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  1. Erik the Awful

    700R4 TV Cable Adjustment Lies, Bull, and What's the Truth?

    I just got my newly rebuilt transmission in WCJr, and I'm struggling with the TV cable adjustment. If you google it, you'll find plenty of f'n morons on YouTube and elsewhere saying that all you need to do is adjust the TV cable to where your transmission 1-2 shifts between 10-15 mph, and 2-3...
  2. Erik the Awful

    Good transaction with jus10inbrla

    As the title says. I contacted @jus10inbrla about a part he posted Monday morning, and here it is Thursday and I have the part in hand.
  3. Erik the Awful

    $39 Rotors for 1988-1994 SRW Eight-Luggers

    I have been keeping my eye out for a closeout on rotors for a while, and sure enough, they popped up. https://www.rockauto.com/closeouts/?carcode=1034334&a=RSSW1034334 Note that if you click on "Info" and then put them in your cart, they're the normal $62. You have to put them in your cart...
  4. Erik the Awful

    School Me on LS Motors

    I have near zero experience on LS motors, but I may be getting involved in a project where we will need to build a "serious" horsepower naturally-aspirated LS on a strict budget. The engine will almost certainly not be using a factory ECM. What do I need to know about the differences in...
  5. Erik the Awful

    Audio System Recommendations?

    Audio experts, if you were to build the perfect simple audio system in your truck, what would you build? I probably won't actually get around to putting Roscoe's interior back together soon, but I'm wondering what to do for audio when I do get it back together. I want to keep it inexpensive and...
  6. Erik the Awful

    The $150 350 Rebuild and Rotocap Retainer Questions

    I'm working my way through the $150 350 I got last year, and the engine is an L98 Marine engine. The engine has very little wear and is pretty clean inside. The heads have double valvesprings and 1.94/1.50 valves. I did a cleanup port job on them, matched the intake port inlets to the gasket...
  7. Erik the Awful

    1995 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, $7,500, Little Rock, AR

    Not mine, not associated. I was surfing FB Marketplace and found this. Looks pretty clean. www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1526501441204119/
  8. Erik the Awful

    Found a bad cage? Post it here for critique!

    If you have pictures of a bad cage, post it here. If you are looking at buying someone else's used car and it's caged, post it here and we can critique it. Not because we want to rip on someone else's work, but because we'll all be safer learning what to do and what not to do. There absolutely...
  9. Erik the Awful

    1994 C1500 Fleet Truck

    I've mentioned that I've been looking for a cheap vehicle for my son, and last week I spotted this 1994 C1500 on Public Surplus. I put a reasonable bid in and got it for $1275, which was $1530 out the door. The local community college bought it new - just a few months after I left the...
  10. Erik the Awful

    3D Printable Radio Pocket on Thingiverse

    I was cruising thingiverse this evening and found this. I already have a Metra pocket for Roscoe, otherwise I'd try printing it. Is "V12FerrariGuy" also @FerrariGuy? Note that he says he hasn't test printed it yet, so if anybody prints it, give some feedback...
  11. Erik the Awful

    The Jaggernaut

    My resuscitation of Roscoe's going to be taking a back seat for a while so I can focus on The Jaggernaut. I've mentioned this car before, so now I'll post pics and updates. My goal is to get it ready for the 24 Hours of Lemons race at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in May. I bought the car dirt...
  12. Erik the Awful

    '99 C5500 Race Hauler $4500, but in New Hampshire

    Holy moly! If this were a thousand miles closer my wife and I would be having a conversation. Try clicking the FB icon in the top left to go to the posting.
  13. Erik the Awful

    1994 C2500 Suburban 6.5 Diesel on the Grassroots Motorsports forum $4500 obo!

    If I weren't knee-deep in rebuilding Roscoe, I'd be having a serious conversation with my wife. Somebody needs to buy this. Needs a headliner and some A/C work. https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/cars-sale/1994-suburban-2500-diesel-totally-affiliated/203874/page1/
  14. Erik the Awful

    $100 454 @ Pull-A-Part OKC

    There's a new K2500 Suburban at the Pull-A-Part in OKC with an intact TBI 454 in it. Long blocks are $100 today and tomorrow. I'd have nabbed it except: 1) I was in the Mustang. 2) I was by myself. 3) It's hot. 4) 454s are too expensive to build. 5) 454s are too expensive to fuel. 6) It's hot...
  15. Erik the Awful

    Good Bodywork How-To Video Links?

    Since I've been researching how to fix the rust on Roscoe, this popped up in my YouTube feed yesterday. I've seen a few of his videos, and it appears he's very much a self-taught sheet metal guy. Good stuff. What great videos have you found?
  16. Erik the Awful

    What's a good bench seat?

    Roscoe's mouse-turd-filled seat went to the dump yesterday and I'm going to need something to replace it. When I rebuilt Way Cool Jr I used a pair of '95 Cadillac STS heated power leather seats. Fancy stuff, and very nice! ...but on Roscoe I want a bench seat that's comfortable for...
  17. Erik the Awful

    Single-DIN Stereo Recommendation?

    I'm fairly sure that a year or so ago I asked for a stereo recommendation and got some good responses, but for the life of me I can't find the thread. I need a stereo for Way Cool Jr., and the factory setup is a no-go with me. Requirements: Clean, easy to use interface with no tiny buttons or...
  18. Erik the Awful

    Want To Trade DRW fronts for SRW

    Roscoe's previous owner started a DRW conversion, but once the transmission crapped out he parked it. I don't want DRW, and I don't need the trim rings. Is there anyone here in central Oklahoma who's willing to trade me three SRW wheels for two DRW wheels and three beat up trim rings? The tires...
  19. Erik the Awful

    '88 RCLB C3500 "Roscoe P. Coltrane"

    A couple weeks ago I mentioned in Way Cool Jr.'s build thread that a co-worker offered me a free truck. Today I went and picked it up. I looked it over, and it was every bit as bad as advertised. The back glass was out and the interior was fulled with "night soil a la rodentia". No engine, no...
  20. Erik the Awful

    Shipping Choice Issues

    I have a non-GMT400 vehicle and I'm pricing out refreshing the front brakes. I loaded the cart with parts for a '72 Cadillac Deville, and I looked for parts that are co-warehoused to save shipping. If I put the following in my cart, it requires the pads to be shipped from a different warehouse...
  21. Erik the Awful

    Public Service Message: Have you hydrostatic tested your air tanks?

    You should have any air tanks you use in your shop hydrostatic tested every five years. In essence, it gets filled with water, pressurized to 150% of its rating, and the technician taps it with a hammer around every weld and fitting. If it's rusting inside, it'll crack, spew some water out, and...
  22. Erik the Awful

    Wasted Spark and Obscure Rotary Engine Knowledge

    I'm trying to not clog up someone else's diagnosis thread with rotary engine stuff, so I figured I'd post this here. @Schurkey, I figured I'd go out and shoot a video on wasted spark, etc. I really do appreciate you taking the time to type up more info on the distributorless version of wasted...
  23. Erik the Awful

    Censored words needing unblocked

    Can we please get s t r o k e unblocked? I know there's another word I used in the last couple days that needs unblocked, but I can't remember what it is.
  24. Erik the Awful

    Clean 1994 ECLB C2500 7.4 on FB

    @R422b I just spotted this clean C2500 on the facespace. Not mine, no relation, and for $3200 I'm seriously tempted to buy and flip it, but I have too many other projects. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/188634589994687/
  25. Erik the Awful

    4L60E rebuilds in Oklahoma

    https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/273960251037567 "Rebuilt 4l60e transmissions 450 plus ur old transmission I do install as well" He's a friend of one of my Air Force buddies. I was told he also does 700R4s, and if I weren't rebuilding my own, I'd probably have hit him up. I'm not...

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