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gringoloco · 01-12-2013, 11:22 PM

Also received some goodies via FedEx:

They will end up either painted or powdered white with stainless dog-dishes

Now I just need a spare...

TexasJimmy · 01-13-2013, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Also received some goodies via FedEx:

They will end up either painted or powdered white with stainless dog-dishes

Now I just need a spare...

Very nice!
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klmore · 01-14-2013, 11:06 PM

Those wheels will look great on your K/5. You can't go wrong with black or white powder coat.

I'm trying to figure out how to put the dog dish caps on my new wheels.

gringoloco · 01-15-2013, 10:22 AM

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Very nice!
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Thanks! Can't wait to get em on

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Originally Posted by klmore

Those wheels will look great on your K/5. You can't go wrong with black or white powder coat.

I'm trying to figure out how to put the dog dish caps on my new wheels.

Thanks, definitely going white on these.

gringoloco · 01-15-2013, 11:53 PM

...and more fiddling. When I picked this truck up, it started and ran fantastically, even in temperatures approaching zero. Lately, however, it has NOT been happy until warmed up, chugging, stumbling, missing and (literally) choking. After some research, I found a bad choke pull-off. Amazingly hard to find little piece. Had to special order it through NAPA--most other LAPS just looked at me funny. Even better, when asking for a choke thermostat, the guy asked me what temperature I wanted

She's back starting/running well now, but loudly, as I have the muffler and tailpipe dropped to get replaced. The muffler was rotten at the joints and the tailpipe was just plain ugly, so I had the local exhaust shop bend up a replacement. Will stick it in tomorrow and hopefully get back to driving this beast

01-12-2013, 11:22 PM	#1
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Also received some goodies via FedEx: They will end up either painted or powdered white with stainless dog-dishes Now I just need a spare... Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

01-14-2013, 11:06 PM	#3
klmore Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 156	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Those wheels will look great on your K/5. You can't go wrong with black or white powder coat. I'm trying to figure out how to put the dog dish caps on my new wheels. __________________ 1972 Suburban 2wd - Accuair, Mob steel 20". 2011 Range Rover HSE 2010 E 63 AMG 2013 GL 63 AMG

01-15-2013, 11:53 PM	#5
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 ...and more fiddling. When I picked this truck up, it started and ran fantastically, even in temperatures approaching zero. Lately, however, it has NOT been happy until warmed up, chugging, stumbling, missing and (literally) choking. After some research, I found a bad choke pull-off. Amazingly hard to find little piece. Had to special order it through NAPA--most other LAPS just looked at me funny. Even better, when asking for a choke thermostat, the guy asked me what temperature I wanted She's back starting/running well now, but loudly, as I have the muffler and tailpipe dropped to get replaced. The muffler was rotten at the joints and the tailpipe was just plain ugly, so I had the local exhaust shop bend up a replacement. Will stick it in tomorrow and hopefully get back to driving this beast Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy



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