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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Well look at that. Handy.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
You have some serious attention to detail Chris..
In other news: The stance and the flat blue are undeniably pleasing to the eye. Do you know the % of sheen with that color ? |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I know, right!? Nice trick for us solo workers without a huge bench vise.
Thanks Troy, it’s a blessing and a curse. TCP Global used to advertise the percentage gloss, but I can’t find it now. I’d guess somewhere around 10-15%
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
...and after at minimum 37 times in and out of the housing, the new posi carrier is torqued down. Pretty happy with how the gears setup, though I’d maybe like the pinion just a tiny touch deeper, when I tried that it didn’t like it and threw the pattern way off. Pulled .005 out of the pinion shim and ended up with a nice, smooth, even pattern on the coast side, slightly towards center on the drive side, and with a relatively tight .008 backlash. Done. Now to put it all back together and lay some twin stripes
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Nice, clean pattern there.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Pics of said twin stripes?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
It’s all broken in now, and I’ve been beating on it pretty good. No black marks from these old dusty brown tires
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Couple of minor updates, hope to have more substantial progress soon.
First, I sanded and painted the air cleaner in my favorite shade of VHT:
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I didn’t much care for how plain the striker plates looked on the new door latches, so I ordered their billet upgrade. Too shiny for me, so matte black powder it is
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
...and TA_C10 you’re completely to blame for this. I ordered up the Hart Fab flush mount plate box, and of course couldn’t leave it alone. Really nice piece, but it sat too deep for my liking and at a funny angle. Ended up taking a couple inches out here, and a half an inch out there, and spaced the plate away from the box a 1/2”. More matte black powder and I think I’m happy with it...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Can’t figure out if you’re a bad influence or a good one
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
In the long run, does it really even matter?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I think you should make the decision for those wheels, they would look awfully nice and something a little different for that beautiful truck. Kind of remind me of the old Halibrands. N2Billet does make all the mods look easy.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I think you should make the decision for those wheels, they would look awfully nice and something a little different for that beautiful truck. Kind of remind me of the old Halibrands. N2Billet does make all the mods look easy.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Sorry about the double post!
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Been scratching my head on what exactly I want to do with the heater/ac hoses and was entertaining something like this. Of course, N2Billet makes it look easy, but I think it fits the theme here.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I know I will get over ruled by fancier wheel lovers but I really like the simplicity of these wheels from USMag.
Also love EVERYTHING you do to your truck.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Thanks Keith, much appreciated. Couldn’t agree more on the wheels, they are my favorite by far, just wish they didn’t cost so dang much...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Quote:
I’d love to have a set of them for my moms old ‘70 c10. I just can’t justify the cost for a rusty driver.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Man this bus is getting crowded....
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Does that only apply to SCOTI?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
Chris, love the wheel choice for when its fiscally possible. I get it about wheel & tire cost. I'm in the process of upgrading the wheels & tires on my Sierra. Its got the ugly steel 17's with the holes & I've looked at all sorts of OEM stuff & really have it bad for the '16-'18 Tahoe 5 spoke 20s...just can't afford them. I did settle on some Titan/Armada 5 spoke 18's...cheaper, but they are still moderately pricey with the tires. Btw, I really dig the burnout picture...just need to follow Mcbassin's lead and do some filming of the next loss of traction episode
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I've taken some ideas from you, so glad I could at least send a nudge over man. Cheers.
Hey, curious, what psi are you spraying your TCP Global SS? I will be spraying my truck for last time in a couple months and want to get it right. .
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
I think I ended up around 16-18 at the gun using the HF purple throw away. YMMV
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