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Installed Rams horn heat shields / looms from Classic parts and 76 Corvette Hei wires from Summit . :chevy:

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I know you probably haven’t driven the truck much if at all but wondering if you notice any difference in handling/cornering with the rear sway bar installed. I have one waiting to go on my truck so curious to see if any noticeable difference.

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I had a good day cleaning every nook and cranny on this 71 frame. The rear crossmember I thought was interesting. I am going to look but I bet it is part of the serial number.
Have a Blessed day

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Getting her ready for a LY6 and 6 speed auto swap. Cleaned every nook and cranny only to find that I needed a wire brush and scraper.
Look at the rear crossmember, this is a first for me to see.

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The truck is noticeably different in turns, the back end follows the front end so much better now. I have not pushed it hard yet, but it already feels so much better. I put the front sway bar on about 2 years ago, and that was an improvement, I wish I would have done this one at the same time.

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Grumpy are those stock RH are aftermarket ones? Just wondering. I looked at a set of the aftermarket ones. You have way more patience than me.:chevy:

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This week has been shovel snow, replace the cargo light switch, shovel snow, install under dash courtesy lights, shovel snow, set the hood properly, chip ice off the driveway, help from you guys figure out my driveshaft issue, new headlights, new steering wheel ...oh, and shovel snow.

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If your asking about the chrome rams horn manifolds I bought them from Jegs a few years ago when they had a sale for $127.00 for the set . the heat shields were a pain to install without the fenders in the way ., the wires for (1-3 ) and (2-4) cylinders run down the side of the engine and come back up thru the engine mount to the spark plugs . :chevy:

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Installed a temporary front fender and made some brackets for the front turn signals so I will be able to drive my truck while several parts are off at the body shop. Waiting for a new cam to arrive so I can finish the Vortec head upgrade.

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pjmoreland that is exactly what I want to do with mine. I have the original seat out my ol '67 and would like to have the folding feature in the '71. Nailed the color combo too! Must be the great minds thing!...or just a quinkydink...

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Ok thanks, man $127.00 for the pair great deal sir!:chevy:

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I was going back and forth between the black/white and black/orange houndstooth, but my wife convinced me the orange wouldn't match my truck, so I gotta give her some credit. I think the black/white looks good with the silver on the gauge cluster bezel.

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I'm in love...pjmoreland

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I like the black and white hounds tooth. I have the black vinyl brocade that is just too hot in summer, and it's all split out. I want to replace the cover, but I ain't going back to black if I can help it. I'll show my wife this pic.

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I had the black with cloth but at the time couldnt find it reproduced I since have found the correct seat cover but like the hounds tooth . Misses hates the feel of vinyl or even the leather in my Envoy. Specially when shes in shorts which is most of the summer

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bought this one for parts

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New TH350 Shift Shaft and Speedo gear to be leak free and I installed these sweet license plate holders for front and back that I got off eBay when I brought her home tonight :-)

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Appreciate the comp!

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A picture is worth a thousand words (four letter words, in this case).

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WOW w.t.h. happened there?

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Looks like a collapsed oil filter. Did someone say Fram?

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I am guess I am glad and listen to my brother and got a AC Delco...

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Rebuilt the top end of the steering column yesterday. My truck had a broken hazard switch when I bought it and never replaced. Put in new levers, signal/hazard, and indicators. Only issue was a I mangled the end thread with the puller, so I'm currently trying to figure out to best rectify. Still need to correct the indicator position as well.

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It's a Mobil1 filter that refused to come off. There was paint on the block and the seal stuck to it. You can see a little red on the seal.. I have since cleaned the paint off. I am also feeling a bit skeptical of the recommended 1-1/4 turns past contact they show on the sticker.

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I picked these up to use on my 400 small block build.

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WOW, shouls be only a 1/4 turn,not 1 1/4, that is a little excessive lol

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Transmission leaks fixed (shift shaft and Speedo gear) - though I didn't do it myself. Replaced signal mech, hope that nails my short/blowing fuse and after replacing all the screws, inserts, and springs I did a very early morning headlight adjustment a bit ago! Nice to have a morning drive in the truck :-)

Oh and for a nice little topping, noticed my antenna was loose and moved, so I adjusted that when I got home.

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1/4 turn seems a little loose, but I agree 1-1/4 is way too tight.

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Split the deference! :lol::lol::lol:

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What are using for headlights in your truck ?

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Dapper OE7's with the OE Lens upgrade.

They were not cheap, I love them and consider it money well spent. I can see until the next day and when the brights are on, I see until next year LOL.

Great service too, as I had one where the low beam went out. They send me a new light, then asked me to send a photo of the one I took off with the power line cut from the transformer. Real nice guys out there.

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Thanks,they look good. Have you done the relay thing for the headlights as well ? Santa brought me these this past Christmas so not installed yet. I'll be doing the relay upgrade before installing them.

https://www.carid.com/anzo/7-round-c...pn-881035.html

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yep, I installed it a few weeks back, no more extra juice running through the Dash / Light Switch :-)

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A nice thing about the relays is that the voltage drop from the headlights is gone, and the marker and tail lights are brighter.

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Ordered bed wood kit from Mar K. They have them 20% off through 2/11 guys.

I was gonna order it in next month but decided to go ahead and get it now even if I am not ready.

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Thank you for the heads up on the discount.

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New crate motor on the way to replace former new crate motor. It appeared to have been dropped at some point and took out the intake manifold on one end and flex plate on the other. Should have the new motor at the shop Wednesday and the truck back in the garage Friday.

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Sounds like I should start looking into that relay mod. My LED headlights are cheap & haven’t acted like they are giving me any problems, but I’d rather not stress the headlight switch. Plus, those Dapper units look closer to stock than the ones I have in now.

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I do love my dapper headlights - looked long and hard on what I wanted to install for headlights. They are not cheap but that became a non-issue once I started to use them! I think they look fabulous... IMO they don't look silly or out of place. Just F'n bright as the surface of the sun ;-)

I installed all my LEDs (only the gear shifter bulb hasn't been switched to LED) and I didn't notice any real drop at night before I installed the relay mod. I just knew I wanted to do it - it just makes simple sense using relays and not running any extra current through all the wiring/dash switch.

I have on my list to do the same kind of relay mod for the starter too (have a M.A.D. kit already in my garage waiting to be installed).