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Fixing a bit of rust

Day 1. Here's where things started. And here's where the day ended. That's a bunch of sanding to remove the rust and get down to bare metal, then a couple coats of self-etching primer followed by 3 coats of a filler primer. I'm actually surprised at how well this came out - at least to...
- cpapeter
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- Oct 3, 2021
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Paint / Body / Detailing
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Rear AC line leak

98 Suburban with rear air. Finally took the time to add a can of dye to the AC lines, and was able to locate a leak. Of course, it in the lines to rear AC, below the passenger side door. It looks to me like there's a pair of lines running from under the hood (under the air filter) to a junction...
- cpapeter
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- Sep 14, 2021
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Street Chat / Timeslips
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Wandering down the road

In my quest to get this low mileage burb back to good running condition, I've finally got around to new tires and an alignment. I've already had most of the front suspension rubber replaced, along with the shocks and some other front end bits and pieces. With good tires and a fresh alignment...
- cpapeter
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- Sep 3, 2021
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Street Chat / Timeslips
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New Burb owner in So Cal

Hi all!! Picked up my first proper truck after 40 years of driving. She's a 98 Chevy Suburban, with just under 95k on the clock. Been a bit neglected and under-used the last several years, so the first job was making her properly road worthy. In addition to changing all the fluids, she got...
- cpapeter
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- Aug 24, 2021
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Introduction