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  1. foamypirate

    Resurrecting Clifford the big red 87 R3500

    Awesome! Do you have any good closeups of where the Tee ties in and how it fits?
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    Resurrecting Clifford the big red 87 R3500

    I'm not sure there is a really "good" way to do an inline gauge. I ordered the RVMorse adapter...don't waste your time. There is no way to bend the factory line to fit right. Even to get the line screwed into the adapter, I had to start putting a little bit of kink into it, and I can't bolt up...
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    restore or buy

    You can also check out the following places: classicparts.com classicindustries.com topbanana.com
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    More McGaughy's problems

    Note to self: Don't buy McGaughys.
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    Suburban Convertible

    That's some nice lookin' work there! Keep it up. :cheers:
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    82 K10 Gas Tank Replacement

    If you are going to do a TBI swap, buy tanks for an 87'. They have internal baffles to keep the fuel pump supplied under low fuel/cornering conditions, since there is no float bowl to cover temporary losses of fuel like in a carburetor.
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    Inline Tube TH350 trans cooling lines

    Much better than rubber, but still makes me hesitate. Just my personal feelings on the matter. :shrug:
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    Inline Tube TH350 trans cooling lines

    Sounds good and easy until your rubber line chafes on something, wears through, squirts all your trans fluid out, burns up your trans, and sets your truck on fire. That's a worst case scenario, of course, but definitely NOT recommended to run all rubber lines for anything, generally speaking.
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    Inline Tube TH350 trans cooling lines

    Yeah, I worked my way through a few crappy coat hangers before I found a nice "vintage" one that was pretty heavy duty.
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    Inline Tube TH350 trans cooling lines

    Thanks man! I actually used an old wire coat hanger and bent it up for each section, then bent my line to match the coat hanger. It worked out pretty well. Thanks! I don't have the part number off hand, I just grabbed them out of the bucket at the Parker store. They are 90* -6AN/JIC bulkhead...
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    Inline Tube TH350 trans cooling lines

    There's always the hard way too...bend all your own tubes. That's what I did. :D
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    Driver4r's Monte

    Nice work, man. Good to see you around again.
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    Bed worth saving?

    Shit, I can't even sell my long box for under $100. They aren't rare down south, apparently, lol.
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    You'll need the entire front clip with core support, the wiper linkage and wiper posts (73-80 have the cowl as part of the hood, so the wiper posts are different than later squares with the separate cowl). You'll also want the "anti-decapitators". They are little button head brackets that lock...
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    88' 5.7 TBI /w Saddle tanks 86'

    Best bet to keep it all factory GM is to find an 87' pickup with TBI and pull the selector valve and full wiring harness to the dash switch. That's what I did when I converted my 84' to TBI.
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    Surging during warm-up then random misfire at idle.

    Yep, the free version works great for data logging and diagnostics views.
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    Surging during warm-up then random misfire at idle.

    They are loaded into TunerPRoRT so it knows how to read the data coming from the ECM.
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    Surging during warm-up then random misfire at idle.

    Yep, that's correct. The module gets power from the USB connection, so you just need ground and TX/RX to the ALDL port.
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    Surging during warm-up then random misfire at idle.

    IIRC means "If I Recall Correctly". I use TunerProRT for my diagnostics. You can get the definition files from http://www.gearhead-efi.com. You can find instructions on making a cheap diagnostic cable below (or order one from Robert if he still sells them). I followed these instructions...
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    Please school me on spindles and brakes

    Heavy half wasn't required for the HD rotors. I'm not sure what package they came with though. My 87' half ton had them, but my 84' has 1" rotors.
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    Where can I find +12V hot in run and start?

    Good deal, glad you got it figured out!
  22. foamypirate

    Hello from Austin, Tx

    Welcome aboard, from Pflugerville! Nice lookin' truck you've got there!
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    Double Dingo's 1965 3/4 Ton "Crusty Biscuit"

    Here is a link to the guys build thread. Lots of detail in there. There was a lot of custom work involved, but the result is bad ass. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=668385
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    Double Dingo's 1965 3/4 Ton "Crusty Biscuit"

    Not necessarily! This is a 67-72, but the idea is there. Oh, and yes, it's a 4.8L LS, so it really is 292 cubic inches. :D
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    no off position on fan control?

    You have to use the A/C and vent position control to shut off the fan. Moving it all the way to the left shuts it off, except on the mid 70's trucks that ran it all the time for cabin ventilation. It's possible that may be the case on your 79'.

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