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  1. BRetty

    Headers? worth the effort & cost?

    So, for the "Chevelle" headers, am I looking for "full-length" headers that tuck close to the engine b/c they were for a car, or do I want mid/shorty/hugger? My '73 C10 is dropped 4.5/6, and has a column-shift automatic transmission. I would simplu measure in my engine compartment, but nobody...
  2. BRetty

    Headers? worth the effort & cost?

    All, Love this discussion, multiple view points and experience are what people need to sort out what is right for them. [Same with politics, multiple voices and perspective helpful, that's real "diversity" not the modern racism dressed up as virtue.] Following this convo b/c my PO put 305...
  3. BRetty

    Lower Steering Column Loose

    KingKlung -- Sorry I missed this when you posted it -- this is exactly the info I was lookingfor! Yes, it seems pulling out the column is the only real way to do this. I'm gonna act on this As soon as I can get a garage space for a few days so I don't have to do this in the bed of my truck...
  4. BRetty

    hose, wire suppots and fastening

    McMaster-Carr is my resource for things like industrial Adel clamps and machine parts like standoffs. If there is a sign or plexiglass shop near you, standoffs are used in the sign and display industry to mount like placards on a wall etc. In a pinch they might have some. mcmaster.com
  5. BRetty

    1985 Monte Carlo SS

    About 20 years ago, hospitals started printing bar-codes on every single thing ever used in surgery, due to the alarming numbner of sponges and sutures and debris that got accidentally sewn up inside surgical patients. Everything had to be scanned-in and then scanned-out at the end, and if...
  6. BRetty

    1985 Monte Carlo SS

    Everybody wants to be Crispy! Yesterday (Saturday night) on Hollywood Blvd I saw a very short "car rally" of six tricked-out rides, Impalas and Monte Carlos, come cruising and hopping down the Blvd. The second-to-last was jacked up in the back to an absurd degree, showing off shit-loads of...
  7. BRetty

    1985 Monte Carlo SS

    GMSB: We report, you decide. Thanks for the info, I had always wondered about those things. --BR
  8. BRetty

    1979 Trans Am - 25 years in a garage

    Crispy, you are my hero. I have been checking out your build threads, and you seem to be bringing back every single vehicle I "Came of Age" in. My HS girlfriend traded in her bright-yellow AMC Pacer (!) for a silver IROC-Z28 when she graduated. (She was 18, I was 15, I surely had never heard...
  9. BRetty

    1985 Monte Carlo SS

    Actually, Crispy, maybe you can help me out..... WTF are "hood pins" and what is the point of them? I mean, I have seen them before but I just don't get it. Is it some kind of crude anti-theft device so a-holes won't steal your battery and sweet valve covers? ?
  10. BRetty

    1985 Monte Carlo SS

    Crispy, that is a sick-looking gangsta-sinister ride you already have there. Can't wait to see the progress. I inherited my grandfather's sky-blue '82 Monte and drove it my last year of HS. I was a dumb 16-17-yo punk who knew nothing at all about cars, but man did I love that thing. You know...
  11. BRetty

    Lower Steering Column Loose

    PS -- This is a tilt column with automatic transmission. My truck is a '73 but the dashboard is from an '81 Suburban, I think the column and transmission (TH350C) are from that vehicle as well, so an '81 tilt column w/automatic. Thx, BR
  12. BRetty

    Lower Steering Column Loose

    AuroraGirl, Here is an annotated picture of my column (BEFORE), along with the parts diagram for this '81 tilt column: I replaced the parts shown in the post above, (56,58,59,60) but can't get the bearing to slide up any higher on the shaft. It now looks exactly the same as before but...
  13. BRetty

    What do you call this panel?

    Agreed. My '73 had an '81 Suburban Dash grafted on. (Complete with extra VIN.) The specific part (at least for my '73) would be: PANEL ASM., INSTRUMENT .... PART# 16.080 The brutally hacked up 81 panel *mostly* fits and works. Once I realized this I started looking for a replacement...
  14. BRetty

    Lower Steering Column Loose

    Thanks AG, I'll post a pic with the exact problem tomorrow. Appreciate the help, thanks in advance. BRetty
  15. BRetty

    Lower Steering Column Loose

    sserven, How did your column turn out once you (I am assuming) replaced the parts? My steering column/shaft had exactly the same problem -- the bearing seemed to have slipped down the shaft and the shaft could rattle around in the end of the steering column: I ordered replacement adapter...
  16. BRetty

    Smokey business

    When people (like my boss who is letting me use some garage space for free) ask me what the hell I've been doing working/puttering on my truck for two months, I reply somewhat truthfully, "Gotta fix the cigarette lighter..." BR
  17. BRetty

    Smokey business

    To add to the ambiguity, rocket powerplants are also called both "rocket engines" and "rocket motors" and the terms seem to be somewhat interchangable. Having no books handy at the moment, I will say, based on my subjective impressions of lots of personal stuff (and also Larry Clark's book...
  18. BRetty

    Speedo retainer clip for 79-83-ish Gauge and housing

    Greetings, I've been reading the forums for months trying to figure out all the quirks with my '73 C10 I bought last year. My gearhead buddy had to close down his shop suddenly before we could dig into it, so absent his guidance this site has been my lifeline. Current problem is this: My...
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