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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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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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$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 [...]

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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 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Exhaust, Exterior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission, Welding.
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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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