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    What is your daily if not square body?

    i don't speak Mopar although i do respect the $ the late 60's cars bring. only GM for me. man got a mean sunburn at Carlisle today.
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    What is your daily if not square body?

    ok honky kong shamed me into figuring it out!!! thanks for the cattle prod.
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    What is your daily if not square body?

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    What is your daily if not square body?

    i don't know how to post pics and i don't have any kids. have enough trouble programming my tv remote!! it's a #3 driver,#match 250hp,4sp convert.white with 2 tops and black interior and Western (not KH) knockoffs. the block is stock but the top end is not. making about 325hp, way more than the...
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    Best way to quiet an exhaust

    i also went through the entire interior and added as much sound deadening material as i could,including dynapad under the carpet to help with the driveline heat as well as the noise.
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    Best way to quiet an exhaust

    i had the same problem with my k5 and flowmaster 50 series mufflers. i added a pair of resonators. they look like stainless tips but really tone things down and you can keep the rest of your system intact. hedman sells a similar item in a 9" tip for around $40 each
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    What is your daily if not square body?

    '72 K5 blazer is my daily since i went part time and gave back the new F 150. my 81 c 10 will be ready in about a month,then that will be my daily. also try to mix in my '65 c2 , '03ssr and '03 night train
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    Help me identify a vibration

    i'll just throw this out there because it happened to me and was very hard to find. previous owner had done an engine/trans build/swap and the truck had a tremendous driveline shake. i eventually discovered that the torque converter bolts were mismatched and not of the same weight. maybe not...
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    350 to 400 small block

    $1800 is completely doable for machine work and a performance rebuild on the 400. check out northern auto parts for their rebuild kits. pick out a cam that makes power lower in the rpm range. you wont get the thump and bump but you will kill it off the line.
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    350 to 400 small block

    $250 for a complete rebuidable 400 is a fair price i can already hear honky kong groaning but you cant get more torque for the $ anywhere else. put flat tops in it and go to mid grade gas. it won't be a high rpm engine but it will make lots of torque down low where you drive every day.
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    Full Coverage Insurance

    put the truck and insurance in your name, add your son as a driver,get an appraisal, (about $100) and document a few similar transactions on ebay. there is no need for loyalty in car insurance, shop it around and buy when you are comfortable and the price is right.
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    where to buy exhaust pipe?

    you can buy from the cab over the axle and exit behind the rear wheel in 2 1/2" flowmaster on ebay for $135 duals just find a site that takes an offer otherwise $144. plug in your mufflers and you only need 2 custom bends from your hedders to the mufflers.
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    83' K1500 power plant build help needed.

    i can already hear honky cong groaning, but forget about hp numbers and concentrete on torque. find an un bored 400 sbc,build it stock (dished pistons) or flat tops using mid grade gas. rv cam and your choice if carb. you should be able to do this soup to nuts for around $2,000. all the power...
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    Patch panel welding

    i use a miller 140 auto set mig. it works well on sheet metal. eastwood also sells a reasonably priced 120 volt mig and they put them on sale from time to time.
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    exhaust manifold donut

    put some long tube hedders on the thing and get some low end grunt. maybe 30 ft lb of torque. thats real bang for your buck.
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    Body parts

    my guess is he is looking for a stepside gas door
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    Body parts

    he,s from Bethel. is marajuana legal there? i don't understand.
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    What is stock ride height?

    that's going to get expensive for a daily driver.
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    Another crossmember question

    you dont say if both sides are a problem or only the passenger side because it is higher. i got a second crossmember, cut it in half and used both driver sides to get good clearance. plenty of room now, although the hedders on my truck dont come come back that far, the pipe was going to be too...
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    Can I add a electric choke?

    while we are on the topic of electric choke, i have a new quadrajet built by SMI that has electric choke. i want to know the best way to power the choke. any comments? it was custom built for my 72 k5 and just have not gotten around to install it but now is the time to get it done. i never had...
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    350 to 400 small block

    you are going to need a vortec intake to match the heads i rarely see them on clist about $150-$180 new. i think sticking with the 350 is your best low budget option.
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    350 to 400 small block

    on a budget, a new flat tappet cam,used vortec heads,and new or used vortec intake would really wake up that 350. that could be done on a weekend assuming the bottom end is sound. a roller cam set up is going to be pricey ($800)?
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    350 to 400 small block

    i dont think he wants to take the truck off the road for an extended time. sounds like he wants to build another engine and then do the swap. if the core is sound, a bore and crank grind is all the machining he should need, he can clean up the heads himself. the clearance issues and machine work...
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    350 to 400 small block

    what is a 383 going to do that a 400 cant do in a mild build?
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    350 to 400 small block

    i know honky kong and i dont see eye to eye on the 400 sbc, but i love them.i have had great sucess with 2 of them. all of that other info is spot on and $250 for a rebuildable core is fair (i paid $125 for my 406) . take a look at northern auto parts performance rebuild kit. i always thought...

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