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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #165 on: July 04, 2023, 08:13:43 AM »
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #166 on: July 04, 2023, 08:16:58 AM »
The original shroud is in great shape, so I will re-purpose it.

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #167 on: July 04, 2023, 10:46:23 AM »
What are the seats out of?
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #168 on: July 04, 2023, 12:10:07 PM »
93 Toyota Corolla. non power.

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #169 on: July 04, 2023, 01:20:59 PM »
They look as if they wouldn't jam my gut into the steering wheel, or pop my head out of the skylight...

Can you tell/show us the bottom side, and what you had to do to adapt to a square?
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #170 on: July 04, 2023, 02:33:28 PM »
Sure. Used 2 x 1/4" flat bar. First welded the perimeter, then welded floor supports, using the flat bar at the four corners of each seat. Ground off the Toyota seats mounting brackets, welded on my own to match the base. Made the supports for the center console. Fabricated the seat belts holsters to work with my GM belts. Drilled through the floorboard at the eight floor support locations. Ran the bolts up from under the truck and welded the nuts to the flat bar. Used grade 8 bolts and thick fender washers. The entire system can be bolted/unbolted. Only drawback, if any is ya got to get under the truck. One last note.... none of the original seat bolt mounting locations were used. I just put the factory bolts back in those spots. Go to page #5 and 6 of this build to see some pics. Total cost... $47.00 for material, $50.00 at the pull-apart for the seats, and $100.00 for the console.
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #171 on: July 05, 2023, 09:57:46 AM »
Getting under is a piece of cake in my truck, it's the welding skills/supplies I lack.  (I really need to change this, and learn...it's been since high school in 1982)
87 V20 Standard Cab Longbed (current)

87 R30 3+3 Longbed (days of yore)

98 C2500 ext cab longbed

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #172 on: July 07, 2023, 05:02:29 PM »
 Cool. one last thought on the seats. Toyota used these seats from 92-95 in their four door Corolla's. These are the low-back seats. All of them are the same, just different stitching.

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #173 on: July 07, 2023, 05:45:08 PM »
picked-up the driveshaft this week. Anxious to get it back in.

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #174 on: July 10, 2023, 06:51:45 PM »
I also re-installed the fan cluch. I had purchased it new, like just 3 months before parking the truck. Some dollars saved. Oh ya, I have been ordering parts more often on the internet. Seems my local stores are not stocking parts for vehicles as old. Anyone else noticed this ? Maybe you can see.... no radiator hoses.
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #175 on: July 10, 2023, 09:42:17 PM »
Looking very clean!

Just a thought on the gunther fan/clutch/shroud: why?

When I ditched mine I noticed an instant boost in HP.

Along with a 'quieter' truck.
1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400  Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
1980 C-10 under construction

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #176 on: July 11, 2023, 10:44:06 AM »
Ya Chevn, it's getting tough out there now that china is our biggest supplier...they don't really consider older vehicles much. 

(I've been selling parts wholesale since 1983)
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #177 on: July 11, 2023, 03:49:45 PM »
JP, never given a thought to my alternatives. Got ideas?

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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #178 on: July 11, 2023, 04:36:36 PM »
Yeah, a single or double electric fan is that much better. My wife drove the truck after the change out and said "she seems more peppy!"

I don't know exactly how much hp it takes to drive that fan but it definitely made a difference.

Also, the howl that it produces is gone... ;D
1957 Apache 3100 235 Inline 6, 3 on the tree
1973 C-20, 3+3 454 4BBL TH400  Water Injection
1978 K-10, 350 4BBL TH350 NP203 M.M. Part time Kit/Hubs
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Re: project onion rings
« Reply #179 on: July 14, 2023, 07:23:43 PM »
Ok, time for show n' tell. Got the upper and lower radiator hoses. Name brand, but the lower did not have the internal spring in it. The common belief is the spring is necessary so the hose does not collapse. GM installed them out of necessity. I believe this theory to be true.
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