, then assess before replacing pitman arm, rag joint or steering shaft. I'll add, ensure your leaf spring and...
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    aftermarket heads

    Another vote for Vortec heads, in the '90s people used to claim the head swap to vortecs alone was worth 30-40 hp... like @xm20k said they would require a new intake manifold, I'm assuming your '87 has TBI. GM performance parts used to sell an aluminum TBI intake manifold for the Vortec heads...
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    K5 Blazer repaint cap body color or white? How to remove fading paint on fiberglass.

    ^^^ This For the amount of work you're putting into it any rattle can paint will end up doing the same thing as the old white paint or fading. Krylon rattle cans are also $8 each, you will burn through a lot of cans to get good coverage on a project that size. Also, the odds that you can get...
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    Firewall Cleanup : AC Install

    Thats about what I did, only things I would do differently: 1) I didn't do any bodywork at all before spreading body filler. If I had knocked down some high spots before I got started the body filler and sanding would have gone a little quicker and used less material. When quality body filler...
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    Hello From OH

    Welcome from California
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    Firewall Cleanup : AC Install

    IIRC you need the VA firewall plate and the evaporator box mounting brackets to do any of the work like drilling the holes etc, because the plate is used as the template for the mounting screw holes and any other modifications that need to be made. Two of the mounting screws for the evap box...
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    A/C Compressor

    To the best of my knowledge just clean the compressor oil out of it, replace with PAG oil, put the system under vacuum and charge with refrigerant. ETA: If no oil is in the compressor PAG is safe to use, however some say the old mineral oils react to the PAG oil and recommend Ester oil when...
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    Glass lock strip replacement

    Yup ^^^^ This
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    Front driveline angles on a lifted square

    Sooo, the TC flange is pointed up (towards the floorboard) and the pinion snout is pointed up also? That’s all bad on single u joint shafts and could possibly be cured with a double cardan joint at the TC. For a single joint driveshaft, The angle of the TC flange should be exact opposite of...
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    Front driveline angles on a lifted square

    Transfer case flange pointed up 6 degrees and pinion snout pointed down 5.5 degrees would be about correct for a standard driveshaft with only one U joint at each end. The way you describe it sounds like your pinion and transfer case yokes are nearly parallel which is ideal. U Joints can handle...

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