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68Gold/white · 04-12-2021, 11:30 AM

Job well done!!!
Putting front disc on ANY 79 and earlier pickup is the best first thing to do!!!
I have 67 and 68 LWB C-10's both are getting front manual disc brakes, mine will be 5 lug.
When you get it back on the road, you can degrease the engine to diagnose the leaks. THe engine may have to come out eventuallly to repair them all...

The width of the pad, forward of the pass side head will tell the story of what era your block is from. If the pad is about 3-1/2 inches wide, it is an early block, approximately 76 and earlier. If the pad is about 1-1/2 inches wide it is a later block. I prefer the older blocks, they have more metal in them...

04-12-2021, 11:30 AM	#5
68Gold/white Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ark City, Kansas Posts: 3,309	Re: The one without a garage Job well done!!! Putting front disc on ANY 79 and earlier pickup is the best first thing to do!!! I have 67 and 68 LWB C-10's both are getting front manual disc brakes, mine will be 5 lug. When you get it back on the road, you can degrease the engine to diagnose the leaks. THe engine may have to come out eventuallly to repair them all... The width of the pad, forward of the pass side head will tell the story of what era your block is from. If the pad is about 3-1/2 inches wide, it is an early block, approximately 76 and earlier. If the pad is about 1-1/2 inches wide it is a later block. I prefer the older blocks, they have more metal in them...