1986 GMC Sierra Classic LWB build

[qu1cks1lver56]

Those pics I promised will come when the weather gets warmer. I know...it's florida. But the news keeps talking about possible snow friday and I'm from florida, been here for all but 5 years of my life, and anything below 40 is cold to me.

[mwooten92]

nice, i wish i could afford some DD15s. we have a 20% chance of snow friday up here in TN. we have snow/ice still on the ground form monday. its been a nasty week. ready for the summer!!

[qu1cks1lver56]

Haha me too, that's why they aren't already ordered lol.

Wow. It hasn't been that cold but they're talking about snow here tonight/tomorrow.

I'm definitely ready for summer, err maybe just warmer weather, Florida summers are brutal.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Little sneak peak of what went on today

[Scootin 81 C20]

H4 conversion?

[qu1cks1lver56]

Nah, did that a while back. 6000K HID's

[Scootin 81 C20]

Ah, how bright are they from the drivers seat. How much did it set you back?

[qu1cks1lver56]

They're awesome from the driver's seat. Set me back right at $100 after shipping.

ddmtuning.com is where to get 'em on the cheap. Lifetime warranty HID's for $30 plus shipping, add another $20 for hi/low bulbs.

I still need to aim them a little better, but it was so nice driving home from class tonight.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Been a while since I've updated this, but I got some pics of the truck today after I washed it, just cell phone pics but theyre pics, and they show my window tint lol.




Also got the speedometer working

[mwooten92]

is that the bandpass box in the bed??

[qu1cks1lver56]

No, I wish. Just my toolbox. Bandpass build is still somewhat on hold, but I am ordering my subs around the 10th

[Scootin 81 C20]

Your truck is incredible. I love the stance and style.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Thanks a lot man. I plan on lowering it about 2 inches all around (I think, I love the height it's at when I'm driving it, but I plan on going with a little bit lower profile tire next time I get new tires and I think it might need the fender well gaps closed in a little), it's at stock height now.

I've got a weird metal on metal rattling sound almost like valve rattle, but not loud enough or consistent enough to be valve rattle. Only does it under a load from 1500 rpm's to 2000 rpm's. It's driving me crazy and I can't for the life of me figure out what the sound is. I read something somewhere about someone having a similar rattle and it ended up being something loose in the muffler, I climbed under it today and knocked on the mufflers, didn't hear anything loose but the drivers side one (side where the noise is coming from) did have a different sound to it than the passenger side one. I'm thinking about going and buying a pair of thrush mufflers and throwing them on to see if it stops.

Any ideas?

[1985-GMC]

It might be detonation but its really hard to tell without listing to it, usually advancing your timing or using a higher grade gas will fix this. Detonation sounds like a "pinging" when accelerating but its just a guess, might just be something rattling around under there. The truck looks great by the way!

[qu1cks1lver56]

I thought so too, but I've checked and rechecked the timing, and it's dead on what it's always been, and this noise just started showing up in the past month. And it doesn't go away with higher grade gas and/or octane booster. I'm to the point now where if a $60 pair of mufflers will fix my problem then I'm thrilled. Only thing left to try that I can think of is check the torque converter bolts and have someone sit in it and put it in gear, hold the breaks and run it up to 1500-2000 rpm's and let me watch under the hood.

[mwooten92]

Originally Posted by qu1cks1lver56

No, I wish. Just my toolbox. Bandpass build is still somewhat on hold, but I am ordering my subs around the 10th

aw! thought i had missed something!

[Scootin 81 C20]

To me it sounds like it could be a loose baffle inside the muffler.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Originally Posted by mwooten92

aw! thought i had missed something!

Hahah I wish you had, cuz then I'd be rollin' with some bass lol.

Originally Posted by Scootin 81 C20

To me it sounds like it could be a loose baffle inside the muffler.

Yeah I'm thinking I'll just replace the mufflers, gonna try and just cut the old ones off and clamp some new ones on to save some money and avoid going to buy some wire and gas for the welder or going to a muffler shop.
Anyone got any suggestions for clamps that dont leak?

[Scootin 81 C20]

The wide, band style, exhaust clamps.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Thanks, thinking about taking a trip to the auto parts store tomorrow and I'm hoping they have 2 offset/offset 2.5" thrush chambered mufflers and the clamps I need. Good thing there's 2 advance autos around here, 2 o'reilly's, an autozone, napa, and carquest all within a short driving distance lol.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Got a new camera and was messin around with it today






before you say it, i know the truck is dirty lol. inside and out.

[Scootin 81 C20]

Your truck looks good as always. Now you just need to find some diamond plate for the bed rails.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Haha thanks man, I've thought about diamond plate bedrails, but I almost like the smooth painted look better. But there are some imperfections that didn't get fixed @ paint time and they bother me, but I still plan on a tonneau cover that has the tracks that go over the bed rails, so idk yet. I gotta get something to cover the top of the tailgate, huge dent in the top.

[qu1cks1lver56]

Well guys, couple boxes of goodness came in today

[mwooten92]

nicee! is it a 15?