Dash Gauge Grounding For both the lights and the fuel gauge's accuracy , there's supposed to be external star washers under each of the four nuts...
Guess Who Wins ? With art like that , there was no contest .
Alum. Rad. Coolant I only use Honda coolant , they use paper thin aluminum radiators and the correct coolant must be used else they'll go bad in...
You're Welcome ! Again a slow reply ~ I've been 3,000 miles away . I hope you get the leak stopped , I hate oil leaks .
Horn Wokri ; Your first photo looks like maybe the power wire is hooked directly to the horn ~ this will cause constant tooting . (it appears...
Old Trucks Mark ; You've worked hard and now get to enjoy the reward . I bet that just like my old truck , folks always ask if it's for...
Radiator Capacity The original 216 radiator was plenty sufficient to cool a Caddy 500 C.I. V-8 . Look in the open cap and count how many rows...
Gotcha ! I can tell the first picture there is staged because the truck's exhaust isn't steaming like it is in the second photo ~ when you're...
Horn Wire Wokri ; The " handlebar " tube is called the Steering Column Mast Jacket . The wire you're looking at , runs up inside it and is...
Ignition Upgrades In my worthless opinion , the Pertronix ' Ignitor ' is the way to go with stock distributors . No need to buy a...
I Like It ! Buck Teef and all ! :D . I think your truck looks great .
Parts Ain't Parts I'd go Moog , it's the best there is . Why not check out the Partsmaster line ? if it's really the same you can $ave a...
Good Stuff ! Hang in there , this is all good stuff , it'll just take some time , maybe months . Were I still running a shop , I'd be all over...
Bragging Some guys just HAVE to do it :D . The rest of us drive Chevrolets :cool: . Damn that GMC dash looks good . Dual Hydromatic...
Diagrams Maybe go look in The Old Car Manual Project.com ? . they have scads of original books and manuals . Me , I'd just buy the $29.95...
Speaker Location I always prefer the kick panel location for better sound quality . Under / behind the seat means the sound waves have to pass...
GMC Engines Remember to check the door tag to see where it was built as Canadian GMC's got Chevy engines .
No ; You'll be wanting to add a sway bar (you cannot imagine how much this helps until you install it) and get some good Bilstein HD shocks ....
The ammeter along with the load wires ~ the other ammeter post only has one wire going directly to the hot terminal on the starter .
Ign. Sitch Conections The fuel gauge , heater and ofther accessories . Although I always run a fuse , I never run the radio off the key...
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