Correct ! And the ' tears ' part comes after some DIY'er puts bolts in the ends when they install a spiffy cherry dual outlet exhaust manifold...
High Stall Torque Converters Hot Rodders love these things for launching but for average use and highways / freeways , you don't want too high ....
The Truck Shop Is located on Batavia Av in Orange , Ca. and is really helpful for parts , they have loads of old N.O.S. parts you have to dig...
Manifold Fasteners Removing them ,no worries . Re-installing is very important ! tighten from the center and work outwards , going back and...
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Cheap Trucks ....There's always a reason why they're for sale affordably , this one's electrical system is buggered beyond belief ~ :eek: This...
My Junkyard OOps ! :o . Yankee Farm habits are darn hard to break , I hate throwing out anything that might be useful someday or if it...
Parts Eaton makes really good springs and almost the same price as the crappy ones . Also , Diamond Springs . Flagg makes the shackles &...
Weak Valve Springs Well ; That's it ~ I hope you're smart enough to replace all of them . if one is worn out , the rest are right behind it...
I Also Found A set of good hinges , these trucks suffer greatly from worn hood hinge pivots , failure to keep them properly lubricated means the...
A Lucky Find Was this DORMAN stud kit , it included more studs and special exhaust flange nuts than I needed I'm not sure why the pix are...
Tailgate Fun ...In the sun ! :) This is the old hardware after I'd cleaned it up on the wire wheel (and removed my fingerprints) , I only used...
Progress Report I hope I'm not boring you guys to death here.... Here's the new exhaust manifold ready to be bolted to the old intake ......
Cool Beans ! (Your Buick) Well ; It was HOT & I'm getting old but I got that flusherginner manifold on , It's prolly a lot easier in an AD or...
The video plays *very* choppy for me . I think I heard 2nd gear howling as you slowed down .
Yes , just so but then you'd not have a sooty spark plug from the resultant miss....
Minor Progress It's been over 100° every day so work has been slow . I got the new exhaust manifold @ 04:30 the day we left on a short...
A Brave Man Indeed ! By the time my son was 14 , he was given the moniker : "One man Wrecking Crew " by the V.J.L.A. as they'd ignored the fact...
Ya Know ; The other day , wehen I was underneath my '76 GMC installing the rebuilt drive shaft , I happened to look at the rear leaf springs...
Interesting FWIW ; Sooty spark plug means NO POSSIBLE head gasket leak as coolant in the combustion chanber *instantly* flashes to steam and...
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