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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: audrima on February 20, 2011, 10:26:19 pm
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hey, I'm Mariah (ah a girl run! :P). Well Where to began. ah the beginning, My Grandfather bought this 1978 GMC Sierra (2500 hd?) 3/4 ton pickup new in 77 and optioned it himself. he drove it since then. I remember when I was young going camping and going for coal (his furnace was cold heated. ). In 97 he bought a new truck due to doctors orders, he was not allowed to drive a manual anymore. So this truck was used here and there by my dad after that. In 2000 my grandfather had my dad redo the truck. a New "rust free" bed was found (still have the old one!) Floor pans, cab corners, rockers were all replaced the bench seat was redone or replaced. and the whole truck was cleaned up and repainted. we used it to move stuff until the 2005 where it was parked in front of an old church on my grandfathers property. I've always wanted the truck, I have no use for it but soo wanted it because it was my grandfathers and I had good memories from it. My Grandfather passed way earlier this month (feb 2nd 2011) and 1 weeks ago I was given the truck. So my little kia (01 kia Optima) was killed by a bus (no I was not hit but was forced off the road, destroyed the oil pan and the oil pump. and the top end burnt out my dad said) so I need the truck to drive around until I get another car or the weather turns so I can ride my scooter. ^_^
So right now the plan is to fix her to run her. with out any more typing the pictures :)
the day I pulled her out:
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Some plates stuff don't know what there really called lol.
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next post...
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Good looking truck.I got my truck from my dad. Great memories
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So Saturday me and dad get to work on the truck, we pulled the rad out last time we worked on it. and and put it back in Saturday. we aired up the tires, they had intertubes in them interesting lol did some cleaning checking brakes etc. then we worked on the land for my grandmother.She is almost ready for State inspection and driving. All she needs now is fluid changed, some rust spots patched and some systems checked. So here is some pictures ^_^
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hehe already having it work :P
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the "rust free never patched" bed bah need to fix it
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the only major rust spot
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the nice clean bed ^_^
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gas cap, the bed was from a duel tank truck mine does not have that.
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The inside.
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a rust spot
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the front as the truck is cycling the ant-freeze.
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that's it for now, Should be out there tomorrow to fix the rust and take her to get the inspection and the fluids done.
*smiles*
Mariah
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Great truck. I love the old stick shift squares. Its great that you're putting her back to work
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It's always a good thing when you save a truck that belonged to a family member, keep up the good work.
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thanks everyone. :)
Today I got the truck inspected and the fluids changed and some other stuff done. like window cranks. she runs great! but had to have her towed to a shop, the front brake thingy seized on it and the wheel would not move. I told the guy just rebuild both and make sure the back are working well. yay! :D learning experience ^_^
Mariah
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glad you got her almost ready to be put on the road... good luck with the truck, i have to admit you got the truck on the road faster than i got mine (ive driven it but its still not right)...
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Nice truck, i second the 4 speed always liked them...
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thanks I like driving her. :) the brakes are fixed cost me $260! I pick her up tomorrow! yay! I'm trying to think of a way to make her look nicer on the cheap right now thinking ether flat black rattle can job. or we might take the time and repaint it the color it is now. we still have the color sitting at my dads. :D but that's for little later. right now I need to figure out why I don't have high wipers, no heat (blower I belive) and like why the steering wheel is all stick and big o0
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if your patient and willing to do some work on your truck check out this option
http://www.rickwrench.com/index79master.htm?http://www.rickwrench.com/50dollarpaint.html
im using this method on my 81 and my buddy's 66...
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You can start new posts for each of the issues you have and we can reply specifically to each one.
In my opinion, I would leave the paint as is for now. rattle can paint jobs dont come out all that well, so you would just be wasting money.
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thats a good truck. its always good to see girls share a love of driving and fixing their trucks. Keep up the good work
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^_^ thanks! I got my truck back today, been driving her and I love her! :D
I cleaned the inside rather quickly. the first thing I'm going to fix it the heater >.< think the blower is full of mousie stuff. Then the wheel it's all sticky and big and turning my hands black lol. I think it melted a bit this summer. also need to fix the speedo it's not working lol. ah well it's party time ;)
Mariah
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Who needs a speedo!
great work, little and often is the key ;D
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Nice truck!!
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hehe :)
thanks :D
Been doing the collage thing this weeks so have not got to do much yet. tomorrow though I should get something done ^_^
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I'm 31 my dad had a 78 Cheyenne truck we went everywhere with him he gave it to me I had it parked and it got hit and wrecked me not in it. Years go by I have 5 daughters I'm only 31 but I wanted a big family I hope one of my daughters is into something old and has memorys like you. My 8 yo she comes out in the garage with me sometimes lol my 13 yo thinks I'm a dork.. Anyway I like your story never sell it keep it orig yet with your style on it.. This made my day later
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hehe :)
thanks :D
Been doing the collage thing
Are they teaching spelling next week? ;) Sorry...I couldn't resist. Great thing your doing with Pap's truck! Lorne
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cheyenne, *smiles* that is awesome! glad I can make your day ^_^
Haulin, lol hon, they tryed for years. but I have LD in english so it's messed up :D
so ya more pics after the 4th ^_^
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Nice truck! I think you really saved one from the grave. Looking forward to more stories as you go along!
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Thanks Bake! I think I did, I love the truck to death ^_^.
Today was a pain but we got a new Alt put on. Went to start her up and yap someone stole the 3/4 of a tank of gas that she had. >.< so now I need gas in my truck grrr dang thieves. going to fill her up and put a locking cap on her.
mariah
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A locking cap would probably be best for now, shotgun next. ;D
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Yup, locking caps are a must. Especially with gas here around 4.20/gal Remember to keep a spare set of those keys somewhere else.
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I'm liking the red, i'd leave it that color. Maybe a nice set of wheels and what I would do with the steering wheel is replace it with one from a 88-94. I got one for my 85 a couple years back for nine bucks. It really updates the interior. Just my .02
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that sucks when people seal your fuel, >:( when we first got our 87 western hauler when gas was over $4.50, some smart person thought that they needed all of the 60 gallons of gas out of the bed tank. that sucks. I would third locking gas cap. ;D
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ya the gas cap is being bought tomorrow when I have money in the bank hehe. wheels are long down the road. I like the 16in stock ones anyway just going to clean up and repaint them nice. tires hm don't know have to sell my 205-70-r15 (I think) tires I pulled off my kia (less than 500 miles on them! >.<). then we will see what I can do. I have a nice grant wheel sitting in my closet so that's going in bought the adapter from summit last week :). don't know if I will paint her stock read again or a Metallic dark green. with a matallic midnight blue roof fade. I might do a nice stock red again but put a sparkly candy coat over it ^_^
ya totally sucked having over 10gal taken! :( and me w/o a job that's really really needed gas.
I put 2gal in to try to get here to start she turns over but will not fire o0 don't know what is wrong. will not get back to her until wensday. lucky I have mom's 2010 honda CRV for tonight (have a doc apt tomorrow) and free the rest of the week.
mariah
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steering wheel is easy, just go to autozone or kragens and rent the steering wheel puller. its free to rent it too.
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hehe, my dad has one beastie ;)
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even better. so what's the hold up? JK
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take the air cleaner off and dump a little drizzle of gas in the carb, and it will sart right up i bet. just be careful not to drizzle it every where ::)
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hehe, the hold up is my truck is at my parents house right now, and I'm across the river at my apartment w/o a truck to get to my truck or even a car. >.< even my cute scooter is not here (broke the drive belt last year >.<) *sigh* have to wait until I get picked up before I can work on her maybe Wednesday or Thursday.
I will try that western :)
mariah
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Sounds like you need a boat, then you'll be set since you already have a truck, car, and a two wheeled vehicle.
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I have a boat, it's at my parents too. >.< I don't have a car :( my 01 kia optima engine went nock nock nock so it got crushed crushed crushed. :(
I'm looking for a cute sports car right now to like save on gas lol. but for now *hugs truck* I <3 my truck ^_^
Mariah
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Well I got her running again, little gas in the carb. ^_^
on top of that I got my new wheel on yay me! :D
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did not get time to put the side step thingies on or get my speedo fixed but tomorrow is another day :)
mariah
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You are plugging away just as good as most of us are, keep going and you'll have it all done pretty quick.
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Cool.
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looking good! ;)
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hiya! ^_^, I got some work done on my truck, no pictures though. :( So my whole front drivers side brake system was replace. rotor,caliber, brakes(both sides), and hoses all replaced! it was a pain. lol I also took the old am radio out, it was not even hooked up! now I have to replace it some how lol. I also replaced the locks woot! it locks now ^_^. then I replaced the spark plugs, she runs lot better now lol. and like replaced the speedo cable. but that did not fix it still does not work. :(
so like yap more to do tomorrow ^_^
Mariah
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double check that speedo cable. It's easy to put it together and not have the cable inserted correctly at the transmission
If you're looking for tunes on the cheap, you can score an am/fm at the junkyard for $20
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this is an awesome project. your doing great with it.
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thanks everyone :) ya I love my truck ^_^. I will check the cable again tomorrow. and will check a jyard too for the radio thanks for the advice!
*smiles*
mariah
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If you cant find a working radio at the junk yard, and are willing to spend a little more money, there are decks that look stock, but are top notch on technology inside, some even have MP3 or iPod hookups.
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what are IPODS??
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Hehe na I dont want to spend money on it I'd I can help it. I have a nice system to put in her after I get the int done. For now I just need something to play my xm or iPhone music lol
Thanks every one I am tryin to do more as I can. ^_^
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Good work, sounds like you've made a lot of progress so far. Projects like yours are a lot more fun when there's some meaning to them.
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Thanks, yes there is a lot of memories with her and I like to get her all finished so on day when I have a child I can pass it down to them.
Right now I'm looking to replace the seals and such. I would like to get her running and fully street legal before I do anything cosmetic. Safe and reliable is the first thing on my list. ^_^
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Safe and reliable should be first on the list for everyone, though I understand some don't think that way. Nice work on the truck.
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+1 on the safety issue.
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thanks Bake and beastie! :) yes safety is the most impotent for me then reliability. :)
right now I'm working on getting the e-brake fixed (does not work all the way) and check the rear breaks, and the steering is kind of wobbly now (like a tired is not on all the way). =^_^=
mariah
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By the time you are done you are going to know the truck inside and out, which is awesome, I wish more women would take more interest in vehicles some time, not all, but more would be better.
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*smiles* thanks bake. I hope I do know her inside and out ^_^. Guess it's just how I was raised. lol
mariah
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I changed the fuel filter yay!!! lol ( I hope I put it in right :P ) ya not much done this week been way to hot for my fragile system. I am hoping on Sunday or Monday to fix the speed-o and maybe power wash the engine(good idea?). love to put a radio it, but have not found one yet lol. maybe just maybe put the side boards on lol. (though you all seem to hate the kind I have o.0 )
mariah
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Yes, there is a right and wrong way to install a filter. Its 50/50 if you dont read which way it is supposed to go.
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I got it in right ^_^, I also "installed" a radio. Found a set of speaker in a box thingy (2 comps in a carpet covered box) and wired that to a "Radio" from a 07 Rocketa Bali-150 lol ran some wires and hide it under the seat. it sucks but it's tunes from my XM unit so as long as I'm not on the interstate or revving high I can here it.
This weekend if I'm not dragged all around the state. I will be working on my truck, Air filter, hood, maybe them side steps and hitch, speedo cable(again >.<) and general cleaning. :)
Mariah
PS: I got a job finally :D at Auto Zone lol.
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congrats on the new job !!!
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discounts!
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thanks :D yes I get a 20% discount! that's a nice savings if I remember right a complete new a/c system for my truck cost $670! with discount it's $560 or something like that. :D I can't wait to start buying thing. ^_^
but first! I need to clean her lol
mariah
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Make sure you buy parts that you dont have to get at ghettozone at the junk yard, it will save you $
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If I worked at a parts store I would probably bring something home everyday and end up still owing them on payday! ;D
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hahaha you and me both man. that just wouldnt work for me .
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hehe, yes it will be hard to not spend my whole paycheck on parts but I do have $650/month in bills lol.
yes I plan on getting some stuff from the j-yards but here there is not much pre-95 cars/trucks they were mostly crushed when salvage went to $15/100lbs. the ones that are left are picked rather clean. but I should be able to get some stuff I want ;)
Mariah
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here is all I got done this week :( I got the air filter in and my cb in ^_^. here is a pic
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and here is some with me in it. (warning I am ugly! :P )
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^_^ Mariah
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breaker breaker ha
how did you mount the CB
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hey! don't make fun of my cb, it's the only radio I have. :P I mounted it in the worse way. two sided tape then four short metal screws. lol
Mariah
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i love having a cb in my truck. :) you could have mounted it like i did mine. and mine just folds up when im not using it. lol
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Thats a real clean truck! When are you getting a passenger side window crank, and what are you going to do for a horn button? And this is how I mounted my CB. I mounted it in 2 existing holes under the dash.
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and I did something similar to gotsmeuh with the ash tray....
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lol, I will replace the passenger side crank the same day I replace the drivers side :P for now the vice grip that been used for 10 years will have to do (need to replace the whole system!). I'm ordering the horn button tonight. :P nice mounting, ya the ashtray would be nice but my cb is a tad big for there lol. under like c20 has is taken by the mounting bracket for the trailer e-brake. plus you can't see it in the pic but there is all the aux power cables n such there in the ashtray lol.
Mariah :)
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Slight side track question.
How do you guys get on using a CB while driving? Over here you'd get a $150 fine and 3 points on your licence. Same as a mobile phone.
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I only use mine on the highways and in the woods
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0o? Who told you that i have used Mine in almost every state for work and just in case. I never heard a law like that like omg poor truck drivers! Only state I can think of to be that stupid would be Cali lol. Cellphones yes CB's naw there half duplex devices and well cb means citizen band radio! Heck police use it to help people like o my pilot car drivers would lose there lic and all there money! Use it just don't be a moron with it. :p
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i use mine whenever my friends and i are cruising around town or hauling scrap. we have state, county, and city cops in the town where i live. the only cops that ever do anything are the state cops, because the county and city cops are too lazy. my cb also has a pa on it. so me and my buddies just usually ride around yelling obscenities at kids we know. hahah.
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me and my buddy use our cb's when we go haul scrap metal and to just goof around and yell tittily winks near the interstate
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dont hate on cali
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No hate for Cali just for stupidity. And stupid laws
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Europe is stricter than even Cali, but I do agree with the cell law. Most people can't text and drive or talk and drive for that matter, the hands free thing makes sense to me, just too bad the bluetooth head units are so expensive. I will never wear one of those headset things, I can't stand those, makes you look like you got assimilated into the Borg collective!
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O yes the cell law is good just a law banning using cb would be stupid.
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Well no update work today, The truck is at my parents house out of gas >.< but I got to ride the motorcycle for like 5hrs today :D on the street at that! I sooo can't wait until I like have my own lol.
mariah
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^_^
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Where did it go?!?!?!
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there it is! hehe got tired of it being up there in the way. To many people were looking at it. so I'm moving it down there I think. still need to wire it in.
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got bored of not having a radio too so I got this one from work, not bad for $25 ^_^ beyond that I cleaned the cab out and check the fluids. tomorrow I might do something about that rubber mat and really clean the inside. lol
Mariah :D
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I've had that exact same radio in mine for the last 3 years.. I couldn't take listening to just AM anymore.
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hehe same here, for the price is works good. need to replace the speakers though one is blown in the box thingy and it
s not that loud on teh highway with the windows down! but first! tires ^_^
Mariah
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your my dream girl!
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*you're, not your.
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=^_^= thanks 84chvy :D.
Beastie. no spelling correcting on my thread :P j/k as long as you don't correct mine! lol
a small update:
my truck is at grandpa's land for the last week. been riding the motorcycle. tomorrow after church I'm going up there to see what I can do about the heater and tires and the front wiggly thingy o and the oil leaking (lose about all of it in about 2 weeks lol) I hope my parents help me with cost! else theres 15in car tires I have are going on her lol!
Mariah
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front wiggly thingy o and the oil leaking (lose about all of it in about 2 weeks lol)
Mariah
by wiggly thing you mean??? steering wheel ;D
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No no the other end hard to say but one wheel is like / and the other at the same time is like | or something like that and it's all wobbly. N noise too
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no need to correct me there, bigshot.
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Nice truck! Just put a wrap on the steering wheel.
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wrap on steering wheel?
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yes there was.
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Putting a steering wheel cover will solve the black hands quickly for the time being.
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you talking about a tie rod? or when you drew the picture lol is that from a birds eye view or as if you where looking from the back to front
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o hehe I replaced the steering wheel already. :)
hm when I turn to the right the drivers tire is turned in but the pass is not turned in as much, Could be the ti rod. it's all wabbly too 0o
might go up there to day if dad is in good mood and look.
mariah
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If you are looking at the tires they don't turn as much in the way of direction when locked, this is part of the suspension Geometry...
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i think she is saying that one tire turns to 45 deg while the other is sitting at 50
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The correct terminology is "toe out on turns".
During a turn, the inside tire rolls through a smaller diameter circle so it has to be turned into the direction of the turn more to keep from scrubbing the tire tread.
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sorry the pictures are gone, I'm moving my site.
as for the tires, I got slapped and they were fine. >.< just wabbly