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gringoloco · 01-10-2013, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by tp85

where did you get the 15X8 steelies and dogdishes? tought to find?

Generally speaking, yes, pretty hard to come by. They were only available, I think on military CUCV Blazers. Lucky for me, a full set popped up for sale in the 60-66 classifieds here and lolife99 alerted me to them (thanks Keith!). The only other source I could find them wanted $200 a piece! I've seen them sell occasionally here, CList, and eBay, just gotta keep your eyes peeled and be quick on the trigger...

On that note, if you find an extra, I need one for my spare. Seriously

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TexasJimmy · 01-11-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Thanks! It has been novel, if not a little fun, the few times I've had it off the pavement. We used to play on the trails a lot when I was younger, but never in my stuff, always tearing up someone else's truck

You'll be happy to know that it won't be converted anytime too soon, in fact, I have a set of 15x8 steelies and dogdishes on the way

Very good post. I've been watching and glad to see it will stay high and dry!

Look forward to the pics with the new sleds.
Tim
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gringoloco · 01-11-2013, 02:43 PM

Well, it's not entirely safe from the knife, but will be 4wd for the foreseeable future.
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YBNORML · 01-12-2013, 02:03 PM

This is what I had been planning to do before I found my blazer. I probably would have had second thoughts as well. Although, those would be just thoughts. I would pin it for sure! Good luck with the decision. Haha
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**yote1234** · 01-12-2013, 04:05 PM

wow!!!! very nice find! love that color! and interior! stock looks nice.

gringoloco · 01-12-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by YBNORML

This is what I had been planning to do before I found my blazer. I probably would have had second thoughts as well. Although, those would be just thoughts. I would pin it for sure! Good luck with the decision. Haha
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Thanks! Still not sure...

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Originally Posted by yote1234

wow!!!! very nice find! love that color! and interior! stock looks nice.

Me too! I agree, stock on this truck is pretty good-lookin'

gringoloco · 01-12-2013, 10:46 PM

Been tinkering again. Had a nasty leak at the corner of the window that was fine while driving, but a river when parked. Seemed it has been that way for a while judging from the surface rust on the floorboard. Funny, the passenger side didn't leak a drop. No matter, installed the driprail deflectors with a smattering of 'right stuff' and it is 99% fixed. New weatherstripping I think would fix it entirely...

gringoloco · 01-12-2013, 11:08 PM

Also yanked the fuel tank in an attempt to get the factory fuel gauge working properly. Turns out, I have a vintage Northwest Metal Products 37 gallon tank. NWMP is a subsidiary of Southern California RV Products, where this tank was purchased. This thing was installed in 1980 and still looks great inside! Cool to see a product that is still being made for these Blazers over 30 years later.

I stuck a new 0-90 ohm sender in from Tanks, Inc, which was in a Classic Instruments box and looked eerily similar to a VDO unit... It's an adjustable piece, so I set it up for my tank's depth and bolted 'er in. The tank got a touch-up coat of rubberized undercoating and a new fuel filter and I stuck it back in.

Deleted the old fuel gauge and hooked the sender back to the fuse box. The dash gauge now works, at least, but is reading just over 1/8 tank at 42 ohms from the sender (just under half full). I need to dig in and see if I have a bad gauge. May be why the PO bypassed it in the first place...

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...

Rusbuilt · 01-12-2013, 11:45 PM

Thats a big tank!! Cant wait to see it with the dog dishes!!

darkhorse970 · 01-13-2013, 12:00 AM

Steelies and dog dishes...gonna be sweet!
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gringoloco · 01-13-2013, 12:17 PM

Thanks, guys! Should help the look considerably

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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Originally Posted by TexasJimmy

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

gringoloco · 01-17-2013, 06:45 PM

More goodies, exhaust installed, and these went out for powder today:

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raull · 01-17-2013, 09:55 PM

i like !!!! what tires some new era nittos or old school ?

gringoloco · 01-18-2013, 01:31 AM

Gonna swap over the 31-10.50 BFG A/Ts that are on it, for now. I think 33-9.50s would look pretty sweet, too. Tall and skinny, like they used to do.

Did a little polishing on the caps- lots more to go before the paint detail goes on...

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thor · 01-18-2013, 11:20 AM

perhaps http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=349261 ???

gringoloco · 01-18-2013, 07:13 PM

Powder!

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**lolife99** · 01-18-2013, 07:24 PM

Man,... that was a fast turn around on the powdercoating.
It's going to look soooooo nice!

klmore · 01-18-2013, 07:24 PM

Looking good.
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darkhorse970 · 01-18-2013, 07:50 PM

Wheels look great!
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72BlckButy · 01-18-2013, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Man,... that was a fast turn around on the powdercoating.
It's going to look soooooo nice!

Those wheels look amazing!!!

01-11-2013, 02:43 PM	#78
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 Well, it's not entirely safe from the knife, but will be 4wd for the foreseeable future. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -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

01-12-2013, 02:03 PM	#79
YBNORML Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 3,844	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 This is what I had been planning to do before I found my blazer. I probably would have had second thoughts as well. Although, those would be just thoughts. I would pin it for sure! Good luck with the decision. Haha Posted via Mobile Device __________________ --------------------------------------------------------------- Jason. 68’ GMC shortbox https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=794201 72' 2WD Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=425385 67' LongBox C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691845 InstaGram ybnorml67

01-12-2013, 04:05 PM	#80
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,407	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 wow!!!! very nice find! love that color! and interior! stock looks nice. __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

01-12-2013, 10:46 PM	#82
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 Been tinkering again. Had a nasty leak at the corner of the window that was fine while driving, but a river when parked. Seemed it has been that way for a while judging from the surface rust on the floorboard. Funny, the passenger side didn't leak a drop. No matter, installed the driprail deflectors with a smattering of 'right stuff' and it is 99% fixed. New weatherstripping I think would fix it entirely... 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

01-12-2013, 11:08 PM	#83
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 yanked the fuel tank in an attempt to get the factory fuel gauge working properly. Turns out, I have a vintage Northwest Metal Products 37 gallon tank. NWMP is a subsidiary of Southern California RV Products, where this tank was purchased. This thing was installed in 1980 and still looks great inside! Cool to see a product that is still being made for these Blazers over 30 years later. I stuck a new 0-90 ohm sender in from Tanks, Inc, which was in a Classic Instruments box and looked eerily similar to a VDO unit... It's an adjustable piece, so I set it up for my tank's depth and bolted 'er in. The tank got a touch-up coat of rubberized undercoating and a new fuel filter and I stuck it back in. Deleted the old fuel gauge and hooked the sender back to the fuse box. The dash gauge now works, at least, but is reading just over 1/8 tank at 42 ohms from the sender (just under half full). I need to dig in and see if I have a bad gauge. May be why the PO bypassed it in the first place... 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

01-12-2013, 11:22 PM	#84
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

01-12-2013, 11:45 PM	#85
Rusbuilt Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 5,381	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Thats a big tank!! Cant wait to see it with the dog dishes!! __________________ -Rus PLEASE HELP WITH PROJECT UNDERHAULINPaypal donations accepted @ rus1785@yahoo.com Rusbuilt's garage 1968 Chevy C-30 Darcy SOLD Rusbuilt shop truck *SOLD*

01-13-2013, 12:00 AM	#86
darkhorse970 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 2,104	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Steelies and dog dishes...gonna be sweet! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941

01-13-2013, 12:17 PM	#87
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 Thanks, guys! Should help the look considerably __________________ -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	#89
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	#91
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

01-17-2013, 06:45 PM	#92
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 More goodies, exhaust installed, and these went out for powder today: Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -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

01-17-2013, 09:55 PM	#93
raull Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: miramar florida Posts: 1,232	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 i like !!!! what tires some new era nittos or old school ? __________________ check out my build thread 71 c/10 step side 5.3 twin turbo http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=485320 raul

01-18-2013, 01:31 AM	#94
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 Gonna swap over the 31-10.50 BFG A/Ts that are on it, for now. I think 33-9.50s would look pretty sweet, too. Tall and skinny, like they used to do. Did a little polishing on the caps- lots more to go before the paint detail goes on... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -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

01-18-2013, 11:20 AM	#95
thor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 679	skinny tires perhaps http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=349261 ??? __________________ 1972 Chevy Blazer CST.....Project: Polished Turd



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01-18-2013, 07:13 PM	#96
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 Powder! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ -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

01-18-2013, 07:24 PM	#97
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Man,... that was a fast turn around on the powdercoating. It's going to look soooooo nice! __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-18-2013, 07:50 PM	#99
darkhorse970 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 2,104	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Wheels look great! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941

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