Retro's 1989 GMC Sierra C1500 Sportside Indy clone

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Being that it was owned by two older folks before me, I highly doubt this truck has been over 100MPH until today...

In just a little over 1/4 mile from a dead stop, the speedometer was pegged. (some day I will find my 454SS cluster to install...)
 

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Yep, so I guess it's running good now.
 

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Like a scalded cat. Hell, I only had the pedal about 2/3rds of the way down with the speedo pegged, it had more to go.

Transmission slips a little from 2-3 though. Need to look in to that.
 

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So it was the fuel pump after all. Strange it didn't show it's face until the IAC was changed. I figured it would have been fuel related being no codes were tossed.
 

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... Transmission slips a little from 2-3 though. Need to look in to that.

700r4 :banghead:
Does it flare or takes a while to engage with no rpm rise? If it is the one from the bird, it was already a replacement trans from 6-8 months before i got the car. I am genuinely starting to get annoyed by the non built 700r4's at this point. And I have one about to go in my 67 camaro that is original 130k mile trans.

Let me know how this trans problem works out.
 

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Like a scalded cat. Hell, I only had the pedal about 2/3rds of the way down with the speedo pegged, it had more to go.

Transmission slips a little from 2-3 though. Need to look in to that.

Time to race! :D
 

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Took it to my first Austin Cars n Coffee. Not super impressed with the show, too many stance morons and ********** in brand new cars that I can see in my neighborhood (I do not give a rats ass about your Maserati). Also too many grown ass men acting like teenagers revving their engines in the parking garage to set off car alarms...Seriously, grow the fugg up, I got that **** out of my system 20 years ago. Others felt the need to crank up their stereos to set off alarms. Some moron in a 1968 Firebird wanted to race on the way home but there were too many cops and I wasn't comfortable wringing it out yet. Did take it down some twistie-turnies on 2222 though. Once I lower it and get a decent set of tires, it's going to be like driving a GTA with a bed.

I do need to do valve seals though, bad.
 

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Great pics!! :) you always run into idiots at any cruise in type event LOL
 

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Had the truck out all day today, took my friend to look at some Suburbans. Ran fine, but at least it decided to wait until I was almost home to shred the serp. belt.



I was headed home and on the road by the highway, a red IROC was behind me. At the next light he was to my right honking at me to get my attention and pointing at my tailgate (which has a TPI emblem robbed from a Z28 at the junkyard) and gives me a huge thumbs up. Gave him one back, it was a nice car.
 

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I bought a Gator belt and I am very happy with it.
 

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Went to the junkyard yesterday and while I struck out on what I needed, I did find a BRAND NEW Delphi 16198445 ECM in a wrecked 1989 GMC S15 2.5. Swapped that in and what a difference, throttle response is better, it doesn't die when I start it now. Highly recommended if you can find one. They had another but it was original to the truck.
 

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