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    Worst OBS mods

    Hey guys, thought this would be a fun idea to share what we think are the worst/ugliest/most useless OBS mods and why. Ill start: - smoked headlights (looks clapped out and reduces visibility) - excessive squat (loves cousins and has additional chromosomes) - Cadillac grill swaps (just looks...
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    2wd Spindle v Body Lift

    Hey guys, I have a 96 C1500 with a 2in coil spring lift that I want to lift a little higher. I am considering either 4in spindles (rough country or eBay special if there are any good ones) or rough country's 3in body lift. 2 main things that will factor into my choice: -Center of gravity -Ease...
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    Effect of Wider Wheel Stance on Turn Radius

    Hey guys, Im in the process of choosing my lift/wheel/tire setup for my truck, and I was wondering if having the wheels stanced out more (whether its from a spindle lift, offset, or spacers) would affect the turn radius at all (assuming I am not rubbing on anything)? I havent found the answer...
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    Frozen door lock cylinder

    Hey guys, I have a 96 and the passenger side lock cylinder won’t rotate when I put the key in it. It locks and unlocks from the inside perfectly fine tho. Anyone know what could be wrong? Thanks
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    What is this hose and where is it supposed to lead?

    Hey guys I got a 96 c1500 350 vortec, there’s this hose behind the radiator cap and next to the battery that I was curious about. When I loosen the hose clamp, coolant comes out of it. Is it supposed to look like this? Or is it supposed to lead somewhere and mine is cut for some reason?
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    Tuning vortec to run on as little sensors as possible

    Heys guys, this may be a newb question as I don’t know a whole lot about tuning. But has anyone ever tuned a vortec engine to run on as little sensors/electronics as possible? I know egr and rear o2 can be tuned out, anything else? I may have heard somewhere that you can tune the pcm to use MAP...
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    2wd coil spacers good or bad?

    Hey guys I have a 96 c1500 with a 2” coil spacer level. I had it professionally installed for almost a year now with zero problems, but I was recently reading a thread where a lot of people said that coil spacers on our trucks are bad. I could see problems happening if you went over 2”, but...
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    Old school pics of our trucks

    Hey guys, i thought it might be cool to start a thread to see some old pics of your OBS trucks from back in the day, when it was brand new. Lowered, lifted, stock, anything! :cool:
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    Under hood tool tray mod

    Hey guys, I thought I’d share a small little mod I did recently. Basically, I removed the under hood storage box and made a tool tray to put in its place. I mainly did this because having a bigger spot to set my tools/bolts/etc while working is more useful than having a storage box, for me...
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    Custom vortec intake tubing

    Hey guys, I’ve heard of people making custom intake tubing on the vortec trucks to eliminate the accordion tube and vortec box, to smooth out the airflow path. I’d appreciate any guidance on how to do this, what parts to use. And pictures:biggrin:
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    Do body lifts make it harder to work under hood?

    Hi guys! This may be an odd question and I’ve never heard anyone talk about it before. But if you have a body lift, does it make it harder to work on the engine? My logic: since the fenders and grill will get lifted 2-3 inches higher, but the engine doesn’t get lifted with it, its now harder to...
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    How much paint?

    Hi guys! This may be a weird question, but maybe someone might know. How many gallons of paint would I need to paint an ECSB? Assuming I do 2 coats and a 3rd light coat. I would use the same amount or for each: paint, clear, and primer. Also: how much would I need if I only wanted to paint the...
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    Steering/turn radius question

    Hey guys. I have a 96 c1500 and the turn radius is ok, not horrible but not great. It has very little play in the steering wheel. I drove my friends 97 k1500 and here’s what i noticed- -I felt like the steering wheel could make more revolutions than my 96 before hitting the stops. -idk how...
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    Carb SBC vs TBI SBC vs Gen 3 LS reliability

    Hey guys. As some of you may already know, I’ve had (and am still having) horrible luck with my 5.7 vortec. While i still plan on fixing it, I am tired of the spider injection and all the crappy plastic parts, and I never want to own one of these vortec SBC’s again. I am looking at other...
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    Vortec EVAP question

    Hi guys, new member here! I was wondering if, on the vortec engines, could you delete the evap electronics and purge valve (for the sake of simplifying the engine), and then have a hose going from the charcoal canister DIRECTLY to the hole in the intake manifold? That way the fumes can still...
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    5.7 vortec long crank

    Hey guys new member here. I have a 96 c1500 5.7 vortec that is having trouble starting. It always starts every time, but I usually have to crank 5-6 seconds. I should also mention that once it made a grinding sound, but only once out of the hundreds of times that I’ve started it. It doesn’t seem...

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