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I can't wait to have my cluster back. Pretty excited.

Hope he's as good as me. l0l

 

Did 2 more this afternoon, so that's 5 for the day. I told my brother I needed a break and he said '' You're the boss''.

 

You're the boss doesn't stop the phone from ringing.

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Bare metal on frame exposed by some kind of scratch. Sanded, primed, painted with flat glass, then clear-coated. Sounds like a bigger project than it was - took all of 15 minutes. Just don't frame exposed to the elements. Still can't get over the fact that a bare-metal frame is wax dipped and not powder painted.

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New pup got to go in the bed for a short time today

 

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Ryan B.

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HEY LITTLE PUPPY!! :D:seeya:

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I "drove" on some snow79eb99bbeba23a5727d0d59137abeda1.jpg

 

Also picked up a new grille emblem from the dealer

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:lol:

 

I'm headed out in a bit - will be back with some good pics of that for ya. :sick:

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:lol:

 

I'm headed out in a bit - will be back with some good pics of that for ya. :sick:

The mountain areas here are good about the road upkeep. And they don't use salt

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Yeah .. salt. I wish I hadn't gone out today. What a friggin mess! Roads in town were BARE. :nonod: Truck WAS spotless when I left too. Not anymore.

 

Took backroads home to try and wash some of it off by doing 50 mph in the powder. Wasn't a long enough stretch to do much.

 

I'll tell ya though, these Blizzak DM-V2s stick like GLUE. I came down my hill at just under 50 & firmly applied brake - wasn't until I was almost stopped that the ABS kicked in. Was like driving on bare but wet pavement -felt exactly the same. Granted, this isn't crap for snow - barely 1/2". This storm is just getting ramped up.

 

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I "drove" on some snow79eb99bbeba23a5727d0d59137abeda1.jpg

 

Also picked up a new grille emblem from the dealer

Snow lol

 

 

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haven't driven the duramax in about 2 months, gonna pull it out tomorrow to do fuel filter, trans filter, FASS filters, maybe install the sump I've had sitting around

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Seen a new Tahoe today gray with black rims looked real nice

 

 

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Seen a new Tahoe today gray with black rims looked real nice

 

 

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The wife needs a new vehicle one day Ryan... maybe tomorrow is that day lol

 

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Just repaired a pair of ( 15114374 ) for a 2007 Uplander. He just came from the dealer where they quoted him $365Cdn programmed. I love helping people save money, you should have seen his eyes after trying both of them multiple times and me asking for $30. Priceless!!!!! I love my life

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