What did you get done th is week 9/19/11 edition

[ymerej71]

Originally Posted by hotrod_991

you get those rallies from summit? the 295's tucked in without touching the frame rails? I ask because I am thinking about going this route with mine.

Yes... they are 15x10 rallys with 5" backspacing with BFG 295/50's. They do fit without rubbing any on the frame / wheel tubs or the fender lip. I did all the fitment measuring before I bought everything, and also got lots of helpful info / pics from a few fellow boardmembers that had the same setup. I'll be dropping the truck more in the future, so I had to make sure these would tuck nicely. I did buy the wheels from Summit... They are Wheel Vintiques rallys, but I got them cheaper buying them through Summit (cheaper shipping).

Here's a couple more pics of the rear of the truck...

[Blake_H]

Got started on my engine swap in my crew cab. It's been sitting for 3 years and I started a build thread

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[Bow Tie Scottie]

Replaced the worn out alternator, v-belt, air cleaner and pvc valve. Used a Ultima 94 amp remanufactered alt. from O'Reilly's, a Gates belt and other items made by Purolator. I did the easy part; my friend did the hard part!

Voltage reading wint from 12.6 (even lower at times) to 14.5 with a load.

[gearheads78]

nice n meaty

Originally Posted by ymerej71

Got my new set of 10" rallys painted and new 295/50 BFG's mounted and bolted up on the rear of my '79 GMC. I gave the front rallys a fresh coat of paint early this morning, hoping to get them back on the truck by tomorrow.

[hotrod_991]

yea loveing the look of the 295's can you go any wider safely?

[foamypirate]

Got my bucket seats and some other misc. crap into shed out back so I could make room to get the bed off my truck.

Still waiting for circumstances to work out to get it off the truck. Seems like all of my friends/wife/brother all broke at the same time. Brother is having nerve issues in his arm, wife had ankle surgery, other friend moved to VA, etc.

[jitteryguy]

some of the fella's hit a pot hole, so I brought there truck back in yard (bad neighbor hood, cant leave nothen outside) .
all the guy's walk'd away but truck need's some minor repair's !

[frenchsquared]

bagged the front on Friday.
installed new subs, and some dynamate on Saturday
installed my first alarm and a lot of under carpet padding on Sunday.

Got a lot done for one weekend.

[85burb]

Originally Posted by jitteryguy

some of the fella's hit a pot hole, so I brought there truck back in yard (bad neighbor hood, cant leave nothen outside) .
all the guy's walk'd away but truck need's some minor repair's !

I do not want to find that pot hole. Someone should report it to dot.......

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by gearheads78

Went 80 miles away to a swap meet and didn't find much of anything. I did get a great deal on a hose real for the shop.

Last night i'm glancing through craigslist and see a guy selling like new tires 235 /255/ 70 tires and 7 / 8 rallys like I want for the Burban until I can afford what I really want. Turns out they were 15min from where the swapmeet was so I drove 70 miles to go get them.

Those will work well w/the right drop. Nice score.

[gearheads78]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Those will work well w/the right drop. Nice score.

I am very happy. I could not have even paid for the tires for what I got these for.

[ymerej71]

Originally Posted by hotrod_991

yea loveing the look of the 295's can you go any wider safely?

I really don't think you could go much wider with a stock width axle and still keep the tires inside the fenders. The 15x10 wheel-295/50 tire combo fills the fender wells just right. Here's a rear view of the truck after I got these mounted.

[kstephens1223]

got some rust free rear doors for my crew cab, made a deal with a guy down the road, he let me have the doors off of a 90 suburban in exchange for me taking the front clip off, works for me.

[sumran]

Originally Posted by jitteryguy

some of the fella's hit a pot hole, so I brought there truck back in yard (bad neighbor hood, cant leave nothen outside) .
all the guy's walk'd away but truck need's some minor repair's !

Was it the exploding kind?

[jitteryguy]

ya, it was. the goverment pays way to much for these truck's till they hit one of these, then there worth every penny ! we've lost 3 trucks this year with out any serious personal injuries.

[Kerlijah]

Picked up a custom dual cowl induction hood off craigslist for 80 bucks!! From a guy literally 3 miles down the road from me no less. Got it all sanded down and sprayed some rattle can primer, good 'nuff till I can get the whole heap painted. Been looking for a hood like this forever, couldnt pass it up at that price!!

I also tried installing my new seats (out of an '04 Sierra) but because of how my cap floor flares up over the gas tanks, the seats sat about 4 or 5 inches too high...I have no idea what I'm gonna do to solve that!!

[MalibuSSwagon]

Spent $200 to re-register a Honda, the C10, and an ugly car trailer.

Diff cover sprung a leak, replacing that tomorrow I hope.

[sumran]

Originally Posted by jitteryguy

ya, it was. the goverment pays way to much for these truck's till they hit one of these, then there worth every penny ! we've lost 3 trucks this year with out any serious personal injuries.

Glad it is a problem for the mechanic instead of the surgeon or the chaplin!