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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It's not so much what I did as what She did...
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
I hope everyone is ok.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It's not so much what I did as what She did...
I live in DFW. This is not an unusual occurrence.So sorry about your truck!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
got the new headlights installed. Wired the LED Halos up for daytime running lights.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Temp sender for gauge quit working. Since I had to drain the cooling system, I decided to change out the intake manifold gasket as who ever installed it used the rubber end pieces and of course leaking. Last oil leak fixed. Had an issue with an air pocket causing the gauge to peg, but got it sorted out. Next up is the headlight relay update since its getting dark earlier now.
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Wet sand and some wax. Cleaned up nicely.
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It's also lower and with darker wheels/trim pieces.... looks real good!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Bled the brakes and installed the motor in the truck. Making progress!
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
Put the bumper on and headlights back in.
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Did a much needed tune up on the '98 Silverado Xcab...drives much more better!!!
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I got the bed put on a couple of weeks ago, but it's not 100% bolted together or bolted to the frame. But, with a bed on it, I can let it help me around the house. The water heater was leaking bad, so I chucked it into the bed.
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I put in a new headlight relay harness upgrade - still need to dress up the wiring at the battery side, though
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Re: What did you do to your truck today? Chapter II
It made a huge difference when I put that system in, now I have head lights that are brighter than the park lights.
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NAPA's Echlin line used to sell a nifty dual headlight booster relay, it takes the headlight switch out of the load carrying and so brightens up any headlights, even those old GM/DELCO ones from 1964.....
I'm sure there are many headlight by pass relays OnLine . Another simple thing I do to every single GM product I buy is : take the light switch apart and hand polish (not abrade !) the copper contacts inside it ~ they're always dirty and this simple thing will make any headlights noticeably brighter and not co$t you anything but time and metal polish.... Old DELCO switches are usually pretty well made, I take apart the blower switches too, the improvement is instant .
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Loaded it up for Carlisle.
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Don’t know if I’ll ever get to start reassembly because Of the endless cleaning
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All new brakes ,All new parking brake cables, new wheel cylinders, new brake lines, new shocks, cut cross member and welded in 4" tube for tucked exhaust,new 4" drop springs ,New shocks , It's always more fun when they start going back together
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![]() After I posted, I knew that was coming! Sent the pic to a buddy previously and he says, “oh yeah. I forgot you have no tools.” I tend to grab whatever is nearby and go to town on it. Sometimes regret it but sometimes it just works out. Waiting on the ball joints and weld-in drop cups to arrive. Then I get to paint. Can’t wait to see that progress and do before-and-afters. I think they may most favorite part of any project; the before and after. |
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One more with an “almost” after. Not today but last week. What I was talking about when I said never ending cleaning!
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TIA,
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Thank you .
I live in town and so cannot sand/bead blast . I'm pondering buying a soda blasting nozzle from Harbor Freight for some smaller items .
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