the stopgap GMT400: a drivabeater thread

In reply to Dirtydog :

And translate their engineering and data into English!

My only German experience is a 72 superbeetle and a passat tdi.

Tbis ought to be fun!

When i have something else to drive im finishing the interior. 

Its not a screwey angle or camera setting 

I think at least 50% of this picture is compensating for something.....

Michelins and mudfaps. Life is good. 

How has she been doing now that you have her sorted?  I still love the look of the Camaro steelies... 

Its a GOOD truck. Its honestly so good, i wonder why i got another car for a daily.

14.7 mpg avg on my normal rounds, highr18-low19 insterstate.

Comfortable, quiet, fast enough, llooks good, drives fantastic. Really no downsides. Uses .5 quart on 3k oil changes. 

I can't ask for anything else. 

New FLY tailights for your birthday perhaps?

Hmm...

Christmas list!

I'm sportin the faux CF triple lenses.......looks with good gun metal gray.

Saw this on Instagram and had to share it here.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BqDArVaFrIb/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1sckhb62gav8j

Twins separated at birth?

Perhaps, but your body color bumpers complete the look......and the rims fit this look without spending a gazillion dollyarz 

pushin' my fav's to the top y'all

Dusterbd13 said:

Hmm...

Christmas list!

Rock Auto has stock replacement TYC taillights for about $15 each. Got a set on my 90 c1500.

I have something that’s coming for the truck soon, next time i have to ship something i’m getting paid to send out it’s got your name on it.

Ok, now im curious.....

Twospeakers stopped working, and the dome light was burned out. 

Things sort of escalated from there....

Oh, and its my daily. And i need to pull the girlscout parade float saturday. And the seats and carpet conr out next after work. 

Its ok to drive around with a dash and seat as your only interior for a little bit, right?

So is the bottle for oral or intravenous injection? Is that how you get so much done?

I should try it by intravenous injection. May work better!

I get a lot done with the15 minutes rule, no sleep, a very supportive family, and sheer determination. 

No rust helps, too. Very few stuck fasteners to fight with here.

This has to be pretty much the definition of the word "snowball "

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael :

Heck of a job there, Snowflake. 

I love me a bit of scope creep

Girls are back from school and dance.

Tomorrow morning ill finish sound deadening between bus stop amd work. 

Edit for those wondering how i do all this:

45 minutes before work.

1 hour while eating a sammich at lunch.

20 minutes teleconference. 

1.5 hours after work, including a harbor freight run for a new heat gun.

I typically rehearse the job in my head a bunch of times before starting, going through the needed tools, supplies, and steps. That way i can maximize the time i have. Ive been rehearsing this one for MONTHS. had the supplies for longer. Ive had a few of these trucks before, so i knew the steps and tools 

The only suprise here was the timing, and the wet passengers side floor that prompted this. I am fairly certain that mold was in the white glued down insulation, and by the smell of the carpets and headliner, starting there as well.

I cant see any evidence of where the water leak is coming from, which leads me to believe that the clogged ac condensation drain that made me pull the dash over the summer is the root cause. Im open to suggestions though.

I've seen somewhere (and it even could have been in this thread) that GMT 400 windshields leak in the top corner. Mine does, but it's intermittent enough that I never would have known where the water was getting in. 

Ooo. Ill rake a lookat that. Ive also read the cowl drains clog, causing wet carpet.

1 hour before work, sound deadening done!

Jute laid out and glued down on drivers side. Wont glue passengers side right now so i can roll it up out of the way to find the leak.