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    Twitchy steering with a big travel trailer (rear sway bar help?)

    Unless ordered on SRW in the camper special world, perhaps part of Z83 on the glovebox list for 1979. That feature along with the big block is what sold me on it originally.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Yer just not trying hard enough...
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    Hello from Vancouver, WA / Portland, OR

    Nice truck man, eventually I want my c20 to sit like that. Greetings from down the Columbia river.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Have you considered a quarter wave ground plane for your home station? Easy to make out of copper wire, an SO-239 jack and some masons twine. Or use a 102" whip like I did off the tool truck. Like this
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    Most coil arrangements result in tight bandwidth making them less attractive, but will certainly still work for relatively short range comms. GTFE (good tf enough) for trail ops or a highway convoy. Plus, not banging on every tree branch, catv drop and drive through in existence has an...
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    Help! My coolant temp heats up fast in idle or slow-moving traffic (around 210F+) then decreases when I start driving (around 170F-190)

    Either low fan throughput, lack of proper shroud or a bit of coolant flow restriction.
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    If you can get your "just a dipole" out in the clear, as high as possible, you will be surprised how well it works. Vertical polarization is best for mobiles, horizontal polarization is best for distance. Now is solar maximum, best chance for distance (dx).
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    Whip antenna for CB on a Suburban

    I can tell you from personal experience that with a 102" mounted on the roof center has a wonderful pattern, but it will find every tree limb and low overhang and drive through becomes a distant memory. A friend wanted to try it on his class c motor home and discovered it hit all the phone line...
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    2 post shop lift

    Your thread has me noodling the nuances of proper lift installation. As a lift user, I always thought it was laughable how 8 bolts keeps all that potential energy in check, and for the most part it does. My brain goes to a concrete submerged steel matrix that connects with the lift much like...
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    2 post shop lift

    Judging from the cover of the manual, you got the exact correct model lift. Have fun!
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    Changing gear ratios: opinions/suggestions wanted!!

    It is if you want to do 20 series things.
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    Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue

    I can't find the post now, but it could be a head gasket issue with a plugged passage. I'm looking... Here https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/mark-iv-454-engine-build.39178/post-824933
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    Big block running hot. Can’t figure out the issue

    If you run out of ideas, verify the accuracy of your instrumentation. To eliminate another outlier.
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    C20 - Trailering vs. Camper Special

    Found an example of the front camper mounts on the fenders. My fenders are pristine, which makes me wonder if they got changed at some point.
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    Hello from Oregon

    North Coast greetings! Sorry for being late
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