Do we even call this a build thread?

[Erik the Awful]

I know you can mail order "Texas Edition" badges. Now I'm wondering if you can order "Amish Edition".

 

[b454rat]

I had 2 basic 88/89 trucks. Think only options were 1 ton, 454/auto. One had aftermarket a/c, like a dumbass I took it off. From what I remember was all there. Ran good tho, did a SAS on it, even with 3.73s and 40" boggers it would still lite the tires up lol. But many turcks back then were plane jane on purpose, many didn't want a hi frills truck. One job I worked at was even more basic I think, had an AM radio and 5-speed...

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

It's my understanding that at one time GM was shipping trucks without bumpers.... my dad's old 90 GMC was like that. The dealer put a Fey bumper on it, before the sale.... the bumper rusted terribly too.

Yes back in the day my family had an independent auto parts store, we had 2 GMC pickups for delivery trucks,a 78 350 and an 81 350,both long beds. The 78 didn't come with a rear bumper (the license plate was bolted to the end of the frame horn) and the 81 had an aftermarket painted step bumper. I remember seeing lots of these in the 70s and 80s; they often had the dealer's name and city engraved on them. There was a dealer in a then-small northwest suburb of Houston called "Ford's Chevy Service ".....that was always amusing to see on a truck's butt.....

 

[DirtBag]

I know you can mail order "Texas Edition" badges. Now I'm wondering if you can order "Amish Edition".

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

 

[nobears]

Well, nothing at all accomplished this week except for about $700 worth of parts ordered.

 

[nobears]

Parts are starting to show up. I’m hoping to have motor and transmission out this weekend for motor tear down, I figure I have plenty enough room I can pull them as a unit and stab them as a unit. Engine levelers are a beautiful thing.

 

[nobears]

The weather outside currently sucks (mid 40s and raining so not going to get to do much on the truck this weekend. But I am going to get the TBI torn down and soaking in chem dip

 

[nobears]

I should’ve took before and after pics but I got to going and slap forgot. Throttle body should be a good reference to what I started at though. Doing ultimate mods and rebuilding it today, well, sorta. The package that I thought was a silver fuel pressure regulator spring was an EGR block off plate so I can’t completely reassemble today. And as always, Berrymans chem dip never disappoints. Literally soak it for a half hour and spend 5 minutes with a wire brush and stuff looks near new. Now on to some more throttle body grinding...

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[nobears]

And 1 sorta rebuilt TBI complete with ultimate mods and a CFM tech pod spacer. Pod cover and FPR are literally finger right with the gaskets in there but not compressed as I am trying not to lose things.

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[nobears]

And just for grins I decided to test fit my air cleaner. And it’s a good thing I did. I’m going to need a taller filter. Apparently 14x3 is going to be too short to work with the stud. I ought to be able to get a 14x4 K&N on there though. I also need to get a new wing but and washer.

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