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Where to post 2wd frame issues?

Thanks for all the input guys. I think we'll go with replacing at least the rear cross member. I'd rather have found a whole good frame, but this is what I've got, and I'm out of money. Looks like I may end up doing the spring perches too, as these bolts are rusted solid to the spring shackles...
- runnamukk
- Post #6
- Jul 31, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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So am I the only one

You're not the only one to do that. I try not to do that on every dang project though. That'd leave an awful lot not finis...oh wait.
- runnamukk
- Post #4
- Jul 31, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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How do you heat your shop??

I usually plug in one of those electric oil filled radiators. Works like a champ. If it gets really cold we rig a Kerosun heater somewhere near the middle of the center bay. Kerosene has gotten so damned expensive that it's cheaper to run the electric heater.
- runnamukk
- Post #52
- Jul 31, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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Where to post 2wd frame issues?

Hey all. Can't find a good forum for this one, apologize for mis-posting admins. Took the bed off my '89 stepside 2wd to replace the gas tank and rear end. I have a 3.08 now, and just picked up a 3.42 posi. Found some nasty rust. I have a donor frame that the 'new' rear end came bolted to...
- runnamukk
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- Jul 31, 2013
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- Forum: The Garage
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How do you COOL your shop?

We had a 30+ year old wall mount AC unit that we salvaged from our first house. I hung that in a window for the last 12 years. The interior frame was so rusted the compressor fell into the fan! My wife just bought me a brand new 15K BTU window unit. Woot! (side benefit of developing a heart...
- runnamukk
- Post #14
- Jul 31, 2013
- Forum: The Garage
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The Stupid Engine Questions Thread

SUCCESS> Engine came out like a champ. Pulled the radiator and accessory drives, engine cleared very nicely on its way out.
- runnamukk
- Post #306
- Dec 6, 2012
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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The Stupid Engine Questions Thread

Thanks for the feedback chevyman0191. Will let you all know how it goes. I'm leaving the hood on, as I'll be doing the rad/grill thing too. In the 40+ years I've been working on stuff, I can't believe this is the first chevy pickup I've ever changed an engine on. Go figure.
- runnamukk
- Post #304
- Dec 5, 2012
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance
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The Stupid Engine Questions Thread

Engine removal...is it necessary to remove the hood per the Haynes manual?
- runnamukk
- Post #302
- Dec 5, 2012
- Forum: Engine Performance + Maintenance