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    Tech: Every possible dash switch for GMT400 trucks

    The switch you posted is from a gmt800, which is why it's a round button and doesn't fit the same.
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    Tech: 88-89 GMT400 Quad Sealed Beam upgrades (Bosch T84 E-code headlights)

    The Bosch lights are not available. I too tried the method you described long ago, the bulb base is that of a H3 however the optical length is much different. Tossing hids in makes light but it's definitely not correctly patterned.
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    How to: 95-98 OBS and 99-02 NBS Steering Wheel Audio Control Install

    Search for a PAC adapter for a 2001-2002 Denali or 2002 Escalade. As long as you have a good splice it is fine. There is no special lengths or resistances in the wires. The plugs though are unique in that if one is unplugged they close the circuit which tells the SIR computer the airbag is missing.
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    Tech: 88GMCtruck's Budget Solid Axle Swap Build

    I just added more leaves to the pack.
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    Tech: 88GMCtruck's Budget Solid Axle Swap Build

    They go from the front of the frame to there. Are you sure yours are 52"?
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Yes and no. I'm trying to get as much productive done while off work. Also if i can get enough done and get the parts out of my storage unit tomorrow I don't have to pay another month.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Yeah Yeah Yeah I had been working remotely from home (saving me 2 hours of driving a day) and last and this week have been off on furlough. So I have been working on the truck and other projects. I'm quite far along, this forum is just a less active place for me. Pulling photos from my phone...
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    Can the dash be swapped

    Yes, though you will have to change the air ducting and a little bit of the lengths of the passenger side wiring to accommodate the dash shape change. Otherwise it's pretty much a direct swap.
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    Bought a CC Dually 454 Whipple

    Good to see you are still going with this truck!
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    K3500 Gearing

    slow to respond, but a dually stock runs a 225/75R16. TINY tire. You can go up to a 235/85R16 without the need for rear spacers between the duals, or you can go for spacers and run a 255/85R16. That is what my 98 had, what my 06 has, and what @83GMCK2500 has. I calculated it out, me switching...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    If it was a factory paint on the squarebody, then it very likely is. This color was a very common choice on 67-72 and 73-79 GM trucks. Usually it's called Omaha orange back then. The heads are just regular vortec heads. The motor is the same one that I had in the truck (has ~6k miles on it...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Look up sunblast or sunburst yellow, it's another GM color that is also quite bright.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Tangier Orange or Omaha Orange, depending on the year and application. It's a OE GM color. This is the earlier version, it was tweaked within the last couple decades and was not quite as vibrant.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    So, that is about where I am currently to date. I keep going farther and farther down a rabbit hole with this, it was originally intended as a clean, easy refresh of the truck and after doing the bodywork and paint, has turned into a full on restore everything type of frame off restoration. It...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    And got the rest of the braking system plumbed up, including the addition of Wilwood dual piston calipers. Then came the clutch master cylinder and pedals. And just because I’m going this OCD, I completely dis-assembled and painted the steering column….
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Also spent some rebuilding the hydroboost, and installing all the various lines and hoses. And just for fun, I installed the cab lights and harness with OEM Topkick/Kodiak LED inserts. And painted the D-rings up front red as an accent color
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    And between all the holiday madness, I was able to keep working on details here and there. After the arrival of 2020, I turned back to the underhood area… Cleaned and painted brackets, a new Sanden AC pump, and more power in the form of a Whipple Supercharger. Or as I like to call...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Right after Thanksgiving, I flew a fabricator friend out to help me build custom exhaust – all from 3”, 304 stainless. And not too shortly after, it once again started looking like a truck.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    November I kept at the engine/transmission side of things. Wiring ensued, to remove things not needed on the 98 harness (auto trans, rear 02 sensors, etc). I also rebuilt and installed an offroad designs SYE for the NP241.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Then sometime in October, I moved on to the powerplant. And began the Vortec transformation
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    Moving into September, the frame was starting to take shape.
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    We finished all the bodywork on the 4th of July weekend and off to storage it went. Now that all that was done and out of my dad’s shop, I could concentrate on the rest of the truck… or so I thought. This was about the time I found an ant infestation and water damage to the entire back...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    So this brings us to June. At this point the fenders, doors, tailgate, hood and cab were all painted. Those panels were moved and stored in a storage unit. This is also the time where I ended up with my new “Work Truck” that you may recognize as my father’s old truck – The company I work for has...
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    88GMCtruck's never ending 88 GMC build thread

    It's simply amazing how life gets in the way sometimes. Or at least in my case, life has been so busy that I have had zero time to update the forum as it takes a good deal of effort VS a quick instagram or facebook post. So, one thing that wasn't really discussed during all of this, I had...
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