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Been a while since I been around. The Dahoooley is with my son in law now and doing fine The Kid loves it. He approached me about doing an Army 6x6 a while back. We now have two 1953's and a 54 M211 6x6 trucks The plan is doing a 4 door conversion and a re-power with a turbo'd 6.2 We...

With the Smart car taking the major duties now, we needed a large rig again. The K5 was too small to haul anything much and soooooooooooooo came decision time. Always loved Burbs, so started watching Craig's list. Found a really lovely 95 2500 4x4 LT with all the goodies. Was listed for over...

Well now. After hearing all the great hype about how good the Scat cranks are for the 6.5 diesels, I bought one for Dahoooley and was happier than pig in !@#$%. Engine all in and running and I start hearing some pretty strong SMACK about these cranks. :eek: Sooooooooooooooo, what is the real...

At 3:30 pm PDT Sunday, the old girl rattled back to life. Finally got the second battery for her today. Installed battery Ran the lift pump and purged out about a gallon of diesel to be sure the fuel was clean and free of water . :agreed: Removed the glow plugs and had Pat crank the beast for...

Looking for the plastic seat tilt mechanism covers for 1989 Blazer RH FRONT SEAT Color not important PM ME Missy

As I read the various threads about anything that requires access to the sides of the engine in the GMT400 trucks, I constantly read horror stories of "I CAN'T GET TO THIS OR THAT" The inner fender access port behind the front wheels that has the little rubber flap on it is/was put there for...

My Son in Law has been talking about us replacing the fat butt pickup bed with a flat bed for better usability around the ranch. The other day he called me with an ad he spotted on craigs list. Well it was not too far away (2 hours) so we saddled up and headed out yesterday to get a good look...

Found this BAD BOY on ebay. It is a heat sink for some heavy power transistors, and was designed to dissipate the heat from 6 large transistors. its about 10 inches long and a skosh over 4 inches wide, with 2 inch high fins it will just slip in and around the corner of the nostrils. This...

Well now, here we are with a starter that has quit, or WORSE. Yeah, we have all heard or read of the hapless soul who has had a starter fall off due to some P O or shop leaving the support bracket off of the starter. First off, the starter and related wires on it do not need to be a tough job...

My health issues took me out for the past two years, ruined my trucking business, and loused up my plans for a buttload of personal projects. Finally getting back to doing a few things, and with some help this includes getting the 95 Dahooooley back together. The new AMG block with AMG heads...

Missy here is a looking at getting an 03 Avalanche with the 8.1 moose motor. I keep reading that the 2500 Avalanche 4x4 with the 8.1 came with the Allison 1000 tranny. ??????????????? I have found conflicting stories on this issue. I had a few folks tell me that the 8.1 was not offered too...

Anyone used Zorin OS6 I have run Linux in the past and fiddled with it, but am told that this incarnation runs and looks like Win 7 (at least it feels like 7) Any input ????????

OK here it is. I am considering a Dmax (LB7 or LBZ) swap into my K5 Blazer project. I do not (read can't afford) want to buy a complete truck to scrounge all the wiring and such. I want to set this up with a 4L80E and run the engine at the lower HP setting that was used in the Vans. I dont...

As the DaHooooley Project comes to the final countdown and hopefully a joyful conclusion there are more good things in the wings. The little 85 Blazer is sitting in the shop now and is surrounded by lots of bits parts and pieces that, with any luck will end up being used to restore this fine...

Many of you have tried in vain to buy an brand new AMG/GEP Block to build you dream engine with. Well a few years ago there was a bunch of them that got out onto the market place and were sold to the general public. The Navistar diamond logo is in the valley and the the other identifying...

Well winter has certainly been a Beotch around here. Got the New GEP 6.5 block all done now and its ready for me to pick up at the shop. Got the Scat crank sitting in the shop, and now for some great news, landed a fresh set of heads from a P400 the other day. These heads came on a P400 that...

In 2001 AMG/GEP took over the 6.5 totally The new blocks are cast by Navistar and the Julian date code is different than the one used by GM Month Day year Here is the new Format 00 00 Letter 06 10 J this is June 10th 2002 H= 2001 I not used...

Been away for a while this winter, but not too far :D Started building an engine for DaHoooley, but ran out of interest with the cold weather and all. Little work for the big rig so no $$$ to do much. Sold off almost all the projects (Blazer and such) and have enough $$$ now to go at the...

Hey troops Missy here is a lookin for a good used Holley 670 CFM Projection KIT Need the entire Kit as it was supplied with the TBI, pump, wiring, TBI ect Recently went in with my Kids on a mid 80's Chevy class C motorhome and the fuel system is in rough shape after sitting for 3 years and...

Well, with winter really kicking my Butt, I have not gotten much of anything done on the Blazer, other than make plans. This morning a deal presented itself. I found a fellow on Craigs list that has a TH400 with T case from a 1ton Chevy 4x4 that wants a deer rifle. I just happen to have such...