What did you do to your GMT today?

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Dang - Mine is an 06 but when I did the EXT/XL brake upgrade, it was a simple swap of the rotors, swap the caliper bracket, and new pads. Something different for your 05?
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Yea the 05 pads are listed the same for both swb and lwb. But the 06 is different its slightly taller, it doesn't have as much surface loss on the bottom where the pad arches making it more square and its a bit thicker too. I didn't take any pics if it but you can see the difference on amazon the 05 are qc882 the 06 denali are qc1169.

I thought the pads were supposed to grab the whole rotor but I was wrong no pad on either the ext or ss grabs it whole. the reason is because of leverage, since the pad is higher up it can grab and stop better. just imagine if you had to close a pipe if your able to turn a big round handle it would be easier than a small handle all because of leverage the further out you go like a breaker bar.
 
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11'
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11' with center post
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broken down
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didn't take up much room
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Removed the loose and broken vent visors on the front doors of the Silverado, then spent the next hour+ getting the adhesive goo off the driver side door. Still have to do the passenger side, and the driver side could use a bit of final touchup and buffing, but it looks 10x better than it did. Going to be installing the AVS in-channel visors I got to replace the broken stick on ones.

Pay no mind to the goon with the phone in the window reflection.

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Tried to get my ballast to work barely lasted a year. How well do our fog housings hold up to 55watts?
 
Not good. Way too much hea, and would be way too bright for other traffic also.
 
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Got one of these plastic parking mats yesterday.

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Had to wait until this morning to place it, since the garage is a sauna after about 2pm :no: Used some painter's tape to make my marks, and only took 2 tries to find the sweet spot.

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Leaves enough room to still use the W&D without having to move the truck :cool:

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Enough room to open the lift gate and clear the iron (just barely) :biggrin:

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And most importantly, not scraping it's nose on the garage door ribs. :woot:

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Geez that's a tight fit! I won't complain about fitting my truck in my garage anymore, I have more wiggle room than that.
 
Sparky said:
Geez that's a tight fit! I won't complain about fitting my truck in my garage anymore, I have more wiggle room than that.
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You're not kidding. Every other place I checked out with a 1 car garage was smaller than this. Couldn't fit all the way in and have any clearance front or back, and usually could only open 1 side door at a time, depending on how off center I parked it.

At least here, both sides can be accessed, if I have someone in the passenger seat, and there's clearance to walk behind. So if there's a thundershower (this IS the time of year for that) I can close the garage door, everyone can get out, and stay dry. :celebrate:

But yeah, whatever I buy, will definitely be having a 2 car garage. :yes:
 
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Blckshdw said:
Got one of these plastic parking mats yesterday.

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Had to wait until this morning to place it, since the garage is a sauna after about 2pm :no: Used some painter's tape to make my marks, and only took 2 tries to find the sweet spot.

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Leaves enough room to still use the W&D without having to move the truck :cool:

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Enough room to open the lift gate and clear the iron (just barely) :biggrin:

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And most importantly, not scraping it's nose on the garage door ribs. :woot:

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What a cool idea, I really like this as I have a tight fit as well(garage) lol.
 
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smt 59 said:
What a cool idea, I really like this as I have a tight fit as well(garage) lol.
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I use a 1 foot long 4x4 post. Traced around it on the floor for the Envoy and Maxima, now I just move the block to whichever car I'm bringing in the garage.
 
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Lifted the rear, repainted the rims, realized the park brake adjuster is no good, and then stripped the rear bleeder screw[emoji35]
 
Put gas in it. Also played with torque to try to get the mpg calculator to work better. I got it to match the dic in the envoy pretty good, so that is a good starting point. I'll just run through tank by tank (fill up every other day because I drive 200ish over 2 days.) and fine tune it to hand mpg calculations. :cool:
 
Since today is the first day in a looooong time I haven't had to work late or had something going on, I changed its oil 👍😁
 

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I have the front suspension all tore apart and repainted ready for the drop kit. Ups showed right as it was time for me to stop for the day. It's like they're watching for me to give up waiting for them.
 
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Ordered HID highs
 
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Getting it quick washed and putting on a new sticker...
 
Added the rear air bags. Rides like a dream. Actually like there's no weight back there.
 
Finally got the remainder of the vent visor glue off the Silverado.

I also just slapped a new coat of Herculiner on the Trailblazer to cover up the rust again lol and fill in some thinning spots. I put it on too thinly in places and the paint was showing through it. Made it look like crap. Main reason I put a coat on it though is the meet this weekend... but I may have been too late and it may not be dry enough to drive it tomorrow. If that's the case, well, I guess Silverado up for duty!
 
Removed intake resonator using a homemade bypass. While I was at it also gutted the air filter cover. Works great so far and cleanes up the engine bay a little bit as well. Next will be painting the bypass and rerouting some wires and replacing wire covers to clean up the bay as well. Gotta love have wiring OCD.
 
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Removed intake resonator using a homemade bypass. While I was at it also gutted the air filter cover. Works great so far and cleanes up the engine bay a little bit as well. Next will be painting the bypass and rerouting some wires and replacing wire covers to clean up the bay as well. Gotta love have wiring OCD.
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Pics would be applicable to this post. Just sayin. :pictures:
 
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Washed it. OK, had it washed. Inexpensive hand wash around the corner. They do a great job, and $10 (plus a tip - I always tip and they always do a little extra because of it).
 
Ordered a lower control arm and both outer tie rods and some grease for the hinges. How much auto trac fluid do I need? Bought a 33.8 bottle for 8. Not sure if I need more. The booklet doesn't help
 
Replaced the CPAS. Drove it to warm up the front O2 sensor but didn't tackle that.
 
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Ordered a lower control arm and both outer tie rods and some grease for the hinges. How much auto trac fluid do I need? Bought a 33.8 bottle for 8. Not sure if I need more. The booklet doesn't help
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You'll need one more liter (2 total) of Auto-Trak II for a t-case fluid change.
 
I finished the drop kit. I have some small things to finish and will take the tires to be mounted and balanced tomorrow.
 
Over the past couple of days I put over 650 miles on it driving to the Midwest meet, around town, and back home. Good time! The meet I mean. The driving was a bit dull at times lol.
 
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Installed a oil catch can, washed and waxed it.
 
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