At the Beach: A Handsome Square Body

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 06/16/2018 at 17:40 • Filed to: None

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9.9/10 (I’d lose the chrome cow pusher...)

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 17:52

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Sucks...

/jk

Urambo Tauro > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 18:03

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Nice R/V!

(No, I’m not referring to the motorhome. Fun fact: squarebody Suburbans don’t share the same C/K designations as the trucks. 2WD models were “R”s, and 4WD ones were “V”s. This one appears to be a V2500.)

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 18:12

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Definitely lose the economy car crusher. Are those pizza pans the original hubcaps? I’d go OEM on that, too.

jkm7680 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 18:16

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With the thing on the front.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 18:34

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I was thinking the pizza pans were a GMC thing, I remember seeing them back in the day. I knew two people who had these in that color scheme but different wheels.

JeepJeremy > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 18:45

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WANT!!!!!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 06/16/2018 at 18:58

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I think those are stock pizza pans and don’t hate: I like them. Our era, though...

Tubby didn’t reply, BTW...

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > jkm7680 06/16/2018 at 18:58

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Skip that kitsch.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 06/16/2018 at 18:59

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I like ‘em.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MiniGTI - now with XJ6 06/16/2018 at 18:59

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Pizza pans v. dog dishes... I’ll choose the former.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 19:19

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Oh, that is very nice. I like the cow pusher. I never cared for the pizza pans. I’ll trade those for dog dishes.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 19:49

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Not surprised.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 06/16/2018 at 20:47

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Keep the dishes; I’ll keep the pans.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/16/2018 at 21:35

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Deal.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 06/17/2018 at 15:16

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I’m working on a set of 80s truck rallies and rings from an Oppo guy. That’ll be the fourth set of rims I’ve bought and only driven the van 5 miles. But all the others will sell for most of what I’ve spent and each set’s been better than the last. Gonna be getting serious about getting that rattle trap on the road this summer. It’s actually driveable now...

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2018 at 15:22

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Those will look great on it. I’m looking forward to reading about more progress :)

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 06/17/2018 at 19:15

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Here’s a sort of think-aloud list of items, in no particular order:

Seal the doghouse*

Run ignition and starter wires into the cab with doghouse in place

Install new window tracks and seals*

Tighten/reinforce clutch/brake pedal hanger bracket (no vacuum assist, so much English applied with brakes)

Replace points with HEI*

Upgrade charging system/electrical system from Delcotron (external regulator) to 10si alternator (internal regulator)*

Install hitch receiver to protect the truck nutz, old school, unsafe-at-any-speed gas tank.

Refurbish the radiator.

Replace water pump and hoses*

Check/replace fuel lines and install inline fuel filters.*

Replace front shocks*

Fabricate/install manual choke cable.

* Parts already on hand.

I could register it tomorrow if I wanted to because 1971 is no smog necessary.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/17/2018 at 23:05

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That’s quite a list!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > shop-teacher 06/18/2018 at 10:45

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I’ve been cutting bait almost two years. Time to go fishing.

Freiburger and Finnegan could knock out that list in a weekend.

shop-teacher > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/18/2018 at 22:48

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Nah, they’d get distracted and put a nitrous kit in it :)