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    Wanted: Rust free drivers fender for 73-80. North Central Texas/Southern OK area.

    Yeah, you're probably 18 hours from here.
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    Wanted: Rust free drivers fender for 73-80. North Central Texas/Southern OK area.

    If you can't find one closer to home, I've got a whole front clip I'll make you a deal on. Aaron
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    Looking for Wheels for my Son's Truck

    hi, all: My 16 year old son and I are just about to get his 75 GMC High Sierra back on the road. He's looking for a new set of wheels for it, something chrome would be great. The stock rims on it are really narrow, would be nice to have something 8-10" wide. You can see in the pics at the...
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    Well, I've been driving the truck some for a few weeks now, and no issues, so I guess we can call this one "problem solved." I wonder if my old switch had corrosion that was interfering with the connection, once it heated up and metal parts expanded. Aaron
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    New Member in Eastern Montana

    Welcome. Beaverhead County, here. Aaron
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    Whole front clip, make me a offer

    I've got the front fenders, including the inner fenders, the radiator mount and a good hood. It's got the headlights in it. It's got the horizontal side markers, so that would be a 1980 +, I believe. I've also got a not-too terrible set of doors, came off a 1980 dually. Also a nearly new...
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    So, fingers crossed, I think it may have been the ignition switch. I'm still not envisioning how the heat thing could affect that, but I checked over the wiring, and so went ahead and replaced the the ignition switch. This afternoon, I let it idle for half an hour, my 15 year old drove it...
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    Wow, that's an unusual problem... Part of my equation here, is that it only seems to do it when it's hot, so I'm trying to envision problems that might make sense, with that factor in the mix. Aaron
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    I've still got to get it to actually die again. It was having the problem pretty consistently, I had a mechanic put a new starter in it, and it died once on him, and them it died on me going home from the mechanics. It hasn't done it since, so I'm kinda flying blind here. Aaron
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    So everything looks good to me, as far as connections go. I figured I'd go ahead and put an ignition switch in it, 32 bucks, so what the heck. Will test first, good point, Rick. I'm pulling the old switch. Had to loosen the column bolts in on the engine side, to get it to drop down far enough...
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    Will do, Rick. I think I'm gonna go ahead and replace the ignition switch, as long as I'm messing with it. doesn't look like that big of a deal to do, I'm sure it's the original, and so I guess will eliminate and additional option.
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    Weird Electrical Problem

    I've listed this as an electrical problem, since that seems likely. So my 89 V3500 just had a complete rebuild. A machinist I know completely went through the engine, we deleted the tbi, went back to a 4bbl card, hei distrobutor, new cam, pretty much the works. I've put probably less than 1000...
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    Tilt Steering Column

    Sorry, I now realized I said 4 speed auto, not 4 speed manual, which the truck is.
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    Tilt Steering Column

    My son and I are working on on his 75 High Sierra K15. Right now, we're getting ready to paint, but the steering is going to need some work, shortly, and it may need a new column, in addition to a gearbox. It's a 4 speed auto. It would be real nice to have tilt steering, as the cab is pretty...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    So I ended up getting an offer on the whole car, so I sold the whole thing. I really liked that car, but on balance, given the time I was going to sink into it, I think punting on it was probably the right way to go. Here in another few eyras, I may well look for another one though, I really...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    Thanks for all the replies, folks. That gives me some food for thought. Haven't decided what I'm going to do, as of yet, will probably make a call one way or another sometime this winter. Anothe factor here is that I put new tires on it approximately 50 miles before the rock incident happened...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    That's pretty close to what mine got. I'd get right on 40 at 75 mph or so, averaged around 37 between highwaty and town. This is kinda one of those "do you go with the devil you know?" problems? Aaron
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    Yeah, I don't really know about what specialized tool I'd need for the job, so that's something else I'd have to consider, too. Speaking to grit dog's point, as far as what's generally available, say between here and Salt Lake, I could probably do better on the $$ fixing the car, but of course...
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    Thinkin about my Jetta

    All: So I've got a 2003 Jetta TDI. It's got a bit over 200,000 on it. I shelled the turbo: put a rock through my oil pan, didn't realize how bad the leak was. It was already going to need some transmission work, it's the 4 speed auto, not the manual, and I'd say there's a better than average...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Oak would be cool. I've got a friend with a sawmill, so I just used a bunch of 8/4 fir. I'm intending to hit it with old motor oil. That's what I did on my flat bed on my truck, and I think it will work well.
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Trailer more or less finished. Came out 10' long and 8' wide, on the deck, plus about another 4' on the tongue. Seems to run down the road just fine. Am planning to build 4' stake sides for it, which should allow me to get close to 3 cords of firewood on it, if I mound it up some. My initial...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Yep. It's gonna run behind my 89 crew cab I've got on the forum here. Aaron
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Just up behind the cab. I'd have like to have taken the cab off, and had more frame, but I was out of time. I'll just have to buy some more c channel, but your idea is exactly what I've got in mind. Aaron
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    Yes, will have pictures here before too long. That 60/40 ratio seems reasonable, particualrly since I'd like to be able to hang stuff off the back a ways. I'm probably gooing to end up with a flat deck around 10 or 12 feet long, and I'm likely to haul lumber on it that's 16' or longer...
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    Gonna build a trailer...

    All: I chopped off the back end of a 1980 squarebody dually parts truck, gonna make a nice trailer out of it. I'm envisioning the axle location, and how much trailer would be in front of and behind, the axle. You guys got any advice there? Is there a rule of thumb for this, so I get the ideal...

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