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03-07-2010, 07:03 PM | #1 |
Robert Olson Transport
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What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Only thing i did truck related was go buy a scanner tool to figure out why the CEL is on in the S10... other than that its been a busy week and the st pattys day parade was in SI this today so me and the bride and her family went there.. some cool old cars and some military hardware went downt he street but nothing earthshattering
links to the pics..http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...8984059&ref=nf you all?
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03-07-2010, 07:09 PM | #2 |
Old Heap Driver
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
The wife and I got back Thursday night after spending a few days in Pocono Pa celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. After I unloaded the car my wife asked me if i was going out to the garage to tell the Heap that "Daddy" was home. LOL.
Replaced the bed strips with some stainless ones from Mar-K. Decided to sand and re-coat the bed wood while it was out. Got everything back together this afternoon.
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03-07-2010, 07:58 PM | #3 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
I got one step closer to finally starting on my 2wd Jimmy project. I got the junk Caprice loaded on the trailer ready to go to the scrap yard.
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03-07-2010, 08:07 PM | #4 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Slid my new junkyard housing underneath and took a bunch of measurements and put them into a 4-link calculator. Then I began window-shopping on the internet for four link parts and sent a couple of vendors parts lists for quotes. Will hopefully order up new parts tomorrow or Tuesday.
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03-07-2010, 08:07 PM | #5 |
Overworked and Underlaid
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
i actually did something truck related for the first time in a long time.i bought a new(well to me anyway)truck-a 1978 Chevy Scottsdale 1/2 ton longbed.also looked at a couple vehicles for sale for the wifey.so its been a pretty productive week vehicle wise so maybe this is a sign that a new van is coming for the wife as well.
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03-07-2010, 08:31 PM | #6 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Stripped all the smog stuff off the new (to me) 400 and put it on the stand. I was pretty happy that at least it turned over by hand. Ran out of time to due a compression test. In the process I was able to use the new crane I bought and even with the little puny caster wheels it came with I was still able to roll it around the garage pretty good. Never though I'd get excited about an original 70s era smog motor
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03-07-2010, 08:37 PM | #7 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Insured my 83 after the abnormally short winter we had, good for about 7-8 monthes again
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03-07-2010, 08:58 PM | #8 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
I went to Austin to help a friend out with a few of his projects. We gutted a pretty rough '84 4x4, and put a new master cylinder in his '74 Blazer. We also diagnosed a bad fuel sender (after pulling the tank) in the Blazer, and installed carpet in his '87 Monte Carlo SS project. That was yesterday, we cleaned the shop up this morning before I had to head home. It was great being able to hang out, and work on some cool stuff.
I also scored a few cool things fro my '79. I have a beautiful set of old school slotted mags, and a way better dash pad. I'm pretty stoked!
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03-07-2010, 09:01 PM | #9 | |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
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03-07-2010, 09:41 PM | #10 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
I still don't know. They are so nice, I would love to run them. As a backup, I brought my set of ralley's to work, and have a set of the factory aluminum wheels there too. I need to figure out what tires to go with. My slots are 15x8.5. If there is any way to get the slots to go with a 4/6 drop, I need to figure it out.
Edit: the wheels have a 3.75" backspace (I just chcked). Will this work with a 275/60 or so?
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1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241 Last edited by Jonboy; 03-07-2010 at 09:48 PM. |
03-07-2010, 10:03 PM | #11 | |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
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03-07-2010, 10:15 PM | #12 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Do you think 255/60's on the front will be OK? I am not so much worried about rotation as I am having the wheels look funny being the same width with different sized tires. I agree with what you were saying, I honestly probably wouldn't rotate them anyway. I think 275/60 on the rear would be fine.
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03-07-2010, 09:40 PM | #13 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Got Yeller back from the painter last week, so I have ordered some new parts to put on, and started the interior reassembly.
Wife and I also purchased a new crib for the new visitors that are on the way...I assembled it in the living room, only to find out it didn't fit thru the bedroom door. SO, took it apart and reassembled it again in the room. Sucked, but now I can take it apart and reassemble it without directions...LoL. Other than that, just did chores and relaxed as much as I could.
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03-07-2010, 09:43 PM | #14 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
nothing truck related, but finally got to make some maple syrup. my brother in law and his dad tap 200-300 trees and make a little syrup, and its a blast
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03-07-2010, 09:45 PM | #15 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
got my bed painted and a couple odds and ends done, still waiting on lots of parts to come. next weekend cut and buff the bed, then hopefuly the following weekend all the parts will be there and I can get it together and have it on the road........just got off the phone and friday I will be going to go pick up a 91 chevy blazer 4x4 with a 350
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03-07-2010, 09:56 PM | #16 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
took the gross old cattle racks off. BIG improvement! also pulled the old girl out of the ruts she's been sitting in for the last couple years
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03-08-2010, 12:24 AM | #17 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
how did you clean the center cap up so nicely
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03-08-2010, 07:26 AM | #18 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
I just used some elbow grease, some turtle wax chrome polish and a rag to get most of the grey stuff off and then my dremel tool with a little buffing attachment to get the rest like it is. They look good but man do they highlight the bad spots!!
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03-08-2010, 10:09 AM | #19 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Scored pretty well at the pull it yourself wrecking yard.
Found a C4C victim 87 TBI truck with dual tanks. Grabbed the senders, pumps, switching valve and all the fuel lines & wiring connecting them to the front. Also got the NP208 transfer case from it that was already on the ground as someone else just wanted the trans. Scored a Goodwrench reman 4-bolt tail housing 4L60E trans out of a 93 with a Vortec V-6 that also had a new converter in it with a GM stall rating of 2025 rpm. Bolts right up to the NP208. Grabbed an almost perfect engine and under dash wire harness from a 4L60E TBI truck too. What a pain in the butt that was to get the under dash part out. It was worth it though because I snagged all three of the heater A/C actuators that commonly go out with the electronic controlled HVAC system in my Tahoe. They run from $80 to $130 each. Out the door for under $180.
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03-08-2010, 10:23 AM | #20 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
went to see the Zac Brown Band play, awesome concert except for them starting an hour late. stripped the parter sub down to get ready to go to scrap, and worked on the fuel tank and fuel lines on the crew. almost ready to start it up for the first time after cutting it in half.
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03-08-2010, 12:32 AM | #22 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
you walked 7346 miles? you know that's more than twice the distance across the whole country...lmao
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03-08-2010, 12:51 AM | #23 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
ya,, I know ! I didnt think that park was that big !
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03-08-2010, 01:57 AM | #24 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
picked my 6.0
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03-08-2010, 11:49 AM | #25 |
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Re: What did you get done 3/7/10 springs coming edition
Spent all weekend working on my "new" project....
Got the brakes working, new tires, engine tuned and buffed the paint out....still alot to do. The day I brought her home last week.... And yesterday..
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