What did you do with your truck/shop today

[SarahsGMC]

Been building headlights like crazy lately, redoing the boyfriends 12 duramax, going all out on mine, have another 2010 duramax to do in a week. Here's a sneak peak at mine

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[Colossus]

good job.  Did you get your 06 fixed yet?

[SarahsGMC]

inners are welded in today need to weld the outers in and cab corners then paint and fix a bedside... hoping to be done next week

Edited June 25, 2018 by SarahsGMC

[Jsdirt]

Been working on a 2007 Sierra (new body) all week. ENTIRE new front end (minus rack ends & struts), u-joints, exhaust repair, air bag light troubleshooting (had 2 blown out corroded front sensors, left and right), replaced a busted rear wheel stud and missing lug nut, and did a diag on a no-comm to the ABS unit. Got that figured out (needs a new module, plus has an open in the ABS motor wire) ... and now the truck decides to throw a no-comm to the fuel pump control module. I could go on a rant all day about that one - guess a RELAY to the damn fuel pump was TOO EASY & RELIABLE, so GM just HAD to fix that one!!  

 

Guess these are the things I'll be looking forward to with my truck - it's exactly the same truck, minus the front clip body wise. Everything underneath and under hood is the same. I've already been through the front-end part of it ... back when the truck was TWO years old ...

 

Never a dull moment around here. Truck had the wrong CV axle on one side (for Classic models and backward), so the auto parts store matched up the axles to THAT one, of course, when I sent my wife down there for parts. Installed the ONE they had (figures) while I waited for the delivery of the second one - bolted right up no problem, but was an inch or so too short - didn't catch that at first. While installing the airbag sensors, I noticed the inner boot stretched to the max. Grabbed the shaft, and it moved 5" in every direction - wasn't even splined into the inner joint!! Glad I didn't have the other axle to  test the 4x4 out! Would've ripped the boot in half.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If your inner boot looks like this on a GMT900, you've got the WRONG axle!!

[StinkyCheese]

Yesterday I put another passenger headlight assembly on my truck.  Got lucky found one on ebay a guy had removed from another truck, in pretty darn good shape for only $60.50 with shipping.  Prices were cheap enough I almost considered buying both assemblies.  I think he was selling the rear tail lights as well. Now I have to go back and sand down my driver's side assembly again so it matches the passenger.  Maybe sometime in the next week or so I'll give the truck a bath.

[Coby7]

I haven't been pestering you with what I've been doing for a while, today I LEDed a 2003 Silverado cluster and repaired a 2004 Avalanche cluster then I LEDed his HVAC control panel.

 

Edited June 30, 2018 by Coby7

[Ravenkeeper]

Not today, but last night.

 

Went to church yesterday morning, ate lunch on Edwards AFB (with the family), then we went to Tehachapi to buy a twin bed frame for my daughter, then to Home Depot to buy a few things for our new house, and then went home via Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd.  Had some stupid kamikaze moron illegally pass us and the truck in front of us on a double yellow, blind curve, over a hill.  Said MORON almost ran into the oncoming car, but that person swerved off into the dirt, over corrected, and came straight into us.

 

The four of us are ok, I have a broken foot, #2/3/4 meditarpals.  Wife and kids are going in to be better examined than by the EMTs on the scene.  Wife has some swelling in her right hand, daughter has seatbelt bruising (mostly from the buckle), and son appears to be fine.  Wife/daughter were sitting on the right side, and son was behind me.

[Chris]

Not today, but last night.

 

Went to church yesterday morning, ate lunch on Edwards AFB (with the family), then we went to Tehachapi to buy a twin bed frame for my daughter, then to Home Depot to buy a few things for our new house, and then went home via Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd.  Had some stupid kamikaze moron illegally pass us and the truck in front of us on a double yellow, blind curve, over a hill.  Said MORON almost ran into the oncoming car, but that person swerved off into the dirt, over corrected, and came straight into us.

 

The four of us are ok, I have a broken foot, #2/3/4 meditarpals.  Wife and kids are going in to be better examined than by the EMTs on the scene.  Wife has some swelling in her right hand, daughter has seatbelt bruising (mostly from the buckle), and son appears to be fine.  Wife/daughter were sitting on the right side, and son was behind me.

Yea I try to avoid those roads. Sometimes I would like to take willow springs home but I’ve been on it a few times. I just stick to 14 and 58


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[Black02Silverado]

Hauled a load of yellow squash out to our one farm.  That is a 1,600lb pallet worth of squash.  Made the truck ride real smooth.

[Jsdirt]

The 2,400 lb. pallets of coal I pick up occasionally  do the same. Really used to pack that suspension right down to nothing, before I installed the Firestone air bags. Only need 20 psi to level the truck out with one of those in back. 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Ravenkeeper said:

Not today, but last night.

 

Went to church yesterday morning, ate lunch on Edwards AFB (with the family), then we went to Tehachapi to buy a twin bed frame for my daughter, then to Home Depot to buy a few things for our new house, and then went home via Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd.  Had some stupid kamikaze moron illegally pass us and the truck in front of us on a double yellow, blind curve, over a hill.  Said MORON almost ran into the oncoming car, but that person swerved off into the dirt, over corrected, and came straight into us.

 

The four of us are ok, I have a broken foot, #2/3/4 meditarpals.  Wife and kids are going in to be better examined than by the EMTs on the scene.  Wife has some swelling in her right hand, daughter has seatbelt bruising (mostly from the buckle), and son appears to be fine.  Wife/daughter were sitting on the right side, and son was behind me.

HOLY CRAP man!! Glad you guys are all ok! At least it was only your foot - that definitely could've went MUCH worse. God was definitely looking out of you all that night!

 

So many idiots out on the roads today. Been thinking of selling my '74 RD350 and buying a paramotor to fly around with, up above the madness on the streets. Love that bike, though - I just can't bring myself to part with it. It's one of my last carb/points operated machines! I try to avoid cities, and stick to the backroads on it. Problem is, the backroads will pound your kidneys into submission, and knock your fillings loose ...

 

[99silveradoz71]

Went and saw a fireworks display with the kids for the first time. Glad I keep a supply of blankets under the back seat.

[Colossus]

9 hours ago, Ravenkeeper said:

Not today, but last night.

 

Went to church yesterday morning, ate lunch on Edwards AFB (with the family), then we went to Tehachapi to buy a twin bed frame for my daughter, then to Home Depot to buy a few things for our new house, and then went home via Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd.  Had some stupid kamikaze moron illegally pass us and the truck in front of us on a double yellow, blind curve, over a hill.  Said MORON almost ran into the oncoming car, but that person swerved off into the dirt, over corrected, and came straight into us.

 

 

GOOD GRIEF!!!  Praying for all of you!!!

Edited July 3, 2018 by Colossus

[Ravenkeeper]

On 7/2/2018 at 12:55 PM, Chris said:

 

Yea I try to avoid those roads. Sometimes I would like to take willow springs home but I’ve been on it a few times. I just stick to 14 and 58


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On 7/2/2018 at 1:49 PM, Jsdirt said:

The 2,400 lb. pallets of coal I pick up occasionally  do the same. Really used to pack that suspension right down to nothing, before I installed the Firestone air bags. Only need 20 psi to level the truck out with one of those in back. 

 

 

 

HOLY CRAP man!! Glad you guys are all ok! At least it was only your foot - that definitely could've went MUCH worse. God was definitely looking out of you all that night!

 

So many idiots out on the roads today. Been thinking of selling my '74 RD350 and buying a paramotor to fly around with, up above the madness on the streets. Love that bike, though - I just can't bring myself to part with it. It's one of my last carb/points operated machines! I try to avoid cities, and stick to the backroads on it. Problem is, the backroads will pound your kidneys into submission, and knock your fillings loose ...

 

 

20 hours ago, Colossus said:

GOOD GRIEF!!!  Praying for all of you!!!

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[Jsdirt]

Didn't know that other driver died! WOW what a friggin mess. Hope they catch the bastard that caused all of this. 

 

Glad you guys made it through ok. Laws of physics there - truck vs. car, truck always wins. Thank God.

[Chris]

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I think I’ll take 14 to 58 to get home


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