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    What Ls engine should I go with

    The 500 HP seems pointless I don’t see any scenario where you would be able to actually use much more than half that power without the rear tires breaking loose and spinning I’ve got a stock 5.3 with 270k on it in my truck with 3.73 axle gears 35” tires and a NV3500 five speed and it’s...
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    What am I looking at?

    Never seen a th 400 in 87
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    What am I looking at?

    Most are 3.73 So 33 or 35 inch tires are perfect with 4.11s or 3.73s. Although they could be 3.07 You never know An 87 should be TBI unless some hillbilly has hacked it up And slapped on a carb Careful with shiny paint It’s usually hiding rust and bondo Take a refrigerator magnet or...
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    What am I looking at?

    Me too unless I went to see it or had someone I trusted look at it Like getting married It’s never as good as you think it’s going to be So if you set your expectations low , you won’t be disappointed Flights are cheap Ithe only way you are going to find the exact old car you want in...
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    What Ls engine should I go with

    I paid $550 for a used 5.3 I’d recommend just buying an entire donor vehicle A 2wd wrecked Yukon is not expensive
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    What am I looking at?

    I was bored yesterday watching the subcontractors do their thing Nothing like this on the east coast , that’s for sure
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    What am I looking at?

    https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/1974-chevy-k20-cheyenne/6449710422.html
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    What am I looking at?

    https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/1980-k5-blazer/6461338598.html https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/d/1971-gmc-jimmy-custom/6443287233.html
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    What am I looking at?

    Search tempest misses too many ads I use CL , pick a town and click “include nearby areas “ Keep a note pad of which towns you’ve searched I wouldn’t feel comfortable sending money to a complete stranger but I have hired a local mechanic or some one who was on an active member with a good...
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    What am I looking at?

    If you want a long term keeper I’d look out west and get a rust free one Believe it or not the rust free k trucks in California are cheaper than eastern rustbuckets Especially if they can’t pass the California smog test They have to be sold to an out of state buyer and that really lowers...
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    Bvllsh!t on craigslist.

    How’d they get a 1980 registered as a 73? VIN swapped ?
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    SBC 350 with new cam will not start, only pops a couple times then nothing.

    It becomes a quadrabog if you flip it backwards and install it on a 71 Ford Bronco ....
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    SBC 350 with new cam will not start, only pops a couple times then nothing.

    I know several off roaders that use a quadrabog mounted backwards and using a looooong throttle cable that loops around the front of the engine
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    Any good hacks/upgrades you've come up with for our trucks

    I installed a 5.3 backed by a NV-3500 five speed and Vintage Air
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    Any good hacks/upgrades you've come up with for our trucks

    Good info in this thread
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    8 inch Lift

    What size tires you wanting to run ? You can fit 33s with no lift or a hockey puck body lift You can easily fit 35s with a 4” lift So for an 8” to not look goofy with lots of empty space in the fenders I assume you’re wanting 38s or 40s? You gonna need to regear the axles to run anything...
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    How to make a daily driver?

    Probably paid too much Was a few years ago and not many people doing it I live near Atlanta and couldn’t find anyone who could reflash the computer Would have been a lot easier to use some one local
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    How to make a daily driver?

    208s price also includes the computer reprogram so there’s not Much price difference I’d highly recommend getting a harness that comes with its own fuse box and just a few wires to hook to the battery and ignition switch You can do the harness yourself , its not too difficult but it’s very...
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    How to make a daily driver?

    It’s a little high but you send your harness and computer and it comes back ready to plug in and crank There’s a lot of work to reworking the harness , I did it but don’t know if I’d want to do it again
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    How to make a daily driver?

    We did a LS swap Used one that had 270k on the clock but ran good We paid $500 for the engine , harness and computer and we just replaced the oil pan and valve cover gaskets , did a compression check and dropped it in . My teenage son did the harness rework and sent the computer to...
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    How to make a daily driver?

    It has hockey pucks for a one inch body lift
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    How to make a daily driver?

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    Junking 88 2500 what should I keep?

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    Hi y'all from Georgia

    Yep using tapatalk I can se pics on pirate 4x4 Classic broncos and other sites Is there a way to fix that ?
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    Junking 88 2500 what should I keep?

    I sent a rustbucket to the crusher a couple years ago I cut the last 16” of the bed The last 6” of the cab and 14” of the front end For large wall Mounted man cave or garage decorations

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