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    Factory cruise control wiring diagram?

    So my 79 had cruise control and I'm doing the LS swap thing. I can't for the life of me find a diagram or description of what these factory cruise control wires are doing. 3 coming down column, looks like one was connected to a switch like the brake switch and that jumpered over to an IGN+...
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    How to cram the most exhaust in there

    So I've dropped the lq4/4l80e in my 79 Big 10 (longbed of course). Had a 5" aluminum driveshaft built. I've got drop hangers and shackles out back so about 4" drop and have CPP drop spindles with stock springs in front. About to build the exhaust with 2.5 inch piping. I was thinking I was...
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    Headers with Tejas Steelworks mounts?

    Hey all, I am working on a 6.0 swap in my 79 C10. I started off with LS3 exhaust manifolds, then started looking at the Hooker manifolds. Then I saw they have the "downpipes" in stainless which would take a lof of time out of my exhaust build which will be all 304 stainless. Then again, the...
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    Firewall cleanup & paint prep, any tips?

    Thought I'd spend a few days cleaning up the firewall and re-painting while I have the engine out. This is by far my least favorite part of any project I've done ;) I'm looking at that big brace piece and trying to figure out how I'm going to get all that rubbery sealant junk out of there...
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    How to remove parking brake release rod?

    I feel dumb asking how to do this but I can't get that dang thing out. Pulling everything off the firewall so I can spray it while the engine is out and I can't figure out how to remove that release rod. Looks like it just hooks in to a rubber bushing on the parking brake assembly but it...
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    Anybody use these low tension hood springs?

    I've seen people say they've used low tension springs with the stock hood but didn't specify which ones. These are all I can find but I'm tried of wrestling that hood down and waiting for the day it folds. Anybody? https://www.eharwood.com/catalog/ACCESSORIES/Hood-Springs
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    Bulkhead connection check

    Hey guys, I'm about to do some re-wiring while swapping in a LQ4 engine. Between my color blindness, old faded wires and hard to read black and white wiring schematics I just want to be sure what I'm looking at. The labels I placed on the image are the numbers from the wiring harness...
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    Weatherstrip is so confusing for me

    After doing my relays I realized just how bad the weatherstrip was on my 79. I went ahead and ordered up a kit, thinking I would skip the vent windows because they scare me. Then I thought better of it and picked up the vent window kit locally ;) After looking at numerous articles and videos...
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    New power window relay how-to using negative trigger

    I've been meaning to do this for a long time and finally got around to it this weekend, thought I'd write up another how-to. Nothing wrong with the current ones, but more information is usually better so another won't hurt! Looking at this and how the wiring is done (mine is a 79, I know...
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    New dash pad from Cheyenne Pickup

    I stressed over this purchase so much that words can't describe. Something so simple that just sits there and does nothing that costs so much, I wanted to make sure I got a good one. Among the few brands people recommend this one seemed like the best choice for me, and at $385 or so is priced...
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    Intellitronix installed

    Hey everybody I'm not a frequent poster but thought somebody might like to see this. Trying out these gauges as they'll work with the coming LS swap and the old 350 that's in there now. Paid about $270 new on Ebay which included the metric thread adapters for the LS swap. Turned out good I...
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    Ready to swap heads and cam

    Ok here goes. Just wanted to run this by everybody and make sure I'm not missing anything. No matter how many times I work on my cars, something either goes wrong or I forget something! This is a 79 pickup with a stock rebuilt (probably a few years back) 350, approx 3000 miles on it...
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    How to remove center dash speaker?

    Hey all, I've searched everywhere and can't figure it out. This is an 79 truck with AC if that makes a difference. Do I need to pull out all that ducting? If so, it's hard to see how it comes out. The bottom two sections are out from replacing the heater core already. I'm working on getting...

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