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Offline JustA77

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Meet And Greet
« on: July 24, 2016, 06:13:32 pm »
Hello all! New member and here is my '77 Stepside Custom Deluxe 350 3spd (Column to floor)

Im 29 from Illinois. Ive been a Truck Driver for the last 4yrs and I also served 6yrs Army National Guard.

Pick this truck up about 3 months ago and have yet to do anything to her. The brakes suck so I'll tackle that first. It just has long headers with mufflers attached so I need to handle the exhaust. The temp sending unit is missing the wire so thats on the first up list as well.

I plan on keeping the 350, upgrade to 4 or 5spd, adding AC, mild 4/6 drop, 4wheel disc, 20" wheels and riding her til eternity... (Im going to need help with all that by the way lol)

Take A Look! I look forward to chatting with you guys



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Offline boulky12

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2016, 08:43:15 pm »
Welcome from Dallas.

Looks like a nice clean one.

I'm sure you'll get all the help you need from the members on this site. They're great.
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Offline DustyRusty

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2016, 08:48:57 pm »
Welcome from Alaska.

Truck looks great!
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Offline moss5472

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2016, 10:15:16 pm »
What area of illinois? Im in kankakee county id post a picture of my truck but im on my phone  :-\
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Offline JustA77

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2016, 11:18:28 am »
Quote from: boulky12 on July 24, 2016, 08:43:15 pm
Welcome from Dallas.

Looks like a nice clean one.

I'm sure you'll get all the help you need from the members on this site. They're great.
Thanks! Im hoping to learn myself and be able to help out on here as well

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Offline Burkhalter

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2016, 11:20:30 am »
Welcome from Southern Oregon.
Looking at your pictures, it looks like your missing your brake booster. Otherwise that's a pretty clean and straight rig.
Are you planning on going with a manual or another automatic?
Thank you for serving.

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Offline JustA77

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2016, 11:20:30 am »
Quote from: moss5472 on July 24, 2016, 10:15:16 pm
What area of illinois? Im in kankakee county id post a picture of my truck but im on my phone  :-\
Im in cook about 45 mins away. I posted all these with my phone smh it took forever lol

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Offline JustA77

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2016, 11:35:31 am »
Quote from: Burkhalter on July 26, 2016, 11:20:30 am
Welcome from Southern Oregon.
Looking at your pictures, it looks like your missing your brake booster. Otherwise that's a pretty clean and straight rig.
Are you planning on going with a manual or another automatic?
Thank you for serving.
Yea the truck has standard brakes right now.

I want to stay manual but a buddy of mine just told me he has an automatic 700r4 for sale. I'm not sure how hard it would be for me to find linkage and convert that trans to manual. Or even how difficult it would be to install that trans in my truck period. I have some research to do 1st.

Thank you, I took pride in it. It was a way of making sure I attempted to do at least one thing in my lifetime worth something if nothing else.

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Offline Burkhalter

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2016, 11:46:16 am »
If you do go manual get a hydraulic setup from an 80s pick up so you don't have to worry about adjustments. The 700r4 is a good transmission. For manuals, I like the sm 465 I have in mine. Only downfall is that it doesn't have an overdrive. So it gets a little thirsty when you're over 55. I have heard of people putting the nv4500 in as a replacement for the sm465.
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Offline 86square

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2016, 09:55:35 pm »
What do u plan on the lowering?
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #10 on: July 27, 2016, 10:18:32 am »
two things the temp wire is usually green. and your brakes look like they were vacuum boosted but the booster broke so they just eliminated it and bolted the master to the firewall. afaik thats not even a manual brake master
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Offline JustA77

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #11 on: July 27, 2016, 05:45:41 pm »
Quote from: 86square on July 26, 2016, 09:55:35 pm
What do u plan on the lowering?
The front about 4" and the rear probably about 5". I dont think I want to do an axle flip and the lowest I think I can go with shackles and hangers is 5" which is ok with me.

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Offline JustA77

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #12 on: July 27, 2016, 05:54:34 pm »
Quote from: Irish_Alley on July 27, 2016, 10:18:32 am
two things the temp wire is usually green. and your brakes look like they were vacuum boosted but the booster broke so they just eliminated it and bolted the master to the firewall. afaik thats not even a manual brake master
Wow man, shows you how much I know lol. I know there were some that came with manual brakes so I thought nothing of it.

Im aware of the wire being green but I cant find it. I cant locate it at the firewall. There is a green wire going to the carb I thought was it but I was told it was the choke/kickdown.

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Offline Tazman

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2016, 07:45:42 pm »
Welcome from AZ. Nice truck I had a 81 step-side for a while when I lived in Il.
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: Meet And Greet
« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2016, 08:12:01 pm »
someone could of put the wrong sending unit in just to plug a hole or it was the original sending unit for that motor someone swapped in. test a wire see if it puts 12v out at anytime (key on and off) if no power ground it out the temp gauge will peg out when you find the right wire.

i wrote most of this up a while ago, afaik its good info.
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=28592.0
your master cylinder didnt sit right with memory about the manual cylinder. but i have been wrong before  8) but to me the brake line coils look like theyre bent back towards the firewall instead of straight up and down. tell you the truth i didnt know any master will bolt to the firewall
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