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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
I hope to derust this beauty
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
will The Greg beat The General to see who will build an electric GMC first?
and is it me or are they contradicting themselves in terms of the arrivability date? GMC has given the first look at its upcoming all-electric Sierra Denali pickup truck (arriving early 2024), previewing the truck’s electrifying grille and exterior lighting sequence. The electric Sierra, which will launch in the popular Denali trim, will be the third all-electric vehicle in GMC’s portfolio after the GMC Hummer EV Pickup and GMC Hummer SUV (initial availability early 2023). |
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
There goes the rest of the grid …….our lights were flickering last week several times the power went out thank the lord for my Generac I called my neighbor and asked her to unplug her Mustannnng
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fun fact: oil barons convinced the public to buy gasoline powered cars because steam was considered dangerous, LOL |
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
I owned and operated a AMOCO service station for many years still own with a long term lease with British Oil barons BP direct $$$ kind of Hippocratic ah maybe I would have me one of them new fandangled contraptions especially that Denali ……
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
well we've been farting around with the 2018 Honda CR-V iBooster and we may have a bad cylinder
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
I enjoy watching, the electric brake booster concept in general is very interesting.
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
but I'm done boring you with bolting up ancillary foreign parts to this American truck, you did not come here to see Honda brakes, or Prius steering, you are following along because we are doing an Electric Conversion damn it, so...
I went out and bought a new tailgate |
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
so off with the old
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
so um yeah more do dads to media blast and powder coat
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
and she's off like a prom dress
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
Sure weren't to careful with the box!
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
the Mandatory Stare and Compare
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
and now lets do the weigh in
first the Old Gate weighed in at 47.8 pounds |
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this was a surprise
the New Gate weighed in at 51.4 pounds |
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
^ That's a good thing. I recall seeing where one can't sit on some aftermarket tailgates for fear of bending them. If that weight is from extra metal, that's even better.
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I totally agree and now want their bed sides for my short bed fleetside, but it does throw a monkey wrench in my aftermarket parts shaming
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I know how you guys like these derustation pics
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meanwhile in the organic free range climate uncontrolled powder coating facility
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yes I am boring you with all this powderizing detail because we are still waiting on the new master cylinder
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
Speaking of the master cylinder and I may have missed it but what is the red piece in the one line between it and the proportioning valve?
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Master brake cylinders for cars with (rear) drum brakes have an internal residual valve. Master brake cylinders for cars with four discs don’t or one with less pressure. Therefore adding an inline 10 lb residual valve is recommended. It prevents the drum brake springs from retracting the brake shoes all the way back and thus reduces pedal travel and improves brake pedal response feel https://www.wilwood.com/MasterCylind...CylinderValves |
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Re: My Dusty 71 GMCe Electruck
Ok, I thought so. I also thought those were only needed when the master cylinder is below the calipers/wheel cylinders to keep "residual" pressure on them so the brake pads/shoes didn't back off the rotors/drums too far. 2# for discs and 10# for drums. I could be wrong tho and someone else could chime in as well.
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