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  1. CheemsK1500

    Show your daily driver

    Good luck on your search for a 2 door Yukon/Tahoe. Clean ones that are bargain priced are only getting scarcer these days.
  2. CheemsK1500

    1989 Chevy K1500

    I noticed the small hinges when I looked at my friends ‘95 WT with its driver door hanging on for dear life. From what I’ve seen, the hinges seem a little undersized for square body doors too, although the sag doesn’t seem nearly as bad as a lot of GMT400s I’ve seen. Not beefing up the hinges...
  3. CheemsK1500

    Show your daily driver

    A lot of guys will tell me I’m crazy for going out of my to buy long beds, but the real kind of crazy is fighting ratchet straps and playing cargo Tetris in a short bed when the same cargo could be hauled by simply loading the bed and shutting the tailgate on a long bed. With that said, there’s...
  4. CheemsK1500

    Show your daily driver

    My current 2004 Silverado 2500HD 4x4 6.0/4L80e With it being a crew cab with an 8 foot bed, I rarely run out of room to put things when I am moving a bunch of stuff at once. I saved it from becoming an older gentleman’s “beater truck” since he thought being 20 years old somehow makes it...
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    90s sun visors in my 77

    There’s a lot of GMT400 and GMT800 bits that work surprisingly well in squares with some modification. The rear seat of a crew cab GMT800 or the front seat of an early GMT400 make for nice front seats in a square. I’m honestly pretty comfy in the OE style bench seat though, even if it lacks a...
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    1989 Chevy K1500

    A GMT400 with doors that are not about to fall off of it or don’t require insane force to close is getting rare in my neck of the woods. Most people don’t bother fixing them and shrug it off part of the experience of having an old truck. Kudos to you for going the extra mile and restoring some...
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    1989 Chevy K1500

    You are making good progress on this one. I too would've totally taken my chances with that particular truck if the price was right. Early GMT400s are a neat in the sense that they still have old school stuff like small block V8s, Saginaw columns and other legacy GM bits and pieces but it is all...
  8. CheemsK1500

    Gauge cluster

    Beware of junkyard takeout guages. Remember, most are nearly as old as yours are, if not older. Like Rick F said, it’s generally less hassle to change individual gauges than an entire cluster, especially when considering the large amount of variation between wiring, printed circuit boards and...
  9. CheemsK1500

    SWAPPING 84 c10 body onto 84 k10 FRAME

    This is excellent info. Would you mind if I include this post in the parts interchange thread?
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    Need mechanic for ‘74 c10

    Welcome to the forum. I know it can be daunting and time consuming to tackle jobs, but a square (especially an early one like a '74) is quite forgiving to work on for a beginner and does not require a large variety of expensive tools. a basic socket set, box wrench set, screw driver set...
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    SWAPPING 84 c10 body onto 84 k10 FRAME

    73-80 trucks have removable/swappable transmission humps, 81+ squares do not. If you resort to cutting and welding to change humps, measure carefully and try to get as close to factory height as possible. If you do this wrong, the factory carpet will never fit right again. If the donor vehicle...
  12. CheemsK1500

    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    You’re right, I brain farted that post and confused trucks. I’ll go back and edit, thanks for the catch.
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    Quick note about about DoD contract built CUCVs: The M1008 pickup is essentially just an ‘84 K30 Custom Deluxe with a 24 volt NATO spec electrical system. The M1009 Blazer is base model ‘84 K5 Blazer. It also has a 24 volt electrical system. The CUCV contract lasted several years; though...
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    the space between bed and frame rail should be nearly the same between both trucks, unless one has a body lift installed. It should work; or in the worst case scenario, work with minimal modification.
  15. CheemsK1500

    6.2 Diesel Instrument Gauge Cluster Swap??

    Not my video, but here is a good one for the oil pressure gauge. Also note that the little orange needle can be carefully taken about and reset if an oil gauge is not “zeroed.” Here is another for fuel gauge troubleshooting/testing: I don’t know how to test temperature gauges when they’re...
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    6.2 Diesel Instrument Gauge Cluster Swap??

    When you repin the back of the connector, don’t forget to move the brake warning wire to its new location (Should be in the speedometer area.) Take your time and study the wire routes, and circuit board pathways before repinning the connector, you don’t want to have to do it more than once. Also...
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    Here’s a quick little list of trim/moulding compatibility list: Front wheel well opening trim can be shared between the 73-80 years. 81+ trucks have a differently shaped front wheel opening and have their own trim. Rear wheel trim stays the same throughout the entirety of square production...
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    The post ‘81 offset logo tailgates are also lighter in overweight. The center recessed portion of this style seems to have more an aggressive angular appearance while the 73-80 gate center stamp had a more gentle slope like appearance. Because of these shape differences, trim made for one style...
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    Perhaps the presence of vent cutouts on non-ac truck pads depended on year. It would make sense for GM to transition installing vent cut pads into everything regardless of whether or not it has vents for the sake of logistics. This reminds me that I have also seen a unique looking pad in some of...
  20. CheemsK1500

    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    Thanks, I added those year changes to the OP. As for the dash vents, I was referring to the pad. I have never seen a metal dash frame that was not cut for vents. If ventless dash frames do exist (If anyone here has seen one, please chime in), I suppose a few minutes with a small cut-off wheel...
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    Definitive interchangeable parts thread 73-87(91) (non-drivetrain)

    In this thread we can try to make a list of what fits what or what modifications are needed for something to work or look "correct." This is mainly for body panels, door parts, interior bits etc. Due to the somewhat modular/adaptable nature of drivetrain components, I am not really going to...
  22. CheemsK1500

    R12 to 134. Whats really needed to do this swap for a great working system. All parts needed?

    What is the oldest original system you’ve done this too? Did you add PAG oil or just use whatever linseed oil remained in the system? Did you have to adjust/replace the low pressure switch? I’m not criticizing your methods, I’m just genuinely curious.
  23. CheemsK1500

    R12 to 134. Whats really needed to do this swap for a great working system. All parts needed?

    The simplest way to go from 12 to 134 without major modifications is to remove all oil and refrigerant from the system, replace the black O rings with green ones, put port adapters on the drier and high pressure line, put PAG oil in place of the linseed oil, and replace the low pressure switch...
  24. CheemsK1500

    R12 to 134. Whats really needed to do this swap for a great working system. All parts needed?

    Most things pre 1995 are going to be R12. R12 was the industry standard during the entirety of square body production.
  25. CheemsK1500

    R12 Replacement

    I had an 07 Dodge Ram 3500 that I had to change one twice in, and 98 Dodge Ram 1500 that I had to replace once. I think the only reason I had to the 07 twice was because I made the rookie mistake of reusing a drier. The majority of other leaks I’ve dealt on all other vehicles are almost always a...

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