My philosophy is pretty simple: First - Make it stop safely(including the parking brake) Second - Make it steer safely (from the steering...
I replaced my inner fenders with some factory pieces I found that were in great shape -- had them sandblasted then covered the undersides with the...
Oops, left out one thing, even though it's exterior grade plywood, I'm going to hit it with a serious dose of Thompson's water sealer. Not sure...
I'm in the middle of doing this myself, I'm going to use 3/4 exterior grade plywood which will put the bed at the right height for the bodylines...
If you've got the horn button stuff off you should see two threaded holes (I think they take 1/4" bolts) Anyway, that's what the steering wheel...
Make sure your timing advance is working properly as well. I had a similar problem where I'd time it right to specs at idle, but it would still...
I've been e-mailing back and forth with some of the rest of you 4wd folks from this forum about the transfer case knob and boot. I've lost track...
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Drive gear in the speedo or at the tranny? Thanks
I rebuilt my speedometer unit with parts from another truck. It works fine except it's off about 20%. My truck has the factory 4speed and...
Hey! Last time I was in Boise, ID, I stopped at a salvage yard in the nearby town of Nampa called 24 hour salvage. They're not open 24 hours...
If I could have found a body shop to replace the floor plans and rockers for only 12 to 18 hours labor I'd have written the check on the spot....
The 63 factory manual lists the pressure as 7psi. I know the early trucks used lower pressure caps because the radiators couldn't take the higher...
Will, Try this link for some crew cabs, stretched suburbans, and some other neat GM stuff. http://www.favorites.com/~jolly/GMCTruck.htm
Hey Arizona, I couldn't agree with DV more. I took my front valance and inner fenders in to be media blasted and it made life easier, not only...
Hey! When you say you rebuilt your wiring harness, did you replace all the wires going to the coil? I think the pink one (if you're still...
Hey Russ, I had a similar question and according to Jim #####, the 521 White, Pure white, was used for trucks whose bodies were painted with...
Russ, I only pretend to know what I'm talking about:) Changing the rear-end ratio could be as simple as changing your ring and pinion...
Hey Russ, You've probably got a 4.57 rear end ratio or higher, if you brought that down to a 3.73 or 3.30 you would be able to cruise at...
Hey Gang! I don't have the tank in the cab anymore and would like to remove the tank supports from the floor. However, they kind of look like...
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