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    1998 K2500 Daily Build | Colorado | 109k

    Great looking OBS. I picked up a 2000 k2500 a few months ago and am going down a similar journey. Look forward to watching your build.
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    Hello From Indiana

    Welcome aboard from a fellow Hoosier:waytogo:
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    1997 5.7 only 9 mpg

    My 2000 K2500 with 5.7L and 4.10 gears averages 9.5 MPG around town and 9.5 MPG down the interstate. At least she is consistant:)
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    New ac delco 41-993 spark plugs , No start

    I just installed the 41-993 plugs in my 5.7L Vortex. It fires right up and runs great.
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    The cap/rotor I ordered was United Motor Products # DCR 820X. I have never heard of the brand but the reviews looked good. I also ordered the Delco # 41-993 plugs. With winter coming soon, I need all the help I can get for sub-zero mornings.
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    I went out and jumped into Brute to run to town and it did not want to start. And when it finally fired up, it was missing really bad....great...just great. I limped it up to the garage and started poking around. Finally popped the distributor cap and it looked like a Hollywood house party in...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    I ended up buying poly cab mounts to get the body lines correct. I got the poly bushings installed last week. The good news, the body/cab line up very good. The bad news is that the ride is pretty harsh. On wash board gravel roads, everything inside the cab rattles and squeaks. I'm not to sure I...
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    Polished the aluminum American racing rims

    Those look great! I need to strip the tires off of mine and wet sand them down to clean metal and start over. When I bought the truck, I didn't even realize they were aluminum wheels!!!! They were dark brown from rust and brake dust. I thought they were old chrome plated steel wheels that had...
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    OEM cab mounts

    I only had a small box of foul language, so I recycled a lot:lol:
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    OEM cab mounts

    I'll put some more miles on it before I go out and spend another $100 plus changing it. Maybe I'll get used to it but I am afraid all of the 20+ year old plastic will start cracking.
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    Stock K2500 fender flare removal

    lol......I feel your pain. I took mine off my 2000 K2500 and I am going to do something different when I put them back on. The rear ones were easy, but I'm not going to remove the front fenders just to put them back the way they were.
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    OEM cab mounts

    I got the poly bushings installed today. The good news, the body/cab line up very good. The bad news is that the ride is pretty harsh. On wash board gravel roads, everything inside the cab rattles and squeaks. I'm not to sure I can live with it. I'm probably going to have to bite the bullet and...
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    OEM cab mounts

    I just put a 3" BL on "Brute" (https://www.gmt400.com/threads/building-my-first-chevy-aka-brute.55016/) so the bolts and hardware are either new or have already been cleaned up. The body lines between the bed and the cab are way off due to worn out cab bushings. I ordered and Energy Suspension...
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    OEM cab mounts

    Thanks fellas.....looks like I'll be putting in new poly bushings and living with the results.
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    OEM cab mounts

    Does anyone know of a source to buy OEM rubber cab mounts? All I can find are the poly ones and I am told they will make the ride quality stiffer. Am I wrong about this?
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    I sprayed Fluid Film all over the rear chassie and got the bed put back on this afternoon. I still need to put bed supports and rear bumper on it, but the hard part is over. I don't like the way the fuel filler hose turned out, so I'm going to do something different there. The cab and bed are...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    This morning between knocking out chores on my "Honey Do" list, I mounted the new bed supports and put two coats of paint on the chassie. Everything from the front cab mounts back has now been cleaned, primed and painted. I'll do the same to the front section when I do the front brake and...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    Started to tackle the broken bed bolts last night. Three out of the four were simply drilling out the bolts and chasing the holes with a clean-out tap. The fourth one wasn't so simple. That bolt didn't snap off, but the weld nut inside of the bed channel broke loose. There was no way to unthread...
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    Hello from New York

    Really good condition for a Government surplus truck. Congrats and look forward to seeing what you do with it.
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    Friday night I replaced the idler pulley and belt. It is quiet as a mouse now! Spent the weekend installing a 3" BL....or I should say tried to install it. The cab went pretty good except the E brake. That thing fought me for 2 hours. All the time I kept eyeballing the bolt cutters hanging on...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    So far, I have found a nickel size rust bubble in each cab corner and a couple of pinholes in the DS rocker. I can't feel anything bad under the wheel well lip, but we will see. To be honest....for a 21 yr old Chevy, this is unheard of. There are very very few of them around here that aren't...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    So far I have- Changed the oil. Beat out the dented part of the tailgate and replaced the handle and bezel so that works now. I replaced the hood release latch so I can open the hood. I replaced the blower resistor and the entire HVAC switch panel so now I have complete control of the...
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    Building my first Chevy....aka..."Brute"

    2000 K2500 5.7L, auto, 14 bolt 8600 GRVW just under 200k on the clock Pretty decent body with very little rust Paid $2000 for it Here is where this project started
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    New member with a new truck

    Friday night I replaced the idler pulley and belt. It is quiet as a mouse now! Spent the weekend installing a 3" BL....or I should say tried to install it. The cab went pretty good except the E brake. That thing fought me for 2 hours. All the time I kept eyeballing the bolt cutters hanging on...
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    New member with a new truck

    Actually, these are the factory flares with the mounting stud holes in the fenders and bedside. If I wanted to run without them, I would have to weld up all of those holes. I am planning on pulling them off this weekend to see what is hiding under there. So far, I have found a nickel size rust...

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