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  1. Jaymez

    Pictures of my Nova and the troubles it caused me today

    Today was an expensive day. Well, not so much today as repairing the damages caused by today will be expensive. The neighbor of a friend of mine rents out storage space in her barn. I decided to rent a spot to store my Nova for the winter. My garages seem to get more use in the cold weather...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    So, a little update on this issue. A few days after the issue popped up, I had to make a road trip out to Columbus, Ohio, and back track to Pittsburgh for a couple of days, and then return home. We decided to take the GF's Sport Trac since that gets 25MPG on the highway and left my truck home...
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    1953 m38a1

    Man, as simple as that thing is, I'd take it apart and have the whole shell sandblasted and Line-X'd inside and out.
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    They no longer depreciate THAT badly once you sign the papers. I've had the truck since February 09 and it's just now under 8,000 miles. Trade in value TODAY is roughly what I paid for it. Private party values are still above what I bought the truck for. If my Square Body build goes as...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    I picked the truck up this afternoon and took it for a nice long ride to pick up an upright freezer for the basement. I'll drive it this week, but, it'll sit most of next week as I need to make a road trip with the GF so she can go to a job interview in Pittsburgh. We're taking her truck because...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    No wonder they ran themselves into the ground and needed a tax payer bailout. Of course, just ignoring the problem by installing a shut off switch, in my opinion, is letting GM off the hook for building a product with known faults and not holding them accountable. I wonder if I can get by with...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    Just got off the phone with the dealer. Apparently, the battery failed is test. Hopefully, that's all that was wrong with it and everything will be fine. However, if the battery keeps dying every time the truck sits, the truck getting replaced. GM probably won't issue a recall for the same...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    You know, I posted this on GMFS and FSC to see if others were having the same problem. Sure enough, it seems quite common yet nobody seems to care. Almost everybody told me just to install a battery tender or drive it more often. One guy was apparently offended at the thought of a "new truck"...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    The truck is still at the dealer getting checked out. I'll be printing out the TSB and taking it with me when I pick the truck up. It seems like it is quite a common problem with GM vehicles and the official response from GM has been to just disconnect the battery. In my mind, that's bullshit...
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    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    Thanks man. If the truck sat for months at a time, I'd look into a battery maintainer. In fact, I want to get a couple of those solar chargers for some of my other vehicles.
  11. Jaymez

    Battery Problems in '09 GMC

    Cross posted from GMFS.... Are our NNBS trucks equipped with Battery Run Down protection? I'm not sure if I need a new battery or a trip to the dealer. So for the last three weeks, my Sierra has been sitting in the driveway not getting used at all. Between the Sport Trac and the Grand...
  12. Jaymez

    Silhouette and Blazer (56K maybe...People still use 56K?)

    I thought the red striped seats were more popular? I can't believe an APV still rolls down the streets. Man.
  13. Jaymez

    1972 Pro Street Nova

    Part of me cries inside whenever I see a Nova turned into a drag car. Why couldn't they hack up Vegas instead? I have a '71 Nova in my garage. All original. Straight 6, Powerglide, bench seats, etc.
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    customs door handles

    That style handle was so common for so long, I wonder if they were ever made with a more shallow bucket. One option, if you did not want to shave, but, have a real subtle mod might be the tiny Miata handles, colormatched of course. They're just big enough to stick a single, un gloved, finger...
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    customs door handles

    If they are anything like the ones on my 71 Nova, it would be a subtle mod, but, the rounded handles on a square truck might be out of place.
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    customs door handles

    When the idea first popped into my head, I was thinking of putting them right below the body line, with the top of the handle being roughly 3/4" below the body line. Keep in mind, I have yet to actually get the hardware in my hands to even attempt a test fit yet. I don't know if the bucket is...
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    customs door handles

    I'm considering going the OBS route with my exterior door handles. I'm pretty sure that patch panels for the door handle area are easy enough to come by through places such as Auto Body Specialties.
  18. Jaymez

    shaved/smooth fenders, underhood inner part

    I;ve never seen it done, but, it is a mod I had been considering. When taking my truck a part,I found a screw driver that had been lost inside the fender for YEARS.
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    Tools are on order!

    OK, so who is still considered a quality manufacturer of hand tools?
  20. Jaymez

    Tools are on order!

    I used a die grinder to cut the bolts for the front springs and it was more work than it's worth. The air saw will fit right in there and I won't have to worry about the occasional rotational kick back. I swear, every time I work on my Square Body I end up breaking tools. The majority of my...
  21. Jaymez

    Tools are on order!

    There's a lot of stuff I would never consider buying from HF or any other Discount Store. Jacks and Jack Stands being two examples. In that case, I'd much rather pay for quality than risk a jack failure while trying to slide the stands under the truck. The stuff I bought, I figure if it fails...
  22. Jaymez

    Tools are on order!

    I certainly hope so. If not, you will definately see a rant from me! A couple of years a go, I was going to a swap meet and wanted some sort of wagon to carry my parts finds in. Those little red wagons are friggin' expensive! I wasn't about to pay $200 for a Radio Flyer or more for one of the...
  23. Jaymez

    Tools are on order!

    I'm not sure exactly how much I'm going to be able to get done before it gets too friggin cold outside, but, I've ordered the tools I need to start making some forward progress on my Square Body! Ordered was a set of sheet metal magnets, an air saw, and a sheet metal flange tool. All is...
  24. Jaymez

    Auto Locking Hubs?

    If I lived in an area where I COULD play off road, I would. Granted, I think I would most likely play off road on a dirt bike or ATV. My state is not friendly towards off roaders at all. If you don't own the land, you can't play on it. Unfortunately, there are no wide open spaces that I know of...
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    Auto Locking Hubs?

    I admit it. I would rather have the soccer mom set up. I'm not an off roader at all. Mainly because I've never been able to find a place to mud that didn't require running from the cops. I'd much rather be building a 2WD, but, this is the truck in inherited from my dad, so it's the truck I have...

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