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    Pick and pull junkyard

    Thanks;as I sit by my desk the wind outside is 25mph at 6 degrees.It was a nice change of upstate New York daily routine.
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    Willwood brake upgrade:

    I did not include year/make/model in my post because I am not having any brake problems with my truck.I put it out there to see if anyone in our community has heard of Wilwoods new brake system,or has had any experience with it, nothing more.Maybe someone will find Schurkey's words helpful.This...
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    Willwood brake upgrade:

    Hey,has anyone bought and installed Willwoods new brake kit.I use the word kit, but it is not.All components,spindle,caliper and rotor [12,13 or 14 in] are bought separately.The 13 and 14 in rotors use the hats that are secured to the rotor.The forged narrow superlite 6R caliper.powdercoated,of...
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    Front springs won't seat in the control arm pocket

    First of all ,the "tools" that the five and dime parts stores are disposable junk ,used to lure in customers.I have done this job on my 95 c1500.These trucks use serious springs.You can "chain the control arm" or "use a floor jack",but in my opinion you are better off using the right tool for...
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    1996 c1500 pitman arm

    I recently replaced the pitman arm,along with some other parts,on my 95 c1500.I was able to use my automotive pitman arm puller to accomplish the job.What you may be running into is the clearance between the pitman arm itself and the steering box.I ran into a situation where there was not enough...
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    header bolts loosening

    I used STAGE 8 locking header bolts on my small block.They have yet to loosen up.As I understand it is best not to let the lock actually touch the header tube,but position it so as the tube heats up,the lock will then secure.It is a pain in the ass,very time consuming to set up,but the result...
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    MODIFYING UPPER CONTROL ARMS:

    Thanks "SEWLOW" for you're reply.The control arm does look like GM has it stamped for it to be knocked out.As for why we would want to lower our trucks,I guess if I had to explain why,it wouldn't matter.The pictures speak for themselves.
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    MODIFYING UPPER CONTROL ARMS:

    I WAS READING AN ARTICLE IN A NEWER TRUCK MAGAZINE ABOUT INSTALLING 3 INCH LOWERING SPRINGS IN OBS TRUCKS.THE ARTICLE STATED THAT IF YOU USE THESE SPRINGS,THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAS TO BE MODIFIED OR OPENED UP IN THE AREA WHERE THE CONTROL ARM BOLT RUNS THROUGH.THIS IS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE TRUCK...
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    Lets's talk Corrosion, a.k.a. Rust!

    I live in upstate New York,close to the boarder with Canada.I am starting to see fewer OBS trucks around,natural wear along with rust.Our problem area is the frames on these trucks,where the front,firewall forward,is welded to the c channel of the remaining frame.When I had my 95c1500 apart, I...
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    Coil Spring Compressor Tool

    A coil spring,when not compressed with the right tool,can cause a real injury.The TV shows that remove front coil springs with a floor jack, also have a project finished in a half hour.Do yourself a solid,and use the right tool.I have an OTC 7054B that I used on my 95 c1500.It uses a threaded...
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    Great and Terrible Parts Vendors

    It sounds like there is a great deal of trouble with buying from E-bay and Amazon.I buy from Summit ,Rockauto,and GMPartsCenter.netThe last is not cheap,but I have found they will work with you to get the absolute correct part.Example,the rear seal for my 95 Chevys NV3500.Another was the...
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    98 K1500 rear end on 92 C1500?

    I converted the 3.42 in my 95 c1500,to a limited slip 3.73 gear from a k1500 a while ago.This swap was a bolt in.As was noted in another reply,the rear end has to be a 10 bolt.Unless the k1500 has the larger 14 bolt rear.I thought that all I would have to do was to switch out the k1500 six bolt...
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