What did you do to your GMT today?

[northcreek]

My dad was a single father to 10 kids 9 of which were girls, I am the baby of the family. My dad does all his own work to his vehicles so we learned that there was more behind owning a vehicle.

..I always thought that your dad must have owned a garage or the like,because you seem so savy about what is typically thought of as guy stuff.I was waiting for an old picture of you in a diaper under a lube rack ...Mike.

 

[jbacklund]

Installed Viper 5704 with Fortin INT-SL+. View attachment 26494

 

[DDonnie]

Installed Viper 5704 with Fortin INT-SL+. View attachment 12495

How long did it take?

 

[jbacklund]

How long did it take?

The actual soldering and wiring took me about 4-5 hours. But I spent like two days before just reading about how to connect everything. Not a too bad job actually. Took a lot of pictures as well, might make it an how-to.

 

[Voymom]

..I always thought that your dad must have owned a garage or the like,because you seem so savy about what is typically thought of as guy stuff.I was waiting for an old picture of you in a diaper under a lube rack ...Mike.

I guess I'm just a different kind of gal lol I grew up helping crew chief on my dad's race car, I was a spotter for him for years as well. I worked on the safety crew at a local track in MI (Spartan Speedway and Owosso Speedway) for a few years too. I have always been around hotrods and vehicles. I guess that comes with the territory of growing up in Motor city?

I'm just happier this way lol Cars, trucks, tools etc...are far more complicated than the next fashion craze.

I will have to see if I can dig up some of my old pictures from the cars I helped work on when I was growing up. My dad raced in the Allison Legacy series.

Edit- To stay on topic, I'm going to see if I can go visit the truck today. The last time I got to visit was Thursday and I'm feeling a bit lost without my baby in the drive way.

 

[mapanch]

I guess I'm just a different kind of gal lol I grew up helping crew chief on my dad's race car, I was a spotter for him for years as well. I worked on the safety crew at a local track in MI (Spartan Speedway and Owosso Speedway) for a few years too. I have always been around hotrods and vehicles. I guess that comes with the territory of growing up in Motor city?

I'm just happier this way lol Cars, trucks, tools etc...are far more complicated than the next fashion craze.

I will have to see if I can dig up some of my old pictures from the cars I helped work on when I was growing up. My dad raced in the Allison Legacy series.

Your husband is lucky. LOL. My girl doesn't know (or care) how to do anything on her car. The answer is to "take it to Robert" (her dad's friend that runs a garage). Always asking why I'm crawling under the truck or ripping the dash apart instead of taking it somewhere. "uhhh cuz its a $30 job that would be $200+"

 

[Voymom]

Your husband is lucky. LOL. My girl doesn't know (or care) how to do anything on her car. The answer is to "take it to Robert" (her dad's friend that runs a garage). Always asking why I'm crawling under the truck or ripping the dash apart instead of taking it somewhere. "uhhh cuz its a $30 job that would be $200+"

LOL well...sometimes he is. There are times when we both want to dig each other's graves from arguing over mechanical stuff. It took me a month and about 4 really good arguments to convince him that my t-stat needed to be changed. Sometimes I have to also remind him that I'm not entirely vehicle stupid because he goes off explaining stuff that I already know, so it gets challenging at times. I would much rather argue about vehicle mechanics though than some of the stuff that some couples argue about.

I think now that he has his own truck, he will understand why I have been such a wench about the maintenance on mine

I'm sure he will read this and have his own say lol

 

[jimmyjam]

Went to pick up my ds fri. It was sitting there ready but there was only this old lady there and she wouldn't give it to me because she didnt have the invoice. She doesn't realize how close she came to a pistol whipping. Was in my garage until 11 Thurs getting everything ready...

So anyway I took the time to replace my ball joints. Broke an abs sensor in the process. And sheared a zerk fitting in one of the bjs so I'm in a great mood. Went to the junk yard but if course all the sensor wires are snipped so ill have to cut and solder mine. Awesome. Yey. :banghead:

 

[jrSS]

Lol..sounds like me. I dont have alot of patience when it comes to small piddly shit.

Drove to a buddys house today. Noticed the ss was a little bouncy...actually hit a bump and hit my head on the liner. My bumpstops were on the axle. So we readjusted the bag sensors and now rides good again. Next purchase 30.5" drop springs from tony.

 

[jeffro312]

Installed my pioneer avic-z140bh

Added a Buick splash I edited

Happy as ever

 

[MAY03LT]

Well that didn't go as planned.

I have a replacement on the way, plus a spare and a spare for the spare and a spare for the spare which is a spare for the original spare.

 

[Porkins]

The actual soldering and wiring took me about 4-5 hours. But I spent like two days before just reading about how to connect everything. Not a too bad job actually. Took a lot of pictures as well, might make it an how-to.

Looking forward to it.

 

[Cable810]

Sandblasted my rims..... now waiting for warmer weather so I can paint!!

 

[gmcman]

Spark plug change @ 180K...90K intervals.

Compression test with good results, 206, 205, 210, 205, 204, 202 PSI ....In cyl order 1-6.

These readings obviously may have variations as I tried the best I could to snug the tester against the O-ring. Cyl #6 I needed the short extension tube which may have skewed the readings but most likely only caused the pressure build to be slightly slower.....not sure though.

 

[tricguy007]

Sent out the old girls pcm in for a little pick me up

 

[jimmyjam]

Well that didn't go as planned.

I have a replacement on the way, plus a spare and a spare for the spare and a spare for the spare which is a spare for the original spare.

if you stare at this pic long enough you'll get a headache from your eyes trying to focus on it

 

[Fire06]

I thought it was from my drinking :wootwoot::wootwoot:

 

[rjpoog1989]

Yesterday I put in a new air filter, Today she runs like a new truck!

 

[Voymom]

I FINALLY got to go see Phantom this morning and was a bit blown away. I actually did tear up slightly when I walked in lol. They got him mostly sanded, they were working on finishing the sanding so they can get him cleaned up and masked off, and hopefully sprayed by Thursday. They did an amazing job repairing a bent and torn up passenger fender, and of course the clear coat problems. I'm excited to have him back hopefully by this weekend. Anyways here are some pictures...

Before pictures....

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The clear coat issue was 10x worse than these pictures when I brought the truck in

The prep work...

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[SBUBandit]

I'm excited to have him back hopefully by this weekend.

It's gonna just about kill you having to wait for the paint to cure before you can wax it. He looks good though

 

[ConeKilrAutoX]

Got my new plate!
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[northcreek]

I FINALLY got to go see Phantom this morning and was a bit blown away. I actually did tear up slightly when I walked in lol. They got him mostly sanded, they were working on finishing the sanding so they can get him cleaned up and masked off, and hopefully sprayed by Thursday. They did an amazing job repairing a bent and torn up passenger fender, and of course the clear coat problems. I'm excited to have him back hopefully by this weekend.

Phantom will be fitting of the name when done,nice work so far:wootwoot:
ps all that hand sanding reminds me of why I hate body work so much...

 

[Voymom]

It's gonna just about kill you having to wait for the paint to cure before you can wax it. He looks good though

That's what they were explaining to me today while I was there. They told me that I should be good to wax by late summer early fall.

Phantom will be fitting of the name when done,nice work so far:wootwoot:
ps all that hand sanding reminds me of why I hate body work so much...

Yeah I'm glad I didn't have to do all that sanding lol. He still has to remove the front bumper so he can sand inside the holes where the fog lights go, and he is going to sand, paint and clear the headlights so I don't have to keep doing the VHT niteshade which will be nice. It's been a LONG week but I know in the end it will be all worth it.

 

[jimmyjam]

Bought another gmt... 601. 3500 express van with access package, 6.0 LY6, 4l80, 373 rear

Just need to order a new pedobear sticker

 

[DDonnie]

Bought another gmt... 601. 3500 express van with access package, 6.0 LY6, 4l80, 373 rear

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Just need to order a new pedobear sticker

Looks good!

 

[ConeKilrAutoX]

climate controls and 4wd switch working from glovebox (didnt need to cut any wiring for hvac luckily)

 

[DDonnie]

climate controls and 4wd switch working from glovebox (didnt need to cut any wiring for hvac luckily)

Looks good!

What are you putting it it's place?

**EDIT**

Nevermind, saw the switches. Looking sweet!

 

[ConeKilrAutoX]

Looks good!
What are you putting it it's place?
Nevermind, saw the switches. Looking sweet!

thank you! should be great hopefully! I still need to add foam, hide wiring, and clean it up quite a bit.

 

[rmsg0040]

Did the rear u-joints, simple enough job, thank god I got a impact wrench, makes it a lot easier

 

[Fire06]

Air tools make the world a better place.:wootwoot::wootwoot: Especially when you need them and they are ctually where they are suppose to be and not located some where else by a family member

 

[mrphoenix80]

I know it was not today but bear with me.

Last Thursday
Both front door speakers
All Weathertech Digital Mats incl cargo area
Reinstalled back seat cover
Reinstalled puppy wall
EDIT: Turn Signal Mirrors with heated glass (How the heck did i forget about these?)

Saturday/Sunday
Installed isimple iPod interface with bluetooth
reworked LEDs in radio head unit (to eliminate hot spots)
attempted to rework IPC LEDs (failure)

OK so today
Both rear door speakers
3157 LEDs in B/U lamps and Cornering lamps
finished install of factory compass/temp/ auto dim rear view mirror
Upgraded the radio in Dad's Colorado ( plain AM/FM to factory CD)

Tomorrow (fingers crossed)
prep footwell LEDs
prep C.B. install
reinstall center console
Ghost light/puddle light (GMC logo)

 

[Boricua SS]

Air tools make the world a better place.:wootwoot::wootwoot: Especially when you need them and they are ctually where they are suppose to be and not located some where else by a family member

and thats exactly why i live alone

as for what i did today... I got the phone call from the dealership and the beaSSt is going back to the dealer on wednesday to be the referee as the dealer and GMPP battle things out... GMPP is trying to place the blame on the dealership now and are trying to say that they are installing it wrong... little does GMPP know, I already talked to the Ohio GMPP rep, and he verified the vibration issues with the motor, and knows that i need a new motor.... let the arguments begin

 

[mrphoenix80]

Air tools make the world a better place.:wootwoot::wootwoot: Especially when you need them and they are ctually where they are suppose to be and not located some where else by a family member

and thats exactly why i live alone

And why I get all When the guys I work with think my box is the "Loan-A-Tool Center".

 

[AV8ER]

I know it was not today but bear with me.

Last Thursday
Both front door speakers
All Weathertech Digital Mats incl cargo area
Reinstalled back seat cover
Reinstalled puppy wall
EDIT: Turn Signal Mirrors with heated glass (How the heck did i forget about these?)

Saturday/Sunday
Installed isimple iPod interface with bluetooth
reworked LEDs in radio head unit (to eliminate hot spots)
attempted to rework IPC LEDs (failure)

OK so today
Both rear door speakers
3157 LEDs in B/U lamps and Cornering lamps
finished install of factory compass/temp/ auto dim rear view mirror
Upgraded the radio in Dad's Colorado ( plain AM/FM to factory CD)

Tomorrow (fingers crossed)
prep footwell LEDs
prep C.B. install
reinstall center console
Ghost light/puddle light (GMC logo)

I would like to see what you do for a CB mount. I have not found anything I like so far.

 

[mrphoenix80]

I got the radio already. It is a Midland 75-822 with wx channels. It is a 2 in 1 setup. It comes with a 8AA ni-cad batterycase/pack with built in charger,6AA alkaline case/pack and a car adaptor with a cig lighter plug and a antenna hook up for external antenna. In the car setup it is not much bigger than a mic. I think I will mount it so it hangs on near the heater control. The radio will need a slight mod because it comes with a belt clip and I want a button mount. I think I will remove the belt clip and drill it to add the standard button mount. Then the unit will hang in a plastic clip for a regular CB mic that 2 side tapes to the dash.

As for the antenna. I have an idea to mount it to a custom made plate that will bolt to the hood hinge bolts. This way it will come up on the left side about where the factory radio antenna does on the right. And if I want to remove it when not in use the mount will be under the rubber at the end of the cowl out of sight.

 

[JaySun]

• Fixed Driver-Side Rear Speaker
• Fixed Door Handle (Rod)
• Fixed Headlights (flickering)

and I worked a 10-hour shift :wootwoot:

 

[fr34kout]

Picked something up today

 

[fadyasha]

Just woke her up at the airport parking after 3 days

 

[rmsg0040]

I had a cracked muffler which caused the carpet to melt. Cut off the old exhaust and looked at the damage. Angle grinder made things go fast. Hardest part was removing the exhaust from the rubber hangers. Heard a truck pull up, got my new exhaust system.

Still need to get a new exhaust shield or I might wrap the muffler.

Gibson is all nuts and bolts, should be quick to install.

 

[jimmyjam]

got my DS in today. need to swap yokes, new ujoints for giggles, and make sure she's balanced.
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the yoke in this picture is about 1.5" too long... sigh...