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    Driveshaft vibration

    I had the same issue on a similar combination. After replacing u joints, carrier bearings, wheels and tires, the fix was the transmission tailshaft. A 700 r4 has a bushing in the tailshaft that the front driveshaft yoke rides in. The bushing will wear when things are out of balance. When the...
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    What happened here?

    This is purely for entertainment purposes to bring members together and share: What happened here? Have you seen this before? Spoiler alert: I know the answer, it's from my truck. It was lots of fun too. I'll share after someone(s) tells of a similar experience. Cheers, I hope everyone is...
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    Rust repair questions

    I'd bet a Benjamin it's leaking between the firewall and cowl seam due to failed seam sealer.
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    You'll find one. Facebook marketplace seems to have new listings everyday in my area. Refresh apps like offer up, facebook marketplace, and craigslist a couple of times a day. Stick to your budget and keep looking. When a 73-80 pops up for sale within your budget, don't sit and think about it...
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    Rust on these trucks in the firewall and floors is a direct result of the design. I'm certain there are Californian trucks with rusty firewalls, floors and rockers. The seam sealer fails between the cowl and the firewall. Once water gets through the seam sealer the rust takes hold and works...
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    I got the firewall pieces from two separate suburbans. This is the same truck with windsheild frame rust. I think I have a line on a solid windsheild frame. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Here's the truck the day I bought it and scrubbed it. It was really clean. A survivor.
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    Sigh. Yes. It was a super untouched truck when I found it. Original stickers, clips, clamps, hoses, and belts from the factory. The AC worked when I picked it up. It was an old farm truck from Cold Spring, Texas. 90k miles. The only visible rust was on the passenger front fender from the battery...
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    Your idea is a fantastic one. I'm not a spring chicken, but I hope to last another 30 years. I don't blame the glass shop. I was there and saw the holes and asked the shop to reinstall the old gasket and locking strip. No new tar goop was applied. My thinking was, "Crap, I gotta get home and...
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    I agree, and the harder it becomes to find a gm frame the more I'm willing to try my hand at bending up some sheetmetal with a hammer, vice, and anvil IF all the rust is in straight sections of the frame. I think it is, but I won't know for sure until I re-remove the windsheild and scrub out all...
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    I can't send photos because the glass shop re-installed the windsheild so I could drive home. I'll need to take it back out to clean off all the goop and start the repair, but I want to have repair materials ready first so the truck isn't out of operation too long.
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    Windsheild Frame Rusted

    These holes aren't visible with the gasket installed, but they do allow rainwater to weep into the cab. Has anyone performed this type of repair? From what I could see the holes are in the straight spots just inboard of the lower driver and passenger curves, not on the corners. I suppose at the...
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    Cant find ac compressor brackets!! 454

    Thanks Raider. As mentioned above it's a factory power steering reservoir. My Dad and I put a lot of hours in the engine swap. We removed the front clip and painted the inner fenders and firewall before reassembling. I've used as many factory parts as I could to keep a clean factory look where...
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    Cant find ac compressor brackets!! 454

    I have the brackets and compressor from an 86. I also could not locate hoses. I had to make my own by ordering from coldhose.com I had to get an offset compressor manifold because the back of these compressors have an offset distance between the high and low sides when looking down from the top...
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