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Offline 79diesel

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my 79 Sierra diesel *new pics added
« on: January 07, 2008, 04:13:14 pm »
Hey everyone im new to the site just thought id introduce my truck... 79 Sierra 5.9 cummins/NV4500 5 speed... originally a 350 diesel/th400




what do you guys think?
« Last Edit: January 19, 2008, 05:02:22 pm by 79diesel »
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2008, 04:28:02 pm »
PICS under the hood please.  Looks great, welcome to the site!

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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2008, 04:38:12 pm »
Welcome. Not a huge fan of the white roof or those mirrors. Any future upgrades planned? How do you like having that trans over the 400?
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2008, 05:29:24 pm »
Nice truck like to see under the hood. Always thought of changing my sm465 to a nv4500 for the overdrive I use to have 44" tires w/5.38 gears overdrive would have been sweet.
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2008, 05:49:54 pm »
Hi nieghbor. Welcome aboard from a fellow Ontarian. Nice truck.
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2008, 06:13:40 pm »
dang man that is nice. I bet you can put alot of smiles on peoples faces with it. I like the white roof I'm doing that to mine in the spring. I think it will look good with flat white roof on a flat black body.
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2008, 06:52:51 pm »
i like the white roof and the mirrors, makes it kinda look like a cowboy truck. 

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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2008, 09:07:05 pm »
Pretty clean truck you got there.
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2008, 09:17:44 pm »
yeehaw lol yeah the mirrors and roof make the truck they are staying... future plans are extensive lol


apart from power upgrades, in the near future i would like to change the grill..i would like to go billet but i also like the factory look and i want to keep the diesel emblem not sure how im going to swing that.. but the stock grill is boring and in rough shape.. any suggestions?

I have been seriously considering doing something with the rims and/or stance.. any ideas?
i really like the look of this truck


 next winter i am planning on a 9" ford rear with some sort or traction aid (ladder bars or something) and 2.73 or 3.00 gears with posi because with the current 3.73 12 bolt i top out at 127 kmh lol but i still get 25 mpg. All of the finished pictures underhood and interior are on another computer but i will get them as soon as i can heres a couple of when i first set it in

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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2008, 09:20:18 pm »
Welcome. Not a huge fan of the white roof or those mirrors. Any future upgrades planned? How do you like having that trans over the 400?
well its alot more fun... but then again im putting out 3 times the tourque now  ;D everyone says it sounds like a  big rig with my straight pipe and 5 speed
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2008, 10:41:49 pm »
Wow the pic of the green truck just brought back some memories my dad had one that color when I was little he bought it new in 74 it was solid green and he had the two tone added I pulled the chrome peice off the tailgate by accident, man he whooped my butt. Back then you could spank your kids for that stuff lol
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2008, 11:16:12 pm »
welcome aboard!  that truck is frikkin awesome!  i am a diesel FANATIC and the Cummins B-motor is one of my favorite all-time diesels, and your truck is my color too...

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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2008, 09:17:03 am »


I have been seriously considering doing something with the rims and/or stance.. any ideas?
i really like the look of this truck


Maybe you could drop it in the front and give it just a little rake. or put some taller tires on the rear. I think rakes look tough. and what about some Tourque Thrusts?
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2008, 09:24:52 am »
welcome aboard!  that truck is frikkin awesome!  i am a diesel FANATIC and the Cummins B-motor is one of my favorite all-time diesels, and your truck is my color too...


thanks..your truck looks sweet too! a 4bt would fit nice in there  ;D
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Re: my 79 Sierra diesel
« Reply #14 on: January 10, 2008, 09:47:42 pm »
thanks man.  i might end up throwing a 4BT in there, but i really want either a Cummins or a DMax.  my truck is going the HD route...

but on a side note, why are my pics not showing up?  CarDomain isn't down and my pics show up fine on there, and the links are posted right...
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