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    Help with 454 decision, picking up today.

    yes gotta search by vehicle that came with bbc. If you use year 1980 C30 and select engine, it should give you a menu to pick from. Then pick your area, I use Southwest as it covers Oklahoma, then pick $$. Once you hit search it will also show other years related to a 454. You have to search the...
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    Help with 454 decision, picking up today.

    this may help a little. I use car-part.com to search salvage yards for parts along with craigslist. Just gotta keep looking as new trucks can be added daily. I'm not sure what your end goal is, but a 2 bolt main BBC can hold 650 HP. Yes a 4 bolt main is nice but realistically unless you simply...
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    Help with 454 decision, picking up today.

    from looking at the lifter bores the orange block looks a SBC not a BBC. the black blocks lifter bores are staggered which all BBC's have. Check with a tape measure 4.00 vs 4.25
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    Roller break-in?

    the breakin oil is ok. I would make sure that the gas tank was at least 1/2 full with good gas 91/93. After you prime it and fire it up let it run long enough to top off the coolant. Check for leaks, Fuel, oil and coolant if you have none get it out on the road and moderately accelerate to put a...
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    Frame boxing for big tires, big axles, and high output engine

    http://diy4x.com/product.php?productid=17750&cat=254&page=2 Maybe this will help.
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    under hood cab rust

    Thanks for the info. That makes sense since the truck was parked under trees for years, still got that black/grey residue on the bedsides. I'm going to keep looking.
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    under hood cab rust

    Has anyone dealt with rust on the cab seam behind the engine. Went to look at a truck today and this is the only issue giving me concern. It has light rust in the normal spots.
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    Gilmer Belt Kit

    Jones racing make gilmer belt kits.
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    Headliner advice

    Greg, Any update on your impression of the quality of the headliner, or other projects with a higher priority.
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    Shocks

    If you go to BDS Suspension online catalog, Fox shocks are an option. You could either get shocks from BDS or use the extended/collapsed length and go thru another source like Poly Performance and see what they can do. The other option is use a Ford upper shock mount and do custom lower mounts.
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    Please help paint code/color

    there is another GM option, 2002 Corvette Electron Blue.
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    Heavy Duty Rear Springs RPO G50 56in C10/1500

    PM sent HotRodPC
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    GovPlanet

    FWIW, you will get several quotes for shipping your item. The guy that delivered my M923A2 was a pro hauler not someone doing it on weekends. You must scan every photo of the item, GovPlanet usually takes good pics which show any damage to the body. Read the written maintenance listing, it will...
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    Headliner advice

    I was watching the replies on this as I want to put a headliner in my 84. I did check the Acme Auto Headlining Co web site, they have headliners just like LMC and others that are vacuum formed. Maybe they make enough off each one that's why they cheaper. If you check the site for the "online...
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    roller cam questions, suggestions, used ones, or flat tappet?

    I did the hyd roller cam upgrade on an 88 and used the "kit" from chevy performance thru summit racing. It has the lifters and spider holdown, lifter link bars and some hardware in a relatively cheap kit. I did still have to get the bolts and plate for the front cam retainer separate.
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    Homemade threaded insert/rib nut installation tool

    Just a FYI. McMaster Carr sells these for about $30 for a size. They also have different rivnuts depending on what your doing.
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    GMT800 2000 Hoe Rear Disc Brakes WTF?!?!?

    Yeah, went thru this couple of months ago. The rotor matches with either a single or dual piston caliper. Dual piston calipers got a bigger rotor 330mm vs a 325mm rotor for the single piston caliper. Glad you got it fixed b4 it went bad.
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    wiring harness

    PSI gets real good comments from C3 Corvette guys doing LS conversions. I was going to use their harness for EFI conversions 24X SBC, but they stopped making it due to lack of interest. I'd buy from them and feel good about it.
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    NP208 Rebuild_Level of difficulty?

    A good set of snap ring pliers is a must to R&R the guts of the 208. It's all I've needed to do a 241 so. You can R2 the bearings with either a press or hammer and the cheap seal driver tools. Take your time and take pics or get a clear exploded view drawing to make reassembly easier.
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    Tuff Country EZ-ride 6" vs BDS 6" Springs

    I would get the Fox shocks for the simple reason that they can be revalved to suit your setup. The Bilstein's while very good shocks cannot be tuned to your suspension. As long as you don't mind the $$ get the Fox.
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    Axle swap guidance needed

    car-part is the best one I've found. The other ones are the classified sections on various message boards. YOU have to sell it to your wife that by using that site you can save money and who doesn't like that? Wisdom, yeah, Learn from the mistakes of others, you won't live long enough to make...
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    Axle swap guidance needed

    The Internet is a great tool if you know a few tricks, one of which is the truly useful websites. The one below is linked to salvage yards across the USA and other places. I use this rather than calling to narrow down $$ for what I'm after, then I call and see who still has what I want...
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    4l80

    Holley makes a kit to put a tps on their carbs, but I didn't find anything for Edelbrock carbs. Places that sell OD trans conversions "might" have kits for other carbs, BowTie Overdrives for example.
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    4l80

    Just something to think about before you buy that used converter. Pull the trans pan and see if there is any significant pieces of clutch material in the bottom of the pan. If there is I'd suggest skipping getting the converter, as it will also have material in it, and would need to be flushed...
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    machining drw d60 hubs

    You can still buy NEW Dana 60 hubs with rotors from RockAuto. My pair arrived today in plain brown boxes so I can't tell if it's USA or ? made. They look as good as any other rotors/hubs I've bought recently, here's the part # 177703.

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