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General Discussion / 77 Chevy Sport and 62 C10, my first trucks back in the 80's and 90's

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on July 01, 2026, 03:35:31 am »

Found some old photos of me when I was 2 n 3...  1982 and 1983 with my dads 77 Chevy Sport truck.  Ended up being my first vehicle.  had no stripes by then but still had the rollbar and aux switch on the dash where the fuel tank selector normally is.

In the first pic the 78 C20 I have now was inside the middle door of the garage.  Just waiting.   

That's the same house I now live in.   

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General Discussion / Re: 20 years

« Last post by 78 Chevyrado on June 30, 2026, 03:09:29 am »

Weird thing I never noticed before.

I got the truck on 6-25-2006

I got my Camaro on 6-25-2016

That's weird as can be.  never noticed that until yesterday.


Truck pic is first day I got it out of grandad's garage.

Camaro Pic is it in Florida when I went down there to go get it and bring it back to GA.

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Electrical / Re: TCC lockup pin location

« Last post by Captkaos on June 29, 2026, 03:45:53 pm »

Terminator as in Holley?

As in Arnold

Funny Vile 


Curious are you using (assuming) Terminator (not X Max) and you are wanting to lockup the converter on the 700R4?

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: Motor mount brackets wrong?

« Last post by VileZambonie on June 28, 2026, 02:44:44 pm »

Well the mounts look odd... This is what you should be using

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Engine/Drivetrain / Motor mount brackets wrong?

« Last post by JaredD on June 27, 2026, 11:35:57 pm »

I am installing a sbc in a 83 C10 and I noticed the top clamshell tabs appear to not rest on the supports since the motor mount brackets flair at the top; does this look correct?  On one side the tab is barely under the bracket but as you can see the other is within it.  I bought the motor mount brackets off of eBay but I’m wondering if I got the wrong parts?  See part number in pic below.






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Chassis Electrical and Ignition / Typical Horn Wiring

« Last post by VileZambonie on June 26, 2026, 05:50:29 pm »

Always refer to your specific model year but this was the basic horn wiring method used.

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: TV bracket for Dualjet carbs?

« Last post by VileZambonie on June 25, 2026, 06:36:47 pm »

Use the same bracket

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Engine/Drivetrain / Re: TV bracket for Dualjet carbs?

« Last post by Scaryfastatx on June 25, 2026, 12:59:28 pm »

The answer is a 4 barrel 

So what do you have on there now? The same bracket for the detent cable will work.

haha, guess I just have to tell my wife I need to upgrade

Right now I have a 2 barrel M2ME dualjet

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Electrical / Re: TH350C orange test connector use?

« Last post by Scaryfastatx on June 25, 2026, 11:18:01 am »

You're reading it wrong. Key on 12v to the solenoid. The brake switch or low vacuum switch can interrupt the circuit open. The pressure switch in the valve body grounds the solenoid when the appropriate pressure is met and applies the torque converter clutch. If you have a test light bulb installed on the test connector you can hit the go pedal and see it go out, let off see it come on, hit the brakes, see it go out, let off the brakes, on and so forth. 

AH ok perfect

I thought the circuits inside the transmission would also play into the test light turning on or off, but its solely checking the:

• Vacuum is within range
• Brake are not pressed

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Fuel Systems and Drivability / Re: Gas gauge issues

« Last post by VileZambonie on June 24, 2026, 05:35:41 pm »

Do the same thing, check your connections at the valve and switch it, see what happens.