Riggs - My 2000 Chevy 3500 4x4 CCLB work truck and family play machine

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Motive Products, they are on Amazon. But you can check their webpage for the right adapter parts. It was about $50 for pump itself, and then the new plate for the GM master cylinder was another $50. It's not cheap, but I do enough of this stuff on my own that it's been worth it.
UBJ's look stock, but I got a grinder. Was maybe more worried about getting it out of the spindle, but maybe that isn't too bad, assuming the old loosen it and what the spindle with a hammer a bunch of times works here.
I'll check them out. I will be needing to flush and bleed my suburban before long when I change out the old hoses. Also need to flush our kia sorento again, and the two toyotas I maintain.
 

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If it ever moves on it's own power again I'd like to take it to Supras In Vegas. We'll see.

I have HP Tuners, but I can read EFI live files also. Would definitely take a look, I still want to make some changes to it, but it's a process for sure getting things dialed in.
PM me your email and I'll send you my latest. My speedo and everything is also calibrated for my truck. The speeds may not be exactly matching to yours.

Cruisin' USA in a supra huh?
 

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Good thing you ponied up for the fast shipping. Now you can wait for them to send a free replacement the slow way.
I know that's how they get you. The F you in the drivethrough!
But, I did get it made up to me. If you've ever had this happen I still think it's bizarre but whatever - I had a couple things left over from my Amazon order, including the fel-pro diff cover gasket for the 14 bolt I ended up not using. It was like $5 so whatever, but I hit return. They credited me and waived the return. So no need to return it. Ended up with a free rear diff gasket. Still seems strange to me when they do that, but I'll stick it on the parts shelf I guess for later.

PM me your email and I'll send you my latest. My speedo and everything is also calibrated for my truck. The speeds may not be exactly matching to yours.

Cruisin' USA in a supra huh?
PM sent. I am still stock on 245's and 4.11's, but I can definitely at least compare things.
Yeah I played Cruisn USA endlessly when it came out on my N64.... and always wanted a MKIII Supra. Of course, I've had the car for 7 years and it's been in the above state for about 99% of that. A cruise across country (well Vegas is about a 20 hour drive from me) is bucket list for sure. I have half a mind, if the car ever gets reliable enough, to do a drag and drive event for fun. It won't be that fast probably, but that's not the point. We shall see!
 

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Wrapped up the stereo install and backup camera. While I will not say I'm impressed, for $26.99 I got my money's worth.

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Did some zip tie magic on the HVAC controller, a bunch of the tabs have been broken off including one holding one of the cables in. zip tied all that so it wouldn't slide out. I'll keep an eye out for one of these next time I'm at the bone yard. Wondering out loud if a suburban model with the defrost button could be utilized to power the heated mirrors... anyone know what would be involved there? Are the relay controls built in to the unit or is there an additional module needed for that?

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Back up camera is working. Powers up on reverse, all good, kind of...

Oops upside down. Not exactly great mounting options, but what do you expect, most backup cameras by themself cost more than this did with the head unit.
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Fixed, sort of, with some creative zip tie work. But there is a problem for another day:
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Hmm something I'd like to be able to see is missing from this picture. I will say though, the quality is better than I expected and should be totally functional, with a properly aimed camera.
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So I'll either need to make something to mount it further out, or get a different camera with a wider angle. Not sure yet, but for now going to call it good. $26.99 well spent ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
 

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Took the long way home today.

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10.68 mpg this run.
 
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Got a link for that head unit???? I was never keen on doing a reverse camera on my truck since I don't want a massive double din; and I was spit-balling some ideas with my buddy about modding a GMT800 rearview mirror for a 400 but I like the looks of that better!
 

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Got a link for that head unit???? I was never keen on doing a reverse camera on my truck since I don't want a massive double din; and I was spit-balling some ideas with my buddy about modding a GMT800 rearview mirror for a 400 but I like the looks of that better!
Yep. There are a few options on Amazon for single din with the screen. I will say after a few days of using it, it isn't too bad! Definitely will be functional for hooking up a trailer, which is 98% of what I wanted it for.

The one I got is here: Single Din Car Stereo Touchscreen, Single Din Bluetooth Car Stereo with Backup Camera, Single Din Radio Support Hands-Free Calling/FM/Fast Charging/Mic/Steering Wheel Remote/Type C/USB/TF/AUX/7 Color Amazon now says currently unavailable, we don't know when it will be back in stock.
This one comes up and looks like it's basically the same unit, a whole $5 more lol Single Din Car Stereo Bluetooth, Single Din Touchscreen Car Stereo with Backup Camera, Single Din Radio Support Hands-Free Calling/FM/USB/Mic/Fast Charging/Steering Wheel Remote/TF/AUX-in /7 Color

I will say they are "worth it" for the price but they definitely have their quirks, lol..
 

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I got updates!

Nope. Haven't done anything but drive the thing.

Actually handed my wife the keys for the last week and a half while I gave her rig some love, kind of an annual overhaul. She's been driving the truck and hauling the kids around. Other than the hard starts it has behaved itself. So thats good! So haven't touched my truck, but hers got some love.

So tore the front end down.. had a pretty good shimmy up in the 60+ mph range that has been driving me crazy. Control arm bushings and ball joints seem solid, wheel bearings are new, ish... trying to figure it out found a lot of play in the steering stuff, so I replaced all that and did a front brake job on the old girl. Moog ball joints, pitman arm, idler arm, proforged idler pivot, power stop front pads and new rotors, also did a new trans filter since it had been about 40k since the rebuild, plus a laundry list of little stuff. Then gave it a wash for good measure.

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Also changed the oil on my daily, and drain/filled the trans fluid (it's a manual). The trans fluid looked NOT good, and I had replaced it last year. I suspect issues which is why I wanted to change it and look at it.... it looked like metallic grey paint coming out. Trans shifts great, all gears work, so I'm a little confused and just gonna keep driving it, but feel like some kind of transmission job in my future on that machine.

Hopefully next up I start on the injector job.
 
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