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  1. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    Two. That will rarely ride in the truck, and never drive it. Lol It’s not the family car. Did I mention these trucks have a reputation for catching fire and exploding? The 4Runner is the family car.
  2. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    Ya know, I should know better than to ask a question on the internet. Thank you, @SquareRoot, for the tip on the fuse. That will solve my current problem, and it has the benefit of being easily reversible later on if my panties ever get in a bunch over how safe my 45 year old tin can is…
  3. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    These are some very extreme examples and only the Toyota is really relevant to my original post. Military equipment is extremely dangerous and should never be tampered with. Same goes for commercial and industrial equipment. But as far as a clutch switch in an old Chevy truck where most of them...
  4. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    Personally, I get far more concerned with someone mixing alcohol with automobiles. If someone is drinking and driving, a clutch switch is the least of their concerns…
  5. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    On a side note, let’s be real, y’all. We are talking about a 1978 Chevy C10. It cost GM about $3 to make this truck. I’ve seen stronger beer cans. There are no crumple zones, no reinforced pillars, no airbags, and no headrests - unless you count the rear glass as a headrest. I’m lucky I have...
  6. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    Also, I will drive this truck to its grave. I have zero intention of selling it ever.
  7. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    As far as the safety is concerned, I learned to drive in a 71 VW Bug, and have owned 2 other Bugs, a pair of Rabbits, and a pair of Mk2 Golfs, none of which had CN switches, so even in my “modern” 04 Jetta, I still automatically make sure the stick is in neutral before turning the key. So I’m...
  8. Disco

    Seat covers, looking for recommendations - later in the thread reports on how my cover is holding up

    This doesn’t help at all, but my wife bought a bunch of canvas/denim type fabric, and she’s gonna sew up a seat cover. I’ll be posting photos once it’s done. If it works out like she thinks it will, I can also ask her to keep notes - and possibly take progress pics - that I can post up for...
  9. Disco

    Clutch safety switch delete

    Hi. Stupid question, but it should be a quick answer. My clutch switch (the one that prevents you from starting the truck unless you step on the clutch) is ancient and the plastic has disintegrated. I am NOT installing a new one. I assume, since this is a two wire switch, I can just snip these...
  10. Disco

    Rear slider channels?

    Ok. Let me know. My local yards don’t have any c10s at all. All gmt400 and newer.
  11. Disco

    Rear slider channels?

    Hey, all. I have the factory rear sliding window in my 78, and the plastic channels the sliding glass sits in have disintegrated. Are there replacement kits for the channels, or is this an all new window? If it’s a new window, does anyone know of a reasonably priced replacement slider, because...
  12. Disco

    12 bolt help

    Good evening all. I’m in the middle of reassembling my axle after replacing the bearings. My passenger side shaft went in just fine, but my driver side has gotten hung up somehow halfway into the side gear splines. I cannot get the shaft to pull out, nor can I get it to go completely in. Has...
  13. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    Anyone know which clutch goes in a Big 10 350 456? I have 4 options here: -An 11” clutch disc with normal finger spring diaphragm -A 12” disc with the same -An 11” disc with what appears to be a coil spring diaphragm -A 12” disc with the same.
  14. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    Eww… I was afraid of that. Ok, so clutch job… I can’t do that on my back under the truck with simple hand tools and no special equipment (like an engine hoist), I assume?
  15. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    Alright. I’ll try 1st tomorrow. From how it behaved, reversing with the clutch in and the brake set, kinda sounds like my clutch is dragging or not fully disengaging.
  16. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    Ok, it caught reverse, but with the clutch pedal all the way to the floor and the parking brake on, it started backing down the drive, then stalled…
  17. Disco

    The Big 10 Revival

    SHE LIVES!!!!!! Y’all, I put in a new battery, new plugs, and ran a rubber fuel hose to a jerry can of fresh gas, and she fired right up on the first crank and idled! I will probably still need to rebuild the carb, as it seems the accelerator pump is bad (she chokes on too much juice too quick)...
  18. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    I‘ve not had the clutch out. This is a revival. I just got it started today, and I’m trying to get it to move now. According to the neighbor I bought it from, it was running and driving before the fork return spring broke and he parked it. That was 2007.
  19. Disco

    Need help with 465 clutch adjustment

    With the clutch all the way to the floor and the adjuster rod on the fork nearly all the way out, the trans scratches 1st (low?) and reverse. Nothing I do seems to fix it. There seems to be plenty of spring tension on the fork, and it doesn’t have much play. What am I doing wrong? The shop...
  20. Disco

    The Big 10 Revival

  21. Disco

    The Big 10 Revival

    In today's adventures, I pulled the truck into the driveway and began cleaning it. For the time being, I will be keeping the patina, but I don't want it rough and orange, so following the ways of the rat-rodders, I cleaned it with S.O.S. pads. This, if you've never heard of the method, removes...
  22. Disco

    What new tools have you got lately?

    Most of the cars I've owned have been imports, usually VWs. So, I had to pay a visit to the local Ace to grab a set of SAE sockets and combo wrenches to start my new collection. Also, I should never enter a Harbor Freight store... It's like crack. I know I don't need it. I know it's terrible for...
  23. Disco

    The Big 10 Revival

    Hey all! I thought, as I start working on this truck, I'd post something of a mini-blog about the project, take you all on the adventure. And an adventure this will be, as I have owned exactly five American cars, this is only my second Chevy, and its my first truck. I've worked on none of my...
  24. Disco

    Fleetside bed price?

    Yep, sounds like way too much work for a purely aesthetic modification. My skills are purely mechanical. The moment anything needs cutting, welding, or fabricating more than what a few caveman blows with a hammer can achieve, I'm looking to buy the part or sidestep the project. I know my limits...
  25. Disco

    Will it fit?

    I think it's the 3-spoke wheel she posted a picture of, probably from the Kodiak/TopKick class 5-7 trucks. @AuroraGirl, that's what? A 19-20" wheel? I thought the C20 and 30 had an optional "commercial" wheel for fleets, and that's what you were talking about. I forgot about the actual medium...

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