What did you do to your GMT today?
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jeffro312
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Drove 850 miles first long outta state trip with her. Ct to sc. She's holdin up good. 22 mpg for the trip
Over the last 2 days, still counts right?
Been a busy couple days. One of my friends hooked me up with some Nexen tires, then the place I took it to for mount and balance was trying to upsell me on everything the guy could think of lmao
Something look different?
Took off the running boards, got a little project before the a car show coming up.
Removed the top pads, used a razor blade to get down to bare plastic to shave the holes.
Plastic welded from the back, then the front.
Almost done with one side
Halfway there
Just needs a little plastic filler then sand and paint.
One of my friends going to finish up with the plastic filler, then spray them for me.
Been a busy couple days. One of my friends hooked me up with some Nexen tires, then the place I took it to for mount and balance was trying to upsell me on everything the guy could think of lmao
Something look different?
Took off the running boards, got a little project before the a car show coming up.
Removed the top pads, used a razor blade to get down to bare plastic to shave the holes.
Plastic welded from the back, then the front.
Almost done with one side
Halfway there
Just needs a little plastic filler then sand and paint.
One of my friends going to finish up with the plastic filler, then spray them for me.
Regulator
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- Nov 20, 2011
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Today I concluded that all has been dry under the truck for 2 weeks now and went ahead an re-installed the skid plates. Prior to that I dropped 50lbs from the truck, I have driven for a year now without sway bars attached and decided that it was finally time to completely remove the front sway bar.
I also decided to get the back end up in the air and chase down a screech I have had for a couple weeks. There was a lot of mud and rock build up in the drivers side rotor. It looked like rocks were getting hung up on the emergency brake pad. I also went ahead and replaced the rear break pads, they were getting pretty low anyway. I did discover that one of the pins on the bracket that the caliper mounts to was frozen. After a few calls to the parts stores I discovered that I couldn't replace the bracket alone, they wanted to sell me the whole caliper with the bracket. Thankfully I happen to have a parts truck sitting on the side of the house so I cannibalized the bracket.
It took me 2 hours to take care of the drivers side, 15 minutes to change the passenger side. Grrrr what a PITA these trucks can be some times.
I also decided to get the back end up in the air and chase down a screech I have had for a couple weeks. There was a lot of mud and rock build up in the drivers side rotor. It looked like rocks were getting hung up on the emergency brake pad. I also went ahead and replaced the rear break pads, they were getting pretty low anyway. I did discover that one of the pins on the bracket that the caliper mounts to was frozen. After a few calls to the parts stores I discovered that I couldn't replace the bracket alone, they wanted to sell me the whole caliper with the bracket. Thankfully I happen to have a parts truck sitting on the side of the house so I cannibalized the bracket.
It took me 2 hours to take care of the drivers side, 15 minutes to change the passenger side. Grrrr what a PITA these trucks can be some times.
jimmyjam
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- Nov 18, 2011
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truck is running. had plugged the wrong wire into the vss sensor so the trans wouldn't shift. but the speedo still moved which was really weird. once i got it shifting, the shifts were later than they should have been due to the gearing in the 4l80 so I took the mph vs tps shift table from a 2500 truck and copied it over. shifts great now in part throttle but in WOT it will rev through the shift... gotta work on that... 
and FYI, if you think you can just solder an abs wire back together and it will work: it won't.
and FYI, if you think you can just solder an abs wire back together and it will work: it won't.
fadyasha
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- Dec 21, 2011
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I finally made the call to remove the PCMFORLESS tune. I had Second gear firmness but the shiftness was way too hard.
There was a very loud clunk between shifts and my heart dropped every time feeling as if was about to lose my transmission.
As much as I miss the power but not about to die for! I might go for another tune later but would send in my original PCM to avoid the mysterious security relearn process my TB has.
Since its a Japanese import TB I would need to take it to the dealership for the procedure. Needless to say my smooth transmission is back now but was pissed when a 07 LT was flashing his lights in my rear view so had to take the side bench since he has more ponies than my 03 lol
There was a very loud clunk between shifts and my heart dropped every time feeling as if was about to lose my transmission.
As much as I miss the power but not about to die for! I might go for another tune later but would send in my original PCM to avoid the mysterious security relearn process my TB has.
Since its a Japanese import TB I would need to take it to the dealership for the procedure. Needless to say my smooth transmission is back now but was pissed when a 07 LT was flashing his lights in my rear view so had to take the side bench since he has more ponies than my 03 lol
Voymom
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- Feb 3, 2012
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Mat's truck decided to throw a CEL....got the code read and it was a P0303, switched everything over to Cylinder 2 and waited...got a P0302 last night so we are switching out the coil pack.
I still don't have Phantom back, the guy painting it came down with the same flu/stomach bug that made me rush my daughter to the ER last night. He is spraying tomorrow and I will definitely have him back Wednesday, I'm not going to rush him, but I do miss my truck.
I still don't have Phantom back, the guy painting it came down with the same flu/stomach bug that made me rush my daughter to the ER last night. He is spraying tomorrow and I will definitely have him back Wednesday, I'm not going to rush him, but I do miss my truck.
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rjpoog1989
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- Dec 4, 2011
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My keyless entry remote is a pos and broke so I fixed er up with some epoxy and little wire...
ConeKilrAutoX
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- Dec 8, 2011
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- took out stock fan
- installed 2 efans from my friends drift car build ( wrecked
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- took out intake manifold, fuel rail, and I will be putting in my 80lb/hr injectors friday along with the 06 engine wiring harness and the 06 limequat tuned pcm
(a couple pics from today are in my 4.2 turbo build thread)
- installed 2 efans from my friends drift car build ( wrecked
)- took out intake manifold, fuel rail, and I will be putting in my 80lb/hr injectors friday along with the 06 engine wiring harness and the 06 limequat tuned pcm
(a couple pics from today are in my 4.2 turbo build thread)
DDonnie
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- Mar 26, 2012
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Midnight is an 06 Trailblazer LS with a 5.3 and 90k. Picked her up today. Traded in the grey ghost. Will be putting in my HID's this weekend, holding off on putting the stereo back in until I get a new sub amp and the adapter to keep onstar.
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Midnight is an 06 Trailblazer LS with a 5.3 and 90k. Picked her up today. Traded in the grey ghost. Will be putting in my HID's this weekend, holding off on putting the stereo back in until I get a new sub amp and the adapter to keep onstar.
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Voymom
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- Feb 3, 2012
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Got him back!!!!
He doesn't look very different than when he left, but it's SO SO SO nice to have a shiny non-peeling clear coat.
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A bit dirty from the drive home, but he looks so much better. I'm very happy!
He doesn't look very different than when he left, but it's SO SO SO nice to have a shiny non-peeling clear coat.
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A bit dirty from the drive home, but he looks so much better. I'm very happy!
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Voymom said:
I hope that's dirt, and not orange peel, that's making the reflection all blurry! 
Voymom
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- Feb 3, 2012
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Blckshdw said:
more than likely it is the camera and my freezing hands lol
Edited- Yes it's orange peel, no biggy as it will be getting fixed, plus it STILL looks 10 times better than the peeling clear coat. It's pretty mild orange peel actually, and aside from it being annoying close up, it doesn't hurt anything. I'm not to concerned over it.
Voymom
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- Feb 3, 2012
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fletch09 said:Nice
have fun keeping him clean, with spring coming.
think you need some black chrome rims to finish the new look off.
Already shopping
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Short Bus
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Phantom looks much better!!!
Are you getting a lift to go with those? I like the Rock Stars, they would look great on Short Bus
If I had the $$$ I would be rockin' these
http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/BigPic.jsp?wheelMake=Granite+Alloy&wheelModel=GV6&wheelFinish=Black+Painted
Voymom said:
Are you getting a lift to go with those? I like the Rock Stars, they would look great on Short Bus
If I had the $$$ I would be rockin' these
http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/BigPic.jsp?wheelMake=Granite+Alloy&wheelModel=GV6&wheelFinish=Black+Painted
Voymom
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Short Bus said:Cool, Why not the 3"? If you need strut mounts that'll pay for the difference in price.
A guy I work with opened a sign shop, so I had him make this for meI couldn't wait for warmer weather to put it on.
Because at 4'9 I would be looking at a ladder or elevator to get in it lol
Short Bus
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- Dec 2, 2011
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Voymom said:That depends....if i'm going to go big I might as well go BIG and do the SASbut I can only imagine the turd I would get for that one though.
I fixed it for you, I don't know of a 'Voy on 35"+ tires yet, you might be able to break new ground
(I'm good at spending other people's money for them 
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northcreek
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Short Bus said:I fixed it for you, I don't know of a 'Voy on 35"+ tires yet, you might be able to break new ground
I want to spend some too
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Voymom
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northcreek said:
Boards will be coming off
They tend to cause headaches while trudging through mudholes.Voymom said:
So I ordered new wheels, and they should be in on Tuesday. I have not liked our wheels since I first looked at these trucks in '02 on the car carrier. Today I remembered why...they are basically the wheels off of a ford probe!!! See what I mean?
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Oh and this is what I ordered!
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TexazReece
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northcreek said:
Do they make those for our platforms? Hey Voymom your truck looks amazing I thought you'd get the roof rails painted as well. The lift would be a nice addition imo.
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