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  1. newguy11

    What new tools have you got lately?

    I bought a thing! Should help me adjust my rear drums a bit quicker.
  2. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    How is the fit and quality of the repop taillights? Love the bumper on that truck
  3. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    exactly!
  4. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Rebuilding the rear drums, this is parking brake at strut from the LEFT SIDE, any one see a problem?
  5. newguy11

    Rear drum spring kit

    these are lever pivots for the rear drums. My question is why did spring kit come with 2? I ordered a kit for each side so now I have a total of four. The manual indicated only one per side… And also, what are these guys for?
  6. newguy11

    84 C10 rear drum brake shoe picture?

    Here are some pictures straight from my 1985 C/K truck book. This response may be a little late to help you out, but hopefully the next guy can use it as a reference.
  7. newguy11

    Need Rims literally rotted out.

    Do you want different wheels? Rally rims are readily availible on Facebook marketplace place in various conditions and prices. You could replace them individually if that suits your wall better. If you want larger diameter you could seek out many of the “jeep” wheels as lots of them are 5x5...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Sometimes we have to do repairs to get by. my truck doesn’t earn me money and it’s the 3rd vehicle so I can take my time and actually enjoy wrenching. Iv fixed a lot of things in the cold and rain, I’m glad I seldom have to do that anymore I remember when I was in my teens I broke off about...
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    What have you done to your square lately??

    Started a brake job today, the right side looked decent but this is the left… Advice that Iv been giving myself for years is to buy everything and more than you need when it comes to brake jobs. The brakes take such abuse that when you get in there you don’t want to be caught with your pants down.
  10. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Sometimes inspecting cleaning and preventing maintenance is all you need. The cover looks real good and you didn’t paint it red or neon so that’s a plus !
  11. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    3.42:1 gears installed this week. ( previously had 3.08 ( Drivability is noticeably better. I’m very happy with it aside from a a rattle between 38-42 mph. Sounds like a heat shield Went and picked up a new project today :)
  12. newguy11

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Love the wheels.
  13. newguy11

    3.08 Gears. What to Swap to?

    If any of you guys want I built rear gear / rpm calculator on Microsoft excel. Send me a private message with your email and I’ll send it to you. It’s set up to compare different rear gears combos with either the TH350 or 700r4. You could add different trans if you had the inclination
  14. newguy11

    Fuel economy C10 with carb

    I just finished a 400 mile trip. 1985, single cab 2WD 8’bed 350, quadradet. All stock except for summit 1102 cam. 3.08 rears TH 350 Cruised around 75mph 15.25 MPG
  15. newguy11

    Mystery Plug

    It’s under your speedometer. See the pic I stole from the net.
  16. newguy11

    Oil pressure sensor 305 / 350

    Rcotner, you need the pressure sensor it looks like a bell of sorts. The sensors job is to send a signal to oil pressure gauge. The oil pressure (switch) has a couple jobs which I can’t remember at the moment. It’s located behind the distributor near the firewall. Hope this helped
  17. newguy11

    My Goodwrench is on life support. But what is the best course of action?

    This came out last night, for those of you not familiar with vice grip garage you should make yourself aquatinted. This is a good explanation of what to look for during the tear down phase of a rebuild
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    My Goodwrench is on life support. But what is the best course of action?

    I think a healthy used sbc is a good option. Take it home and rebuild it ( rings, seals and bearings and swap her in. The way I feel about it is that if it’s a good motor it doesn’t need to be bored out, although heads are a different story they really should be cleaned up by a pro or replaced...
  19. newguy11

    Rear Main Seal

    If the leak got worse after he changed the intake I think that’s a big red flag. The front and rear rail on the sbc intake is notorious for leaking. Although, he’d have a nasty vacuum leak too and I think he would’ve mentioned that
  20. newguy11

    Wireing help please

    Remember that these trucks ( generally ) have an oil pressure sender and an oil pressure switch. The one wire with a black boot is the oil pressure switch it connects to the intake behind the distributor. The other wire I’m prettier sure is the to the choke
  21. newguy11

    Why does no one make aluminum replacement body panels.

  22. newguy11

    New Member from Puerto Rico

    We’ll take your dumb questions and try to give you some not so dumb answers. Welcome aboard
  23. newguy11

    Whats you gas mileage on your squarebody truck?

  24. newguy11

    What is this??

  25. newguy11

    350 Chevy with carb 0 oil psi

    I bought this when I had a similar issue. https://www.harborfreight.com/engine-oil-pressure-test-kit-62621.html

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