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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I picked this truck up in August and since then it’s had its frame patched, new headers, lowering springs, leafs out of the rear, new wheels, and a paint correction detail. Still haven’t put it on the road, but it looks pretty in the driveway.
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    Favorite Project Truck Sales Pitches

    The people that say it runs and drives well then immediately follow it up with mentioning it needs a major component replaced. “Runs and drives great just needs a transmission/turbo/transfer case/rear diffs /etc”
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    Seeking carburetor guidance, vacuum vs mechanical secondary

    Plugs look good, headers showed up yesterday. I actually found a package of Edelbrock 1464 step-up springs inside the truck today as well. The pack is opened but I located all ten springs. Makes me slightly concerned that someone may have bought the step-up springs, tried all of them and then...
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    Seeking carburetor guidance, vacuum vs mechanical secondary

    Distributor and wires are new. I’ll check the plugs tomorrow before work. My exhaust leak is a crack in the collectors, so I’ll get the new headers and gaskets ordered now. I’ve never done anything with timing before, I guess there’s a first for everything though.
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    Seeking carburetor guidance, vacuum vs mechanical secondary

    I just went out and checked out the truck. I didn’t climb under the truck to get a block number as it’s pouring rain, but the carburetor on it is an Edelbrock 1407 9238. Reading online it seems it’s already a 750 cfm carb, and it’s an air valve secondary which until just now I didn’t even know...
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    Seeking carburetor guidance, vacuum vs mechanical secondary

    I appreciate everyone’s input so far, great advice and I knew I should’ve asked here first. The truck is a toy. It’s not a daily driver. It’ll never do any work, it’ll never tow or haul anything, and as for MPGs I have absolutely zero expectations as for good fuel mileage. I really only intend...
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    Seeking carburetor guidance, vacuum vs mechanical secondary

    Looking for some carburetor guidance. I have an 81 C30 with a 454 and turbo 400. The truck does have a cam but I am unsure of what other motor work is done to it. To quote my mechanic “it does have a pretty heavy cam in there”. The truck has an edelbrock carb on it now and my mechanic suggested...
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Not that I could tell from an initial glance. I did discover a broken leaf on the other side though so that’ll have to be addressed when the lowering kit goes in. I have a local square body enthusiast and mechanic coming to take a look at it tomorrow, hoping it’s not astronomically expensive to...
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Here’s the best I could get in the dark. I did hit it with a screwdriver to get to “good” metal.
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Thank you all. Unfortunately I have found some rot in the frame near the drivers side front end of the rear leaf spring mount. I guess all other plans are on hold until I find out if it’s repairable or not.
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    81 C30 Dually Lowering Kit suggestions please

    Thank you! I found some rot in my frame this morning on the drivers side frame rail near the front leaf springs shackle, here’s to hoping that it can be repaired and not the death blow to this truck.
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Thank you for all the advice! I ordered the exhaust manifold gaskets and my wheels, they should all be here end of the week. I’ll spray them with some penetrating oil before going to work today. As for the starting issue, I mentioned it my mechanic at work and he just looked at me and said...
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    81 C30 Dually Lowering Kit suggestions please

    I have an 81 Regular Cab C30 Dually that I want to drop. My friend has a 6/8 dropped C10 and while it’s awesome, I don’t want anything quite that involved or that low. I do not want to notch the frame or modify the bed, I don’t want to be on air suspension, I do want reliability and that’s the...
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Thank you! I’m from NY myself, this truck has some northeast cancer but it’s significantly better than most unrestored trucks of its vintage that I’ve seen
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Thank you! I was actually just browsing your older thread about your 91 R3500. In that topic you posted about installing Ion Alloy 167 wheels, will those work on my 81? All of the fitment checkers on the sites selling those wheels say that they wont but I think most don’t recognize that I’m...
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    FNG with a 1981 C30 Dually

    Recently acquired a 1981 Chevy C30 Regular Cab Dually and I know the power of the internet forums so I’m here to pick the experts brains and hopefully reach a point where I can answer other’s questions some day. Truck has a 454 with a mild cam and a TH400 behind it. Previous owner drove it 40...

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