What have you done to your square lately??

[BRetty]

I have many things to do on/to/for my truck, but this week was slammed at work, starting at 6AM to beat the heat and 11-12 hr days, so all i could do was fill her up with 91 octane and a can of Seafoam, kind of a lame little gesture I know, I hoped she wouldn't be mad at me.

OMFGWTF!!! She's suddenly running amazing. Frisky. She's all like, "Lets go to VEGAS!!!"

Remember your HS girlfriend's birthday, when you bought her a $100 necklace from the Zales at the mall, and she went down on you right there in the Red Lobster parking lot? And then AGAIN in her parents' driveway? It's like that. The Power of Seafoam!

 

[idahovette]

^^^^^@ @BRetty .......AND another one....you shoulda' been a writer!!!!

 

[TotalyHucked]

Got a question for you: is the wide trim with the color band the same for 83-84 and 85-87? Cause the ones I have, are "marked" as 83-84 but they look like what you just put on your truck. I know 83-84 have the matching pieces for the headlight bezels, that the later ones don't use....

The '83/84 band is much narrower than the '85-88. They won't interchange

 

[ChuckN]

The '83/84 band is much narrower than the '85-88. They won't interchange

Do they offer the colored adhesive tape to just reapply? I painted mine but would have been a quick and easy fix.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Do they offer the colored adhesive tape to just reapply? I painted mine but would have been a quick and easy fix.

There are companies that offer vinyl wrap inserts to go in there, yes

 

[bucket]

Shockingly he did, but it was absolutely a paid restoration. Talked about how only people with money or who inherited can own good classics... lol

Sounds like a tool bag. One of those guys that thinks his sh!t don't stink.

 

[Blue Ox]

^^^^^@ @BRetty .......AND another one....you shoulda' been a writer!!!!

I used to think I could put a paragraph together until Mr Retty started posting.

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

That’s a good question- but I wouldn’t know. Actually mine is an ‘81, someone put on an 85-87 grille.

Thanks for the information guys!
Got another "odd" question; has anyone on here had a set of factory GMC wire wheel covers? The pix I find on eBay are a generic center cap insert, but I swear the caps Dad had on the '75 Sierra Classic had a silver/chrome center cap and the red insert GMC logo. Best of my recollection is that he got these at the dealership parts department, shortly after buying the truck, and he ran them till he got the Western Wheel turbine mags. Which wasn't but for a few months.... I'm also remembering a story about the factory full wheel covers on the truck getting stolen (guess these were the ones similar to the 67-72 fwc like the early squares used, with the 5 "lug nuts" around the edges). And so he got the wires with the insurance money....
I have no pictures of this truck with any of the covers or wheels, lost them six years ago in the same house fire that got Dad too. That's why I was excited to see what I still think is at least part of that truck in Conroe at the swap meet, February before last. But unfortunately when I had a chance to go back out to where it was, they had left.

 

[ChuckN]

Got the truck back last night at about 6pm. When I picked it up, he informed me that apparently it had been cobbled together at one point- the driveshaft was too long, and it had some kind of conversion for the rear u-joint. He didn’t call me to tell me any of this, he just fixed it and did the work.

He shortened the driveshaft, put the correct yoke on it and put brand new Spicer U-joints on it, as well as the True-Trac install. Of course, he balanced everything.

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All this was to gear up to take it to the C10 show in Olympia today, and Eureka! I had it back in time. Then he reminded me that a guy has to break these things in with a couple heat/full cool cycles. So, I’ll be leaving early this morning in the DD to take some pictures. It’d be stupid to not follow recommendations at this point, there’s always next year. I’m charging up my GoPro batteries and I’ll snag some pictures for y’all today.

Edit- the cost with everything including, driveshaft shortening/balancing, u-joints, all parts and labor was $1566. I have a feeling that is on the low side and I’ll be bringing back business to him any time I can- he gets rave reviews for a reason. Good honest work, or so I’m hoping.

 

[Snoots]

I'm needing, on the front axle, new U-Joints, and bearings. I seem to read that Moog and Timken aren't what they used to be.
Anybody got any suggestions?

 

[squaredeal91]

I'm needing, on the front axle, new U-Joints, and bearings. I seem to read that Moog and Timken aren't what they used to be.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Only good ones i know of are Spicer. They have I think 3 grades by color box. Red purple and maybe blue. I've had really good luck with precision u-joints in heavy off road applications. Skf seem to be junk too. I've tested many on my wheelers.

 

[DoubleDingo]

I'm needing, on the front axle, new U-Joints, and bearings. I seem to read that Moog and Timken aren't what they used to be.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Spicer

 

[82sbshortbed]

Got the truck back last night at about 6pm. When I picked it up, he informed me that apparently it had been cobbled together at one point- the driveshaft was too long, and it had some kind of conversion for the rear u-joint. He didn’t call me to tell me any of this, he just fixed it and did the work.

He shortened the driveshaft, put the correct yoke on it and put brand new Spicer U-joints on it, as well as the True-Trac install. Of course, he balanced everything.

You must be registered for see images attach

All this was to gear up to take it to the C10 show in Olympia today, and Eureka! I had it back in time. Then he reminded me that a guy has to break these things in with a couple heat/full cool cycles. So, I’ll be leaving early this morning in the DD to take some pictures. It’d be stupid to not follow recommendations at this point, there’s always next year. I’m charging up my GoPro batteries and I’ll snag some pictures for y’all today.

Edit- the cost with everything including, driveshaft shortening/balancing, u-joints, all parts and labor was $1566. I have a feeling that is on the low side and I’ll be bringing back business to him any time I can- he gets rave reviews for a reason. Good honest work, or so I’m hoping.

That's not too bad of a price. When I had a new driveshaft made for the 82 when I put in the 700r4. It was 500 bucks for the driveshaft. There's only one shop in the area that even does driveshaft work. He took it out there and picked it up for me too. It's hard to find a good honest mechanic these days. If you do? Keep him.

 

[82sbshortbed]

Spent 95 bucks on gaskets today to fix all the oil leaks he found while replacing the motor mounts. That should fix all of them except for the rear main seal.

 

[Blue Ox]

I'm needing, on the front axle, new U-Joints, and bearings. I seem to read that Moog and Timken aren't what they used to be.
Anybody got any suggestions?

Moog never used to be. If it's a shadow of its former self, its frikin daylight now