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It does help if you stay awake. :lol:

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What's the update on the transmission? Now that it is out.....Keep me posted-- mine comes out maybe next week if time and weather permits.
Something to add to "This I Know thread"--- "Take the crossmember out and un-bolt the bell housing....":lol:

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I did'nt have to remove the cross member. Once I saw I could unbolt the bell housing it came right out. The bolts for the bell housing where on the inside. It like a 2 part bell housing. Unbolt it from the engine, then slid it back enough to get a wrench inside to undo the two bolts on the side. Unbolt the last two transmission bolts and bam it's out. :lol: I took it down this afternoon should know tomrorrow.:waah:

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Just wait when the time is right, bam! I'll have me some bezels. For cheap:lol: I just have to stay awake and relax. And no beer or Rockstar. Damn, it might be awhile.:smoke: Any idea how to tell a 71-72 front a arm from a 73 a arm. I took my arms off a sub. The guy said it was a 71. I don't have the title or anything so I don't really know? The sway arm was rubber mounted.:ito:

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Mine is a mustang rack, 79-93. I'm not sure what the diffrence between the musgang and pinto. I think the pinto may be a little shorter though.

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My understanding is that the 63-87 are all the same, 63-72 use pressed in bushings. Then you know the ball joints are diffrent from 63-70; 71-72; 73-87

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I was wondering if the arms are the same except for the bushings I wonder why the ball joints are different? I need to get new ball joints. Just want to make sure I get the right ones.

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balljoints are diffrent because the spindles are diffrent. You know GM has to change something to make more money. It just depends on what spindles you wanna use, if your going 5 lug go look for some 73+ spindles, the other 2 are 6 lug.

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The guy said mine was a 71 and it has 5 lug. I'm starting to think maybe it was'nt a 71. Anybody know if this is a 71?

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71 & 72 were the first year of standard issue disc brakes and are 5 lug. I think that I heard that the 71 and 72 were steel on steel in the upper and lower control shaft threaded ends and that 73 and up were rubber mounted in the shaft ends. Does yours have grease zerks in the ends??? if so, it is probably is 71/72,
Bubba

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I don't get it now I can't post pictures?:waah:

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dunno why , do you use photobucket.com? you should at least be able to post the links to the pics

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I've been using smugmug.com for years. Mention my name if you use it. I get a discount for the year.
Check out my Smugmug.
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it might be site related or you just have to much pics in youre account
photobucket is free you could open one just to see if that helps you posting the pics here

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I can't believe they limit the pictures. Look at Allans site.;) I'm pissed. It just not the same unless I get to post pictures.:sumo:

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Man i keep forgetting that 71-72 are 5 lug, I need to drill that in my brain. But if your going to go 5 lug go with the 73-87 since it doesn't use the crazy bushings.

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to late.:waah:

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I always upload pics from my computer and have never had problems with any limit... Are you sure your pics aren't too big?

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Or that you didn't fall asleep while posting them?

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:haha:

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:haha: X2

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Did you choose the blue theme. I had a lot of trouble when I did.

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When I go to post there is no manage attachments?:waah:

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Josh has a thread going in site announcements about the lack of attachments due to issues of new server

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Who would I talk to to get my manage attachments back? At the bottom by posting rules it says I may not post attachments?:waah::m2::censored::m5::cuss::m2::m2: Who is the administrator?:devil:

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Well :lol: ok now I'm not as pissed.;) Found out today my dog has bone cancer. Sucky day.:waah: He's only 6.

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I hope tomorrow is a better day for ya.;)

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Thanks ;)

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Me too, Sh*t happens

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That is correct. The control arm bushings on the C10's thru '72 were steel with a grease zerk. The C20's & C30's continued to use the steel bushings thru '87.

Man that sucks.....sorry to hear that :(

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Sorry about your dog, Dave. Words come hard for me about cancer right now, Too many of my friends are losing the battle. Good Friends and dogs are hard to come by ---Bubba

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Dave,
Coming from a guy with his share of dogs around him you know I feel for you. They become family really quick and are all forgiving. Sorry to hear about this.

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sorry to hear about your dog. it is never good when your buddies get in trouble
ron

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Sorry about your dog Daverod. I lost mine at 16 this year. My prayers are with you.

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man that sucks about your dog
ive had mine for five years i would hate to lose her

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Man sorry to hear you ab out your dog. I lost mine when I was on my second deployment to Iraq. she was17. It sucked.

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ruffrida, I have two things to say then....sorry about your dog and thanks for your service!:flag:

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The service isn't a problem, but it sucked to loose my dog.

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Thanks guys. It going to be hard to put him down. He's been my best buddy. I think he likes old trucks more then I do.;) On the lighter side I just got some corvette bezels on ebay for $30.:metal:Now I can be just like Strodder.:( See falling asleep helped save me some money. Now I can afford to buy two more. I'm going to order my dropped spindles but I don't know what I want. It seems there are two different types modular ones for like 300 and reg dropped ones for around 220. I'm thinking I'll get the spindle upgrade kit for 71-72 from cpp 269 you get the dropped spindle, upper ball joints and outter tie rod ends. I don't know if I need the tie rod ends if I go with rack and pinion? I wonder if I could swap out my upper/ lower shaft assembly for the new 73 type with the poly bushings?:confused: Transmission guy still has'nt even looked at my 3 speed went in today it was still sittting where I put it. I'm going in tomorrow and kick him in the balls then take it somewhere else. Ok I might not kick him. Well if I could get away with it I would.:lol:

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Sorry to hear about your dog. We had to give up one of ours bc she was viscously attacking our other dog. One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make. Now back to the trucks. Stop the rust and they will outlive all of us!