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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    I'm not afraid to hold the skinny pedal all the way to the floor while towing up a hill or over the pass, but my daily drives are pretty mild. So I'd average that to medium, I never pull any kind of race anything, nor do I abuse it. I know the trucks history kind of. I knew the previous...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Side bar.... No not that kind of bar, side comment! @Grit dog I recall you mentioning in another thread that "I run the wheels of my truck" I logged another 200 miles today and wondered, just how many miles have I put on my truck in the 5 years I've owned it. My maintenance book shows I...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    This will likely be my last exhaust update unless something happens. 200 miles of blissful driving today without even so much as a hint of exhaust in the cab, and better than that, no asthma flair from exhaust either! Woo hoo on that!
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    @SquareRoot Mike, I almost forgot. I could get the softopper open in less time than it would take you to drink a beer even if chugged it does that make it a 0 beer job? Well I did not have a drink at his place since I had to drive home, however I did have two of those crown and cola cans...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Well I did my first feed haul with the softopper. This is barley, the barrels are 55 gallon, with not lids, so it's got to be covered and in the past I've used tarps, but because of all of the cracks and gaps in between the barrels it's a pain in the butt to get a tarp on it and not have it...
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    Decorative front license plate poll

    I use to have a car that had one of those back to the future licenses plates like this: The only trouble is Washington requires a front plate. So I'd slap the WA plate on my dash. Cops did not like that, so I switched it and put the WA plate on the bumper and outatime plate in the dash. All...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    I was told years ago by a walker rep that it is very important for new cats to get up to temp as quickly as possible after installation to ensure that the substrate (honey comb) expands and sticks in place properly. On a modern car they heat up fast enough it's just get in and drive normally...
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    More exhaust pics: Looking back after cats. Looking forward at cats, notice height differences. And yes that's a huge exhaust fan in front of the truck Looking back from under the engine:
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    Exhaust single to dual on a tight budget - Then we get into some after issues

    Finally the catalytic converters went on today. I told the everyone in the shop that I was going to end my day today at 2:30pm, so at 3PM I clocked off. For the drivers side cat the installation location was the factory location, immediately behind the cross member. Because of the shape of...
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    New crate engine oil priming/ ignition timing impact if the distributor is mis-installed

    All good advise and priming the pump though the distributor hole is the standard way. Getting the timing right on the first try is really great and you have been given good advise on that, but I also want to say that if you mess it up and it either back fires or refuses to start the engine...
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    Retrofit low coolant warning.

    @DannyC First of all there were lots of these trucks that rolled out of the factory with overflow / expansion tanks, mounted low as in lower than the battery, bottom of the core support tucked up close to the radiator on the battery side which is where my factory tank is located. For one...
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    Is there such a thing as Cams for Dummies

    You won't get flamed from me on that comment. I completely agree. I still believe the Q-jet is the best carb for these engine in our trucks, but yea, the Edlebrock is second to none in terms of ease in custom tuning, or even ease of initial setup. For me with my stock 305 I'd love to have the...
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    Is there such a thing as Cams for Dummies

    I think @Ricko1966 isn't feeling well lol. Seriously the Q-jet is a great carb, but they are very complicated, especially when needing to recalibrate one.
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    74 k10 going 55 mph is at 3,500 rpm

    Are you sure it's really 3.73's? That sounds like 4.56's to be at that RPM, unless the tranny isn't shifting into 3rd.
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Whiskey. Whiskey is where it's at!
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Now wait a sec.... @idahovette @DoubleDingo I posted 6 pics! Just not the "freight" oops.... Will you guys ever forgive me? I got a feed haul coming up either this coming weekend or next I promise pics of that "freight" and I'll let you all know how the softopper does with the 55 gallon drums!
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    Octane

    They are out there. My PO did the same thing, I was able to buy a factory air cleaner housing (tall filter version), with tube to cowling from another member on this forum. I feel that having the thermac, and cowl air system working properly helps with gas mileage some.
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    Octane

    A 350 TBI should be able to run regular as in 87 octane E10 would be just fine.
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    Headlights are messed up

    What @Ricko1966 said could be a possibility, I'd advise a second look over the wiring. Does the running lights also flicker off? But what @RustyPile said is also likely, not only at the headlight switch but also the dimmer wiring could be doing it. This is nothing to play with, if it's dead...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Always somebody belly achin' about pics! LOL. No sorry I didn't think to. It's just a couple artificial 6' trees with lights already on them, not really all that exciting. But it looks like I need to haul grain next weekend so this will be real good test for the softopper. My hope is that I...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Here are the holes in the bed rail. Someone before my friend had it must have had a shell on it at some point. I didn't drill any new holes for the bedrail I just used the existing ones, but it does seem like there was some rust going on there. This one is up by the cab. A plug isn't going...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Well we got a little break in the weather today. At the end of the driveway to the farm we put up a couple things for small Christmas display so I figured I'd get it done. One problem, a couple of things are oversized, nope not a problem put the softopper down! First fold the sides up: Then...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    Well if that's how we count it then I drink in the morning a couple days a week, including this morning I had a nightcap about 12:30am!!!
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    Tune up, than banging sound?

    That's a really good analogy. It's like the dude that comes into the shop complaining that he's seeing drops of oil on the ground and the engine is caked with years of long term buildup, but he just wants to replace that one gasket.... Guys have suggested the screw driver or rubber hose...
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    Softopper - I've been waiting for

    I know that someone is going to come along and tell me how this thread sux BC there aren't enough pictures, it's been super rainy, we have had floods and landslides to deal with and taking photos outside just doesn't sound like fun right now. So I'll tell you my experiences with it in the first...

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