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  1. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    A LOT of work to get to this point! 2 years I believe. I need to update my build thread some day. And man does she sound damned nice!! That deeeeeeeeppp Olds grumble with a bit of cam through 3 inch exhaust and smitty mufflers. I love it.
  2. OldBlueDually

    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    2wd you say.... I'd keep it for a rainy day.....then fix the front clip, or put on an front clip from another year that you like best. Get a box/fenders for it and slam that baby to the ground where she belongs! Do a simple 350 build, put dual exhaust and Flowmaster mufflers on it and she...
  3. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    To be honest I'm not sure if it increases the load capacity or not....in my humble opinion I don't think it would increase that, but could "maybe" help stability a little bit. I think it's more of a cool factor than an actual useful thing to have. The guy built it back in '83 or '84 and this...
  4. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I coulda turned her back into a single rear and had some serious bad@$S spikes for my lugs!!! (These are the hexes the spacers go over in the kit)....if I just had me some bullet shaped ends to put on them :anitoof:
  5. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Prior to above....these are the dually kit spacers.
  6. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Got my new tires mounted to rims, with my NOS caps. Nicest looking damned items on the truck! Not a lot of room in the rear, my finger touches the tire and fender, somebody lowered it too far :Big Laugh: Looks cool though, I like the filled in look.
  7. OldBlueDually

    14 bolt brake drum question

    @scrap--metal here is a pic from a while back on my dually-----originally a single rear 76 GMC full float, 14 bolt corporate---with a dually conversion done to it, so drums should be the same. Mine look like crap, but they are actually quite new with very little wear. I think someone replaced...
  8. OldBlueDually

    1975 GMC Suburban--Project partially started for $2k

    Stumbled across this when I was looking for other things I technically do not need, and wanted to share it! If this baby was a crew cab of that era, with this much done---I would be on my way to get it, then tell you guys :Big Laugh: Looks like a lot of work has already gone into it...
  9. OldBlueDually

    OEM grille for '78 GMC Sierra Classic

    Good luck to you in the search! Took me forever it seems to find my 76 GMC grill and ended up buying the whole damned truck for parts just to get it.
  10. OldBlueDually

    Any Green Squares?

    Yeah---but she is my parts truck for my dually. 76 GMC. The green is neat, with the white roof. Kinda grows on a guy. I thought it was ugly at first, but now I like it. I've not seen GMC hubcaps like this before either--were they common?
  11. OldBlueDually

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Was doing some wiring cleanup tonight under the hood. Saw some shiny below. My pea brain says "hey, there shouldn't be shiny under the truck on the floor". $h!t. Oh well, could be worse. I assume stupid aftermarket chrome transmission dipstick not put on by me has failed to seal....again. So...
  12. OldBlueDually

    Can I fix this by cutting out and only replacing outer?

    Oh, here is that puller I have I mentioned earlier. Works awesome.
  13. OldBlueDually

    Can I fix this by cutting out and only replacing outer?

    Too bad we don't live closer, I'd be willing to help you out! To expand on what @TotalyHucked stated the welding can do some warping. However, a quick tack, then opposite end of panel another quick tack....basically all over the place jumping around until done would help this to not happen, but...
  14. OldBlueDually

    Can I fix this by cutting out and only replacing outer?

    In my opinion, a few different ways to do this, and depends on what you want your outcome to be when completed. You could replace the side as mentioned above. You could also replace the whole box with another white one if you found one somewhere, and basic tools to replace it, or of a different...
  15. OldBlueDually

    Question for C30 Dually owners.

    True: he worked on many of these rigs when they were new, and my dad also had a 78 Suburban, Trailering Special, 454 and 2wd. Beautiful rig too, pulled the old Wilderness camper like a **** after he removed smog crap and updated internals on the engine....sorry, I digressed. His had a limited...
  16. OldBlueDually

    How to time my engine, with a cam degreed at 1.25 degrees advanced??

    Thanks for that info Ricko. I have actually not timed it yet, I took another few steps back once again on it and have the valve-train taken apart right now to put in adjustable rockers & heavier pushrods. Once I get it back together I will be re-firing it and then start to tinker with the timing...
  17. OldBlueDually

    What’s up with this fuel?

    I would agree with condensation in the metal can. You trying out plastic would be the way to go, I always use plastic gas cans and mix a ton of 2-stroke in the winter for my old snowmobiles. What exactly are you using AV fuel for anyhow? I would suggest not using that, and stick with no higher...
  18. OldBlueDually

    69 C10

    Very cool truck, always liked that body style too!! Overall really good condition too by the looks of it. I like the patina it has, very nice.
  19. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    Here is the short update: New starter installed, that was the problem, it runs great. Here is the long update: Brought the other "new" one back to Oreillys and the guy let me go to watch him test it, he put it on their machine, and when it activated the starter you could damned near count the...
  20. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    I too bet it is the starter. Interesting about the solenoid....hmmmm... Well, I wonder if I could re-build my original starter? It is a FoMoCo starter so it may be an original to the car.
  21. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    Car is jacked up now, so I did a couple more things: Old fashioned "jump it with a screwdriver"....click is all it did. I also grounded my voltmeter, and put the positive to the housing of the starter to see if there was any stray voltage so I jumped the starter again, no stray voltage...
  22. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    You got me to look!!! There is another bolt you can see int he picture...just ever so slightly. Rubber hose going past it covers most of it up. Ok, so I put my voltmeter on the battery. It read a solid 12.3 volts (this is after I tried to start it again so it drained so slighty). I put the...
  23. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    Story of my life. I feel like I am becoming my dad (NOT that that is bad either BTW!!!), but he always drove old stuff, he kept it going, he never bought anything new. I'm glad he taught me a lot, but crap with computers and all this other jazz is not easy to work on. Heck I come here for info &...
  24. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    Yup, hot it got! That was after tinkering for about 5'ish some minutes....then we let it rest a minute or two, tried again. So the first 5 minutes, I would turn it to start and hear that click....let it sit a few seconds, hit it again & hear click....did this over and over. Reached down to feel...
  25. OldBlueDually

    My daily driver has me stumped--No start/Slow start issue

    Will do, just as you also stated on the first page. I plan to work on it tonight, so that will be the first thing to do.

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