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Vehicle Maintenance

22 December 2011, 3:05 pm

Today was devoted to oil changes & other maintenance related tasks on the Tahoe & K5. Both were due for an oil change which was the easy part. Fresh Pennzoil Ultra 5w30 for the Tahoe & Pennzoil dino-juice 10w40 for the K5. While in the garage, I checked & topped off all of the other [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Tahoe, Transmission.
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Tahoe Operational!

26 March 2011, 12:15 pm

The Tahoe is back together and shifting nicely! Today I did the initial power washing of the compressor & tank. This thing has a heck of a layer of grime on it!

Filed under Drivetrain, Tahoe, Tools, Transmission.
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Tahoe Down – Compressor in Shop

16 March 2011, 6:12 am

So I have been busy, just not on the things which I really want to be working on. The transmission in my ’04 Tahoe decided to start slipping on the 2-3 shift, a condition that was getting worse. I figured that it was the clutch pack, but thought that I would attempt to recondition the [...]

Filed under Tahoe, Tools, Transmission, Welding.
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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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Metal Working, Transmission.
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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 no 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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Interior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission.
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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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Metal Working, Transmission.
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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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Tires, Transmission.
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$250 Later

10 March 2009, 7:31 pm

So $250 later and the Suburban is sitting in the shop!  No real excitement in picking it up.  Just drove it up onto the flatbed and chained it down.  The ride back down off of the flatbed was interesting though.  It was raining outside which left the bed of the trailer quite slick.  The practically [...]

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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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Transmission.
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