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is this the shop that fixed it?

in wonder how the hell they could have messed up your paint and stuff..?

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My engine is painted to match my truck so it has to be repainted completely with the candy and pearl........sux.

Yep, they are the culprits of this travisty. It's obvious they really don't give a sh*t about there customers items. I even asked that they try to be careful of the paint on other peices than the block, well, that didn't work. Thanks alot Motor City Motors!!!!!!

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I had the same type of bad experience with a shop I took a truck too for chassis and suspension work.. Man it is stressful. I wanted to go hurt the guy but I know better then that. Was supposed to have my truck three months and he had it a year and a half

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I suppose that we hear alot of bad stories, but we don't hear the good ones cause there is no stress that goes with it. I just hope the fix is going to work and it won't have to be taken back.

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Yep, me too. I can't wait to post up how great everything is going, unfortunately it'll be a little while. Taking a vacation and really won't be able to do anything to the truck for about 2 weeks, errrrrrrrrrr.

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Great News David!

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Wow, looks like a perfectly nice junkyard core! Glad to see it's back in your posession, glad to know that the shop got their name out there on a sight that so many people go to for referrals and advice! Good luck getting it all back together Slick! ;)

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Hey Heath! Hope you are well, haven't heard from you in forever. It is really good news and hopefully it will be painted in about 3 weeks. I'll stop by your build site.

Hahhaha. Yeah they really deserve the publicity!! I gotta have it painted before I put it all back together and hopefully it won't have to be pulled back apart!!

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I have weld repaired a few cracked / damaged blocks, cylinder heads and rear end center sections. It is hit & miss on whether the part will develop a new crack adjacent to the welded area. It all depends upon why the crack was there in the first place. If it was metal fatigue from repeated stress it is more likely to crack again but if it was an impact crack from being dropped or hit in an accident it is less likely to crack again.

We don't know why your block cracked where it did and I am afraid it may develop a new crack in or near the repair area.

I know it is a pain but I think it is worth it to drop the engine in the truck, run it up to temp and let it cool down at least four times before you put the effort into painting it again. You really need to heat cycle that repair a few times to make sure they got it all fixed and that what they did to fix it is going to hold.

I would be inclined to strip off the paint in the repair area to see what is under it and so you could see if the oil is still making its way out the repair area sooner during the heat cycle process. You need to do this part anyway as prep for the new paint so all you are really out is a little time in stabbing the engine in and pulling it back out.

Our trucks are pretty simple so it shouldn't take you more than an hour to do the install and then the removal after the test run heat cycle process on the repair.

You can leave the hood off and run it on straight water to make things easier and reduce the work & possibility of paint damage to the truck.

I know the time, effort and money that will need to go into prepping and painting the block again. I don't want to see you have to go through that a third time if the block repair doesn't hold.

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From one Slick to another I think 68TT is right. Probably be a good idea to drop it in even thought it's a pain and run it a few times to make sure it's gonna be good before you get it all show quality again. PIA I know, but you'll be glad if it was to unfortunately start leaking again. Good luck buddy.

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Nice work. I have alot of work to do as well.

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Thanks Bro! I like the flags on the fenders!!! You do have your work cut out for ya, but you are starting with a great platform!:metal:

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What fuel cell did you go with? I'm debating whether to go with a plas
tic or steel tank. That tank look like it fits real well. Where did you order it from? Thanks Shawn

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sorry to ehar the engine came back in a good shabby state lol. keep it up slick.... remember dont become slacker67!

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It is a Summit tank, it might be easier to install a Blazer tank, but with my truck being bagged the tank will hit the ground someday and I won't have to worry as much.

Yeah, it sux. But I am keeping at it and should have it back in soon!!!

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I have to do it again. The before and after shots, I luv em, and it keeps me motivated.
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hey thats funny its a before and after of the house!!! oh my bad....i didnt see the truck...lol

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I was wondering who was gonna say that. Leave it up to Chris!!!:lol:

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britt and i both noticed it but she said it first...leave it to britt....haha and it took you how long to get that GMC outta the shop?? lol I got my paint, well some of it. all but the base and tinted clear....got all the primers, sealers, catalyst etc. all DBC paint. Going sealer, white epoxy primer, 2 coats white base, 2 coats starfire pearl tinted clear, 2 coats dbc 500 with crystal blue pearl and then the several coats of the expensive clear.....should look good. ill post a pic on my page when i can...shutdown at work has me tied up...

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Sounds like it's gonna be sweet!!! Can't wait to see some of the pics!

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awesome before and after for sure. and do I see another fine red machine back there. also thats funny about the house.

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Yep, my nephew's 72' Highlander. We call it the "dog house" cause that is where Ronnie will be stayin when he pisses off the little woman at home!! It's not a bad dog house either!

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very clean truck.

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Thank you! Welcome to the forum!

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What's up Slick. The before and after pics are cool. You have come along way.

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status??????

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Thanks butternut, you have as well!

Engine should be painted this weekend, possibly the inside of the bed too. I will be ordering the wood bed rails in about 3 weeks or so and then the seats will be covered sometime in September. But do plans ever really work out????

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My brother got me a cool birthday present and I know some of you guys are gonna be jealous. My brother is a Snap-On dealer and I was too for a while. These were limited edition jackets and they didn't make a whole lot of em, and they only made them last year.

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Cool

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Nice hard to get present. Hang onto it.

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I thought so too!

My bro hooked me up! He said he has had it for a long time waiting for my bday to roll around. I will have this one for many years to come, just like my 67!

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that's very cool!!!

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that is awesome Slick. happy birthday :) what day was yours? mine just rolled past also, would be pretty wild to find someone on here with the same as mine lol

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That jacket is really nice. you got a cool brother man. What is the status on your engine? any updates?

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:smoke:yep.

Thanks Jeff! It was the 22nd. Happy belated Birthday to ya!

Thanks. He has his moments. I am getting the bed ready and the block ready for paint so I can do them at the same time. The bed got some attention this weekend. I'll post some pics.

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The bed needed some love so we started sanding and grinding and putting on some filler for the dings and light surface craters. The inner fenders are looking much better but still need a little more time spent on sanding and filling. Got it in primer so it wouldn't rust away overnight and hopefully I will be able to get on it again this coming weekend. The engine is still sitting and is going to scuffed up and sanded where needed for paint.
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awesome work slick doing great bud cant wait to see more progress. awesome only a few days after mine. mine was the 18th

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Me too! Hope your bday was as good as mine.

Hahhaha.....well they were not too bad when I started on em so that helped.