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  1. mtbadbob

    Who Knew???

    LMC Truck has both the 1 & 2 piece seals, rivet kits and latch rebuild kits. I'm doing this right now on my '87, I bought one piece seals off Ebay as most places list '87-'92, but they are actually 2 piece for my '87. I just had to order some 2 piece kits from LMC. :(
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    Factory Step Bumper License Plate Lights

    Clips or speed nuts
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    New Member

    Welcome from Montana!
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    Show your daily driver

    This pretty much my daily as I need it M-F for work. It does pull my job trailer quit a bit easier than the 'ole Square! 2022 GMC 2500 HD AT4, 6.6 gasser.
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    New '87 Silverado Grille - best source for trim clips?

    No, there are stainless pieces about 4" long that run vertically on the grille of the '87's. They clip into the main plastic grille.
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    New '87 Silverado Grille - best source for trim clips?

    I believe they are part of the trim pieces. You might have to either order new trim, find some good ones at a bone yard, or improvise & modify your originals.
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    Method 701 milled aluminium rims

    Or how about those stick-on hood scoops??? Being the owner of an Old's with a W-25 hood, I just want to take a baseball bat and beat those off of people's hoods, they look re damn diculous!
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    Carburetor recommendation

    Rebuild the Q-Jet, NOTHING will be better when tuned right.
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    1977 C10 with 31,000 original miles I just bought. Looking for white hub caps.

    I have a set of these, original paint with a few dings
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    1977 C10 with 31,000 original miles I just bought. Looking for white hub caps.

    Welcome! She's a cherry! Love them old interiors....
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    Looking for a grille removal and replacement video

    There is a screw on each side behind the headlight bezel, and one behind the front bumper filler. I believe there are 4 or 5 on top of the radiator support. The headlight bezels have 2 exposed screws on the bottom, and 2 under the hood on the support also. I recently changed my '87's grille...
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    Sandblasting advice needed.

    Try Garnet or Walnut shells. I found Garnet to be the most aggressive without any substrate damage. A power washer will wash the residue away, I wouldn't be concerned, it's not a '63 Split-window you're trying to refinish! :)
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    Extremely loose steering

    I second checking the rag joint and adjusting the free play at the box with the adjuster nut. It's like a 5/8" nut w/1/4" or 5/16" allen bolt adjuster. I did that to my '87 & took all the wandering out of my steering.
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    Outer CV Axle Boot

    I won't EVER waste my time on a new boot or CV joint. It's about a 20 minute job to replace entire axle, and they're usually under $70. It's not worth the aggravation to try to save the money with a new boot imo. Also, once the joint is rid of lube, it will just be a matter of time before is...
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    Silverado trim help

    Try using a very fine Scotchbrite pad first, then some Never Dull on the aluminum
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    Where can I get this connector?

    You can also try to find that section of the harness out of a bone yard or donor truck. That's what I try to do to keep things original & simple. Sometimes they are just short harnesses that might plug into the main harness nearby.
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    Scores from DIY Parts Yards, Pull A Part, U Pull It etc

    DO NOT TOUCH THE HANDS!!! Those things are brittle after 40+ years of UV rays. I found that out the hard way trying to restore one for my '87 :(
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    78 Cheyenne Owner/Restoration/Rebuild

    Welcome! My spoiled cousin's parents bought him a brand new '78 Cheyenne short fleet 4x4, 4-speed in '78. Had Kelly Springfield 31"x 10.50's on turbine mags, silver exterior w/red cloth & carpet interior. His brother's widow still has it, I'm trying to talk her into selling it as it's a great...
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    Turn signals not flashing but turn on when I push on the break pedal. Any ideas?

    Try a new flasher relay
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Have you tried Naval Jelly?? Works great on rust
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    Any suggestions

    If your patient and somewhat flexible, you can lay on your floor, snake your arm up behind the dash and hook up & unhook the speedo cable. I've done it a couple of times, you just have to depress the clip a bit that holds the cable housing in place. If you can feel the end of the cable start...
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    79 k10 Newbie issues. Stressed out Mom, please help!

    Welcome to the site! I agree with 77 K20, sounds like a bad tranny to me. TH350's are not my fav, I've seen many go bad on 1/2 ton chassis when put to work, most could be related to people not knowing how to rebuild them.
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    Quadrajet Choke Operation

    The throttle plate spring pressure keeps the throttle stuck on the fast idle notch until the throttle plate is opened and the weight of the cam can drop it down when gravity takes over, results of blipping the accelerator pedal. Not sure how the Bug would work any other way with the lock notches...
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    Windshield question

    I believe the only windshields available for any Square have the antenna built in. I just installed a new one in my '87 last summer. All glass should be the same from '73-'87.
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    Tire size question…

    I've also bought a couple sets of Ironman All Country A/T's. Good riding tire with no complaints. Chinese Coopers, basically. They do wear kinda fast on heavier trucks though, but the price is right.

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