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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
I made a list of things I'm gonna get soon for the truck including a new diff cover with a magnetic drain plug and a transmission pan that also has a magnetic drain plug, all with proper gaskets. I'm also gonna get valve cover gaskets and intake manifold gaskets. I have a fuel filter on hand but...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Yup. I feel extremely fortunate for that. now i just have to save up for a new diff cover and bolts since east coast salt has not been kind to the drivetrain.- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
pulled the rear diff cover off and found that the fluid was fine, but the gears ate the magnet that was on the cover, thankfully there's no noticeable damage that i can see so i was able to clean the surfaces as well as i could and apply a new gasket. Had to use RTV because the cover is pitted...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Well the spark plugs weren't as bad as I feared but here was some extra carbon residue and some apparent moisture on them but the overall condition was for the most part not bad but i still replaced them with a higher end OEM spark plug. It seems like the misfire was solved by removing the...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Found a nail in one of the back tires. Going to be replacing the spark plugs, the engine has a bit of a "wobble" at stop signs and red lights unless i shift to neutral while waiting if there's a long pause before i need to go again, there's a bump or something that i can feel while driving but...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
I took my trailer out to dump the tanks and i decoupled from my dually to use Red to maneuver through the yard. Gave me a chance to test my Timbren SES Bump Stops and new 6k hitch with a 2 5/16" ball. and i can say that they are rock solid, however the springs were flat on the overloads still...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
I've had an idea for a while now. It will change the suspension geometry and I'm curious to see how it will turn out. I've located parts and it is pretty straightforward in assembly but it's mostly dependent on the availability of the aftermarket modifications (the shackle flip and axle flip...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Removed the TB Spacer and installed the heat shields. I routed the throttle and cruise control cables under the AC line and it looks a little bit more streamlined. Not much else going on with the build currently, i just have to figure out how to remove the old remnants of the front bump...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Dug up some old pictures from around the time that i purchased the truck back in 2017, well before I had really understood the vehicle and was learning how to drive it and how everything worked. what's hilarious is that i immediately decided to go for the "trail boss" style before Chevy had even...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
One thing that's gonna be interesting is going to be removing the bed without a hoist. i have to get that figured out to remove the spacer blocks welded to the frame, since the rest of the stuff is going to be easy with replacing bolts and I'm going for a Class 4 10K hitch to replace the rusted...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Ordered some heat shields and wire insulators for the spark plug wires and waiting for those to come in. I got my final MPG numbers to determine the fate of the TB Spacer, 13.7mpg. TB Spacer is going away. I ended up towing my sister's car (2008 Pontiac G6 GT sedan with the 3.5L V6) to the...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
So up next will either be the SFI to MPFI conversion or replacing the bumper with a license plate bracket and bumper guard. (Image from 1AAuto.com) (Image from LMCTruck.com) While I still need to de-lift the truck, the parts and process will need some extra tools and help...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Quick build update. I finished the hood and tailgate, I had to replace the tailgate latch as well as the bezel since the old latch was damaged enough to the point the latch wouldn't open the tailgate with the bezel installed. But all the new badges except the door emblems are now applied to...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Is there anything to need to know before i buy and try to throw a 1999 Chevy 1500 rear axle? I'm still looking into upgrading the rear springs and change the gears from 3.42 open to 3.73 lsd I'm torn between if i want a clutch style in the back with torsen up front or if i want torsen front...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
got the first clear coat onto the tailgate, and got the hood sanded, primed, raptor lined, and color coated. now i just have to let it set before i clear coat the hood and then place a set of "5.7L VORTEC" badges on it. I also took the liberty of cleaning some rust off of the hood brackets and...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
I decided to repaint the tailgate, I sanded, primed, raptor lined, and got the first coat of color onto the tailgate today, I'm gonna let it dry for a bit so that i can see any spots that i missed before i finish with a clear coat. i had two cans of enamel gloss cherry red paint and i purchased...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
New starter installed, looking into some stuff for some parts to remove the body lift from the truck so that the truck probably will ride a little nicer and less tippy (it does off road OK in spite of this). One of these days i will find an OEM set of skid plates that bolt to the factory...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Starter went on the fritz, so i pulled it, cleaned the air filter, and it looks like the TB spacer doesn't do any good for the spider injection style engines as the truck actually felt more sluggish and lumbering (also my fuel economy went down by a full mile) than it had before. but I'm...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Finally on my way back, I don't know why I used to complain about connecting flights when direct seem to be more excruciating. Looking forewarned to seeing old red again.- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Overall, the only real benefit of the tb spacer that i immediately noticed was that the intake tube lines up nicer to the air box (side effect of the body lift). No noticeable improvements in acceleration or mpg yet. So more driving will be necessary for that determination. And i had to cut some...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
The truck did well on the drive to the airport. Definitely going to see what the mpg was for the hour drive when i get back from this business trip next month to get the interstate mpg. When i get back I'll see what I need to do for installing the front Timbrens. I'm definitely going to order...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
ac works now, i got the rear timbrens in, and the front ones I'm going to have to tackle at a later date since my business trip is next week so I'll ge those replaced some time in October. I backed out the torsion keys till they bottomed out and did about 6 1/2 turns on the keys to bring the...- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
4/5 of the floor liner pieces are in, Timbren bump stops just showed up today, wondering whether or not a throttle body spacer is worth it, scheduled an appointment with my mechanic for my AC's leak.- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Super short update: Decided to go for full synthetic oil for both my trucks. Ordered Husky floor liners for the front and back. Ordered Timbren front and rear SES bump stops since the bump stops are dry rotted/missing anyway.- Matt Dylan
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Overland K1500 Silverado Project "Old Red"
Current Status of the truck: Replaced some of the burnt bulbs in the gauge cluster, now the parking brake light works; replaced the DRL fuse; 4x4 still doesn't work even though i replaced the shift motor and the front actuator; replaced the A/C relay and resistor so the blower motor actually...- Matt Dylan
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