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    Heater Hose Routing

    Hi, figuring out the same things. The one heater hose goes to the radiator top. I had the other heater hose go to the intake with the previous engine, but is it possible to put that hose to the pump top?
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    Does 33x12.50R15 fit at the rear of a 2wd C10 with stock suspension, stock 8x15 wheels

    Its garage season here, I have not yet swapped the tires. I installed the lift up front, ended up lifting 1,5 inches. Still not made up my mind on the 33's at the rear. One thing crossed my mind: are 33" BFG Mud Terrains risky for my GM 10 bolt 8.5 differential with 4.10 gears and POWERTRAX®...
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    Collapsed upper radiator hose

    Just replacing my hoses. Do the normal spare part hoses come with a spring? My old lower hose is pretty soft, are the spare part hoses stiff enougn normally? Is spring needed if engine revs less than 5600?
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    Quick and easy engine rear support when transmission is removed?

    I'm going to isntall the sbc engine now but the TH700 will be ready later. The rear of the engine needs support for a while. Would be nice to be able to move the truck so jack stand is not optimal. I havent measured whether a plank of wood bolted to trans bolts would fit and rest on the frame...
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    Mechanical fuel pump return line

    How should I tell the difference? In my '85 truck there is a smaller metal line right below the fuel line and it was not connected to anything as my truck already had a swapped engine with mechanical pump that had only 2 connections, in and out.
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    Engine mount, old or new?

    Things turned out so that the Anchors were not available. The cracked rear mount convinced me not to buy far east rubber, so I Installed Energy Suspension urethane inserts. I'll let you know how they are once the engine is in and snow and salt are gone from the streets.
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    Mechanical fuel pump return line

    I'm in a process of swapping the engine. My previous engine and fuel pump did not use the return line. Actually I just found the line was open, sort of a breather for the tanks? Now I could either put a pump without a return and just plug the line, or put a pump with a return and connect it to...
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    Steering box lash adjustment etc.

    Hi, I have the box (Saginaw 800) on the table, just replaced the pitman shaft seals, put the shaft back in and now I should adjust the bearing. Seems like the steering is 3,5 turns overall, so I centered the steering by counting the turns. Tightening the hex screw, the free play seems to go...
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    Engine mount, old or new?

    I ordered OEM style Anchor mounts. Lets hope they are good.
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    Engine mount, old or new?

    I have heard two opinions 1. Old OEM after 40 years is still better than new chinese 2. Replace them as the engine is out now. Its not about money. The new rubber ones available here cost 20-35$. Whats your opinion. (the small cracs are more visible in images than in real life)
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    Th700 cooler line nuts & tools

    I cut a 1/2" line wrench in half. It was still not handy but doable.
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    Th700 cooler line nuts & tools

    What tools & tricks have you used to reach the line ends at the transmission? Specially the lower line seems almost impossible, there is dipstick and governor housing on the way, no room to turn the 1/2 line wrench. I was thinking of cutting it in half to get more rotation? Other tricks?
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    Distributor with limiter

    My 334 small block needs a distributor and there might be enough power in it for needing a rev limiter too ;) I have understood the GM Performance LT4 hot cam asks for melonized gear in the distributor, should this one work? Any posseible fitment issues? FAST XDi Street HEI Distributors 303051...
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    Engine & transmission removal & reinstall general tips

    Hi, I'm going to take a small block & Th700 out and put another similair set in. Should I take them out / reinstall together or separately? My carb plate seemed ok for lifting the engine, what about if I lift toghether with the transmission? The hood is off but can the radiator stay in...
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    Coil spring lift spacer questions

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    Best spring coil compressor?

    I used this. The bolt was too long, so I made a sleeve (the rusty part). Worked all right.
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    Coil spring lift spacer questions

    I actually had the driver side spirng wrong, the lower end of the coil was not in the pocket of the A-arm. I had the ball joint already in place but using an internal spring compressor I was able to squeeze the spring enough that i cound hit the end of the coil (and spacer) with a hammer and a...
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    Coil spring lift spacer questions

    I got it back together. The McBay thinnest spacers that were supposed to lift 1" actually lifted 1.5" on one side and some more on the other. I did some hopping on the front bumper and heard some banging as the springs settled to their places. Now the driver side rides 3/8" higher than the...
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    Coil spring lift spacer questions

    I'm in the process of adding the thinnest McBay spacers for 1" lift. The problem is stock c10 front springs that are prettu long and lean against lower A-arms. Just bought internal spring compressers to shorten the spring so much that the spacer does not slip away as I raise the lower A-arm...
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    Lower ball joint tool

    The tool was perfect. I wonder why no-one makes jacking press tool for separating lower control arm which is way harder. I made a one out of a bolt with tight thread, a nut and a socket.
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    Lower ball joint tool

    Should this do the out and in job in a 1985 C10...
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    Does 33x12.50R15 fit at the rear of a 2wd C10 with stock suspension, stock 8x15 wheels

    The truck is currently on 8x15 stock wheels and 31x10.50R15 tires which have ample space around them and I'll be installing 1" lift up front to level the stance a bit. I was also planning to go 32x11.50R15 tires all around, but as they are a bit rare and expensive so I figured an option: 32s up...
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    Gearing/revs for LT4 hot cam (219/228deg)

    Hi, I'm going to swap the engine to a bit punchier sbc with a GM Performance LT4 Hotcam (219/228deg, .525/.525 lift https://www.gmperformancemotor.com/parts/24502586.html ) and also the I might need to adjust/replace the gear for it has a rather loud engine braking noise so gearing change is an...
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    Parking brake cable mount for exhaust that exits to side in front of rear wheel? Pics?

    I have this setup for parking brake in my '85 longbed. The cables hang quite low on the left side in front of the rear wheel so there is not good room for side exhaust exit. How have you solved this? Seems like a different mount in the frame could help lifting the cables higher, but would it...
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    400hp small block with th700

    That's why I prefer reading only horsepower@ different rpm points from dyno sheets/curves. Better still average horsepower at spesific usable rpm range. No need for torque numbers, they give no extra info and just make things more complicated.

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