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Old 02-16-2013, 09:20 PM   #1
Telecasterjoey
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Re: 1983 Chevy lwb slow build

Hey brother truck looks good! Dash pad looks good, where'd u get it? Happy with it?
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Old 02-16-2013, 09:35 PM   #2
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Re: 1983 Chevy lwb slow build

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Hey brother truck looks good! Dash pad looks good, where'd u get it? Happy with it?
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Thanks man! I got the dash pad from Classic Industries. It was kind of a pain in the neck to install and if you do a search you can probably find some complaints about it. The clips that come with the dash are terrible and don't really work all that well. I had to take the clips from my old dash and put them on the new one to get it to work okay. Plus the dash is a little wavy here and there. It's polyurethane, so it's not the same material as the OEM one. Looking back I would either just fiberglass my OEM dash pad or buy a new OEM dash pad. It's worth the extra ~$150.00.


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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD

1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback

My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329
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Old 02-17-2013, 08:30 PM   #3
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Re: 1983 Chevy lwb slow build

Front end dropped! Still a bit lower in the back... Going to buy 2" drop springs and put them in soon... Should be at a 5/7 drop then I think. A little lower than I wanted but I actually kind of like how low the rear sits and want to go a bit lower in the front anyways. For some reason, after I put all of the front end back together the wheels weren't able to turn.... Anyone know why this might have happened? Decided to call it a night. My dad's going to get someone to come look at the brakes tomorrow. Here are some pics
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1983 Chevy lwb: 400 sbc destroked to 377, comp cams xe 268, Holley Street Dominator Intake, Holley Street Avenger 670 cfm, headers, flowmasters. SOLD

1998 Trans am, mostly stock with magnaflow catback

My build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=454329
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