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Old 11-19-2018, 09:58 PM   #24
MikeB
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Re: my Stock 73 short bed

How well does the shifter work? The one in the 82 I bought 5 years ago was unbelievably sloppy. I managed to shim it up a bit, but none of the main parts like the "shift bowl" are available anymore. I finally gave up and installed a 350 /TH350 and auto trans column.

Very nice engine compartment you have there! Mine had the 250-six with integrated head/intake manifold and "PAIR" system -- the cans on top of the valve cover.

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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
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