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89-91 suburban grille swap
yea you need the bottom valance. I did swap on my 81 k30. you may want to change bumper to. If yours is a 82 it should have turn lights in bumper and they don't look right with a mini quad front- towjoe
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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vintage air system
I wonder about using a K5 or a suburban as a donor? do they have a better cooling capacity? -
vintage air system
It don't scare me to do the original swap, just was curious if it was worth the money to buy a new vintage air kit instead. My brother is putting vintage air on a 71 nova. My big issue I seen was his hoses were not crimped already. -
vintage air system
both trucks have 350 small blocks. I have big block ac mounts, along with a couple of 6.2. Parts are not a issue, time is what concerns me. I can't afford for truck to be apart a couple of weeks while job gets done -
vintage air system
I figured be easiest to pull right fender to do it. And as you said hardest part would be cutting firewall. I'm waiting on my donor truck to come back in, guy up the road took it to his shop to pull axles and transmission. I have several other donors, but I know this one has the complete and... -
vintage air system
Only truck I have with a aftermarket ac system is my military truck. Someone at military up fitted it with ac. I can buy whole new kit for $1250 not sure just looked simpler. I have a 86 K20 coming up on chopping block that has a complete system to transfer over. Just not sure I want to take... -
vintage air system
Has anyone installed one of these systems in there non ac truck? how difficult was it, and how would you rate it? I have a 81 K30 wrecker that never had ac, but I can't get anyone to drive it since it got up around the 90's here already. last guy to drive it used excuse that customer about had a... -
Burb and K5 for sale?
the dana 60's and 205's are hard to find around here to. all the guys building offroad trucks have grabbed them all up. I have about 6 extra dana 60's I have acquired over last 15 years. I only have 2 np205's for the 400's both are in trucks. I have even been bugging my transmission/ core buyer... -
Want to go ram something.
I hunted almost a year to find one to put on my m1009. got lucky and found a buddy bought a M1008 to cut up and build a offroad truck. gave him $250 for it which I thought was a good buy- towjoe
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- Forum: Paint and Body
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Burb and K5 for sale?
I'd love to have a supply for rust free parts around here. might give me reason to try and do some more projects. It's hard to want to work on rust buckets, I'm sure andy will agree on this. -
Burb and K5 for sale?
If no one buys it soon you want do some trading in a 454 and ????? It would look good keeping to other one company lol. -
Burb and K5 for sale?
I have a 2005 Chevy 5500 with 21' bed and the 6.6 duramax that gets around 10 mpg. We still went though $600 in fuel last week in it. I have 3 square body k30's setting in driveway none have been out in 2 weeks. Winter recovery trucks about all there good for anymore because we can charge enough... -
couple trucks and other stuff
I was at $280 at on first of year. that puts a square on scales at $700-$750. makes them rare to save at those prices. today I am at $180 a ton. that's less than $500 on scale . -
Dash replacement
yea the windshield has to come out, they are spotwelded at the lower gasket area. I have took a few out, but never tried to replace one -
'86 C20 Suburban
not really, was hauling cars up to kokomo with it, and to Indy. It's setting in the barn waiting to get in shop and get some love. needs new front tires, full service, good cleaning, ect.... I've put 10-15k miles on it and it has done a wonderful job. remember that radiator leak? remember me... -
Burb and K5 for sale?
the 454 I put back for you is still in the barn. been meaning to send you a message and see if you still needed it. I've got almost a semi load of 454's layng around. no one seems to want them anymore. I hold onto them because I still run them in the wreckers, but next time around I'm going... -
Want both gas tank fillers on the same side
my brother set his bosses K30 crew cab up to fill both on same side. he just ran a fill line from passenger side to drivers side and put them side by side under the flatbed. works pretty good and you can still switch back and forth. I had a friend years ago that had a truck that fed off both...- towjoe
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- Forum: Tech Discussion
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couple trucks and other stuff
I know feeling hotrod, My towing business is way in the hole, scrap market went to crap, and having health issues, myself. If it wasn't for finances, county on me, and realizing I have way to much stuff I would never part with any of my squares. I'm to the point of getting rid of all of it and... -
couple trucks and other stuff
Just an update I ended up with the 78 K20 back on a trade deal if anyone is interested.$1500 obo I sold the 86 c30 crew cab finally I also have a crew cab shortbed 4x4 built from a suburban that needs to go. 454/th400/208 with 3/4 ton axles and utility bed. theres a picture of it somewhere in... -
'86 C20 Suburban
I'm still driving it once in awhile. been a real good burb. I ended up with a 93 c1500 last summer I drive most of the time, but still use the 86 to pull a trailer to the car auction. Never know what I might buy and have to haul home -
85 C20 2wd Auto Trans Cab
damn it hotrod I wish you were closer. I need a couple of cabs for projects I have -
Burb and K5 for sale?
Man I hate to see you part with both your toys. I know the feeling tho, I was hoping scrap would have stayed up for awhile longer, about a dozen of my squares need to go away. I haven't been buying near as many anymore, getting real hard to find them around here. my problem is the county got on... -
Most Wanted List from Salvage Yards
I have a couple dozen squares on chopping block for parts and a huge barn full of parts. Let me know of hard to find stuff. Don't have much good body parts or interior since we are in rust belt, but have a lot of other stuff. The stuff to pick up at salvage yards I get calls on daily is nice... -
Hoosier in Huntington
Hello from Indiana. I want to know to how does it feel not to be in the rust belt?- towjoe
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- Forum: Introduction
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Transfer case Id
I'm needing the identification numbers for a 205 round mounting flange right hand drop for turbo 400's. Few good reference pictures would be great to of loose ones. I have a transmission core buyer that says he can locate me some if I know what to look for and trying to find a way to explain to...- towjoe
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- Forum: Transmission & Transfer Case
