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    How to brighten up aluminum intake manifolds

    I hated aluminum manifolds. I blasted mine , ground off the edelbrock and textured it back to look like cast iron. Prime with dupont corlar and tup off with Imron.
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    this is a weird one.... lighting question.

    Grounds are bad. Put a test light on the contacts securely ground and see if its got 12 V.
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    Quick question on wiring up my HEI

    If you had points you just need to use the wire from the coil but eliminate any resistor wire or resistors so after startup the wire to the HEI stays at 12 volts. Second option is to use the coil wire to operate a relay switch that pulls in 12volts from the + starter wire or that lug on the...
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    Fuel tank sending unit - 3 port or 4 port?

    Its easier to cap off a bung than to add one. I ordered the 4 bunger.
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    I ‘m back.

    Been gone for about 5 months . One day GMSB was gone from tapatalk and that was all she wrote. Lots of health issues during this absence. Nearly lost my mother and brother to covid. 6 weeks in the ICU and 6 months theyve been recovering at home. Me 5 trips to the ER 3 due to stress setting off...
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    Squarebody door stuck shut ??? The remedy.

    I have to add more to this story/ mystery . I bought a brand new lock mechanism. I could see and understand where the lock was hanging up in the door on the original mechanism . I could un stick the lock and open the door at will. I could cause the lock to jam again and repeat it as well as...
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    Squarebody door stuck shut ??? The remedy.

    Crew cab rear drivers side door. I put it all together , new door panel the whole 9 yards , I close the door and now its stuck shut. MF’er [emoji2959]!!! Now the remedy and cause . Upper photo^ you see that red pen pointing to that rubber bumper ? The pin in that verticle spring rests on that...
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    2,3 or 4 core radiator for BBC?

    Sorry guys , I put this here by mistake. My bad. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2,3 or 4 core radiator for BBC?

    Ok ,got the fuel leaks fixed ,started her and cant get her in gear. So I adjusted the clutch out and got it in gear , backed it out and gingerly banged through the gears 2-3-4-R. Around the neighborhood. Flawless.Its not blowing out of 3rd gear anymore either. No more leaks , shifts well 1st L...
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    2,3 or 4 core radiator for BBC?

    This is the company I got the shroud from and it was surprisingly a nice sturdy piece , I’m totally pleased with it unlike other items i’ve bought here and elsewhere that are sub par in my opinion.. but when thats all there is you have to accept it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2,3 or 4 core radiator for BBC?

    T70432 is the fan shroud for the big block chevy I used although my engine is the 6.2 diesel. I believe the 71145 auto zone is the lower hose i used , it doesnt have the big swoop in it like yours. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    2,3 or 4 core radiator for BBC?

    Went to a real radiator shop in Socal , one of the handful still in business . They built me a 4 row core 34”x19” radiator for $350 + another $50 for an engine oil cooler , the largest they could fit in the passenger tank. Then I bought the shroud brand new for $29. At Classic Industries in...
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    Seat Hump Patch Panel?

    Un bu After all panels welded in and primered Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Seat Hump Patch Panel?

    After hacking all mine out its not that far from what you have rot wise. If you buy the rocker , floor and kick there will be what looks to be about a 4” strip around the seat hump that will have to be fabricated in house. That would take me a weekend on each side , 4 days work in total for...
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    Radiator removal

    I dont blame you for shitcanning the headers. They’re noisy , hot , ugly as f—ck , and most applications they make your engine weaker if you dont add all the other items to retune it for the headers. They raise your power into the higher rpm ranges where you dont need it. I built a 406 SB...
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    Have you swapped a 350 for a 454? Advice needed

    It was my experience with the 6.2 that no way was all that coming out and going back together connected together. In my case the tranny had the Transfer case adapter connected , the truck is lifted 4” . My fenders and hood were off and I still had trouble getting the motor high enough to tip it...
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    Have you swapped a 350 for a 454? Advice needed

    This is the lower 454 hose , It actually works on the 6.2 diesel as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Chevy Blazer Gas Cap Vent

    Heres my tank. The filler neck and hose go to where you see the two bungs with blue tape. On the sender unit if you zoom in you will see the 3/8” deliver to pump , 1/4” return line back to tank and the 5/16” center one has a plastic vent trap. Tanks need air in as fuel leaves so my guess is you...
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    Penetrol vs. boiled linseed oil

    Dont bother with penetrol. Buy Raw linseed oil instead. It’ll set up quicker. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    HELP motor mount issue

    I just threw this up for the parts numbers. When I bought my truck it came with a bucket full of extra parts two being the inner rubbers of the clamshell 454 mounts. I rebuilt my mounts with those aftermarket ones. They were sturdy as f—k. But sunnof—b. I had to press them together to get the...
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    HELP motor mount issue

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    How much HP and Torque for Daily Driver

    For “street “. Here is the best advice you’ll ever get. Naturally aspirated. Build the biggest cubic inch engine you can afford to fuel with the mildest off idle cam available. You want all your power from off idle to 4000 rpm where street engines operate. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I need gaskets and seal kit for A 10 spline SM465 NP 205

    The reason that shaft looks bent is because that was a panoramic shot from an I phone so its a optical anomaly from the camera. In my case i just looked at them and determined if I would keep or replace. There are no bearings inside the transmission they are on the ends of the case installed...
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    Leaf Spring Rebound Clips

    Theres two on each spring pack. Front and rear. The rear ones are thicker and heavier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Leaf Spring Rebound Clips

    Its hard to find any info on Dina’s on the internet. I have a buddy in Guadalajara whom i visited back in 1991 and they had one as a shop truck. The rear tail gate and lights are more like a 67’ the rest is pure squarebody. All the guages are in spanish. The motor is straight six AMC type...

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