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Offline frotosride

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2014, 09:35:21 PM »
As usual I beat old blue like a red-headed ford on the way home from duty today... But I'm not always mean I picked up some new vaccum lines, antifreeze, water pump ESC sensor and Lucas zinc additive for the old man as well. Told him to rest for the night because in the morning after we pick up a new toy( gsxr 750 engine) I'm gonna check on his ' toe' condition and fix those dry rotted vacuum lines. I hope he likes it.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2014, 12:37:54 AM »
I sprung a leak this morning on my way to work. So this evening I raced home before I ran out of coolant lol. Yanked the radiator out to send it out to be redone on Monday morning. Side tank was bleeding pretty good.
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What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2014, 02:52:12 PM »
Bought some goodies for the truck to arrive for Xmas for my wife. The truck is technically hers but I enjoy the wrenching and some cruising.  New center speaker to test if the original radio works along with a new rearview mirror and some gmc floor mats! More pics when they arrive and are installed!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2014, 04:02:19 PM »
Drove my 84 to Church.  Been driving it a lot lately to test reliability...  So far so good
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2014, 10:42:17 PM »
turn it into my DD a while ago.  I realized that I just love to drive this truck.

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2014, 07:33:48 AM »
Great to hear it! I've still got a few little maintenance items before I can DD my truck, but soon! Otherwise it's great for cruisin around!

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #21 on: November 26, 2014, 09:05:14 AM »
Drove it for the first time after the NV3500  swap

Woo hoo!
This trans is suuh-weet !

Took it for a drive before we re installed the dash and gauges ( gotta pull the gauge cluster to get to the clutch and brake pedal out)

And ran outta gas .....

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #22 on: November 26, 2014, 12:22:55 PM »
Oh no! Haha

How was the nv3500 swap? Painless or nightmare?

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #23 on: November 27, 2014, 04:10:16 PM »
Spent 20 mins freezing in the rain putting a new alternator in..the original one lasted until yesterday and would have been longer if I knew the. Voltage sensing wire needed a diode..yay!
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #24 on: November 28, 2014, 01:04:14 AM »
Put the radiator back in and she's all good to go. Drove her this afternoon. A week in my mom's tahoe and I remember how much I love my truck better lol. After all my truck is my DD, it's the only 1 out of our 4 vehicles total I wanna drive.
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #25 on: November 29, 2014, 09:09:05 AM »
Using the 350. Haven't done it yet, been busy as a one armed paper hanger moving, & setting up my shop. Only 200' across the yard, but still a lot of work. Completely cleaned, & painted the inside of the new shop. Then moved all the tools, equipment, & crap. Then cleaned & painted the inside of the old shop. Spent the last almost 2 weeks setting up / wiring the compressor, & waste oil furnace.

Also put new rear springs, new front shackles, & bushings, plus new shocks, coil overs in the rear on my 87. Using it for plowing for now.
 
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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #26 on: November 30, 2014, 11:40:54 AM »
The speaker, rearview mirror and floor mats I ordered showed up yesterday! Time to put a bow on the box and prep it for Xmas then install at that point!

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #27 on: November 30, 2014, 01:55:56 PM »
Oil / filter change, feul & air filter. Checked power steering fluid level as well as coolant level. Lubed chassis.

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #28 on: November 30, 2014, 05:52:22 PM »
Aw ya! You reminded me haha I changed the oil/filter yesterday and bought a new distributor cap and rotor as the one on there.... Looks ancient. Gonna slap that on here next weekend

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Re: What did you do with your truck today?
« Reply #29 on: November 30, 2014, 06:19:18 PM »
Finally got around to mounting the radiator and fans properly. Been 3 years and I'm surprised I Hagen ruined my radiator due to vibration. Plan on finnishing it tomorrow.
"Beat it like a red-headed ford"
1987 v10 Silverado(LQ4), 87 R10,83 K20, 83 cucv 6.2 Detroit
2006 Boulevard M109R 109 cid,2019 M109R BOSS
2009 Jeep XK, (future LS Swap)
GSXR 750 engine awaiting go kart