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  1. someotherguy

    Bought a used dash...not sure I'm gonna use it.

    So the dash in my '93 is obliterated. I mean, 100% unsavable, there's hardly anything left on top, it's so brittle it has shattered into millions of pieces. I have a cheap cover on top of it but the whole dash shakes while driving since it's not attached at the top at all. Really having a...
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    Flipside.. NICE 1999 C2500 7.4 Suburban Houston TX

    Holy crap that's clean. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1112011056514470/ Right when I post about how hard it is to find a GMT400 Suburban 2500 that is both RWD and 7.4, and here comes one, LOCAL. And it's clean clean clean. And too expensive. IMO. Richard
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    12V battery charger question for the experts

    I've got a small sealed lead-acid 12V 1.3Ah battery I need to frequently keep charged (wireless tow lights), and I have some problems to solve around that. 1. The charge cord for the battery is "dumb" and just a simple lighter socket plug-in. If you follow the manufacturer's advice of "you can...
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    1994 C3500 regular cab dually 6.5td/nv4500 Ft. Worth TX cheap

    Kinda banged up and they can't get it to start. $2200.. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/703553048656499/ Has the less-common "Marshall badge" (5 star) Alcoa wheels and claims new tires but it looks like they've been sitting up a while. Wheels alone worth half their asking price...
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    Way-off-topic lowering question

    This should probably go in the "Stupid lowered questions" thread, but it's stupid enough it probably deserves its own thread. Off-topic because it's a question about a Ford. Stupid because it's a question about a tow truck. Our latest addition is a 2023 F550 and while it's very similar to...
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    Couple cheap C2500 7.4 Suburbans in SE TX

    Sharing a couple of less-common trucks here. Dunno why I love these so much but they're so hard to find. Most are 4x4. BEAT, but cheap.. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/259668843890283/ A little worn but not bad https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/757088659721718/ Richard
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    "Factory turbo setup for SBC"

    Not sure what to make of this. It's clearly an OLLLLLLD setup; you can see they made a custom rams horn manifold setup for it, and possibly a stock intake with a custom adapter in between the AFB carb and intake, for the turbo. What a crazy setup! Says "RV TURBO" and "HOUSTON TURBO" some...
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    Street Build / Offroad Build sections

    I don't know how long this hasn't been true.. but maybe it's time to remove this from the forum descriptions? "YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN POST IN YOUR THREAD IN THIS SECTION!" Don't get me wrong.. interaction with other members seems to help these threads thrive. I'm for it. I always...
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    jus10inbrla 100%

    Thanks for the great deal on the speaker grilles, packed well and shipped quickly! Richard
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    New tool fail. Turkey baster for brake fluid

    While working out the brake issues on my wife's SS, I thought, let me score a turkey baster to pull fluid out of the reservoir. Don't know if she has one and if she did I didn't want to potentially ruin it with brake fluid. Went to the grocery store expecting the usual milky white soft plastic...
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    2001 3500HD 8.1 / NV4500 44K miles east TN $2500 (!)

    Most likely a parts truck (read the ad) but what a freakin' steal. Awesome swap donor and plenty of low mile HD-specific stuff leftover to sell to recoup investment. Not mine, don't know the seller, just too far for me to even think about messing with...
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    Question for NickTransmissions or anyone good w/4L65E/gmt800?

    @NickTransmissions - sorry gang for the GMT800-related question but I've got 2 of 'em here and 1 has been giving me fits from the beginning. Bought a 2006 Silverado SS (RWD) LQ9 6.0 / 4L65E from the salvage auction back in late 2015. 80K miles when I bought it, hit in the rear, running and...
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    Friend parting out 98 RCSB Angleton TX (near Houston)

    My buddy is beginning the part-out on the wrecked 98 RCSB stepside that I towed in for him. All he really wants out of it is the transmission, so that is not available. I got the grille and filler pieces, front bumper and brackets, and headliner board from it. Someone already got the...
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    TBI big block exhaust manifold brands?

    Looks like 4 available choices - 2 that look like your typical white box Chinese offerings with a 1 year warranty (SKP, Davico) and then there's Dorman (also likely Chinese but probably actually produced by Dorman), and ATP, with those choices offering a "limited lifetime" warranty. ATP boasts...
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    Nice old SnapOn toolbox Channelview (Houston) TX

    Not mine, don't know the seller, someone go snag this pretty damn decent deal so that I'm not tempted to cram another toolbox into my already overloaded garage. Only $600 for a pretty solid looking old top/bottom SnapOn box set https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/7028039297215428/ Richard
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    What to do with my old A/C thread #10425

    Truck in question is the '93 C3500 regular cab dually 7.4 / NV4500, last year for R12 systems in these trucks. Bought it with non-working A/C, the electrical connector to the compressor clutch is broken off. Considering a new clutch is $100 and I'd still have this beat-up old 160K+ mile...
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    Threaded heater hose connections on radiator?!

    '93 C3500 dually 7.4/NV4500 - the radiator in this truck looks like it's from a GMT400 application (fit is correct in all visible ways including upper and lower radiator hose connections) but it's probably not original due to age/abuse. It does look old and possibly OEM, though. The heater...
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    Window outer beltline molding

    Some of y'all have probably noticed there's 2 styles of this beltline molding (bottom of door window, exterior) - there's the "old" style with the small metal tabs that grip really well, and the "new" style which instead has wide plastic tabs. In my experience, the wide plastic tab style gets...
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    Current tire choices for 275/55/20? Proxes ST III on backorder

    I asked on the Silverado SS forums (sleepy) and Performance Trucks.. but this place is far busier so hopefully will get some good ideas coming. What's your go-to tire for the factory 275/55/20 size? I've been running Toyo Proxes ST III for a few years now and happy with them but the fronts on...
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    Just got "This message is awaiting moderator approval, and is invisible to normal visitors."

    First time I've ever seen this. What's up? This is on a reply I just made in the "Stupid lowered questions" thread. https://www.gmt400.com/threads/the-stupid-lowered-questions-thread.30/page-152 - post #1513 Richard
  21. someotherguy

    Recalibrating 1988-1991 speedometer / dash cluster

    (I couldn't find a search result here for this post so I'm copying it over from my old Chevytalk write-up from 2011 - I'll have to break the post into two parts to include all the pictures. Sorry for the super-long book style writing.. I'm trying to give a good understanding of the mod before...
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    4" grinder and finding wheels

    So I've been using this old Makita 4" grinder that I inherited along with some other stuff many years ago. It's worn but still runs fine. However the locknut for the arbor is really worn out and beat up, and I'm missing the skinny wrench that holds the shaft while removing the locknut. Makes...
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    Someone school me on pipe thread plugs please

    Tried googling it and the confusion level just got worse, LOL The replacement water neck on my 7.4 has a spot for a 1/2" pipe plug, as I guess some applications call for a sensor to live there. Application notes on some of the water necks listed on Rock have this note: "May Require 1/2-14 Npsf...
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    Husky 1/2" impact croaked

    ...and not the way you'd think. It seems to still work, except the moment you hook air up to it, it fires up like you've got the trigger pulled full time. Trigger moves, and I've knocked out the roll pin to expose the rod ("valve stem") behind the trigger, and pressing under it with a punch...
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    A tire question for duallyscene people

    Man I miss duallyscene. Like many smaller forums though they just don't stick around forever. :( With that out of the way, making plans for the drop kit order for my '93 C3500 regular cab dually. Plans are to run the factory 16" wheels. Pretty sure it came with the smaller 225/75/16's...
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