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    Ticking sound from distributor...?

    I searched the site but couldn't find anything specific. Next up for me on this '75, now that I have it running - I'm hearing a distinct 'ticking' sound coming from the distributor. It is clearly coming from the distributor and is very 'fast'... not a slow ticking sound. I do not know if this...
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    Wiring 'factory' gauges 'directly'???

    So any detailed direction on doing this? I'm assuming I could do the following: 1. run a 'shared' ACC 'hot' up to behind the gauge cluster 2. run a 'shared' ground up to behind the cluster 3. using a schematic - find which pin in the gauge cluster plug that is the wire for each (fuel sending...
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    @Grit dog and @Snoots nailed it!
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    Took about an hour to change them both. Solved the problem! Here are pics of the old ones.
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    Thanks for the encouragement... another unexpected 'wrench in the works' so to speak but just got to lean into it...
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    Is this typical for a 'bad' motor mount - rubbing on the cross-member? How much of a pain is it to change the motor mounts? - on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being 'super painful'...???
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    So two responses that I need new motor mounts... Can anyone explain? Are the mounts bad and require replacement vs switching harmonic balancers? Thoughts?
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    Wiring 'factory' gauges 'directly'???

    My truck is a 1975 Blazer - pretty much a basket case when I bought it as a project with my 15 year old. Each individual gauge in the dash cluster has threaded 'posts', so my question is can I wire them directly to their various sensors? For example: 1. can I connect the fuel sending unit...
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    Harmonic Balancer - super weird (at least to me)

    1st crank - harmonic balancer 'barely' rubbing on the cross-member. Back story... I purchased this '75 Blazer from a guy in Denver as a project with my 15 year-old. Supposedly a strong motor but needed tons of other work (we've replaced: both axles, bell housing, sm465, new quarters, rockers...
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    '75 top not 'fitting'

    Sorry for my delay - been under it most of the weekend finishing up the tranny, and driveline swap. I’ll get some pics posted.
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    '75 top not 'fitting'

    Thanks for the reply. Not really possible on the floors - but I guess it would be possible for the new quarters to be 'short'...but then I don't think they would align correctly with the tail-gate nor with the door pillars.. which the quarters do (align correctly). My '71 top fit pretty...
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    Threaded bottom mounting holes sm465

    I ended up drilling out the bottom holes in the SM465 to match the top holes. Anyone that has done this though, would probably have told me that I'll also need to use a Dremel tool to take off enough material around the bolt heads - enough to get a wrench or socket on the bolt. I ended up...
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    '75 top not 'fitting'

    I have not replaced anything on the top. I guess the take-away is that most folks with these tops do not have issues with getting them off an on...????
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    '75 top not 'fitting'

    Anyone else have trouble getting their top to fit?
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    Threaded bottom mounting holes sm465

    ‘75 blazer purchased with a cracked bell housing and one bolt hole ‘ear’ broken off the sm465. Sourced a used solid aluminum bell housing and a good sm465 tranny. The problem is the bottom two mounting holes in the sm465 are threaded... I have the cast iron bell housing that came with the good...
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    '75 top not 'fitting'

    Not sure if this is the correct forum... correct me if it needs to go elsewhere. I have a '75 Blazer - took off the top, put on new quarters, doors, front fenders, rockers, floors, tailgate (was a rust-bucket - is a project with my 15 year old son)... Everything lines up pretty well except...
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