My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck

[D.B]

Looks great. Good pick of a shifter and making it work.

[Gregski]

Probably a BMW owner: "Hey Greg now that you completed Phase II of your EV conversion project are you just going to enjoy driving the hell out of it?"

Me: "Um, no! I own an operate a Chevy"


... any guesseses what this is or was ?

[D.B]

I would guess it's a ball joint boot. But with your truck it could be something else.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by D.B

I would guess it's a ball joint boot. But with your truck it could be something else.

excellent guess

[Gregski]

looks like we won't be making the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb again next year

GMCe Failed MOOG Lower Ball Joint Thingie

[CG]

So reading the comments on this video you say ....

ah brother that sucks and it's the reason I am getting out of the old car/truck hobby the Aftermarket just stinks and all the aftermarket parts these days are total and complete garbage, I am looking at you LMC Truck !


Does this mean you are done with your truck and moving on????

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by CG

So reading the comments on this video you say ....

ah brother that sucks and it's the reason I am getting out of the old car/truck hobby the Aftermarket just stinks and all the aftermarket parts these days are total and complete garbage, I am looking at you LMC Truck !


Does this mean you are done with your truck and moving on????

No it means I won't buy another old "classic" rust bucket but focus on something more modern to convert like a sexy 6th Gen Chevy Monte Carlo !

[D.B]

Gregski, what happened to the grease that should have been on the joint and boot. I did not see any.

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by D.B

Gregski, what happened to the grease that should have been on the joint and boot. I did not see any.

Good question, must be in the wind because I specifically bought serviceable ie greasable ball joints with zerk fittings and I greased the snot out of them (I may have wiped the rubber boot for the photo shoot)

[Gregski]

several days later ...

[CG]

Um Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

What’s happening with your project? You haven’t kicked it to the side yet have you?

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by CG

Um Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

What’s happening with your project? You haven’t kicked it to the side yet have you?

ha ha, hey there, thank you for lighting a mini fire under my butt, cause of you I went into the garage and got that torn lower ball joint rubber replaced last night

Fun Level: 0


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[CG]

Glad to see you're still out there having level 0 fun with your truck HaHaHa!

[Gregski]

whilst replacing that lower ball joint rubber thingie, I noticed a hole in the brand new uppoer ball joint rubber thingie, disgusted I decided to reach out to MOOG... and now we wait!


and so the Run Around begins...

silly me for thinking that www.moog-suspension-parts.com website plaster with the MOOG logos all over the place is not the MOOG website at all

[Gregski]

so after that swift kick to the nards from Mr. MOOG I decided to get a jump start on Phase III of the project, code name: "Black Purple Widow"

[Gregski]

I was recently quoted $1,200 American dollars each to upholster my Smurf bucket seats, (I paid $600 total to have the exact pair done prior to Crowvid) so I went fishing for sum seats at Pick N Pull (pronounced my backyard)

I fingered my best chance for finding some seats for my Big Ass American Truck (BAAT) would be in some Big Ass American Cars (BAACs)

Our Requirements

• black

• manual

• and black

so let me tell you where these two candidates came from

[Gregski]

so the cloth one on the left was out of a 2017 GMC Terrain

[CG]

I like the shape of the cloth seat better but I dont care for the headrest. The seat on the right is ok and the headrest is ok. I get the safety aspect of a headrest, just not a look I care for on our trucks. But like "they" say, its your truck do whatever turns your crank ... or your case whatever turns your armature (dunno if thats the correct lingo lol).

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by CG

I like the shape of the cloth seat better but I dont care for the headrest. The seat on the right is ok and the headrest is ok. I get the safety aspect of a headrest, just not a look I care for on our trucks. But like "they" say, its your truck do whatever turns your crank ... or your case whatever turns your armature (dunno if thats the correct lingo lol).

no idea why my Buick post did not post before your reply, anyway, some random dude walking by at the junkyard agreed with you and likes the cloth seat more better as well

[Gregski]

alright, bring on the ol' fogies jokes, I can take it (no I don't need an AARP card to sit on one of them seats)

and the second seat, the leather one on the right is out of a beautiful 2009 Buick Lacrosse

[CG]

Originally Posted by Gregski

alright, bring on the ol' fogies jokes, I can take it (no I don't need an AARP card to sit on one of them seats)

and the second seat, the leather one on the right is out of a beautiful 2009 Buick Lacrosse

Ol' fogey here, I have an AARP card

[Gregski]

Originally Posted by CG

Ol' fogey here, I have an AARP card

Respect!

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[Gregski]

so naturally I went with the leather one

Mandatory Stare 'N' Compare

[Gregski]

and I must admit, they just don't blow my skirt up, the back rests are just way too bulky and unless you are 5'2" you'll be sittin' way too close the the steering wheel in the chipmunk position

[Gregski]

so since my life is so boring and I have nothing better to do I decided to get in touch with my inner Karen and tried calling the MOOG Corporate Headquarters only to find out they do NOT handle Automotive there !

I honestly don't know how them "Can I Speak To Your Supervisor" folks do it ?