ChevyDaves "Dirty Hoe" build thread

[ChevyDave]

Monday I picked up this beast...

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When I bought it, it ran like complete poop lol. Couldn't even hit 70 on the highway. Tuesday I checked the timing and it was spot on. I wound up turning the distributor until it ran normal. It runs pretty good now but I think the timing chain is extremely worn or might have even skipped a tooth. Did a very deep inspection underneath and found a few problems.

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Started cleaning the hitch for paint and this showed up under all the rust...

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Also put a tip on it that I found last weekend.

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Also decided to "fix" some rust lol.
Before...

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Put some stickers on the rear window.

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And finally lol bought a hitch from a local junkyard and cleaned it up and painted it...

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It's made some progress this week, and hopefully it'll be a muddy hoe tomorrow night!!

 

[twomanymontes]

Looks like a decent start.

 

[98sierra4x4]

Looks nice! Keep us updated


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[ChevyDave]

It's been out muddin a few times. Blew two tires, busted a hole in the gas tank, got stuck once, and the tranny slips in reverse, but it does pretty well. It should have new tires and a gas tank within 2 weeks. Also put the used hitch on it.

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Cleans up nice to!

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[ChevyDave]

Well came to the conclusion today reverse is almost gone. I'm going to try some Lucas trans fix and maybe a pan drain and filter. Just want it to last a little longer but oh well. Put a tps and spectre air cleaner on it today, pics to come. Also got the blue 194's and twist locks. Should be fun!

 

[98sierra4x4]

Time for a 5spd


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[ChevyDave]

Time for a 5spd


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I'm honestly thinking about it!

Today I put LEDs in the cluster.

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And from yesterday...

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[ChevyDave]

Put the duratracs on it...

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[ChevyDave]

Blew the rear main brake line and the trans is getting worse. Cleans up real nice though...

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[ChevyDave]

Alright, it's gonna be down for a little, I replaced the brake line and changed the trans fluid. A caliper was sticking so I did pads, calipers and rotors, and I figured while it was down I'd do the powersteering pump and high pressure line. Worked well for a little but reverse is gone again and I blew the gas tank out. Pics from before I washed it yesterday...

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I ordered a new tank, pump/sending unit, straps, all fuel lines, and a trans will be ordered when I get back to Michigan in 3 weeks. Also new tires and 1in spacers are going on it.

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