jonathonar89
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Thought I would share my new project I picked up early this year. As I'm sure most of us know, '99-'00 were the only two years you could buy a crew-cab short-bed with the '88-'98 body style. This one is a K2500 with the Vortec 5.7, 4l80E, 8 lug wheels, etc.
On to the first update...
Although I picked this thing up earlier this year, I haven't even driven it but I have been chipping away at it slowly. A few weeks ago, I replaced the rear brake hard lines, axle hose and painted the rear drums. Got lucky in this department because I found the previous owner install new rear brakes but he never finished the job.
Big mess on the front brakes/suspension. I ordered front Powerstop brakes from Rock Auto in May. When I started taking apart the front brakes to redo everything, I found the previous owner tried to install the newer '99-'06 GMT800 brakes but didn't do the job correct. Since it took me 'til July/August to start working on it figure it out, I was beyond the return date for my Rock Auto purchase and they don't have any customer service contact I know of. I would've like to have finished the newer style brake install but I ended up settling on finding a parts truck in my area with original style spindles for my truck.
Before (with GMT800 spindles)...
This is kind of funny but my grandma saw all the new parts when she came to my house yesterday and urged me to paint the frame/wheel well. She's not much of a car person, but she did notice all the shiny new stuff. Today, I did just that. Took everything apart, broke out the grinder, cleaned the frame, laid down some primer, painted and reassembled. Thanks for the push on this one Grandma! haha
Had to call it quits early but I feel this was a good stopping point. Got the new hubs, rotors, wheel studs, lower ball joint, shock and upper control arm loosely fitted. Even though this is stock replacement, the Bilstein shocks and Powerstop brake kit really do make it look nice.
More to come on this thing...
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Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on FlickrOn to the first update...
Although I picked this thing up earlier this year, I haven't even driven it but I have been chipping away at it slowly. A few weeks ago, I replaced the rear brake hard lines, axle hose and painted the rear drums. Got lucky in this department because I found the previous owner install new rear brakes but he never finished the job.
Big mess on the front brakes/suspension. I ordered front Powerstop brakes from Rock Auto in May. When I started taking apart the front brakes to redo everything, I found the previous owner tried to install the newer '99-'06 GMT800 brakes but didn't do the job correct. Since it took me 'til July/August to start working on it figure it out, I was beyond the return date for my Rock Auto purchase and they don't have any customer service contact I know of. I would've like to have finished the newer style brake install but I ended up settling on finding a parts truck in my area with original style spindles for my truck.
Before (with GMT800 spindles)...
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Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on FlickrThis is kind of funny but my grandma saw all the new parts when she came to my house yesterday and urged me to paint the frame/wheel well. She's not much of a car person, but she did notice all the shiny new stuff. Today, I did just that. Took everything apart, broke out the grinder, cleaned the frame, laid down some primer, painted and reassembled. Thanks for the push on this one Grandma! haha
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Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on FlickrHad to call it quits early but I feel this was a good stopping point. Got the new hubs, rotors, wheel studs, lower ball joint, shock and upper control arm loosely fitted. Even though this is stock replacement, the Bilstein shocks and Powerstop brake kit really do make it look nice.
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Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on Flickr
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Untitled by Jonathon Randolph, on FlickrMore to come on this thing...