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    15 inches of vacuum

    Lol fair enough rusty no hard feelings Just making sure the credit goes where's it's due
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    15 inches of vacuum

    Got fed up an Went through replaced a few vac lines and clamped or cut the ends off the rest now I'm pulling 18" without touching the timing that's a next weekend thing. It's running fine the only thing I notice is it misfired on 2 corners I took during hard acceleration. Once again thank you...
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    15 inches of vacuum

    87 is right I the only "upgrades" I made to this engine were the intake and a double rotor timing chain. I got lucky when I was cleaning the cylinders and saw all the tops were stamped .03 and there was barely any miles on this thing. So its definitely a rebuilt but I have no idea on the cam I'm...
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    15 inches of vacuum

    I really can't Thank you all enough for helping me out I got maybe 2 guys that I trust for info on trucks. The rest of the boys are into tuners and anytime we talk shop they won't stop trying to convince me to put a turbo on it.
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    15 inches of vacuum

    I took off the 1" spreadbore adapter plate put a new gasket down reinstalled the carb and I gained an inch of vacuum I'm up to 16" so a small victory. I did what camaro said and sprayed starter fluid around all the vacuum connections making sure to isolate the spray so it didn't suck down into...
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    15 inches of vacuum

    Whew boy I did not expect this much help this fast I'm not complaining either I really appreciate you all taking time out to help me. Handy andy I have not yet dealt with the timing i had a shop do it because I had no idea about retarded or advanced timing but I'll take a shot at it today just...
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    15 inches of vacuum

    Howdy folks sorry to bug you I'm sure there's already a thread on this but I've searched and searched and cant find one with solutions I haven't tried. First off I'm a Carpenter by trade with a love for turning wrenche's so my skill level may not be up to par. I just rebuilt an edelbrock...
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    kick down switch or vacuum leak

    wow chengny pictures an everything I really appreciate the help fella I just gotta work up the courage to cram myself under the dash to get it done now. thank you again for goin to all the trouble to help me out especially the pictures sorry if I set you back any
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    kick down switch or vacuum leak

    howdy thanks for taking the time to read this I'm almost at my wits end with my truck if its not one thing its another and i'm learning as i go so firstly please don't judge as I realize i'm a amateur at best haha. im damn near finished a restore on a 1980 chevy K20 campers special its running a...
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    what muffler do you use?

    I really appreciate all the feed back everyone thank you. ive been looking into thrush welded steel mufflers and borla but that's literally a pipe dream because I need this rig chewing dirt for hunting season so im leaning more toward thrush because of price point an availability. I notice I...
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    what muffler do you use?

    on the last leg of my rebuild and one of the questions that needs an answer is what is a good muffler for a 3/4 ton 4x4 the whole rebuild has been based around making it a 4x4 machine but it will like most trucks be used around town for work I don't care about speed I need torque. the sound I...
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    front clip install problems

    chengny I did what you said it worked like a charm I guess I must have gotten a little impatient when I was trying to thread it the first time now the clips on and looking decent for the most part now I just gotta figure out why it wont start
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    front clip install problems

    hello i just finished replacing the body on my 1980 3/4 ton 4x4 chevy for a 1981 body. it was a complete swap, clip, cab an box but i seemed to have misplaced a bolt for the front clip, the one that goes directly in front of the mirror that you have to have the door open to get at it. now the...
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    80 to 81 body swap

    ogre I really appreciate the step by step now i just got to get over the fact that im going to have to cut apart my truck haha be honest with you im debating whether on not to try an save the old one but the cab supports are rotted right know how i made it this far with it
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    80 to 81 body swap

    with the three inch body lift will I have to extend anything? like the shifter it self. and if I do use the sealer and self tappers or even weld how do I prevent it from rusting along the seam? just a good coat of paint?
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    80 to 81 body swap

    fair enough if its that good ill definitely be kicking myself money is the issue something that good cant be cheap
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    80 to 81 body swap

    thanks for the help I really appreciate it im in over my head on this thing what was supposed to be an engine swap is damn near a full resto. I have a few more questions now whats por 15? and could I just give it a body lift to clear the T-case and avoid removing the center hump? I don't mind...
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    80 to 81 body swap

    howdy I am very new and realize that my question has more then likely been answered here on some thread or another but at the risk of upsetting someone I will ask one more time for my self my apologies first off. I bought a 1980 k20 campers special an the body was pretty until I looked...

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