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  1. tpripps

    Hood Latch Repair Patch

    It was sitting in the woods for quite a while. I think it probably had leaves and other debris built up, holding moisture.
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    Hood Latch Repair Patch

    Yeah there is already a little rust through the front edge. This is just a work-around until I can replace the whole hood. I'm doing this whole thing on a less-than-bootstrap budget so far.
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    Hood Latch Repair Patch

    Here's what I have to work with. I see that you're from Northern WI. I was born and raised in northern wi.
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    Hood Latch Repair Patch

    Hi y'all, The hood latch area on the hood of my '78 is rusted out and not making secure contact with the mechanism on the core support. I thought, FOR SURE, I found a weld-in replacement patch for that area on LMC or Brother's or somewhere. But now I can't find it anywhere. Anybody have an idea...
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    16.5" wheel alternative

    Thanks everybody for the input! I found a set on craigslist for a "reasonable" price. 16" with a larger hub hole than needed. Should work out alright.
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    16.5" wheel alternative

    I think I'm either making this more complicated than it needs to be or there's just so much I don't understand. I found a set of 8 lug steelies with good rubber today but when I went to pick them up the hub measured much larger than my truck's. The hub of the wheels I looked at were just under...
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    16.5" wheel alternative

    So it sounds like you're all advocating going to 16 or 17 rims? Now I have to figure in the cost for rims too. Yikes
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    16.5" wheel alternative

    So my newly-acquired pickup has the original 8.75x16.5 tires on the back, though it has 16 inchers on the front. I'm having a heck of a time finding low cost options for the rear. I'm looking for something to just get me by while i'm working on the rest of the truck. Basically looking for...
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    New to Squarebodies

    good eye! You're right. The main leaf is broken, which is why it was parked back in '93. It's not going anywhere under its own power until that get's fixed.
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    New to Squarebodies

    I can't believe I forgot to show it off!
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    New to Squarebodies

    Hi all, I just picked up my first quarebody yesterday. A 1978 C30 with 454 and 4-on-the-floor. It needs a bit of work but i'm excited. I'm sure i'll need a lot of help from you all.
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