What have you done to your square lately??

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OldBlueDually

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I FINALLY got the danged thing off the jack stands! Now with it lowered I can see the fricken roof of this thing, it's got some dust build up!!

More the of the story here;

https://www.gmsquarebody.com/thread...y-gotta-get-it-on-the-road-again.29806/page-3

I know it doesn't look like much, but she is pretty to me :anitoof:
The receiver someone put on this truck won't work now, she sits too low :favorites37:

(No engine in the truck either yet, so front will sit a bit lower than shown).

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I FINALLY got the danged thing off the jack stands! Now with it lowered I can see the fricken roof of this thing, it's got some dust build up!!

More the of the story here;

https://www.gmsquarebody.com/thread...y-gotta-get-it-on-the-road-again.29806/page-3

I know it doesn't look like much, but she is pretty to me :anitoof:
The receiver someone put on this truck won't work now, she sits too low :favorites37:

(No engine in the truck either yet, so front will sit a bit lower than shown).

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I like it! Whats next?
 

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After I changed the thermostat yesterday the truck pushed to about 220. I thought either the fan clutch or water pump was going bad. Took the fan off a ‘77 and that didn’t help any. I’ll install the water pump tomorrow after it gets here and go from there.

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I FINALLY got the danged thing off the jack stands! Now with it lowered I can see the fricken roof of this thing, it's got some dust build up!!

More the of the story here;

https://www.gmsquarebody.com/thread...y-gotta-get-it-on-the-road-again.29806/page-3

I know it doesn't look like much, but she is pretty to me :anitoof:
The receiver someone put on this truck won't work now, she sits too low :favorites37:

(No engine in the truck either yet, so front will sit a bit lower than shown).

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Nice dually!!
 

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After I changed the thermostat yesterday the truck pushed to about 220. I thought either the fan clutch or water pump was going bad. Took the fan off a ‘77 and that didn’t help any. I’ll install the water pump tomorrow after it gets here and go from there.

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Never seen a fan like that one in the 2nd pic. :eek:
 

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After I changed the thermostat yesterday the truck pushed to about 220. I thought either the fan clutch or water pump was going bad. Took the fan off a ‘77 and that didn’t help any. I’ll install the water pump tomorrow after it gets here and go from there.

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What is that off of?


Edit, I remember from another thread, inline 6.
 

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I wouldn't put that on my truck. I'd replace the fan clutch and call it good. But, that's me. :D
 

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Fired her up so she could jump the old lady.

I guess Goldie is a kinky old gal ...


:bleh::boxed::happy175:

5 year old battery in the wifes truck gave up the ghost at the gas station.

First kill for Goldie!

:winner_first_h4h:

Pyrrhic victory, though, cause guess who went home, and who went to Wally World to buy a new battery?

Just paid that card off today, too...

:Violin:

And, who got to install it by trouble light since said wifey did not want to drive the Cobalt in case she needed to go somewhere tomorrow?

Yeah.

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After I changed the thermostat yesterday the truck pushed to about 220. I thought either the fan clutch or water pump was going bad. Took the fan off a ‘77 and that didn’t help any. I’ll install the water pump tomorrow after it gets here and go from there.

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I wouldn't put that old fan in. Fix what you have, your blade angles & everything are different on both, IMO you are taking a few steps back here. That fan resembles what is on my Flathead's, which did not require the same as what your truck requires to help keep it cool.
 

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Pulled out the Quadrajet and spacer today to try and give this procrastinator some motivation to do the swap.

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What swap are you doing?

(Here goes my opinion again :D )....those quadrajets are a very badass carb when tuned up properly, but then again I am bias (well I am now, I used to hate them)!!! I had a Holley 6-fiddy on my 455 Rocket Olds, and it did not perform close to that of my re-built quadrajet I had on my Olds 350 Rocket.

My dad knows those carbs inside & out (I still don't get it!!) and he did a full rebuild on the carb for my 350 Rocket that I built up (had that engine in my '80 Olds 2-door Delta 88 Brougham) and holy balls, when he was done it would literally make that tank car rocket! Nothing better than hearing a massive vacuum under the hood with all 4-barrels open singing her American glory and being pressed back into the seat....so once again, he had proven me wrong when I told him quadrajets sucked....

I plan to build a quadrajet (with my dad's assistance, again) for the 455 going in the 76 square, if it performs anything like my 350 did this will be fun as hell!!
 

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Threw on a 275/60/15 on the rear to see if I liked that on an 8” rim vs a 295 on a 10. The x10s are almost too deep, the center cap disappears from certain angles, not sure why that’s always bugged me. Think I’m gonna have our local guy widen mine to a 9 in the back and run a 295/50
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How much do you have your truck lowered? I think it looks good!
 

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