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  1. WesN

    tubular transmission support

    I bought the Dirty Dingo cross member about a year and a half ago and I see they have done an upgrade by making the mount adjustable. I had to make a spacer to get the trans angle right. I like the newer adjustable one.
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    Headers question

    Malibu Monte Carlo headers fit nice but you need to alter or replace the cross member to clear the exhaust pipe on the passenger side. Tucks up real nice.
  3. WesN

    Idle screw caps?

    Once the caps are removed you need one of these tools to make life easy.
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    Wheel and Tire thread

    Rev 107. 17x8 and 17x9. Chev rally center caps.
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    Idle screw caps?

    I removed hundreds of these caps back in the day. Remove carb turn over use a hack saw and make short cuts below caps and then use the corner of a small chisel to drive the cap out. It is hard to believe that you can find a carb in this day that still has them. I never found one that didn’t...
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    Fender Antenna

    My 1981 Sierra Classic came with the windshield antenna.
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    Floor Mats

    B32 option Color keyed floor mats
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    Floor Mats

    This is the original 1981 in my GMC Sierra Classic 1500. Anybody have any ideas or know a way to restore them? I have scrubbed them a few times with soap and water they look better but...........
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    Dual Neck air intake

    I added the second snorkel using as many stock parts that I could pull at the wreckers. The punch out was there on the drivers side just had to knock it out then install the blocker thingy into the rad support. I believe it was a wheel bearing cap that I used to block the heat tube under that...
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    Do we have a show us your shop thread?

    Wish it had some heat!!! Just kidding it’s heated.
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    no fluid to right caliper

    After sitting for years I had brake calipers that couldn’t release. Step by step working through the hydraulic system by cracking open the bleeder and then back down the line I determined it to be the hoses. Replaced and worked fine but then also changed calipers. I cut the old brake hoses and...
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    lets see your heater hoses!

    The knockout was in the rad support on the drivers side so got all the parts from the right side at a wrecker and built a factory looking dual snorkel. It all looks stock.
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    lets see your heater hoses!

    1981 GMC no AC
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    Spare Tire Thingamajig

    I also did not get anything like that when I bought my truck. Lol I still have the wheel and tire mounted that came on it. Don’t think I would run it very far today.lol
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    El Camino headers on a C10?

    I used Malibu (70’s) long tube headers on my 81 they fit perfect and clear everything but the trans crossmember gets in the way of the exhaust. I used an aftermarket crossmember to give the clearance needed. They tuck up real nice perfect for lowered trucks.
  16. WesN

    Pluses to the pandemic

    It will be a future collector truck store it away for 30 years and then take it to Barrett Jackson, OR just drive and enjoy it knowing not every street has a bunch of them. Enjoy.
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    Pluses to the pandemic

    It looks like the C notch is missing the bottom bolts, nice truck the way it should have come from the factory in the first place.
  18. WesN

    Posi screws in your Square

    You might find a lot of philips screws in your GM truck have been rounded out or your screw driver slips while you are removing or tightening them. That is because they are not Philips they are Posidrive. It is easy to spot because of the little dots between the x on the screw (see photo) if you...
  19. WesN

    Head saver

    Everybody has one of these laying around, tennis ball cut a slice in it and stick it over the safety latch hook you know the one if you have ever done some motor work on your square. Cheap and works well.
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    Tail Light Help

    Use snapping pliers (flat ones are the best) that push out as you squeeze in the part that is stuck in the socket. Squeeze push in slightly turn counter clockwise and pull.
  21. WesN

    unjunking the quadrajunk

    Quadrajets can be a good street performance carb it’s just hard to get the tuning jets. I spent years collecting my assortment. A lot of guys don’t know they come in 750cfm and 800cfm which can be hard to find. Guys running in the NHRA Stock class have got the tuning down and there Chevys make...
  22. WesN

    1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

    While I’m at it looking at old memories had this vette for about 10 years.
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    1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

    This is from the late 80’s. Car is gone now but of coarse I can’t get rid of the truck. Mustang or Ratstang yes 454cid Chev with a pg trans was build for NHRA Super Street. Now I would have to have a stacker trailer with the car and a golf cart pulled by a huge motor home. Oh the good times.
  24. WesN

    Headlights quit

    If this has been a problem since you bought the truck and are not sure if the headlights have been changed I would check the wattage of the headlights. It was common years ago for people to upgrade headlights to ones like Bosch with higher wattage which required the install of a relay but they...
  25. WesN

    How do I choose headers?

    I used 72 Malibu/Monte Carlo Hooker headers, clearance everywhere EXCEPT you have to change or modify the cross member. They tuck up nice in the frame and give good clearance for lowered trucks.

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