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Offline stepsideclyde

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northeast new guy
« on: August 19, 2010, 07:08:35 pm »
Hi all, Proud owner of a 85 chevy step side 4 wheel drive, that I purchased new. being in Maine, it has both rear fenders replaced, new cab corners installed and been painted twice...91000 mi... currently in the shop to get body removed, frame painted, cat back exhaust installed... It once had dual exhaust installed but I changed it back because of state inspection laws... 305 with a 4 speed and 2.73 (gulp) gears... not a real acceleration monster... currently has 31x10.50 rubber... looking forward to lurking and learning for a while..thanx

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Offline zieg85

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2010, 08:03:09 pm »
Great to have you here, welcome from NW Indiana
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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2010, 09:11:04 pm »
Welcome!
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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2010, 10:00:45 pm »
welcome to the site
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Offline Grim 82

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2010, 08:29:47 am »
Welcome from ND
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Offline Old77

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2010, 01:14:16 pm »
Quote from: stepsideclyde on August 19, 2010, 07:08:35 pm
... It once had dual exhaust installed but I changed it back because of state inspection laws...

That would suck to live in a state with laws that strict. Mine's running true duals with no cats and Flowmaster 40's and passes Missouri inspection every year! :)
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Offline stepsideclyde

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2010, 03:35:51 pm »
If you know the right people I prolly could get a sticker with the duals... but I am an inspection mechanic myself (at a fleet station)  so I decided to conform to the law
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Offline Old77

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #7 on: August 20, 2010, 04:12:37 pm »
That's probably a smart move. I guess our emission laws in Missouri aren't as strict or with the year of my truck the emissions laws are a little less strict. I think in Missouri anything pre-82 you can pretty much do anything you want with your exhaust and they don't care as long as all the gaskets are doing what they are supposed to.
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Offline stepsideclyde

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #8 on: August 20, 2010, 05:02:14 pm »
agreed, prolly now I could get away with it much easier,  Had the duals on around '88 or '89....man time sure does go fast!

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Offline fitz

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #9 on: August 20, 2010, 07:49:30 pm »
Welcome from Mass.
Always great to hear about those 1 owner trucks that are still out there.
Any pics of it?
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Offline Layne

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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2010, 05:22:07 pm »
Hello from Illinois
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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2010, 10:12:48 am »
  Welcome from California.  Hope you find everything your looking for.   Tom
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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2010, 12:56:07 pm »
  New to this site as well. Hello from Colorado...
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Re: northeast new guy
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2010, 09:34:46 pm »
Quote from: fred75 on August 31, 2010, 12:56:07 pm
 New to this site as well. Hello from Colorado...

I grant you permission to make your own special welcome post, only if you post pictures though.

Nevermind....
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