Back in a GMT400 - The Ugly Brown Farm Truck

[mountie]

While you are digging into the thing, check all your grounds & ground straps! ( When you have a Check engine light, or not, a cause could be a ground... especially on an older truck... mine is also an '88)

Open your doors and take a look below the hinges, at the fender... pull out the stuff accumulated in that debris catching void, that can cause rust.

There's a pretty good chance your heater core is full of "farm debris" fallen down from those windshield vents.

 

[NotARealK2500]

While you are digging into the thing, check all your grounds & ground straps! ( When you have a Check engine light, or not, a cause could be a ground... especially on an older truck... mine is also an '88)

Open your doors and take a look below the hinges, at the fender... pull out the stuff accumulated in that debris catching void, that can cause rust.

There's a pretty good chance your heater core is full of "farm debris" fallen down from those windshield vents.

Yes! I learned this lesson with my '93 K2500. Consider it done!

Moved on with the cosmetic stuff; winter has really hampered my ability to work on this thing, with work-related projects taking up the shop space. Some things done so far-

GMC Front end swapped:

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Transmission started clunking, mostly from 1-2 and 2-3. Swapped the transmission mount with an Energy Suspension universal mount = MUCH better. Before:

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After:

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Amazon Dash kit with Pioneer radio installed (first time this truck has had sound!):

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Lowering shackles and and chrome rear bumper are going on tomorrow! Dorman exterior door handle if things go quckly!

 

[NotARealK2500]

Moving on -

Out with the rusty black W/T bumper and bald tires, in with the minty junkyard chrome and fresh rubber:

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Had to burn out a bushing and mangle a shackle, but the back is lowered 2" now:

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Got 3" springs, 2" drop hangers, and a tonneau cover for next weekend's project:

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Wheels need to be painted, I think. And I'm really tempted to weld up a flatbed for it because I know I can't hide that dent on the bed or find a longbed in the same color... maybe a summer project.