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Another Tailgate?..!!!

6 February 2010, 7:07 pm

So I saw a deal on a fully working, complete power tailgate for $60 on craigslist. I thought this would just be a good source for parts (linkages, switches, etc) for the tailgate I purchased a while back, but it turned out to be MUCH better than I expected!! This tailgate is near perfect! There [...]

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120 Mile Trip – Rust Free Used Tailgate plus extras!!

3 October 2009, 5:50 pm

So I took the longest trip yet with the K5.  120 miles round trip to Webster and back.  Not a lot, I’ll give you that, but up until this trip, all I have driven it is 15 miles at a shot around town, etc.  The purpose of this trip was to pickup a rust free [...]

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Gauges Fixed – Passenger Window TOO!

26 July 2009, 9:27 pm

Well this weekend I tackled the job of pulling the dash apart to replace the bulbs for the gauges.  While I was at it, I removed the clear bezel, wet sanded it to remove the discoloration, then polished it back up. Surprisingly, now that I have the problem with my hands/forearms, my hands do not [...]

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Donor 74 Jimmy

1 July 2009, 7:03 am

I have located a VERY poor condition Jimmy that I am currently negotiating a price with the current owner.  This truck has not title with it so it would be a parts truck only.  The body is rusted quite badly, but the frame and running gear looks pretty good.  12-bolt rear and Dana-44 front.  I [...]

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“New” Complete Rear Quarters

2 May 2009, 8:11 pm

Today I drove over to Honeoye Falls (just south of Rochester) to pick up a set of used, but complete and original rear quarters.  The passenger side quarter has some ripples in it, a tiny bit of surface rust, and is a bit messed up at the front where it attaches to the B-pillar, but [...]

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Disassembly… 14MAR09

14 March 2009, 7:26 pm

After a useless work detail at the fire hall which wasted all morning and accomplished absolutely nothing, I started back at the ‘burb. I continued with the trim removal on the inside, getting all of the plastic trim removed carefully so that I could attempt to sell it to regain some of the money I [...]

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Disassembly Started…

12 March 2009, 9:23 pm

Jason (my cousin) and I were able to get a good start on tearing down the ‘burb tonight.  We started by removing the doors.  The “barn door” style rear doors were a cinch to remove only requiring the impact wrench.  The rear doors on the sides were also quite easy requiring some trim to be [...]

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Donor Suburban…

23 February 2009, 11:51 pm

So I now have the opportunity to pick up a 2wd 1990 Suburban.  It is currently drivable, however, the body is rotted quite bad in the back.  So much so that in order for the previous owners to utilize the back door, they had cut the top of the bumper off to provide clearance.  Clearance [...]

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More Work…

31 December 2008, 2:12 pm

So the Chevelle headers do not fit to my liking.  The passenger side would have a problem with the front driveshaft if the suspension were to hit the bump stops.  Going to full static articulation (lifting the front passenger wheel until the rear passenger wheel begins to lift), I still had enough room for a [...]

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Some Progress

2 December 2008, 11:23 am

Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I was able to get some work done to the Blazer. I received a new manual rear window crank handle to replace the broken piece that was on the tailgate when I purchased the truck.  In the process, I had some fun with some of the bolts in the tailgate.  If [...]

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