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  1. thecantaloupeman

    Fuel Starvation when warm at high throttle

    I'm currently having issues with fuel starvation. At first, I assumed vapor lock because my metal line was touching the block. I replaced the line with rubber temporarily and still had the issue. I replaced the pump because It seemed like it wasn't consistently spraying fuel. The issue persists...
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    Clean straight doors (set) with glass+door panels

    Bought a set of very clean doors off a blazer in a junkyard. Decided to instead repair my old doors. Trying to get back what I paid but price is negotiable. I paid 175$ each so 350$ for the pair. The drivers side is rust free minus some surface rust around the old mirror holes. Corners look...
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    Grease seal won’t sit flush with rotor C20 3/4 ton

    Hey bucket! I haven’t been doing much work to my truck recently, but I have been getting more into it. I hit a pillar that my mirror got caught on and it almost completely ruined the passenger door So I bought a set of doors from the junkyard imma get painted. I want to get the regular car style...
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    Grease seal won’t sit flush with rotor C20 3/4 ton

    I’ve tried asking this question on the facebook group but got no helpful answers. The race is 100% FOR CERTAIN ALL THE WAY SEATED, but the seal sticks up maybe an 1/8” of an inch. This is also how both the old grease seals were before. I was hitting the seal so hard with the seal driver and...
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    How to add aux to stock head unit?

    So I have wanted to play my spotify music in my truck for a while and have been trying to come up with a better way to do it than just using an FM transmitter. I want the best possible audio quality I can get. I'd like to just solder a Bluetooth receiver board into the stock head unit somehow...
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    How do I get good sound quality out of my stock head unit?

    So I recently took out my stock head unit in hopes of installing Bluetooth somehow. I ultimately decided that I didn't want to mess with anything and ruin a perfectly good stock head unit. I also don't want to buy a new retro-sound or anything if it's possible to make use of my stock head unit...
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    I will definitely keep you in mind, but I think I'm keepin em. It kinda adds to the character of it and the fact that its a camper special. Plus it just would be super cool and retro if I lowered it and kept those on.
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    I just checked them out and I saw this: I had seen this picture before but now I know where the wheels came from! I like the fact you can have clips put on and use the poverty caps. I dunno If I'd end up with white walls, but I really like those wheels with the lowpro tires. May be a little low...
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    Damn that looks great! What tires do you have on there? Are they the stock 16" steelies?
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    That totally makes sense, but this is my first truck. It's what I got and I wanna make it as cool as I can. I haul stuff occasionally but never really anything big. I'm not too worried about losing a lot of functionality.
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    I saw that YelLOWstone. It's pretty rad.
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    I know it looks like a half ton, but the 8 lugs make things a bit more difficult. I want to lower it somehow and give it a hot rod look. Right now its bone stock with 16.5s.
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    I want to see some lowered 3/4 tons

    I am considering lowering my stock 78 C20 but havent seen many good looking lowered 3/4 tons to take inspiration from. I'm hoping I can get a few ideas on here in terms of what wheels and tires look good.
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    Just took a look at tirerack and seems a few people have noted how bad the transforce is for snow and light moisture haha. Cooper cobras and BFGS seem to get pretty decent ratings for snow. Only issue is they are both only offered in 15. Someone mentioned before not putting 15s on a 3/4 ton...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    This post was very helpful thanks! The reason I went with those transforce tires was that is the only tire that is offered in a 16.5". I literally signed the title at the tire shop because the old tires were so badly rotted. Looking back I should've also bought 16" rims, but that's what I'm...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    If I'm being honest, I just need something that doesn't suck in the snow. As long as it is better than what I have it should be fine. I'm also open to having two sets of tires, maybe one for winter, and one for summer. I definitely want to lower the truck though. I like the height on the SBS...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    Interesting! I'd be curious to know if they also offered the older style hubcaps in 78 on the silverado. I would probably go out and buy a set if I knew they were offered as an option back then. Also yes my truck is 8 lug. That kinda throws a wrench in a lot of cool wheels. Most of the modern...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    These dog dishes are the later style I'm pretty sure. The ones on that SBS were the older ones. I think they used those on the older 67-72 trucks as well. I like those more. They look more classy. The ones on the white truck are like the ones on mine and I'm just not sure they would look as cool...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    Funny you should mention that. They had a pic of it with the dog dishes on and I do in fact prefer the look, however I'm not sure the same look would work with the 78 dog dishes. They just don't look as "hot roddy" or classic.
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    If I lower it, it will only be around the height of that SBS truck maybe even a bit higher. I like the idea of acorn nuts. I wanted to find some pictures of all white steelies with just a center cap but didn't find many. Maybe someone on here has a few pics that can give me a visual idea of what...
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    Need ideas to help me choose wheels

    So I'm looking at getting new wheels for my C20 Silverado. I am not 100% sure of what style I want yet, but I know I'd like to lower it a bit (not slammed), and I'd like it the tires to be good in snow. My current Firestone transforce HT's (8.75x16.5) suck in even rainy weather. Anyway I've...
  22. thecantaloupeman

    Are all 350 Chevys mostly the same?

    Interesting. Knowing this information, I guess my question then is what is the difference between all the gen i engines. I know I don't want to try an LS swap or TBI swap, but I am curious whether there is a difference between the 350 engine in a 1967 chevy truck vs a 1978 350 in a truck like...
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    Are all 350 Chevys mostly the same?

    I have started searching for a 350 to buy as a winter project for my truck. I want to build it up on my free time and then swap it in when I have the time. This way I'm not without a truck for however long it takes to rebuild the engine. Anyway, I was originally searching for the same year 350...
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    What should I include in my emergency tool set?

    I am building up a cheapo set of tools that I don't need to worry about getting stolen to keep in my truck in case things go south and I need to fix something on the side of the road. I have no idea what to include in the tool kit though. Should I get a cheap ratchet set, or would wrenches be...
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    Talk me out of buying a more reliable car please!!!

    Thanks for this! I was considering leasing a 2020 hyundai elantra for 125$ a month (3 year lease) with complimentary maintenance. I can definitely afford it and it would certainly be reliable. I just really wish I lived in the country. If I didn't live in my parents house with an HOA I'd just...

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