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BowtieBrody

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The list for this damn thing grows.
I decided to just do a few basics for the front end, ball-joints, UC/LC bushings, Rancho steering stabilizer and shocks, and 285/75r16 BFG KO2s. The H2s are out unfortunately, I'll just polish up these Pacers and throw on a black center cap and black lugnuts.
I need to replace the damn coolant temp sensor too, probably going to replace oil pressure sensor and a few others if I can.
Still need to fix the odometer too, anyone know if there's a tool I can use to set the mileage?

Finally got the new GMC grille painted up, just need to get the insert put in and installed on the truck. Threw on my new flares too, I need to take them back off to trim them up a bit and paint them gloss black.
Here's the truck sans the flares, it was so filthy underneath them I couldn't bear to put the new flares on before I washed and scrubbed the dirt off;
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Looks so much better with a color matched grille! I have always loved how GMC did that.

Where'd you get those clear side marker lights? I want to find a set of those for my truck.
 

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Looks so much better with a color matched grille! I have always loved how GMC did that.

Where'd you get those clear side marker lights? I want to find a set of those for my truck.

The Euro style corners? I picked em up on eBay; there might still be a few sets floating around, I know @df2x4 and @Z71Hobbs bought a few sets each, I'm kicking myself for not buying more than one set.
 

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The Euro style corners? I picked em up on eBay; there might still be a few sets floating around, I know @df2x4 and @Z71Hobbs bought a few sets each, I'm kicking myself for not buying more than one set.

Thanks for the tag—there might still be some on eBay left (not sure). I know there is a similar style on eBay which is still a clear amber, but it looks like the inside reflector is a little flatter. You may have to buy the headlights and parking lights with them as well (ringing a bell in my brain). For now, I’m keeping the sets I grabbed until I get my front end to my happy place.

Nice build by the way!
 

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Thanks for the tag—there might still be some on eBay left (not sure). I know there is a similar style on eBay which is still a clear amber, but it looks like the inside reflector is a little flatter. You may have to buy the headlights and parking lights with them as well (ringing a bell in my brain). For now, I’m keeping the sets I grabbed until I get my front end to my happy place.

Nice build by the way!

I know there's a couple sellers floating around; I saw a few from the seller I bought my taillights from.
 

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Looks so much better with a color matched grille! I have always loved how GMC did that.

Where'd you get those clear side marker lights? I want to find a set of those for my truck.

The Euro style corners? I picked em up on eBay; there might still be a few sets floating around, I know @df2x4 and @Z71Hobbs bought a few sets each, I'm kicking myself for not buying more than one set.

One set left... Get 'em while the gettin's good.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-C-K-15...ER-CLEAR-CORNER-LIGHTS-1994-1998/292126396622

I think I've got two extra sets in addition to the set that's on my Suburban right now, otherwise I would've snagged these already. :lol: They're pretty much impossible to find. I'm still looking for a set (or multiple sets) for the Chevy grilles. Hopefully some hoarder will make my dream come true someday.
 

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Forgot I hadn't updated this in a while.

Got some new meats on this thing, needs a spacer in the rear something terrible now though; and that'll come once I rebuild the suspension on this truck come tax-return time; it's driving me crazy me not being able to make up my mind on how I want to go about fixing this thing up.
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Going to have some maintenance planned for the coming weeks, oil flush and change to synthetic, coolant temp sensor, oil pressure sensor, fresh plugs and Accel wires, an MSD coil, Bilstein 4600s and a tuned PCM from Black Bear.
 
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