What have you done to your square lately??
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put a street demon on the 350 long time ago before the LS swap. Was happy with it.
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I like the tread pattern on those. Kind of reminds me of a dirt sprint car tire.
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Finally found a set of 31x10.5x15's and even came with a decent set of rims, we'll see how the paint holds up but they were $600 and the tires are pretty much new. Got them installed today along with the new tail light lenses
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Does your helper approve???
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With all that I already have to do, now I've let my family talk me into the next build. I have all the pieces but they certainly are not in all the right places.
Have any of you folks ever done a full-top conversion on a K5 before? Share some info please if you have.
Have any of you folks ever done a full-top conversion on a K5 before? Share some info please if you have.
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@nvrenuf has done a full top conversion. Although I don’t believe he has ever fitted a factory hardtop?
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@bucket @Strick I’ve never tried a top on mine but theoretically one should fit without my roll cage. I don’t plan to ever have a real top so my cage may be a couple of inches taller than it should be.
That windshield cut is a scary deal! The top of the windshield opening is curved so the measurements get tricky. I measured the center and then figured how far out from there it stayed the same, it was roughly the middle third (23.5” iirc). I also made a template that fit the corners to gauge a common body seam down to the length I was going to cut.
Get some 3/4” thin wall tubing from Home Depot etc to massage and make a tight fitting dowel to align the “new” upper frame.
That windshield cut is a scary deal! The top of the windshield opening is curved so the measurements get tricky. I measured the center and then figured how far out from there it stayed the same, it was roughly the middle third (23.5” iirc). I also made a template that fit the corners to gauge a common body seam down to the length I was going to cut.
Get some 3/4” thin wall tubing from Home Depot etc to massage and make a tight fitting dowel to align the “new” upper frame.
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I found the bushings were wasted on the pass side shocks. The worst ones were on the top of the shock. I noticed them when I was replacing the starter last week. I’m disappointed with the quality of the bushings. I had to replace one on the drivers side a few months ago. These are the Skyjacker Black Max shocks. One shock didn’t even have a bushing left. You can see the worn sleeve in the pic. One of the shocks was about dead. I put it back on any way. The shocks are only about 2 years old.
I’m not sure if it’s the quad option causing the problem or the stiff azz springs. I went back with polyurethane bushings. I also went with one boot up and one down this time. They were both down last time. Diver’s side is still like that. The shocks won’t fit with both boots up.
I’m not sure if it’s the quad option causing the problem or the stiff azz springs. I went back with polyurethane bushings. I also went with one boot up and one down this time. They were both down last time. Diver’s side is still like that. The shocks won’t fit with both boots up.
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Well since it was a brisk 82°F at the no shade outdoor fix 'em up garage a bit ago, I decided to refresh the circa 2008 manual transmission shift boot on the Suburban.
Went from this...
To this...
Much better now. Nobody makes an OEM replacement shift boot for an '85 so I went with an earlier one. And someday I may just do a super-duper deep clean of the interior, install some sound/heat barrier, and maybe a cheep carpet thing. I am sure some of the dirt in it is Playa dust from Burning man back in 2004-2005-2006 and from living in the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Colorado Plateau deserts...
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Much better now. Nobody makes an OEM replacement shift boot for an '85 so I went with an earlier one. And someday I may just do a super-duper deep clean of the interior, install some sound/heat barrier, and maybe a cheep carpet thing. I am sure some of the dirt in it is Playa dust from Burning man back in 2004-2005-2006 and from living in the Mojave, Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Colorado Plateau deserts...
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I need to do that on the pass side window of my s10
