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Here’s a video of the door stripe removal. The heat gun worked great, until it didn’t.

One of the great things about this truck is that I'm not afraid to mess anything up, so I get to learn new skills, like the aforementioned paint polishing. I had a few minutes last night, and had watched a few YouTube videos to try and improve my results, so I took a stab at the damage on the...

You had my heart pounding with that last story, I really enjoy your writings.

It's a Bauer DA polisher that I picked up from Harbor Freight. I've learned some tricks since doing the hood, like keeping the pad flatter, do more passes on a smaller area, and apply 15-20lbs of pressure.

It goes without saying that the details can make all the difference on a vehicle. Conversely, when you have a weathered vehicle, like I have here, sometimes little details and new parts can stick out like a sore thumb. In this case, the front tow hooks were rusty, and I thought that was...

Very nice! I have a '23 XLT that's very similar and I can agree, it's a fantastic setup.

Good news, the truck fits in the garage without much trouble. That should allow work to progress now that daylight savings time has passed. Last night I removed the "gash" decals on both sides of the truck. On one side, a heat gun worked. On the other, I had to use a 3M stripe off wheel...

No major work on the Sonoma this weekend, but a lot of little stuff: Interior and door jambs cleaned Swapped out the taillights for the new units Oil changed Additional paint clean up K&N filter installed Underhood wiped down Sprayed the frame with black FluidFilm Here are two pictures that...

I've never been a GM guy, so it's been fun learning some new things. One of which was the RPO codes on a sticker in the glovebox. I looked up every code online and found out two interesting things. 1) This truck has the Z85 high capacity package. The door sticker says payload is 1247lbs. 2)...

I'm not trying to win any car shows, but I do intend to clean this truck up as best it can be. Last night I tried my hand at paint correction.

Sonoma project introduction video has gone live. Just a quick walk-around for those who want a better look at what I'll be dealing with.

Need a last minute Halloween idea?

We eventually made it home on the afternoon of the second day. The truck made the 1200 mile trip! Beyond figuring out the heater core, the only other issues identified were that the door speakers aren't working (leaving only the dash speakers) and the ABS module is beginning to fail. The ABS...

Thanks for the offer, we did make it through Lincoln! We have family there, but they don't have many tools. :confused:

They sure are, like a lazy-boy. I was concerned that their comfort wouldn't hold up to a 1200 mile trip, but they did!

As we sped eastbound & down across I-80, I made sure to top off the tank every time we stopped. I was averaging between 18 and 21mpg, which should net a conservative range of around 324mi., if I achieved 18mpg on an 18 gallon tank. I made a mental note to cap it around 280 miles per tank, just...

At this point in the trip, our goal was to make it 196 miles, RoadKill style, to rent a U-Haul trailer in Ogallala, Nebraska. If things went well, perhaps we'd keep on trucking on I-80, where the speed limit was 75mph. The sense of adventure was palpable. I donned my Grassroots Motorsports...

This same morning, we had gone to a local Walmart to get some fresh fluids. While we didn't know which vehicle(s) we may end up with, we knew they would be from GM, so we knew which fluids to get. With that said, let's inspect the Sonoma a bit further. Fluid levels looked good, the oil even...

Last week we lost my 90 year old Grandfather. You all would have loved him. He rarely, if ever, sold a vehicle and he had his own junkyard. His hobby was scrapping metal, so he would always buy little trucks to run around town, hauling scrap back to his junkyard or to load onto his trailer...

Two things, Andrew. First, I was very excited when you kicked off this build, as all of us here knew it was going to be good. Your own high expectations, supreme craftsmanship, and skillset are recognized by those of us on this forum. Thank you for sharing them with us. Building something at...