Huck's daily - 2005 Z71 crewcab

[TotalyHucked]

Hats off and a few cold beers to anybody who does their own alignments hell yeah brother!

One of the best skills my dad showed me, I've done many of them this way and also string alignments with jackstands

 

[bucket]

One of the best skills my dad showed me, I've done many of them this way and also string alignments with jackstands

I use a telescoping stick, lol. I'd love to have a pair of plates though... it would make life so much easier.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Had a small checklist of things to do last night:

- Install zerks in the lower BJs (couldn't do this, gotta get some 90* ones from the parts store)
- Install cotter pins in the upper BJs - Done
- Hook up the fog lights - Done
- Change out the short body bolts for longer ones and torque to spec - Done
- Install core support bolts and torque them - Done
- Tighten the lower front bumper to frame brackets - Done
- Final install the grille - Done
- Plug in/route the MAF wiring - Done
- Finagle all the wiring above the front inner fenders back into their clips - Done
- Install the main aluminum skid plate - Done
- Install the spare tire life - Done

If anybody ever needs some uncommon bolts, this is a great place to get them from and they'll sell you individuals. Most places only sell boxes of the unusual bolts

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So all that's really left at this point is raising the rear bumper with the new brackets and throw the spare back in. I didn't do that last night cuz when I change the break in oil at 50mi, I'll also change the diff fluid out now that it's got 500mi on it. Just waiting to hear from my tuner when he can get me in. I'm chomping at the bit to wash this thing and get it back on the road!

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I just have a few more things left to order in the near future. Waiting to hear back from a couple guys about a cluster, I want to add a trans temp gauge and while they're at it I wanna get a black Silverado SS style overlay, white LEDs, red needles and a Z71 etched into the tach. Something like this:

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Then I'll need some steps so I don't kill my seats, I'll probably do the N-Fab that tuck up against the rockers and have slim hoops:

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[TotalyHucked]

And last is a muffler and tip, probably do the big Corsa and and a dual 4" tip out the pass side. Can't have a cammed V8 and not be able to hear it lol

Also hit anything I could quickly reach in the engine bay with some trim restorer. At some point in the future I'll spend more time cleaning it up further.

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Now I just need something white lol

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[Chevrolado]

Lookin good man! Nice work.
Love those gauge clusters too.. great idea. I've wanted to get those for mine too, just been way too low on my priority list and they ask a lot of money for em. hah.

 

[89Suburban]

I use a telescoping stick, lol. I'd love to have a pair of plates though... it would make life so much easier.

I made some out of quality laminated birch plywood, I keep them stored flat on a shelf when not in use. They work great.

I used some folded up poly sheeting to drive the tires onto to act as a tire plates, which worked very well.

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[TotalyHucked]

I made some out of quality laminated birch plywood, I keep them stored flat on a shelf when not in use. They work great.

I used some folded up poly sheeting to drive the tires onto to act as a tire plates, which worked very well.

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Those steering wheel holders always make me laugh lol

I need to make some bigger plates to check toe. Those my coworker let me borrow worked, but I'd like them to cover more of the wheel. We've got tons of scrap stuff laying around I could use, just gotta do it

 

[TotalyHucked]

Lookin good man! Nice work.
Love those gauge clusters too.. great idea. I've wanted to get those for mine too, just been way too low on my priority list and they ask a lot of money for em. hah.

Thanks man!

The clusters aren't too terribly bad until you get into lots of customization. A basic one with just an overlay and some LEDs runs about $300 and you get a transmission temp gauge. The ones like I posted should be like $375-400. Thought about doing it myself but not sure I want to learn something else new at the moment lol

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Tire circumference changes can't be done in the cluster so don't ask. Digital-Dash-Solutions has the largest inventory of custom GMT800 clusters anywhere. I need this information so I can send you the correct cluster with correct programming so it will plug & play when installed.

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[89Suburban]

Those steering wheel holders always make me laugh lol

You should see it when I hang it on my shoulder looks like a little baby haha. Works good!