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Daughters ‘87 needs to ride smooth.
87 what? 2wd? 4wd? 1/2 ton? 1 ton?- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Discussion and Opinions on 83'-87' Builds
Welcome from Missouri.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Introduction
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Engine Paint Color Question
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Engine Paint Color Question
Before they went to black it was corporate blue from 1977+. 1976 and earlier orange.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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New guy here. Wreched a bit and glad to have been accepted.
Welcome from Missouri.- legopnuematic
- Post #5
- Forum: Introduction
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Weird brake line
That is the park brake cable. The brake line to the wheel cylinder is the line on the upper half of the backing plate.- legopnuematic
- Post #2
- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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What have you done to your square lately??
For an 80s front end you should be able to, as the hood hinges are mounted on/in the cowl. Just remove the spring portion of the hinge that bolts on the fender.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Garage
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Bed swap issues?
Generally service beds are a little longer, see 11 foot on cab and chassis pretty often, 9 foot, 8 foot, 7 foot (uncommon but exist).- legopnuematic
- Post #9
- Forum: Paint and Body
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np203 shifter
@legend57 very nice! Almost too nice to be hidden under a truck/shift bezel.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
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Engine Crossmember Replacement
Man I sold a whole front frame section (complete suspension minus steering box) from the 85 I parted out a few years ago for like $150. Way less crusty too. I guess inflation or supply and demand.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Just picked up an LT4 swapped '86 C10
Welcome from Missouri.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Introduction
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Engine Crossmember Replacement
2wd and 4wd are different, the 2wd has the pockets for the coil springs and mounting points for the control arms.- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Engine Crossmember Replacement
AFAIK, there should not be any major differences from 73-87, even going back to the beginning of coil sprung IFS GM trucks (1963, the IFS before that used torsion bars) they will fit with just drilling a few holes. So any 73-87(91) unit should work. I am not 100% if there are variations from...- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Filling small holes without welding
Use some copper or aluminum to back the area up, works as a heat sink and helps with bridging a gap. Larger holes a Whitney Jensen hand punch or equivalent to make little discs to weld in:- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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Filling small holes without welding
I have not done the soldering method, but have used JB weld to fill over a hole or two and have had reasonable success. Short strand fiberglass would be ok too. If the soldering method uses acid core solder I would proceed with caution, if you do not get all of the flux removed/cleaned it can...- legopnuematic
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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