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  1. Keith Seymore

    Interior colors

    Is the exterior of the truck red? K
  2. Keith Seymore

    Interior colors

    Dash and steering wheel are usually darker colors so they don't reflect into the windshield. K
  3. Keith Seymore

    Step Side Bed Wiring

    Akkshully - I went one step farther on my 80' stepper. I had grounding issues which prevented the brake lights and turn signals from working properly. The original ground is via star washers which breaks the paint between the taillamp bracket and box, and again between the taillamp attaching...
  4. Keith Seymore

    Loose steering,is this normal

    They wander around a little bit. Make sure your gear is adjusted. Should be 12 in lb preload, and 20 in lbs overcenter. The procedure is shown in the Unit Repair Manual. Make sure the ball joints are good and not sticky. That can result in dartiness. Run as much caster as you can tolerate...
  5. Keith Seymore

    A833 transmission

    I drove my A833 equipped square daily for 30 years. Commuting, trailering and light hauling. It would have been nice to have a little steeper first gear. K
  6. Keith Seymore

    Body to frame webbing??

    Not factory. Body sat on the body mounts; bed sat directly on the frame rails. K
  7. Keith Seymore

    What are these for?

    Nothing. The are little reinforcements for the fender attachment. K
  8. Keith Seymore

    Show your sick toy !!!

    Forgive me this indulgence: This guy in the Mopar ran pretty good - he went 10.59 but he was late late on the tree so I got there first by over a second. I bet he was surprised. Then I started to notice a theme..... ;)
  9. Keith Seymore

    Show your sick toy !!!

    New personal best: 9.56 @ 139 mph, in the cool fall air. I've been running a 10 flat index for these past several years so I didn't really know what it would run all out. I was hoping 9.60's maybe? It went 9.63 off the trailer. It launched so hard I forgot to push the throttle the rest of...
  10. Keith Seymore

    Let’s see your memorabilia?!

    ..... I've got the original Chevelle steel bumper mounted to a shelf. I'm going to put some parking lights in it and wire them so they light up. ;)
  11. Keith Seymore

    Let’s see your memorabilia?!

    We moved in May of this year and so I am slowing putting my shop together. This is the first time in the last couple moves that I have the wall space to hang some automobilia. K
  12. Keith Seymore

    Square-body?

    Second story: There are some "architectural" things we did, too, that you might not notice. These were required to even give us a shot at getting in the game. The '96 and beyond GMT400 models had the round (Donaldson) element air cleaner on top of the fender, with the battery in the RF corner...
  13. Keith Seymore

    Square-body?

    Thank you for that. A couple stories of how the system came to be: The system was capacitized for the "big engines" of the day: the L18 8.1L large block and the 6.2L diesel. Flow restriction specification (from GM Powertrain) was a ridiculous 1" Hg restriction at "max flow", from the ambient...
  14. Keith Seymore

    Square-body?

    So - I was thinking about this further - One of this things I've been accused of is claiming to be "everywhere" "all at once" back in the day. Obviously that's not the case, but I thought capturing a summary somewhere of all the stuff I worked on might be appropriate. Here goes: C/K: Vehicle...
  15. Keith Seymore

    Square-body?

    I guess anything with the word "new" or "old" in the name is bound to become outdated. K
  16. Keith Seymore

    C20 - Trailering vs. Camper Special

    This is a little hard to read (but I had it handy) and it is for an '85, but would indicate GCWR = 15,500 lbs. K
  17. Keith Seymore

    Square-body?

    We never called 'em that. They were C/Ks, then GMT400, then GMT800, then GMT900, then K2 and then T1. Then I retired. K
  18. Keith Seymore

    C20 - Trailering vs. Camper Special

    Just to add a little color to the commentary: I used to do the trailer ratings between 1986 and 1990, during my time at the GM Milford Proving Ground (Milford Mi). We would verify the ratings during public highway test trips, like Powertrain Cooling trips to Davis Dam and Death Valley, brake...
  19. Keith Seymore

    81-87 bed bolt location diagram

    You could also look at your frame to see if there are any "sleeves" remaining. Any location that got a long bolt had a metal pipe between the upper flange and the lower flange of the side rail, so that the attachment could compress and hit torque. K
  20. Keith Seymore

    81-87 bed bolt location diagram

    Unless you are absolutely fanatical about duplicating the factory build it kinda doesn't matter. You could use all short bolts. The only reason they mixed and matched in the factory was to give easy access around the fuel tank or crossmember clamshell brackets to the guy in the pit tightening...
  21. Keith Seymore

    C20 - Trailering vs. Camper Special

    Z83. K
  22. Keith Seymore

    C20 - Trailering vs. Camper Special

    Camper Special = RPO Z81 Trailering Soecial = RPO Z82 www.gm.com/content/dam/company/no_search/heritage-archive-docs/vehicle-information-kits/chevrolet-trucks/1982-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf
  23. Keith Seymore

    Gold color for 84 silverado paint

    Yes. Even if it is faded with a little imagination we might be able to recreate what it says. Also - for your truck - you could contact the GM Heritage Center and send them your VIN; they would return a copy of the original invoice which would contain build content, build timing, pricing and...
  24. Keith Seymore

    Gold color for 84 silverado paint

    If you post your SPID we might be able to make it out. K
  25. Keith Seymore

    Gold color for 84 silverado paint

    I would say code 64 Desert Sand Metallic with code 61 Doeskin Tan. https://xr793.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/1984-Chevrolet-Suburban.pdf www.gm.com/content/dam/company/no_search/heritage-archive-docs/vehicle-information-kits/chevrolet-trucks/1984-Chevrolet-Truck.pdf

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