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Welllllll..... Let me say that I know how you are feeling. Last time I painted, Jimmy Carter was president. And it was simple. Prep... -
Grit dog replied to the thread Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair.To close the loop, I shimmed all the squarebody bottom door hinges on both trucks. The passenger doors sound and close as good or better...
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Grit dog reacted to hey mister's post in the thread Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair with
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Holy moly!! That PEX tube trick worked!! Used an exacto razor saw. It qas a bit of a trick to get them on. Used very long needle nose... -
Grit dog reacted to YakkoWarner's post in the thread Fix Slamming Doors - Striker Door Latch Repair with Like.
My friend Dave did all 4 doors on my Suburban that way one day - the 1st one he actually went through the process of removing the...
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Grit dog reacted to Johnny Atomic's post in the thread What have you done to your square lately?? with Love.
Here's what I did my square lately. I drove it 900+ miles round trip to C10 Nationals in Nashville with my daughter. We had a great...
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Grit dog replied to the thread First time "real" painting..^Sorry as well Marty for de-railing your thread with my responses to @Doppleganger. @Doppleganger, I’ve never used adhesion promoter at...
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I know this thread has been side-tracked a couple times...guys, that's ok. You never know when somebody is learning from it. And that's...
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Grit dog replied to the thread Rear brake bleeding struggles.Yup, if you can’t force any fluid thru the wheel cylinder then it’s time to take it apart. If you suspect it’s been (decades) since rear...
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Grit dog replied to the thread Rear brake bleeding struggles.Confused, you have disk brakes in the rear on that truck? Or did you mean wheel cylinder? You haven’t expounded on the basic condition...
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Grit dog replied to the thread First time "real" painting..+1 on all of the above. Confirming that bondo works on bare metal, primer or paint as well. There are considerations when not going to...
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Grit dog replied to the thread First time "real" painting..Why would you strip it again? Makes no sense. How much bondo could you have on the bare cab? If it’s that much, it may be the wrong...
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FINAL ANSWER… The sidewall max is 50psi. I wanted the tires to be properly inflated but 50 seemed too high so I got close. I just...
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The ones I get a laugh out of is the campers. 3 or 4 years ago, they way over-paid for a camper. Went camping 1 season and realized...
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Grit dog replied to the thread Question on upgrading gauges.That’s what I’d do if I was gonna drop some $ on replacement gauges. The last working squarebody clock bit the dust in 1993 probably...
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I did it for my 74 C20 cluster. It had idiot lights, ammeter and no tach. I used the Lmc gauges. I put in a tach, small fuel gauge...
