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    80s front clip change not fitting

    Long as I know everything "should" fit or was made to fit. Then I knows it's fixable and I'm just trying to patch something together and make it work. Thanks again guys, great forum, good for answers to all my questions.
  2. J

    80s front clip change not fitting

    The wheel wells, support and inside of one fender was rotted out. This is an older support with the bigger single square headlights that I like. Besides the issues of the cab floors and other factors that's causing the misalignment. Should any other 80s style support be bolt on or were some...
  3. J

    80s front clip change not fitting

    The cab floor is soft, I have new floor pans to put in. But maybe moving the truck around the yard and in and out the garage could check let it sink some more.
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    80s front clip change not fitting

    Just getting the straight axle swap done on my 87 and I was replacing the front clip with another 80s single square headlight front clip and fenders. But nothing seems to line up. Was there any differences in front clips/rad supports throughout the 80s, or is it just a matter of adjustments?
  5. J

    rear right sits lower then left??????

    Gunna reopen an old thread here, but I've run into the same problem but on the rear driver side. I just installed a new 4 inch rough country lift in my one ton C&C flat bad with new lift springs, shocks, hangers and shackles and bushings to. When the truck was stock it sat perfectly level...
  6. J

    350 TBI won't fire

    I When I unplugged the injectors and primed it, dumped quiet a bit down the throttle body and it fired right up and idled for 10-20 seconds until I shut her off again. But I let her sit awhile and now she won't fire on the prime either.
  7. J

    350 TBI won't fire

    Update. Pulled all plugs and wires and tested them. Couple plugs had a week spark and swapped them. Everything had spark and injectors were spraying fine. No go, only sputters. Gas down the TBI, same result. Unplugged both Injectors, cranked it, it ran for a second. Poured gas down TBI, fired...
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    350 TBI won't fire

    Been working on my 87 350 TBI. Went to bring her in the garage today and wouldn't start. Turned over and fired, ran kinda rough and died. Cranks over perfect but won't fire, makes a little sputter ever so often, I've tried gas down in the the throttle body and won't even fire then. So I'm...
  9. J

    How to change brakes on a 1/2 ton 4x4.

    So the clip only goes on the inner pad like this? There's nothing goes on the outer pad?
  10. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    I understand that switching frames is probably the easiest way or just get a 4wd truck. But where I'm from trucks can be few and far between and the 1 tons are even more rear and the cab and chassis model to the point I only know of 2 besides my own, 4 1 ton trucks altogether, all of which were...
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    2wd to 4wd conversion

    Okay so this is how it looks so far. Everything bolted in expect shocks and drag link. Did have clearance issues with the exhaust on drivers side and had to cut it out of the way but other then that everything went really smooth. Little tricky lining the holes for back side spring hangers. What...
  12. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    I'm gunna go with it for now, see what happens, it's not to big a job to drop it back out if I have to
  13. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    That's true to, I've left as is for now until I got some feedback, but I'm mostly concerned about the crossmember clearance right now. This is how everything sits right now, I'm not gunna be doing any offroad use really. Mostly gunna be a Sunday/weekend driver.
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    2wd to 4wd conversion

    Hi everybody, I've gone and went ahead with the conversion, on the 2wd 1 ton C&C, I've included some pictures, don't mind the hack job so far, but I've some what dry fitted the axle and springs I guess you could say just for curiosity, wonder what your guys thoughta are on clearance issues...
  15. J

    TBI to Carb swap

    Another question I have, once I remove the TBI and swap the distributor. What else is controlled by the ECM or do I even need it?
  16. J

    TBI to Carb swap

    I have 350 TBI, it's registered as an 86 but I was told it was an 89, the TBI been giving all kinds of trouble and the PO had said he picked with it and stuff. So I have an 83 with a 350 also with a carb. So my intention was to swap the intake and carb onto the TBI and make it all mechanical...
  17. J

    Carb with no choke

    Thanks for the feed back, I have been looking into manual ones I think thats what I'm gunna do
  18. J

    Carb with no choke

    I have a 350 SBC with a quadrajet carb and electric choke. I want to put it in my project truck, that I plan I using just for summer Sunday/weekend driving. Not daily use but just summer use well say. I was wondering what would it be like to run it carbed with no choke in the summer time only...
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    TBI Starting Questions

    First time ive ever dealt with one, I understand there's no carb or choke. But I am only quoting what I was told when I bought the truck and came here in hopes someone could shine a little light in my problem or perhaps lead in me in the right direction as to what could be wrong.
  20. J

    TBI Starting Questions

    I was talking the PO afain and questioned him on it. He said " it be should be just unplugged from the side of the carb" Could this be the TPS he's talking about?
  21. J

    TBI Starting Questions

    Recently picked up an 89 C3500 C&C. 350 TBI, truck runs and drives. Issue is, truck is real hard to start cold, turns over 30-45 seconds before even making an offer. Put some gas down the throttle body and start right away and starts fine after its been running. PO mentioned a choke and that it...
  22. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    Okay, im seeing and reading about changing motor mounts and cross member, is this for clearance issues with stock springs? Im doing 4-6 of lift so I didn't think there be any clearance issues.
  23. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    I have a 4wd donor frame that I was originally gunna make a truck out of but it's pretty thin and holy. I had the complete 1 ton dually there, running and driving except for brakes. Little rough around the edges. They both share 56" springs in the rear, that was a bonus. So I figured why...
  24. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    Thanks appreciate it
  25. J

    2wd to 4wd conversion

    This topic has probably been pounded to death but here it is again. I was planning on building a 3/4 ton 4wd pick up from the ground up. I just got the axles under the chassis and got it rolling. . The body was shot, the only donor truck I could find with a decent cab was an 86 1 ton dually...

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