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    Put '86 k10 on '87 c10 frame?

    You’ll spend a lot less time driving than you will trying to fix a lot of rust But the truck you have doesn’t sound too bad Cab corners are rusted on every Chevy unless it spent its entire life in the desert Buy a $500 welder and do it yourself If it’s just one crossmember that’s rusted...
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    Crossmember bolts

    No Where should they be ?
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    Put '86 k10 on '87 c10 frame?

    Bring a trailer and some cash to the south or southwest and get a rustfree shortbed K10 We bought one in AZ for $1600 that ran and drove , barely But it doesn’t have a spec of rust on it
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    Crossmember bolts

    Odd We can’t find a serial number in mine anywhere
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    I have a friend that gets us in the garage and pits at Atlanta We hang around as long as we can dodge the guys checking credentials after the race starts But we usually get kicked back to the stands about 45 minutes into the race
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    Any good hacks/upgrades you've come up with for our trucks

    This will blend right in at ‘Dega this weekend
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    Any good hacks/upgrades you've come up with for our trucks

    Now it’s got a brush guard from a 98 Yukon
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    Hello from Ga

    welcome from Smyrna
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Took it to Talladega this weekend
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    How much should new exhaust cost??

    https://www.summitracing.com/search/year/1983/make/chevrolet/model/k10/department/exhaust/section/exhaust-systems-kits?N=4294950304%2B4294951398%2B4294949491%2B4294948820%2B4294918862&SortBy=Default&SortOrder=Ascending dont think these are mandrel bent, but definitely a bargain
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    Square body on new chassis?

    I’ve got good running 96 Yukon with a salvage title and wrinkles in the quarter panels Wonder if a first gen blazer body would drop on it ?
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    a/c in a non a/c truck

    You will have to install it twice There is no way to line up all the holes and bolts and spacers and and brackets on the under dash unit No clue how the VA designers thought you could actually do this Leave the bracket a little loose Install the firewall bolts and leave them loose And...
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    a/c in a non a/c truck

    I installed vintage air system on mine and like it Firewall is clean , and inside the cab looks the same as stock Uses stock vents and the control panel is almost identical to the stock one An old system that’s been exposed to the weather for many years will give you lots of problems
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    Tool Box

    The trade school my son attends uses Dewalt tool boxes from Home Depot They have held up well to lots of abuse from the students And the bottom drawer is very deep Handy for storing welding helmets etc Lots of peoplelike the boxes from harbor freight They are pretty sturdy and about...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    My son welding brackets on a brush guard from a Yukon so it will fit on the 76 The instructor at the welding school he is attending could tell the students were getting bored so he let em bring in some personal projects
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    5.7 vortec timing

    I never bother with the timing marks I just find a hill and time it by ear Advance it two degrees and run up the hill at full throttle Advance it two degrees and repeat until it pings on the hill them back off two degrees If your truck is a automatic trans You can also do it with a helper...
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    https://chattanooga.craigslist.org/cto/d/1984-gmc-high-sierrax4/6543511555.html Nicest one I’ve ever seen
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    Detroit Diesel Conversion - Has anyone done it?

    https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/1986-chevy-4x4-4-door-cummins/6524933100.html
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    Sears Craftsman Scores

    Sears sold the craftsman name to black and decker last year And most all the craftsman tools are now made in communist China Sears now pays 80% less for the tools But they didn’t lower the price Why pay the craftsman price they used to charge for made in USA tools for Chinese tools with the...
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    School me on 3 speed manuals

    The 17 Chevy company truck I got assigned has hill start And it’s an automatic
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    1979 K20 5.3 Swap

    I think mine cost about $2500 All together $500 for the engine ,$500 for the NV3500 five speed $300 for the NP208 $300 for the computer reprogram Did the wiring harness ourselves $400 for the new gas tank and pump and lines and fittings $50 for late model Camaro manifolds And the rest...
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    Sears Craftsman Scores

    Grab the deals while you can Sears will be out of business in a few months I can’t believe they’ve lasted this long They are losing like $2 BILLION a year or something Almost as bad as the US postal Service
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    Picked this up today finally.

    Got My first bike when I was 12 , it was a trail 90 I put 6000 miles on it Then I got a XL-175 Then a SL-175 Then a CB-350 Then a Can Am 175 Then a Yamaha 175 enduro Then a Yamaha TT-250 Then a XL-250 Then a 66 thunderbird And a 69 thunderbird And a 62 and a 63 Mercury meteor And a 69...
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    Long bed to short bed conversion

    Yeah I’ve taken two shortbed trucks to the crusher because I couldn’t give them away Lot of work to convert a half ton If you had a 1 ton with the tall frame and Dana 60s it might be worth the effort
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    Full Coverage Insurance

    I don’t know of any company that will offer classic collector car insurance with a teenage driver or with regular use or without it being kept in a locked garage You do need to keep all receipts and have it appraised And just have full coverage as a normal car And get uninsured /...

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