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  1. twinturbo427

    Found on eBay Listings

    OK so it is on facebook marketplace and has a K5 frame... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/162699080926862
  2. twinturbo427

    Need better fuel mileage

    Exactly!!! LoL
  3. twinturbo427

    Need better fuel mileage

    Poor thing needs some love! We have a rule about kids and college; they MUST be 500 miles away or at least 5 hours. The youngest is only 2 hours and it is way to easy for her to pop in when she is bored at school. :p
  4. twinturbo427

    Need better fuel mileage

    I put 100k on our 2013 Passat SE TDI in 3 years and track my expenses religiously. The high fuel economy made it the best for long haul road trips. The high cost of diesel and the insane maintenance nullified the fuel savings. Then the diesel-gate thing happened and it went back to VW. Totally a...
  5. twinturbo427

    350 to 400 small block

    I daily drove a 1970 Caprice with a bone stock LF6 400 and a 1972 Caprice with 35k original miles on the stock 400. These were fun and fast, got ok mileage and never overheated. I owned a 1980 Suburban C10 with a 400 and 100k on the odometer. It was good at nothing. The factory addition of a 4...
  6. twinturbo427

    Need better fuel mileage

    Most plug-in hybrid owners fail to realize that their vehicle is fueled by coal, mostly. I miss the TDI for the mileage but the true cost per mile is the same as a gas car capable of 35mpg.
  7. twinturbo427

    Chevy Bodies style nicknames?

    That thing is fugly. Reminds me of my ex- mother in law, full of attitude and high maintenance but useless and I couldn't imagine somebody wanting to be inside it.
  8. twinturbo427

    Can I add a electric choke?

    The intake you have now will not work with a divorced choke, buy the electric or swap intakes. The kit you need is for the carb with a divorced choke, the year and engine size do not matter. I have only lived where it snows for a couple of years so I am the wrong person to answer the question...
  9. twinturbo427

    Chevy Bodies style nicknames?

    67-72 are "Glamour trucks" 73-87 are "Rounded Line" why? No idea, it was GM internal designation. This Squarebody thing started sometime in the mid to late 80s when people referred to the differences in the 73-79/80 and the 80/81-87(91). The first time I heard it in a dealership was in...
  10. twinturbo427

    Can I add a electric choke?

    quadrajetparts.com/mobile/electronic-choke-conversion-kit-chevy-350-400-mp-399.html?redirectCancelled=true I did a quick search and this should work for you
  11. twinturbo427

    Can I add a electric choke?

    Your carb is from a "divorced choke" model and your intake is a hot air choke model. The piece of mechanics wire around the vacuum port with the blue cap is holding the choke open. Easy way to solve your problem, get an electric choke conversion from carbsonly. Com or check the interwebs for a...
  12. twinturbo427

    New Member

    Welcome!
  13. twinturbo427

    Cadillac engine swap

    Www.500cid.com is a good site
  14. twinturbo427

    A/C Switch installed. MUST have for us in colder regions

    I was under the assumption that the compressor did not run below 32 degrees F and/or when the engine temp was below some pre-set threshold(cold weather only <32) or some combination. Now what year/model that was for has been lost to time and overwatching Ren & Stimpy while listening to Slayer...
  15. twinturbo427

    Sometimes you just stare in amazement....

    The work quality was pretty good but he had sourced most of the wire from scrap. Wherever a repair had been made, or a circuit added, the wire could be anything. The knob and tube stuff was still in the attic!
  16. twinturbo427

    Sometimes you just stare in amazement....

    I owned a rental house that was previously owned by a shipyard eletrician. The wiring in that truck brings back horrible memories of what we found in the walls of the rental house. *shudders*
  17. twinturbo427

    Best Set-up for plowing, Dream rig

    I just drove a rental Rav4 2600 miles through Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and Washington state. Even though the rental was a turd, the advances in technology made the wintery-mix driving much easier. My 1978 3/4 ton burb on bias ply snow tires that I had back in the 90s in Michigan seems...
  18. twinturbo427

    How to make a daily driver?

    An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Stay ahead of the maintenance and budget for quality parts not the cheapest.
  19. twinturbo427

    Getting the itch again.....

    I have my eyes on a 2012 S550 but the wife gets her Challenger Scat Pack first. My eyes are bigger than my wallet.
  20. twinturbo427

    Getting the itch again.....

    Those Mercs are all over the Tampa/whorlando/Miami craigslists. Usually with giant wheels and gold trim
  21. twinturbo427

    Found on eBay Listings

    That money for the mileage is a bit high but like you said, its a van. I was surprised to see it. There was an Avalanche 8.1 here for $700 with 200k on it.
  22. twinturbo427

    Found on eBay Listings

    Here is the 8.1L you always wanted: https://www.ebay.com/itm/chevy-vortec-8-1-big-block-engine-complete-swap/112598894808?hash=item1a376ac8d8:g:KVMAAOSwPGlZ3n5t&vxp=mtr
  23. twinturbo427

    Hello from North Carolina

    Welcome! Remember there are two types of Squares: GMC Sierras and those Chevy parts trucks!
  24. twinturbo427

    Hello

    You have stumbled into a wealth of knowledge spanning the entire generation of Squares (the trucks, not us. We are cooler than Fonzi.) Welcome!
  25. twinturbo427

    do i have to separate the ball joints??

    Ya know, if you were to pop the ball joints to put new springs in her you are only a couple short steps from installing new ball joints....

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