Been awhile...
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Teching In
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Vancouver, WA
Been awhile... Hey folks! Anyone remember me?
Good lord, maybe not...
I put the Z in mothballs for a few years, and nearly sold it to my brother in law. In the mean time I bought a TrailBlazer that was never supposed to see a mod. Right.
After snapping a fairly critical front axle piece and having to wait on parts, I figured I'd pull the Z out and see what it needed. That was last week. Let's just say it's a good thing I'm self-employed and set my own hours.
I've got the car running right again and a few little things replaced. Pulled the oil cooler which decided to leak. Going down to get a temp tag today and we'll see about getting it to pass emissions. I spent yesterday working on the paint. I had some 30th anniv stripes on the car and the vinyl in those disintegrated long ago. Got those off and attacked the hood with some 1200 grit to clean up the paint.
Looks like I'm hooked, again. Do you guys still let LT1s hang around?
-Donny
Good lord, maybe not...
I put the Z in mothballs for a few years, and nearly sold it to my brother in law. In the mean time I bought a TrailBlazer that was never supposed to see a mod. Right.
After snapping a fairly critical front axle piece and having to wait on parts, I figured I'd pull the Z out and see what it needed. That was last week. Let's just say it's a good thing I'm self-employed and set my own hours.
I've got the car running right again and a few little things replaced. Pulled the oil cooler which decided to leak. Going down to get a temp tag today and we'll see about getting it to pass emissions. I spent yesterday working on the paint. I had some 30th anniv stripes on the car and the vinyl in those disintegrated long ago. Got those off and attacked the hood with some 1200 grit to clean up the paint.
Looks like I'm hooked, again. Do you guys still let LT1s hang around?
-Donny
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Teching In
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 17
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From: Vancouver, WA
Yeah I've been gone too long... I see a few names I recognize around here though. I bought some salad shooters (and almost dug out money for an LT1 block) from Mike years ago... and I saw someone mention Bobby.
My other money pit.
I'll be at Brown's Camp over Memorial Day weekend trying to break it again. Gonna try and get it up Can Opener.
Camaro is coming along... got the paint all sanded/polished. No where near show quality... but shiny at least.
My other money pit.
I'll be at Brown's Camp over Memorial Day weekend trying to break it again. Gonna try and get it up Can Opener.
Camaro is coming along... got the paint all sanded/polished. No where near show quality... but shiny at least.
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Good to see you're still around and still have the Z28! 
Bobby still drops by every now and then. He has a Trailblazer SS I believe, oh, and two kids now as well lol....
Mike
Bobby still drops by every now and then. He has a Trailblazer SS I believe, oh, and two kids now as well lol....Mike
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Teching In
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Vancouver, WA
Thanks for the welcomes. It's good to be back in the driver's seat instead of using it as a giant paperweight. I need to get some suspension work in order as power exceeded traction a loooooooong time ago.
It's hard to see in the pics... but the truck has rock sliders and a healthy dose of 3/16" steel plate covering the important bits under the truck. I'm going with a group that has more than a few experienced spotters as well, so as long as it's dry I should be able to the keep the dirty side down. Worst case, if I get halfway up and things get too hairy, I'll pull line and winch myself up. I have zero trouble with any of the black trails out there so it's time to try some double blacks... but I'm not going to wreck the truck just to prove something.
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Teching In
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Vancouver, WA
My foray into the wheeling world has taught me the value of owning a welder and knowing how to use it. After looking at what's out there for rear suspension pieces (and how much they cost) I've decided that I'm not willing to pay for pretty... all I care about is strong. I can make strong. So looks like I'll be getting some measurements off the stock rear pieces this weekend to make some LCAs and brackets. After that I may try my hand at a new torque arm and some SFCs.
