That V8 tho...

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Hard to believe this is the same tank.

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But now it's buried back in the truck. The strap bolts are all cleaned out and coated with anti-seize. All the skid plate bolts are drilled out, heli-coiled, and ready for brand new bolts. The only reason we didn't start it up tonight is I ran out of daylight. I want to be able to see any leaks.

As long as everything goes well, it'll be driving tomorrow. Then there's just some trim to tidy up.
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Awesome job. I'm a half way decent home mechanic and your willingness to tackle some of these things makes me look bad lol.
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I appreciate that. I still feel like I over-reached on this. I've still got the front brake lines to do too. It's going to be a miracle if it makes it out and back on Saturday.
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Good job. Anti seize the hell out of the new bolts.
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I did. I was going to coat the pump bulkhead in this waxy corrosion inhibitor I got from Vira's dad, but I couldn't find anything on there saying it was safe for plastic and rubber. It probably would have been ok, but I didn't want to take any chances.
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Yea, you might have been ok, but you should be good for a while now.
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Did I mention this thing has an upgraded trans cooler? I noticed it when I was draining the coolant before I pulled the dash. The ports at the radiator are completely closed off, and there's a pretty good sized heat exchanger in front of the AC condenser. That was a nice find.
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[quote=""Jeff V.""]Did I mention this thing has an upgraded trans cooler? I noticed it when I was draining the coolant before I pulled the dash. The ports at the radiator are completely closed off, and there's a pretty good sized heat exchanger in front of the AC condenser. That was a nice find.[/quote]

One of the main reason I got my avalanche is it had one.


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For that big RV you are going to be pulling around.
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Brake bleeder is here. So much for Saturday. :lol:
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[quote=""ChargerX3""]For that big RV you are going to be pulling around.[/quote]

You only drive on some rolling hills.


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Yeah the Sierra Nevada mountain range is just some rolling hills :lol:
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Lulz
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[quote=""Jeff V.""]I appreciate that. I still feel like I over-reached on this. I've still got the front brake lines to do too. It's going to be a miracle if it makes it out and back on Saturday.[/quote]

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It runs.
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Yay!
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[quote=""Jeff V.""]It runs.[/quote]

But did it fix everything you wanted? Because let’s face it, I can make shit run. Doesn’t mean it runs correctly. Lol


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Stop chugging laxatives and your shit will be firmer...
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[quote=""Chris GTO TT""]Stop chugging laxatives and your shit will be firmer...[/quote]

Ewwww. You really took it to the potty with that one!


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