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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    Here's the adapter fitting for the brakes when eliminating the RWAL. And I also went and pulled this greasy lump out of my old Camaro. It's been in unsecured storage for about 5 years (an old 16x16 vinyl military tent on my parents' property), and sometime during that time someone went in...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    Just a few little jobs done today. Got all the cotter pins in the spindles and balljoints. Removed the rear antilock brake module. Just waiting on a adapter fitting to get it buttoned up. Started putting the interior back together. Finished de-gunkify-ing the trans and got a couple of...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    I don't have my shop built yet, so no wiring in place for a welder. It was easier just to slap down $7 at the parts yard for another caliper, but someday I'll get a place to really work on stuff. The goal of the build has changed somewhat in the past two years. Since I have a pretty successful...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    Got it pretty clean with more brake cleaner, then dropped in the o ring seal. I lubed up the piston and put the dust boot on it first, then pushed it slowly but firmly into the bore. I then took a screwdriver and seated the dust cover into its machined bore. Then I pushed it back and...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    You'll have a nasty mess because brake fluid absorbs water and nobody changes it like they should. So I cleaned up the piston with a little brake parts cleaner. And then pulled out the dust boot. It can be a little tricky; you have to drive a screwdriver in the edge of the seal and pry it...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    So I didn't take a bunch of pictures of the suspension reassembly, but it's pretty much just the reverse of disassembly. I greased up the polyurethane bushings and jammed them into the old bushing shells, then reinstalled the upper and lower arms. The springs and spindles went in next (4"...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    The lower control arm bushings ended up being a big ole PITA. I ended up using a hole saw to cut most of the bushings out, then using my shop press to punch out the center metal sleeve. I was then able to collapse the remaining rubber on itself and push it out. The results were pretty good...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    So I yanked the motor and trans. Went to the u-pull-it yard and got a clutch pedal and bracket, then got them installed: Installed a new clutch master and hydraulic hose: Then I blew apart the front suspension: And started to burn out the old suspension bushings in preparation for...
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    Holy back-from-the-dead thread, there, Batman! No I didn't die or get rid if the truck or anything; just got distracted by life and stuff. The truck build was going to take forever and I really wanted to go autocross racing, so I bought a car off copart and fixed it enough. I've spent the last...
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    Tbi to Carburetor

    I like the simplicity of a carburetor, and the more authentic driving experience. I like pulling on the choke, cranking the engine, then warming it up. On a secondary vehicle. On my primary I want to jump in and go and let the computer do the work. All that being said, I like the Edelbrock...
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    Loud thunk at idle after coming to a stop

    Check your transmission mount.
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    98 k1500 Pedal wont get fully hard?

    I hate it when it won't get hard...
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    325/50r15+15x10" tire= 4.5 or 5.5BS?

    Using this method has always worked for me... https://stevestillwell.com/written-tech-articles/wheel-spacing-mystery-solved/
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    "Lt. Dan" - 1989 C1500 Regular Cab SWB NASCAR tribute and Autocross Build

    Had a couple of hours today to work on the truck. Finished gutting the interior. I will probably pull out that firewall insulation. I just got a copy of the newest version of the SCCA CAM-T rules and it did mention having a stock appearing interior, so I'll have to put most of the dash shell...
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    Won't start and only 1 click at the starter ?

    Battery cables? I've had them look OK but be almost corroded in two internally... Or loose, or not making good connection on bare metal...
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