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It will have a winch of at least 9k capacity that is American made. It won't be a design like the Warn 8274 
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needs rescuing.... I've got all the parts, except the ones from Great Lakes Offroad - the folks who make the brackets - oh well, I'm sure they won't mind a bit of promotion on here... that's Great Lakes Offroad, LLC - best bunch of laid back guys you could ever meet.... wayyyy laid backDoing it all wrong since 1966Comment
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don't stress brah, you'll get your parts dude.....geeze, you're harshing our mellow man.....If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark DonohueComment
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lol.... yeah, it worked, though - he sent the parts today....Doing it all wrong since 1966Comment
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yeah, the laid-back ones came through... and what nice looking flanges they are
first, since I had the time I threw a bit of paint on the spindles
and the long-awaited parts.... they do look nice, and at 45 delivered are a really nice piece
now, about that emergency brake
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So finishing up of this portion of the product... or, foundation is done, now on to winch, rack, canopy, outfitting
bracket bolts on nice...
so there were a few modifications... grind the nub off the bottom of the caliper and grind a bit on the bracket
mostly together
I shortened the brake lines and zip tied the lines away from moving bits
so this truck always was a bit suspect on stopping, and it looked like the master cylinder was leaking on the top... it wasn't - so, on a hunch I ordered a new master cylinder (new, not rebuilt) for 20 bucks.... and saw this
and it looks like
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I likey....
I would not hesitate to drive the wheels off it... albeit slowly :-)If you can leave two black stripes from the exit of one corner to the braking zone of the next, you have enough horsepower. - Mark DonohueComment
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nice almost makes me miss my 74..... almostOriginally posted by Remy-Z;n1167534
75Grand AM 455:Pissed off GrandMA, 68 Volkswagen Type1 "beetle":it will run some yearComment
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I'm judging by the dual exhaust that your truck is the NON-turbo diesel 6.2L, eh?
I had one in my Jimmy a few years back... good news is, its got gobs of torque, all the way up to 400 rpm... and will get you great mileage...
bad news is, its a smelly, stinky, oily, headache-inducing exhaust... keep the windows up and the A/C on!!Yes, I'm a CarJunkie... How many times would YOU rebuild the same engine before getting a crate motor?
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Originally posted by Caveman Tony View Post
Of all the paths you take in life - make sure a few of them are dirt.Comment
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25 mpg, will pull anything (albeit sssllllloooowwwwllllllyyyyyy).... but I guess I'm just getting old because I don't care. I have a 455 Buick, GTO, and Spider so quick is covered..... and I did just get the A/C fixedOriginally posted by Caveman Tony View Post so it's all good. As for the exhaust.... in most cases the truck outruns the exhaust so it's only the sap behind me that suffers
oh and I do have some long-term plans for that hp issue.Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; July 12, 2011, 12:56 PM.Doing it all wrong since 1966Comment
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Put a Banks Sidewinder on it. It certainly won't make the thing comparable to a modern diesel truck, but you won't be getting passed by people on these anymore :
That which you manifest is before you.Comment
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X1000 on the Sidewinder kit .... put that on my old F250 IDI and I could actually keep up with a stock P/S ... not beat! but keep him in sight ...Whiskey for my men ... and beer for their horses!Comment
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