Cool! I'll try that. Thanks. I was thinking about graphite, but didn't know if it would be best for an automotive application or not.
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'90 K5 - The Nevada Blazer [Post 1437: School me on alternators)
- Thread starter colbystephens
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Works great but be warned, it's a bitch to get off the paint.
When I got Big Ugly the door locks hadn't been used by the military in eons and it had at least one coat of CARC paint over and probably in the locks. They hardly worked.
Sprayed some of that in, stuck the key in and turned it back and forth a bunch and very quickly they freed up and worked great for the next 4 years.
When I got Big Ugly the door locks hadn't been used by the military in eons and it had at least one coat of CARC paint over and probably in the locks. They hardly worked.
Sprayed some of that in, stuck the key in and turned it back and forth a bunch and very quickly they freed up and worked great for the next 4 years.
Well, I scored a free topper with slider windows. I'm picking it up tomorrow. 
Depending on which topper is in better condition, I'll either keep the new topper or swap the windows in. I'm stoked! I'm suspecting my current topper is in nicer shape simply because the donor top is from 1978.
Might use the remaining topper as a means to fabricating the lumber rack I want to build.
Also, the deal has been completed for the Dana 60 front, and I have gears waiting for me at the post office that I need to pick up. I need to get an install kit for the gears, plus gears and install kit for my 14BFF. I have a list of miscellaneous crap I still need to acquire before the swap, which bums me out a bit because I was hoping to do the swap in January when I have a month off school, but don't think the truck budget will work for it.
Depending on which topper is in better condition, I'll either keep the new topper or swap the windows in. I'm stoked! I'm suspecting my current topper is in nicer shape simply because the donor top is from 1978.Might use the remaining topper as a means to fabricating the lumber rack I want to build.
Also, the deal has been completed for the Dana 60 front, and I have gears waiting for me at the post office that I need to pick up. I need to get an install kit for the gears, plus gears and install kit for my 14BFF. I have a list of miscellaneous crap I still need to acquire before the swap, which bums me out a bit because I was hoping to do the swap in January when I have a month off school, but don't think the truck budget will work for it.
Today we went out and nabbed a Christmas tree. Good times. Couple fun poser shots. 
Tree Run 11-2 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Tree Run 11-1 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Tree Run 11-8 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Here's how I attached the trees to my truck (I picked up a 15 footer for the church in addition to the one pictured above.)
Tree Run 11-10 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
I made some loops with rope, popped the topper and put the loops through, then ran the topper bolts down through the loops and snugged it down. Ratchet strapped the trees down. Would be nice to have the lumber rack that I intend to build already, but this was a fine alternative.
Tree Run 11-2 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Tree Run 11-1 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Tree Run 11-8 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Here's how I attached the trees to my truck (I picked up a 15 footer for the church in addition to the one pictured above.)
Tree Run 11-10 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
I made some loops with rope, popped the topper and put the loops through, then ran the topper bolts down through the loops and snugged it down. Ratchet strapped the trees down. Would be nice to have the lumber rack that I intend to build already, but this was a fine alternative.
So I tried lubing the lock to no avail. Door still has trouble unlocking. Something must be sticking inside the door. Guess I'll have to pull the door panel off and get after it.
Bummer. I suppose I might need to add the relay mod to the window motor while I'm in there.
magik235
Still Alive
Great Christmas tree hunting pictures.
I saw the pics of your truck bringing home your tree in your thread tonite too. Made me think to post mine. 
Made me think to post mine.
see ya at 9A.M.... 
Great day of wheelin.
Super great day of wheelin w/ CK5er "alexsdad." We cruised up to Steve's Loop which is right close to Pyramid Lake, NV. The scenery was incredible, and the trail was great. It was a really challenging trail for a stock truck, and it pushed both my driving skill and my truck to its limits. I came out nearly unscathed with very little noticeable body damage. Alexsdad came out great, but he does have a rear locker, lift and 37" tires. You'll notice in the pics that he's got a pretty well built machine.
After getting into the trailhead, you cruise out through the desert a small distance before you drop into the canyon. The terrain is pretty incredible.
Steves Loop-1 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
My cute wife drinking some Hot Chocolate in the 25* weather. Brrr...
Steves Loop-2 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Nevada Landscape.
Steves Loop-3 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Looking back on part of the trail. This was during our initial walk of the trail to get the lay of the land, as you'll see the trucks going through later.
Steves Loop-4 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gnarly mud-ice on the trail. Pretty cool stuff!
Steves Loop-5 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Getting into the rocks. It was certainly a bit tricky with my stock truck going through here. Much appreciation to alexsdad for his patience and quality spotting. Also, my wife took almost all of the pics of my truck driving, I took the pics of alexsdad.
Steves Loop-7 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-8 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-9 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-10 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Coming up the first big obstacle. I got hung up in two places, this was the first of the two.
Steves Loop-11 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-13 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-14 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Giving the rock a little smooch.
Steves Loop-15 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-16 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Damn close to a high center situation, but we ultimately made it OK.
Steves Loop-19 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-20 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-21 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
It should be noted that this is actually a very steep part of trail. Hard to tell from the pics though. This pic gives an idea of the steepness if you consider how close the camera is to the truck and how high the rocks climb.
Steves Loop-23 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
A little stock articulation.
Steves Loop-24 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-25 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Super great day of wheelin w/ CK5er "alexsdad." We cruised up to Steve's Loop which is right close to Pyramid Lake, NV. The scenery was incredible, and the trail was great. It was a really challenging trail for a stock truck, and it pushed both my driving skill and my truck to its limits. I came out nearly unscathed with very little noticeable body damage. Alexsdad came out great, but he does have a rear locker, lift and 37" tires. You'll notice in the pics that he's got a pretty well built machine.
After getting into the trailhead, you cruise out through the desert a small distance before you drop into the canyon. The terrain is pretty incredible.
Steves Loop-1 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
My cute wife drinking some Hot Chocolate in the 25* weather. Brrr...
Steves Loop-2 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Nevada Landscape.
Steves Loop-3 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Looking back on part of the trail. This was during our initial walk of the trail to get the lay of the land, as you'll see the trucks going through later.
Steves Loop-4 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gnarly mud-ice on the trail. Pretty cool stuff!
Steves Loop-5 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Getting into the rocks. It was certainly a bit tricky with my stock truck going through here. Much appreciation to alexsdad for his patience and quality spotting. Also, my wife took almost all of the pics of my truck driving, I took the pics of alexsdad.
Steves Loop-7 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-8 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-9 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-10 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Coming up the first big obstacle. I got hung up in two places, this was the first of the two.
Steves Loop-11 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-13 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-14 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Giving the rock a little smooch.
Steves Loop-15 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-16 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Damn close to a high center situation, but we ultimately made it OK.
Steves Loop-19 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-20 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-21 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
It should be noted that this is actually a very steep part of trail. Hard to tell from the pics though. This pic gives an idea of the steepness if you consider how close the camera is to the truck and how high the rocks climb.
Steves Loop-23 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
A little stock articulation.
Steves Loop-24 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-25 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Alexsdad coming up through the first obstacle:
Steves Loop-27 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-28 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-29 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-30 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-31 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Making it look like no big deal:
Steves Loop-32 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Having completed the first obstacle, we approach the second.
Steves Loop-33 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
This is the second and last real obstacle on the trail. I got hung up here for quite a while, and unfortunately had to do lots of strategic rock stacking. This trail is beyond the capabilities of a stock Blazer, but a mildly modified one would do fine.
Steves Loop-35 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-37 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-38 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-39 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-40 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Again, much steeper than it looks.
Steves Loop-41 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-42 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
This pic gives you a bit of an idea as to how steep the climb is, looking down on alexsdad and his truck.
Steves Loop-43 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-44 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-45 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-27 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-28 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-29 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-30 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-31 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Making it look like no big deal:
Steves Loop-32 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Having completed the first obstacle, we approach the second.
Steves Loop-33 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
This is the second and last real obstacle on the trail. I got hung up here for quite a while, and unfortunately had to do lots of strategic rock stacking. This trail is beyond the capabilities of a stock Blazer, but a mildly modified one would do fine.
Steves Loop-35 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-37 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-38 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-39 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-40 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Again, much steeper than it looks.
Steves Loop-41 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-42 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
This pic gives you a bit of an idea as to how steep the climb is, looking down on alexsdad and his truck.
Steves Loop-43 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-44 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-45 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Unfortunately, it took me so long to get through that last obstacle that all the good photo light was gone when alexsdad went through the last real obstacle.
Steves Loop-46 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Driver's front tire a foot and a half off the ground!
Steves Loop-47 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gnarly terrain. Those formations are much much larger than human scale.
Steves Loop-48 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gorgeous red rock. Here I'm telling alexsdad that I somehow blew my CB fuse.
Steves Loop-49 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Cool pic the wife took.
Steves Loop-50 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Looking out over Pyramid Lake, NV.
Steves Loop-51 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Last big hill climb.
Steves Loop-53 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-54 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-56 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-58 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Headed back out to the highway.
Steves Loop-59 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-46 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Driver's front tire a foot and a half off the ground!
Steves Loop-47 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gnarly terrain. Those formations are much much larger than human scale.
Steves Loop-48 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Gorgeous red rock. Here I'm telling alexsdad that I somehow blew my CB fuse.
Steves Loop-49 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Cool pic the wife took.
Steves Loop-50 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Looking out over Pyramid Lake, NV.
Steves Loop-51 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Last big hill climb.
Steves Loop-53 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-54 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-56 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-58 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Headed back out to the highway.
Steves Loop-59 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Looks like a lot of fun.. 
Steves Loop-15 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-16 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Damn close to a high center situation, but we ultimately made it OK.
Steves Loop-19 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-20 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
Steves Loop-21 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
It should be noted that this is actually a very steep part of trail. Hard to tell from the pics though. This pic gives an idea of the steepness if you consider how close the camera is to the truck and how high the rocks climb.
Steves Loop-23 by colbyjstephens, on Flickr
This was a "Jeep" only trail, that even gives them trouble. This Blazer did great, with open diffs and dragging the frame rails, pumpkins, driveline, all the skid plates, front and rear bumpers. It just kept going..
I should hit you up and go on these trails. Been 6 years since I went on a trail.
I should hit you up and go on these trails. Been 6 years since I went on a trail.
You should!
Cool trail guys!
Great pics too!
Great pics too!
so where's the damage?
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Good job! That does look like the limit for a stock truck!
that is a really cool trail and scenery...I need to make it up there in my truck. Looks like your truck is pretty capable in stock form.
