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What new tools have you got lately?
Swung by HF for a couple things today. Was looking up various digital 3/4” torque wrenches the other night since I’m using GM TTY bolts for the heads and crank on my ‘05. I borrowed my buddy’s snap-off to do the blue truck but I need to do this truck, that one again, my buddy’s ‘04 soon after...- TotalyHucked
- Post #2,515
- Forum: Garage
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Holes drilled Hung it back, lifted the whole thing enough to remove the steer wheels so I could throw the bolts through and tighten them, put the wheels back on, then also decide to drill some holes to reinstall my handle. It’s MUCH easier to move around now- TotalyHucked
- Post #282
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
I had originally planned to re-loom the entire harness, but didn’t have enough braided loom. So I just focused on what was completely crumbly I really didn’t have a lot of energy today, just kinda piddled around. Once I got the looming done, I decided to piddle with the toolbox for a...- TotalyHucked
- Post #281
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Started today off by opening some of the parts I’ve ordered the last week. My China-Kool 40k cooler got THROWN by the Amazon guy :rolleyes: Thankfully it was ok, just had the hardware bag busted open Missing 2 washers, otherwise everything else was good Took the crank out and lightly...- TotalyHucked
- Post #280
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Got the rings and bearings ordered, just gotta clean and wait for them to show up- TotalyHucked
- Post #279
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Pulled the crank out to look at the tops of the main bearings- TotalyHucked
- Post #278
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Worked on getting the bottom end apart after work today. Started by cleaning off the tops of the pistons with some Gunk and a wire brush Pulled the pistons. Little wear on the bearings but not bad. Rod and crank journals look fine- TotalyHucked
- Post #277
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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What have you done to your square lately??
That's great news! Glad you found a good shop, that's a hard thing these days- TotalyHucked
- Post #22,618
- Forum: Garage
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
No but I'm ordering one this weekend- TotalyHucked
- Post #275
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Talked to a couple machine shops about hot tanking and putting cam bearings in, they want $300+ for that. My coworker has the tool and I have bore brushes so I’m just gonna do it all. Also decided against the flat top pistons and 799/243 heads I was contemplating. Not worth the $500+ for this...- TotalyHucked
- Post #273
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Granted I am not the expert on cam bearings but the ones in the LH6 I put in the square didn't look like that, at least not that I remember. I broke the rules and looked at that one too lol- TotalyHucked
- Post #272
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
So that’s where we stand as of now. Gotta figure out what rings and bearings to order. The original oil pan gasket is still there, rivets and all, so standard bearings ought to be fine I guess. Found some flat top 4.8 pistons on RockAuto I’m debating to get some more compression. They’re GM...- TotalyHucked
- Post #269
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Got the cam out. And I couldn’t help it, I looked at the cam bearings. Could see the difference in the top and bottom of the bearing from 5ft away. Bottom is smooth, top is rough. All the bearings I could see were like that. Crap. Can see the 3, 4, 5 mains on the cam show some more wear...- TotalyHucked
- Post #268
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Welp, got it torn down further after work. Squarebody shock stud works great for getting the balancer all the way off Still nice cross hatch all the way down in all the cylinders- TotalyHucked
- Post #267
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
I've never really been interested in turbos until recently, I've always been a supercharger guy if there's boost involved. But I may seriously look at sticking a turbo on this truck sometime in the future. Free HP is awful tempting lol- TotalyHucked
- Post #266
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
Got the manifolds and heads off at lunch. 1 rear manifold bolt is broken off down in the head a bit, 1 is sticking out enough for me to grab. Then one of the front manifold bolts broke the head off when I hit it, but it's got plenty sticking out. The heads look exactly as I expected, dirty but...- TotalyHucked
- Post #264
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Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab
I'm not really sweating those too bad. The rear two already have the heads busted off but have a good bit of the bolt left sticking out. I'll just zap them with some heat and tap them with a hammer before removing the rest. For the cam bearings, me and my buddies have all swapped cams in...- TotalyHucked
- Post #263
- Forum: Other Vehicles
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Twitchy steering with a big travel trailer (rear sway bar help?)
Agreed with the others, it's the tires. That's def not a heavy enough tire to be putting all that weight on- TotalyHucked
- Post #13
- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Starter - Looking for Quality
Something to keep in mind, small block starters need to be shimmed. If you're getting a terrible grinding noise, you either: - need to play with the shims until it's happy - you have a worn down flexplate and need to replace it and/or starter - you have the wrong starter/flexplate combo. There's...- TotalyHucked
- Post #13
- Forum: Tech Discussion
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Highway vibration 55-65mph
Typically through the body like you're saying means it's coming from the rear of the truck. Front end vibration you usually feel through the column/wheel and pedals. First thing is to check wheels and tires closely. Make sure the wheels haven't slung a weight off or the tire is misshapen like a...- TotalyHucked
- Post #2
- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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GMC Hood Ornament
Yeah, you can't buy just the gasket unfortunately- TotalyHucked
- Post #22
- Forum: Paint and Body
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Twitchy steering with a big travel trailer (rear sway bar help?)
^Agreed on the weight distribution hitch. Throw a picture up of your setup when loaded. Does the 'burb squat real bad?- TotalyHucked
- Post #3
- Forum: Suspension, Steering & Brakes
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Repainting Yuba Gold
Our '76 shop truck is believed to be Yuba Gold- TotalyHucked
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- Forum: Exterior
