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    Trying to figure out my new cab mounts

    Brief update: So I rechecked LMC's wesbite, so make sure I hadn't missed any parts. (https://www.lmctruck.com/1973-87-chevy-gmc/body-mounting/cc-1973-87-polyurethane-cab-mount-bushing-set) The kit I ordered said it came in a 16 piece set, which works out right: I've got 8 of the two piece...
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    Trying to figure out my new cab mounts

    Hi all, I'm trying to make sure I get these new cab mounts put together correctly, and am scratching my head. So the big "washer" with the prong and the oblong hole in it, on the left, goes on top, right under the frame, right? Then, according to the picture, I should have the vaguely...
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    Is this grille worth trying to fix?

    Hmm, I'll bet the book that was with the truck when I got it, was a general book for both R and V models, and I just put that down without thinking too much about it. It's a 4x4, so I guess that makes it a V3500 rig. Aaron
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    Is this grille worth trying to fix?

    That's a good point: If I run out of money, which seems increasingly likely, I could just hit it with some paint and replace it later. Maybe I'll make a stencil and spray paint "Brandon Inflation" on it. :-) While I'm at it, a few years ago, a mechanic friend was telling me that he hated those...
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    Is this grille worth trying to fix?

    I'm not particularly attached to this grille or anything, but am starting to run up against the end of my budget for this project, so if I can fix this one without driving myself crazy, I'd like to. Had thought of trying to weld in some patches, and then hit the grille with some heavy rhino...
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    Dump Bed Question

    Thanks for the replies, everyone. My truck just has the basic 3 speed transmission in it. I'd seen that vevor outfit, when I did some google searches before. The bed is about 5 hours away. I was just up there yesterday, but didn't think to measure the cylinders to figure out how much oil I'll...
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    Dump Bed Question

    All: So I'm in the middle of rehabbing my 89 crew cab. I gave a guy 300 bucks for a running 1980 dually that had a good flat bed on it, which I'd then intended to cut down to the right size for my non-dually crew cab. However... I've got a friend who has a dump flat bed that came off a 76...
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    Gorilla spray for headliner

    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I noticed that when I pulled my old headliner out, that uit looked at though there was some sort of tape holding it to the cab roof. Is that some kind of double sided tape? Aaron
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    Gorilla spray for headliner

    hmm, I hadn't considered the heat and bleed-through issues. The latter shouldn't matter, since I'm using a faux leather material that's pretty thick, but the heat could be. Maybe I'd better get something else. If this stuff looks good, I may use it on my door panel, too; I'll bet I could use the...
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    Gorilla spray for headliner

    I bought some Gorilla spray glue, for gluing my new headliner down to the pad. Now I see that it says on the can: "not recommended for headliners." Grrr. Can anyone think of why that might be? Anyone used it anyway, and had good results? Aaron
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    Tutorial on door disassembly?

    All: While I waiting on getting a big dent in my roof pulled out, I'm getting started on the doors in my 89 crew cab. It's got power windows. I've been looking around for some info on disassembling these doors, but all I can find is stuff with crank handle windows. I've got to paint all 4...
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    How To Build Custom Door Panels

    Where do you guys get your fiberglass resin, and can you help me out on how much? I'm going to take a shot at the 4 doors on my 89 crew cab. Never done this before, don't have a good sense of whether the resin I've been looking at is the right stuff, or how much I should have on hand. Aaron
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    replace heater core or flush?

    Not sure on the coolant, as I wasn't the one who pulled the engine, but it did heat the cab ok, before. Hard to tell on the bolts. Right now, I can't even get the darn thing apart. I figured I'd at least pull it apart and check on the condition of the gasket inside that separates the heat from...
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    cheap paint job options

    On a different note: I'm in the middle of painting my truck with Van Sickle Tractor and Auto paint. It wasn't prohibitively expensive. I can't say as of yet, how well it's going tio come out--and obviously operator error may be a factor, but it was under 200 bucks a gallon. They sell some...
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    replace heater core or flush?

    All: I've got my 89 3500 crew cab completely apart, and am about ready to start putting the whole thing back together. I was thinking that I'd go ahead and replace the heater core, as long as I had it apart. The heater worked ok before, but I have no idea how old the core is. (And if it matters...
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    Anyone bought this floor mat?

    Eric: How thick was the dynamat you put down, underneath the floormat and included insulation? I'm starting to maint the interior of my cab, and am about to start ordering this stuff. didn't want to go too think, and not have the trim on top of the rockers fit. Aaron
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    How to remove bulkhead wires

    That was it. Everything was so crudded up, I couldn't see immediately see that there was a bolt in there, and I got sidetracked by all the little clips that hold the various wires onto the main housing. I knew it was going to be something really obvious, so feel free to rub it in. :-) Aaron
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    How to remove bulkhead wires

    Will check this out, and get a picture or two posted, when I get home from work today. Aaron
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    How to remove bulkhead wires

    Hi all: I'm trying to get the bulkhead (if I've got the right word) in my engine compartment cleaned up, so I can prime and paint it. It's an 89 crew cab. I can't figure out how to remove the main bunch of wires, that go to the headlights and so on, which are in my way. It looks like I should...
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    Help me out on TBI to EFI

    I'm pretty sure the computer is shot in my old TBI system. My thought was, if I'm going to keep an electronic fuel system, then maybe I should upgrade, and if not, then maybe I should just get the benefit of going completely computer free. I guess while I'm at it, here was one of the fuel...
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    Help me out on TBI to EFI

    Hi all: So I've got an 89 454 crew cab, TBI. I'm doing the body work, and a machinist I know, has the engine. We've been discussing either going back to a quadrajet, or going to an EFI system. As I see it, the advantages of the 4 bbl carb are that the truck won't have any computer in it at all...
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    Anyone bought this floor mat?

    Thanks, Eric. So when you put in the trim down by the door sills, does that trim suck down into the mat ok, like it would into the carpet? I think I'll go this route. Probably be mid June before I get that far, but this looks like a nice compromise between rhino liner and carpet. Aaron
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    Anyone bought this floor mat?

    https://www.lmctruck.com/1973-87-chevy-gmc/floor-mats/cc-1973-87-mip-floor-mats I was going to rhino line my truck floor, but got to looking at these, which would allow me to insulate underneath, and still avoid carpet. The mud where I live, is pretty bad... If nobody has any experience with...
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    Educate me on sanders

    All: Thanks very much for the replies and various suggestions. As you can see, I'm a total newbie at this. Overall, the project is a little less huge, since I'm installing a flatbed, and just have the cab. I've got compressor issues with regard to sanding, but actually, I'm in pretty good shape...
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    Educate me on sanders

    My orbital sander has a hook and loop pad on it, I guessI'll have to see if you can get 400 wet dry paper for it. Aaron

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