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About to Begin!

15 June 2010, 7:20 am

So the day has been coming for quite some time.  The K5 and the ‘90 ‘Burb will be occupying the shop shortly for the major surgery to take place.  The heart of the ‘Burb will be transplanted along with all of the wiring, dash, doors, etc into the K5.  This will likely be a summer [...]

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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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Inspection Complete!

1 May 2009, 4:16 pm

The holes in the floor board on the driver side were covered up with some sheetmetal.  I took it back to the shop and the sticker went on. Had a little hiccup on the way home from the shop though…  The night before when I was buttoning everything backup inside the truck, I decided that [...]

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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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Longer Drive

20 December 2008, 11:15 am

So Friday I was able to take the Blazer for a longer drive, ~15 miles one way.  Back roads are great at seeing how the suspension works over bumps, pot holes, and wash boarding.  Nothing but smooth driving.  The snow made it a little bit of a challenge on the way back as the 33×12.5×15 [...]

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