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Got the PM and responded. Keep up the good woork!

Ask and ye shall recieve...I happen to have a factory tach cluster for a 78-80. Complete with the separate tach harness and the cluster connector with the first few inches of wire to allow for splicng or moving terminals. A little time comparing the terminal locations from the 73 to 78 and...

Cool build! Nice to see somebody build one since Don was hiding away from the public! A little tidbit on the cluster issue. It is NOT plug and play to put the later cluster in where the original 73 cluster came from. The big issue is the 73-75 clusters all had an Ammeter instead of a...

Got to drive the Burb yesterday after helping Larry dial in the CB radios in it and the K10. We had to try them out and check range/reception performance right? So Larry radios over to me and says don't be shy about taking off, I want to hear it from outside when it's moving. Needless to...

I'd be interested if it was able to fit in the back of a K5 blazer.

3.42's and 33's would be worthless for towing regardless of the transmission. You don't have enough gear. The engine does not have enough torque to manage with that combo and it ends up working harder. It's exactly why you just throw it in 4lo out of instinct to get it the rest of the way...

Rayra- Good write up. Couple of notes from the land of the dealer to add. GM wrote a bulletin for the exact condition for the rusty knock sensors some time ago on how to address the problem. Solution is as you did, new sensors, new harness and seal in the rubber plugs with rtv and where...

Oobray, They all have their own host of problems. Old or new. Power windows on your 2002 are set up pretty similar to what Larry's 89 burb is set up like. All the power is run through the drivers door switch for all windows. Get a used GM service manual for your rig. They still...

Funny times in the Ren Cen. The view was amazing. My last stint had me in a window cube in the back left tower overlooking the entrance to the Windsor tunnel. You could hear the bells from the Mariners church ringing for the "Edmund Fitzgerald" every year there too. That big central...

Clearly you need one of these on your axle! Sorry.....I just couldn't resist!

A land without green chili is not for me. I agree photos from back then are crazy to look at. I mention the spaghetti around the boy's Birthday and I'm finally getting some chuckles over it. She was HORRIFIED when it happened. No way I'm doing a trans swap in a carport in freezing...

Holy crap. Digging deep in the way back file are we? Great pics. I remember what led up to you painting the truck in the first place. I remember taking the truck to lunch when it was still an automatic when we worked at Chevy customer assistance. It was some crappy mexican joint we...

I fully realize that. Given the fact that this was a 100% stock 56 Chevy right down to the generator that might eek out 40 amps at the most, the risk was minimal. Besides at the time if the Generator wasn't providing enough power for the most basic of electrical systems (points & condenser...

A tool truck came into the dealership and sold all my techs on the micro start. One of them drives our wrecker and takes it on all jump start calls. I grabbed one of them to jump start the owner's 56 chevy that was dormant for over a year and wouldn't start after attempts to charge it. The...

As they say: Happy wife, Happy life. A wife that digs a Ramcharger is rare to say the least. I know my wife won't be stealing the keys to my K5 anytime soon. Then again she needs a step to get in an out and being a stick it's not that easy for her to drive!

Jim- If you aren't busy on new years Day and your wheels are up for a run in the snow, a few of us are taking a run up to Westcliffe that day. Larry's not going to make it (BOO!) But it's a pretty good group to hit the trail with and if it goes anything like the last run it should be a full...

Wow... Stepper motor more reliable than linkage? Ask anybody with a electronic shift t-case that's had to pay $600 or so to replace the encoder motor when it gets stuck in range or shifts to neutral. Want to talk hot rods and electric shift goodies? A well known hot rod builder here in...

It's the way of the industry now, not just GM. ALL manufactures are required to comply with emissions/fuel economy requirements. That's brought us the OBD2 fun and then you add mandates for tire monitoring along with new mandates coming down the pipeline for stability systems and even back...

He does watch it like a hawk. His Suburban was the steal of the century. The K5 was another one that thankfully I'm a benefactor of. Got to get a couple other items to get the project going and we'll need to plan a weekend to do a double throwdown wrench session. Getting excited!

Got to use my new Alps Mountaineering Chaos 2 tent a couple of weeks ago. Went up to the Taylor park area over Tincup pass. First time setting it up. Did so in the dark with a LED worklight. It uses 1 pole and still setup in under 10 minutes in the dark. With my son and I in it, we were...