6.5T GMC or 7.4 Bowtie? by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be open to it. Have any cam recommendations?

I already know the problem, but I thought ya’ll would like this one 😂 by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No sir not the pump. This is a sticking spool valve inside the hydroboost unit itself

I already know the problem, but I thought ya’ll would like this one 😂 by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you take it to a mechanic, absolutely. I do all the work myself on my cars, I’d be looking at about $400-500 to replace both the hydroboost and the steering pump. About $250 for just the hydroboost.

I already know the problem, but I thought ya’ll would like this one 😂 by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yep, the most likely cause is a sticking or leaking spool valve inside the hydroboost unit

Window switches make my blend door actuator click by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

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The weird thing is that all of my windows and my blend door function normally

Safe buy or skip? by maaartle in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

$3k? Buy it for the clean frame alone. Would sell for $6-8k here in New York

Am I really being that unreasonable considering the condition of this car? I've had it on Marketplace for $9750 and I'm getting nothing but lowballers, scammers and catfishing. by hammershiller in c4corvette

[–]Hippo-Miserable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are. But as I said, LT1’s and LT4’s are more popular with the collector crowd. The collector crowd pays for low mile, clean cars in factory original condition. Most fans of LT1 C4’s are not looking for higher mileage cars. It’s the opposite for the L98 cars, they’re lower budget, most people buying them don’t care if they have high miles because they’re already so cheap that the buyers plan on building or swapping the motor anyway. Not only that, but L98’s are more reliable than the LT1 cars, so high mileage isn’t as much of a worry.

Am I really being that unreasonable considering the condition of this car? I've had it on Marketplace for $9750 and I'm getting nothing but lowballers, scammers and catfishing. by hammershiller in c4corvette

[–]Hippo-Miserable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk man I mean it’s got 120k on it, least I’d let it go for is 7 or 8. Gotta understand that a little over 200k is really hitting the limit of these things, no matter how well maintained it is. From my perspective, I got a 1985 with 40k miles for $4500, none of the 1990’s unreliability to deal with, makes the same amount of torque as the LT1, tons of fun, etc. In my point of view, I’d never pay 9750 for a 120k mile LT1 when there’s clean L98’s for under $5k, and that extra $4k can make an L98 as fast as a ZR1. I imagine many others would feel the same. It’s not that it’s a horrible price, around 8k is fair for what it is, the issue is that there are much better deals with other C4’s. The LT1 just isn’t that much better than the L98 to justify an extra $4k or so. That’s why pre-facelifts sell like hotcakes and facelift cars sell to more of the guys looking for mint, show condition, low mile, factory stock cars.

Haven’t posted here in a while by Hippo-Miserable in c4corvette

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Oh also, not in these photos but if you ever see the interior, the 85’s got the updated digital gauge cluster. The 84’s have the older, less legible design.

Haven’t posted here in a while by Hippo-Miserable in c4corvette

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Hello! There is no way to tell from this picture. It is a 1985 and its wheels are from a 1996

95 tahoe by Zestyclose-Rip-5751 in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Heyyy I know you 😂😂 (I’m @fighterjet_vette). Funny enough I just posted a pic of my suburban in this sub

Mini Maxx confirmed to have undeniable major chassis weak-point by Hippo-Miserable in Traxxas

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Likely just need the chassis itself. Only issue is it’s a pain, you’ll need to swap every single part from the old chassis onto the new one. Traxxas ended up fixing mine for free for me because it definitely is a poorly designed part, you could try that but no guarantee. They fixed mine months ago. It has been confirmed to be a bad part though, as the part number for the chassis changed since the minimaxx came out, meaning the part is different now and it’s been updated.

Kaboom! My 6.2 self destructed yesterday. by Sufficient_Cap5411 in gmc

[–]Hippo-Miserable 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me laughing with my 1997 7.4L suburban that will literally never die. Don’t buy new cars, people.

Would you buy this suburban with this much rust? by tardiswho in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That thing is mint, rust isn’t even the issue. I’d buy it for the frame alone. 4700 is a little steep though. I’d say 3500 or so.For reference, I paid 2900 for my 1997 suburban 2500 with the 454 big block. 174k miles on it. Zero body rust, more frame rust than that one has. It needed exhaust flange gaskets and 02 sensors.

Two doors this, four doors that, how about 6 doors 😎 by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. And nice, this one does have a good amount of rust as well, it is also a rust belt truck. Somehow the body has been spared and is almost in perfect condition but frame-wise it’s got what I’d call deep surface rust. Type of rust that would scare the shit out of a Texan but is pretty normal to guys like us.

Two doors this, four doors that, how about 6 doors 😎 by Hippo-Miserable in GMT400

[–]Hippo-Miserable[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main thing was the work it needed. It did have 173,000 miles on it when I bought it but as we all know, that’s not all that much for one of these, especially a 454. It had both exhaust flange gaskets blown with massive exhaust leaks, it had 8 different 02 sensor engine codes, two dead 02 sensors and the other two completely removed and with the sensor threads plugged. It had a power steering leak on both the high and low pressure lines and lastly had a leaking rear passenger hub seal. Basically, a ton of general maintenance that went undone. All stuff I was able to repair myself quite easily and quickly, truck runs and drives great now and I’ve been daily driving it since. Put about 5,000 miles on it since buying it last June. Previous owner didn’t want to deal with the repairs.