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    Red Oxide Primer

    Hello Everyone, I’m in the final stages of the bodywork/paint for my truck. I’ve painted the whole front clip/cab/box in the Tremclad red oxide rust primer. It came out great! However, I’ve decided to go with a different (lighter) topcoat colour and so I’d like to give it a prime coat in grey...
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    Converting Diesel Wiring to Gas

    Hello Everyone, The cab on my truck is from an 83’ diesel that was originally ordered for the Canadian Army. The cab now sits on a lowered shortbox chassis with a 383 and a super t-10. The original wiring harness has a few extra runs of wiring that I do not recognize which I believe are to...
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    Custom Tail Lights or Not

    Hello Everyone, I’m painting my truck in stages. I’ve got the cab and front clip in primer, I’d like to move onto the box and rear fenders but before I do so I need to figure out what to do with the holes in my fenders. I bought these fiberglass stepside fenders off a kid as they are in great...
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    Backing Plates

    Hello Everyone, I am ordering a parking brake kit from LMC truck for my 86’ shortbox frame, for 84’-87’ chevy ran the parking brake cables along the driver side frame rail rather than up both sides like in 73’-83’ I have a 12 bolt rear end with the heavy duty 2 3/4 shoes…I think the rear end...
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    Bad balance? Or improper flywheel?

    Hello All, In my quest to build this project truck of mine I’ve swapped out my th350 for a super t10 and so I changed out the 168 tooth flexplate for a 168 tooth flywheel. My motor is a 383 stroker with a long-rod externally balanced kit from eagle speciality products. The flywheel I got is...
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    Master Cylinder Pushrod Help

    Hello All, I am bolting up a brake booster and master cylinder from a 1977 C10 onto my 1983 C10. I noticed that the hole on the end of the brake booster pushrod is a bit smaller than the stud it attaches to on the brake pedal arm. Does anybody know what size I have to drill the hole out to...
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    Help with cab corner fitment

    Calling out to everyone who has tangled with sub-par replacement panels. I am replacing the passenger side cab corner and it is giving me a headache. You can see in the 2 photos that I have uploaded that the cab corner appears to be wider than original by about 3/16. If I line up the cab...
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    73-80 vs 81-87 Parking Brake

    Hey everybody, I am wondering about the differences between the parking brake fittings at the drum on a 73-80 12 bolt and if they are compatible with a parking brake setup on a 81-87 cab/chassis. I swapped a 12 bolt from a 77' c10 into my 86' c10 and i want to know if my factory parking brake...
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    Clutch Zbar Stud

    Hey everyone, Can someone tell me if the ball stud for the zbar/bellcrank goes into the engine or the bellhousing? I have seen pictures where people do both, any info is greatly appreciated.
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    Fuel tank fitment

    Hello all I need to know what clearance I have in regards to the top of the fuel tank and the bottom of the box. I just installed a brand new 16 gallon Spectra Premium tank and it went in nicely but it seems to sit about 1/2” above the frame rails and I’m worried the tank will rub the box braces.
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    St10 vs m21 shifter

    Can a Hurst installation kit for a muncie m-21 be modified slightly to work with my super t10? I have the possibility to get a good deal on an installation kit but it’s for a Muncie. It is for a project so I don’t mind where the shifter lands.
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    Bellhousing, trash or keep?

    Hey all, wanted to ask you folks about a used lakewood scattershield I came across for my mission to bolt up a super t10 under my 81' C10. I picked up the scattershield for $250 and noticed that it looked like it may have contained one explosion already. The very bottom holes are bent away from...
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    U bolt dimensions

    as the title says I just wanted to verify the U bolt dimensions for a 12 bolt. 3" width x 7" length x 9/16 thread right? I have a belltech flip kit installed and need to know before I drop $80 on u bolts a local shop will fab up. Does the flip kit use a stock U-bolt?
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    Someone settle the motor mount debacle

    I know there is a difference between truck and car clamshell mounts. Trucks typically have longer mounts to lift the engine out of the cradle a little more than a set of car mounts do. I have been looking page over page to find a definitive answer but have not. What mounts can I use to sit a sbc...
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    Fuel tank

    Coming up on Christmas time I've decided to treat myself to some truck parts. I'm doing a ground up build replacing cleverything and I need to know which tank and which sender/fuel line to use. I have a shortbed that was originally an 86', there's a sbc going in with a mechanical pump. I...
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    Michigan metal works

    Hey all. Has anyone had any experience with the flat plate uppers from Michigan metal works? http://michiganmetalworks.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=60_65&product_id=82 They seem like really well built units and they're pretty light on the wallet so long as you don't get...
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    Super t10 for $600 a good deal?

    A local guy about 4 hours away has listed a super t10 with the wide ratio 2.42 first gear. I've been looking for a super t10 to swap into my truck but I wanted to ask if the wide ratio super t10 is a good trans to put behind a 383. It seems that some people disregard them completely in their...
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    Front suspension; control arms or drop spindle

    Hey all, just about to start building this 86 shortbox now. Had a few questions about lowering the front and maintaining good handling. There are a few options but I have it boiled down to the 3" drop DJM tubular upper and lower control arms with belltech 2" lowering springs , the lower arm has...
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    4 speed swap

    hey all, just about to fire up a ground up build here on a '74 c10 shorty 2wd. the cab has a high hump with the 4 speed cutout and it has the pedals but nothing more. What do I need to able to drop in a saginaw 4 speed or a super t-10? It currently has a 383/th350 setup. I have a '77 gmc high...
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    Cab swap legality

    Hey all, this is my first post on this site as I was formerly a member of nastyz28. I traded my first car 80' camaro for an 83 Chevy c10 shorty that needs a cab and fenders I also have a 1976 c10 in good shape on a long box. What are the conflicting issues with me dropping the 76' cab and...

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