Anyone know anything about Chevy trucks?

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  1. facelessnumber

    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    I remember having to hack the DRAC on my Bravada when I did the V8 swap. Yep, that sure is better than just swapping out speedometer cable gears! ...Right? :hmmm:
     
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    justin has a 74 Maverick bandit official

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    do ya want a front body kit for it???? let me know before the meet we can make a deal
     
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    Mine was constant problems, the speedometer was always getting a bad connection. The part I need to replace comes out pretty easy it looks like. Even it if don't, I'm not spending 30 bucks again on another cluster just to have a working trip odometer.

    Well, it wasn't really that bad. Thankfully I have pretty good soldering skills, and a good calculator. :biglaugh:

    Body kit? For this truck? :hmmm: Got any pics of this?
     
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    facelessnumber Drew Pittman

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    I have good soldering skills, but terrible math skills, so I got plenty of practice... I'm lost as to why they didn't just put DIP switches in the stupid thing.
     
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    I wasn't thinking about price when I suggested finding a new one.
    I was just thinking easy of swapping and not chancing breaking anything.
    I tried to swap mine, it looked easy and the soon as I started to use it, it turned less than a mile and quit. I hear a noise in the dash and when I took it back apart then wheel had split in half.

    Maybe you'll have better luck. I don't blame you for not wanting to spend $30 just for a trip meter, it's not a vital gauge or anything
     
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    Yea, the split gear issue is why the odometer stopped in the original cluster.
     
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    Thanks, but I'll pass. I was just curious as to what a body kit for this truck would look like. Doesn't seem like it would be someone's first vehicle of choice to throw a body kit on.
     
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    Andysutt '72 Comet GT

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    Ive seen those bumper kits for stepsides that have the fiberglass running boards on them.

    not my style however
     

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