Search results

  1. A

    Anyone have a LS swapped 3+3?

    Thanks for the opinion. I'll pass that on to my machinist fried who rebuilt the engine. Is there another thread here where people have real-world comparison like this? If not, I should start one.
  2. A

    Anyone have a LS swapped 3+3?

    Brief hijack, @ Old77: How much of that 13 mpg do you attribute to the 4 speed trans, versus having TBI? Just curious. On my recent rebuild of my 80 3+3 (not a dually) we got rid of the TBI, installed a 4bbl quadrajet, and kept the 3 speed auto trans, since the machinist who rebuilt my engine...
  3. A

    Cab mount bolt fell out

    I nearly had to do that cut-a-hole-in-the-floor routine, to get my old mounts out. I think on one of them, I drilled a small hoel from up top, shot a bunch of pbblaster in there, and then heated it from the bottom. My seat belt bolts were even worse. Aaron
  4. A

    Cab mount bolt fell out

    So even weirder: I get under the truck last night...and I didn't even lose the lower part of the bushing. The grease I used when I put the two halves together must have created a vacuum in there. I'm going to be checking those bolts fairly frequently, I think. I live on a pretty bad road...
  5. A

    Cab mount bolt fell out

    Yeah, I thought of the odds of that happening, myself. I got hit by lightning once, in my teenage years, maybe I have a weird effect on odds, now. And yes, Scott, I'll definitely be checking all the other bolts too. Maybe I did forget that one. I was a total newbie when I started this project...
  6. A

    Cab mount bolt fell out

    All: This forum seemed like the best place for this question... Yesterday, one of my daughters discovered one of my cab mounting bolts laying in the driveway, along with the washer. When I remounted my cab (truck is here...
  7. A

    recommend some tough seat covers

    Any of you guys have a the front bucket seats with the flip-down console in the middle? I'm trying to find some covers that will fit that particular seat configuration. Aaron
  8. A

    Source for those black fender flares?

    Yeah, I know about the rust thing, my originals had the chrome on them, and that's what they did. Mostly, I was thinking that it would solve my dirt problem, and that it would cover up my bad bodywork around the fender wells. I don't think I could fit a set of front mudflaps in, without...
  9. A

    Source for those black fender flares?

    All: Anyone got a source for those black fender flares that wold fit my 89 V3500? Just need the front ones. I'm striking out so far. Something like in picture is what I'm looking for. Can see here: https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/89-v3500-rehab.33188/page-2#post-876687 the problem I'm...
  10. A

    New member from Montana, '81 C10 longbed, 250 6 cylinder

    Welcome, Larry. I'm down in Dillon. Feel free to get a hold of me, if you're down this way. Aaron
  11. A

    Replacing headlights

    Thanks for the advice. I'll look back at that and see if I can get to those torx heads. I think LMC's grille must be a tighter fit than the OEM ones. Aaron
  12. A

    Replacing headlights

    hey guys, this is probably a really dumb question, but... I can't figure out how to replace the low beam headlights on my 89 v3500. I just put an aftermarket LMC grille on it. Do you actually have to remove the grill, to get the old headlight out? from the front, it looks like the headlight...
  13. A

    recommend some tough seat covers

    Thatnks for the replies, folks. I'll probably decinde for sure what I'm doing, sometime this winter, since it will probably take me that long to get the rest of the interior done. Aaron
  14. A

    recommend some tough seat covers

    I'm in the final stages on my 89 crew cab 3+3. I want to get some real tough, comfortable seat covers for my front seats. It's the buckets, no headrests, with the center seat with the flip down console. Anyone got a recommendation for seat covers you've put through the wringer and have held...
  15. A

    Source for 4" backup lights?

    Ahh, thanks for the clarification on LED's, everyone. I clearly didn't read far enough into the subject to realize that this was only an issue with the flashers. This simplifies my life a good bit. And to clarify, it's a flat dump bed, not a trailer. I'm getting close enough to finished that...
  16. A

    Source for 4" backup lights?

    All: Anybody got a source for some non LED 4" backup lights? I've got a flat bed I'm currently in the process of mounting. It's got two canisters for mounting the taillights, and two empty 4 1/2" holes that I'm guessing were for mounting backup lights. Looking around the forum a bit, it looks...
  17. A

    Fender flares

    Those are off the front of the truck? If so, I'm interested if you can ship for not too much moolah. Aaron
  18. A

    Anybody got a Jetta TDI?

    There's a drain plug and fill hole, no dipstick. I just can't find the fill plug. Its the 4 speed automatic trans. That's a good idea about filling through a vent tube. I hadn't thought of that, and I think I know where a vent hose is, somebody stuck a random bolt in the end of it. So if I...
  19. A

    Anybody got a Jetta TDI?

    I ended up with a 2003 Jetta TDI. Anyone here ever changed the transmission fluid? It's got a sealed trans, apparently VW wants you to take it to a dealer any time you want to change the fluid. No thanks, and in any event, I'd have to drive 2 hrs to Boze-angeles, as the rural MT contingent calls...
  20. A

    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    Am I right that, that engine could go straight into the 75 GMC? Or were there substantial differences between the 350's that would have gone into a 1 ton dually, versus into a half ton? Aaron
  21. A

    Help me figure out what to do with this truck

    Hey everyone. Looking for some thoughts on what to do with the truck in the picture. It's a 1980 Chevy dually 2wd. 4 speed manual, custom deluxe, 350. This will take a minute to explain, so bear with me. Here's the story: I ended up with it for a year or so ago. I bought it for the flat bed...
  22. A

    Lotsa nice squares on CL out here right now!

    Not yet. Will do so here in a few weeks, when it's back in the shop for a while and not sitting outside in the snow. Aaron
  23. A

    Lotsa nice squares on CL out here right now!

    That truck over in Nampa is exactly the truck my son was just given. 75 3 speed 4x4. We've gotten a bit of a start on it, hopefully at elast the body stuff will be done by the end of this summer. Aaron
  24. A

    Blend door on chevy suburban

    Yeah, I've seen youtube videos on that one too. I think that's the "mode door" actuator for changing between defrost, to the floor, and so on. Aaron
  25. A

    Blend door on chevy suburban

    Just warm, not hot. When I checked, I was running a little below the 210 mark on my dash gauge, so it did seem like they should be hotter than that. That's what got me to wondering if my water pump wasn't puming hard enough through the hoses, but then, it seems like I should be running too hot...

Latest posts

Forum statistics

Threads
45,453
Posts
983,777
Members
38,501
Latest member
thatgermanguy
Top