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by dvanbramer88 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:34 pm

In the state of disrepair his truck has been in, I can't believe it even makes it to the mall and back.
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by v7guy » Fri Apr 26, 2013 12:48 pm

He did just get over a driveshaft issue... maybe a loss of engine power due to the wear from scaling those mad crazy curbs?

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by JCrayton99 » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:48 pm

I'm not sure how but I think he managed to break the spring driving from the trailer to the first obstacle. I believe driving skills. :-D
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by DustinC1989 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:57 am

Finally got around to putting the tow hooks on.
Had to use epoxy to reattach the passenger side bracket on the bumper cover, just waiting on the "20 minute epoxy" that had been sitting for 2 hours.... to dry
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by Regulator1175 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:01 am

DustinC1989 wrote:Finally got around to putting the tow hooks on.
Had to use epoxy to reattach the passenger side bracket, just waiting on the "20 minute epoxy" that had been sitting for 2 hours.... to dry


Ummm, I would not trust 2 part epoxy on tow hooks that may be needed to pull you out of something. That is where the drill and nuts and bolts come into play!
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by DustinC1989 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:32 am

Hooks are factory and BOLTED in the factory location. The plastic bracket for the bumper cover is what I used epoxy on. Guess I should have been more clear on that

I know I'm still some what of a new, but damn lol I'm not that stupid
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by DirtyBacon04 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:38 pm

DustinC1989 wrote:Hooks are factory and BOLTED in the factory location. The plastic bracket for the bumper cover is what I used epoxy on. Guess I should have been more clear on that

I know I'm still some what of a new, but damn lol I'm not that stupid


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by DustinC1989 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:54 pm

I do... Fiancee likes off reading, but won't let me take the bumper covers off.
Once we get her truck, the trailblazer is fair game...
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by The Roadie » Sat Apr 27, 2013 1:55 pm

DustinC1989 wrote:I know I'm still some what of a new, but damn lol I'm not that stupid
You have to admit we sometimes attract the "wrong crowd." :facepalm:
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by DustinC1989 » Sat Apr 27, 2013 4:02 pm

True, I would hope people aren't dumb enough to use a 2 part epoxy to hold tow hooks...
But I did read to zombie killer build thread or hunter or whatever the idiots name was, so apparently they do exist
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by v7guy » Sat Apr 27, 2013 10:29 pm

DustinC1989 wrote:True, I would hope people aren't dumb enough to use a 2 part epoxy to hold tow hooks...
But I did read to zombie killer build thread or hunter or whatever the idiots name was, so apparently they do exist



yah, we've learned the hard way not to assume much. after you're around awhile and we get a better idea of where you're at we won't be so quick to state the obvious lol
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by Blazintrails03 » Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:28 pm

Got the Curt Front Hitch installed. While doing this I noticed both upper ball joints are trash. Guess ill be flipping the UCA's and putting some new ball joints on soon
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by dvanbramer88 » Sun Apr 28, 2013 7:31 pm

I put a starter in my dad's saturn.... Its a GM.
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by DustinC1989 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:03 am

Started building brackets and running wires, just waiting on antennas and radio now
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by darring70 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:55 am

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by navigator » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:24 am

DustinC1989 wrote:......Had to use epoxy to reattach the passenger side bracket on the bumper cover, just waiting on the "20 minute epoxy" that had been sitting for 2 hours.... to dry

Mine came off when I was installing my body lift and skids. I might try the 2part epoxy.
For right now, I used a couple of sheet metal screws and screwed the fender liner to the bumper cover to hold it in place :-)
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by DustinC1989 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:49 pm

Don't waste your time, tried 3 different ones... Nothing held after driving around the property
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by navigator » Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:43 pm

thanks, my other thought was to put 4 screws in where the little studs are that hold it in place but then I would have the screw heads on the outside of the bumper cover. Using two screws with the fender liner and putting a little paint on them works pretty well and you don't really notice.
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by djthumper » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:07 pm

The only epoxy that would work remotely for that is specific to ABS plastic. It takes a good amount of prep to make things stick and the epoxy is not htat cheap stuff that you by at Home Depot.
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by DustinC1989 » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:45 pm

MEK+ABS was gonna be my next experiment
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