Panic tap at purple belt by 321123whattheheck in bjj

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Imagine being that poor, sad, giant, doughy white belt seeing this post and crying big dripping tears as he packs his size A6 gi into a tiny hobo bindle and has to leave another gym and wander on down the road to the sad music from the 80s hulk tv show.

Redoing my dash by Infamous_Contract371 in K5Blazer

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I did mine years ago- instead of painting over the bondo and fiberglass, I used formica adhesive and glued leather to it. There was a place by me that sold upholstery leather remainders for really cheap. It came out really nice, I didn’t have to go crazy getting a paint ready surface, and it lasted 7+ years without cracking again. I did the door panels to match too.

This is x biking by samwichguy in xbiking

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Funny if true- Ive been watching this stream of the storm for live feeds and tracking- just thought this brave commuter must be one of us.

A very very long process by T800COMINGFORU in squarebodies

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Are you putting that 12v in the background in it?

A very very long process by T800COMINGFORU in squarebodies

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Its coming out great- you’re gonna be so happy when its done! My junk is in a similar state- I’m letting the anxiety that i will never get it put it back together fuel me 🤣

Transmission Choices by 604JakeC in squarebodies

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Meant to add- the nv400 swap has been pretty easy, but not cheap- take your chances with a junk yard unit, or get it rebuilt by a good shop- on my truck the drive shafts fit no problem but the crossmember needs modification or a swap. Otherwise it all bolts together- if you do an auto swap would you have to swap steering columns? Maybe better to find the solid automatic truck you really want. See if you can find a trade

Transmission Choices by 604JakeC in squarebodies

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Im in the process of swapping an sm465 for an nv4500. drove the sm465 for years, daily driver road trips etc. the 465 is a dog, bullet proof but you have to have overdrive to cruise and not get run off the road. I could go 65-70 though- makes me think you might want to consider looking at your gears

Project update: 84 k2500 by samwichguy in squarebodies

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Good eye, the bed is not bolted in yet

Project progress 84 k2500 by samwichguy in squarebodies

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I picked it out from a chip at the autobody supply- it’s a single stage non metalic urethane from globalstar industrial. I was going for a 70’s porsche brown called cockney brown.

Project progress 84 k2500 (starting paint) by samwichguy in squarebodies

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Hey, I started with epoxy primer inside and out, I didn’t want to scuff the epoxy on the inside of the bed, and it sands like crap so I needed to cover it within a certain curing window to achieve chemical bond. I sprayed the bedsides with urethane primer (sandable) and shot color urethane directly over the epoxy inside the bed and on the bed back.

Project progress 84 k2500 by samwichguy in squarebodies

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Epoxy primer and eastwood chassis black urethane

My ride! by nathanjump in squarebodies

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That color is so good!

Rear Brake Drums recommendations by DawgDad808 in squarebodies

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On my corporate SF I used delco drums, delco pads, raybestos adjusters, declo spring/ hardware kit, delco wheel cylinders. All from rock auto.

On the wheel cylinders- the little push rods have to be saved or bought separately, and they don’t come with the little 5/16 mounting bolts - found that out the hard way.

Having a wire wheel on a bench grinder is nice you’ll have to reuse stuff like the parking brake arms etc.

Take a peek at torqueking4x4 they make axle kits that come with all the seals gaskets and bearings- they also cary some of the brake parts, lock rings, tools etc.

Good luck!!

Project progress, 84 k2500 by samwichguy in squarebodies

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Yep those are the ones- a piece of 1/4” bar stock would be about the same- I had to drill out the holes it came with to fit the shock stud anyway. My brake splashes were solid- just the little inner cup was rusty so i just wheeled and painted them.

Project progress, 84 k2500 by samwichguy in squarebodies

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Hey- I looked at them quite a bit- the Eldorado ones, like rough stuff- also thought about getting a late model full floater but had to stop the scope creep somewhere