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Old 02-19-2013, 05:05 PM   #1
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Update on my 80 stepside project

Getting closer...

Completed tasks include:

Front end rebuilt
Crate 350 HO (350 hp) installed
Vintage Air AC installed
Steering column replaced with automatic, tilt unit
Rear end removed and sent out for rebuild
Dynomat installed
Wiring removed
Installed tach and small fuel gauge in new gauge cluster

Remaining tasks:

Install new 700r4 transmission when it arrives
Install rebuilt rear end with new 3.73 gears and posi when it's done
Install new wiring harness
Cut driveshaft to fit
Get tires for the 15x8 rally wheels I just scored on Craigslist
Install carpet and new door panels
Recover seat
Install stereo and speakers
Reinstall gauges and dash









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Old 02-19-2013, 05:10 PM   #2
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Old 02-19-2013, 05:11 PM   #3
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Old 02-19-2013, 05:33 PM   #4
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Re: Update on my 80 stepside project

Looks great
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Old 02-19-2013, 06:01 PM   #5
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Re: Update on my 80 stepside project

Nice. Are you going to add power brakes?
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Old 02-19-2013, 06:30 PM   #6
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Nice. Are you going to add power brakes?
Negative. Just something else to break if you ask me... Doesn't help you to stop any faster or better, just less pedal effort. Doesn't take too much effort to lock up the brakes now, so I didn't want to spend the money.

I know why this truck didn't come with power brakes. Anybody who needed power brakes would have had a heck of a time with the clutch that was in there. That thing was a left leg workout!
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