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  1. BRetty

    fuel gauge needle

    I second that warning about the needle being fragile. They are apparently made of spun sugar and low self-esteem. I carefully set mine on the bench, but one of my test leads bumped the needle and it "fell to pieces" like a Southern lady at a wake. The replacement I bought from LMC (a 1981...
  2. BRetty

    Guess I'm still pretty new around here...

    Dual-gassing at the station is the ultimate squarebody picture. You are already a master. "'Skuse me, ma'am. Y'all just have to go 'round. See, this here's a Chevy."
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    Steering gear, frame cracks, repair kits, reinforcement plates.

    All, The time has finally come for me, as it comes to every squarebody owner, to fix the cracked and spongy frame member(s) where my power steering gear bolts to the chassis. In fact, on Monday I am shipping it to my friend's shop ~ 300mi away, where he can tear it down and fix all the ticking...
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    Front end lowered problem

    Hey, I know this thread is a few years old, but thanks for the very clear pictures of your front suspension assemblies. I'm trying to replace my shocks and all the busted parts on my 4.5/6 lowered '73 C10. These pics are GOLD! Bretty
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    Starting Issue

    @Scott91370 said: I will tell you this. Working on a truck that is approximately 8" lower than stock and the frame is less than 6" off the ground kind of stinks. Looks great but getting it high enough with 2 jack stands and a jack under it to feel safe takes some of the fun out of it. Oh...
  6. BRetty

    New to me wheels and tires

    Very nice. Love that color too. Standard ride height? The bigger tires suit her. The navy blue on the longbed is really elegant. What so people with shortbeds do? For that matter, What do people with big new grey plastic crew-cab-5-foot-bed decal-plastered bluetooth speakers on wheels...
  7. BRetty

    Where to buy a new relay??

    Guys, Parts Express sells there relays and sockets, and they are about $5 apiece.: https://www.parts-express.com/car-audio/car-audio-installation-accessories/12v-relays-sockets
  8. BRetty

    Drink holder question?

    This is what I use. These boots are reaching End-of-Service or Mandatory Retirement. I may have a Right ready to become your new drink cozy.
  9. BRetty

    Under hood paint suggestion

    Just an FYI for everybody correctly advising against "flat" sheen paint: All paints are, by their nature, glossy. Anything less shiny than gloss has has flatteners added to it (things like talc, although there are better flattening agents now). One practical consequence of this is when using...
  10. BRetty

    FNG from Denton TX

    Great truck, great colors! I like blue trucks and I cannot lie! "...cubic dollars..." made me spit out my morning cornflakes and beer LOL. hey, were you ever in a death-metal band?
  11. BRetty

    Hey y'all. I'm a little new.

    She's a beauty! I EFFING LOVE that two-tone red/white. Looks to have only a little rust I can see. Hey, I gotta ask a personal, political question. Answer me straight-up. SE Iowa: Are you a Cardinals fan or a Cubs fan? If you're a Cardinals fan, hellz yes! paint a "circle-bird" on that...
  12. BRetty

    New here from Texas

    Welcome from So Cal, once the center of car culture, alas no more. Yeah, other sites also have sepia-tinged photos, conservative political opinions, and invaluable advice on keeping my 49-year-old truck on the road, but here you can cuss. (If needed, within reason, of course, but still, I cuss...
  13. BRetty

    Drilling Holes in a Plastic Gauge Cluster Crystal?

    I don't understand what "crystal" means here. Do you mean the clear plastic in front of all the gages? That is generally called the "lens", IIRC. I cut a lot of acrylic at work, so here is my main advice: get some other thin acrylic fom like HDepot, cut it into two pieces and sandwich the...
  14. BRetty

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I wasn't aware that Cajuns were all that big on parliamentary procedure or Robert's Rules of Order....LOL
  15. BRetty

    New guy Ky

    With the subject line, "New Guy KY" I was expecting a joke about the French Foreign Legion. instead we have pics of a very sweet pewter-toned GMC just being FLAUNTED on a lift that I covet so much. Are you actually Sturgill Simpson? BR ps -- the punch line is, "NO NO NO!!! The camels take...
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    Can it be saved

    You do the old-school blue flames?
  17. BRetty

    Harbor Freight Tool/Product Review

    I agree with you on th brake bleeder pump -- the fittings for the bleeder valves won't stay on when opening/closing the valves. I now have far more air in my brake lines than before. In fact it's foam now. BR
  18. BRetty

    Aux Battery Tray

    Others have found an odd dearth of parts sepcifically for 73-81 trucks. Both LMC and Classic industries seem to have big caps in their catalogs. Not sure why. Regarding batteries, my tray is mounted sideways with mystery brackets and I can't figure out where it came from. I keep meaning to...
  19. BRetty

    Rear brake hose replacement, 1973 C10

    Thanks for the advice, @fast68chevy The rain has stopped and my replacement hose is coming in tomorrow, so I will take the lines apart after work and hope the "replacement" hose actually has the proper fittings to mate with the existing lines. BRetty
  20. BRetty

    Rear brake hose replacement, 1973 C10

    All, I am replacing a ruptured hose on my '73 C10, and I have a few questions about the process. My square: '73 C10, 350 smb, longbed, lowered 4.5/6, dashboard and steering column (and other parts?) from '81 Suburban, many things not done, or done poorly, or never finished, by PO. ______ THE...
  21. BRetty

    New Guy From La.

    All I know about differentials is that dropping one on my tailgate will dent it BADLY. But, Welcome! Glad to see more Chevy folks, I feel outcast amongst all the Fords and Toyotas at my work... ! BRetty
  22. BRetty

    Powersteering pump trouble

    I guess I've been hanging out here at GMSB a while now. Was scrolling through this thread and saw pictures of what looked like random piles of rusty-but-useable Chevy parts, and just naturally thought, "Oh, looks like an AuroraGirl post!" Scrolled back and --> Lo! and Behold! Never change...
  23. BRetty

    Under dash light

    @My78, Glad you got your lights working again...now does anybody know where that particular light/socket is supposed to mount? Mine was dangling when I got my '73 (as was a lot of the underdash wiring) and I still can't figure out wherethe thing is supposed to go. Thanks is anvance, BRetty
  24. BRetty

    DIY Junkyard Wiper Motor and Intermittent Module Retrofit/Upgrade

    Rusty, What is your plan to make the round hole that you have drilled,where it attaches to the motor shaft, into a "slot" with flat sides and a rounded end? Here's a crude drawing of what I mean -- top is with a round hole, bottom is how it needs to be shaped to seat on the shoulder of the...
  25. BRetty

    Headers? worth the effort & cost?

    Acrtually, Sanderson does have overall dimensions at their own web site.

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