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Offline DozerMek

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New guy from KS
« on: February 07, 2012, 09:49:52 am »
Hi all,

Come across this forum while doing some research on my truck and thought I would join up.

I recently sold my Chevy LUV 4x4 and bought a 82 Chevy Silverado K30 with the gas sipping 454 and 4-speed a few months back for a good price and am in the process of fixing some flubs from the previous owner.  I just love it when someone tries to fix the wiring with a pair of wire cutters and electrical tape >:(.

A little about myself, I retired from active duty U.S. Army back in 2007 after 24 years and now work at a local community college teaching military technologies.  I was a construction machinery mechanic and worked on dozers, earth movers, and everything else that can flatten a mountain and make an airstrip out of it. The only wrench turning I do now is on my own junk.

Glad to be here and hope to learn a few things along the way.

Eric
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Offline winky

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2012, 10:18:23 am »
welcome from alabama! and i know what you mean about the electrical tape.. even worse when they dont use tape... just twist the wires together.. ( someone did that on my truck)
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2012, 10:43:17 am »
welcome from maryland
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Offline zieg85

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2012, 04:14:12 pm »
Thank you for your service, Welcome from NW Indiana
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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2012, 07:04:40 pm »
     x2 on your service, and welcome from California.
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Offline 1982 Daily Driver

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2012, 07:15:25 pm »
Welcome from South Carolona
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Offline DustyRusty

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2012, 06:08:12 pm »
Quote from: DozerMek on February 07, 2012, 09:49:52 am
...and bought a 82 Chevy Silverado K30 with the gas sipping 454...
   LOL

Welcome from Alaska, Eric.

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Offline cubicdollars

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2012, 08:14:35 pm »
Welcome from Kansas !!!
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Offline DozerMek

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2012, 10:33:35 am »
Thanks for the warm welcome. 
I haven't been able to do much to the truck yet because of work and the weather so I guess I'll deal with the problems until the weather gets better.  I'm doing alot of research now, so I'll be well informed when I'll be able to work on it.
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Offline slammed79

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2012, 10:59:39 am »
Welcome from Arizona!
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Offline Jason S

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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2012, 07:22:16 am »
Howdy from Oklahoma!

Thank you for your service.

Gas sipping 454? You obviously have the super rare 454 made of unobtanium...  :P
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Re: New guy from KS
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2012, 04:46:10 pm »
welcome aboard from northeast ohio
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