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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Convert Vacuum Boost to Hydro Boost?

    Has anyone converted their OEM vacuum boost to a hydro boost system? If yes, was it worth the expense and effort?
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission A/C condenser move aside?

    This picture makes me want to cry.
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Brake problems

    A little more. I was shocked to discover that someone is now making a decent brake bleed adapter that'll work well on 1994-1997 Dodge Rams and Delco brake master cylinders. It ain't cheap, but nothing is. https://speedibleed.com/product/c200-gm-brake-bleeder-adapter/
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Brake problems

    For what it's worth, I think you may have a couple of things going on, maybe a few more. I am stealing liberally from prior posts. But I have a few initial questions. What condition are your calipers in? New? Rebuilt? A lot of rebuilt parts tend to be junk, even with a lifetime guarantee...
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    Wow....this is crazy.

    People with an illegal blood-alcohol level often tend to steer toward bright, flashy things.
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Head light brightness

    Just before I got my 1996 painted, I did a sawzall job to put in 2001 sport headlights. Then I used industrial 1/4 inch rivets to reconnect the inner and outer steel parts together. Clamped with with a vise to get the setting right. I bought an off brand headlight set, so I will have to...
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    Wow....this is crazy.

    That's been on the local news here, down in the oven part of Arizona. But the television images were nowhere near as good. If that's the incident I think it is, the haul driver was taken away for DUI. Uhhh. I think the rig's time is up, full stop. Was he using the hitch ball on the step bumper?
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 96 rear brake job

    I wish I had about this method known this long ago when I had more than one set of stuck drums.
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    Did You Buy a 3rd Gen 4x4 At Auction in 2024

    That's basically my intent. The truck was sort of "assigned" to me for 14 years. It was a Tradesman level and came without power towing mirrors. We did a shop retrofit to the Cipa mirrors shown in the image, using a hybrid of the 1996 and 2004 wiring setup. We did it that way because a...
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    Did You Buy a 3rd Gen 4x4 At Auction in 2024

    If you bought a 2004 3500 DRW 4x4 at auction in 2024, I'd like to visit with you. It's not anything bad, just trying to make a connection. Truck looks like this:
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    Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Heater grid -which battery?

    Guy I knew with a 12 valve in Gabbs, NV used to rotate his batteries each year.
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    Russin Zenit 12C 35mm Spy Camera from the `80s

    All of those features occurred to my brother, and to me. Birdwatching might be different.:p
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    Russin Zenit 12C 35mm Spy Camera from the `80s

    SOLD! SOLD! This is about as miscellaneous as things get. It's a camera, and an unusual one at that. It's a Russian Zenit12C single lens reflex (SLR) 35 mm spy camera. My mom bought this in Moscow for my brother while on a tour in Russia and Ukraine in April, 1986. The tour stopped at one...
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    2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission 2nd Gen Track bar Rock Auto

    I didn't have those problems with the kit I bought from Geno's. All the parts fit perfectly. The brackets have shown no signs of breakage. I had to buy a larger reaming tool for one bolt hole, but that was NBD. However, when I changed the front differential cover from OEM to a MagHytech, I...
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