I'm gonna paint my LQ-9 "GM corporate blue" just to be contrary...
CK5
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Jimmy B. ( parts from Bruiser)
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Using a proven wheeling truck with another driving truck, plus more parts.
I don't have much of a choice this early in the build. I will use the '75??? skid plate that I have. May be next year I will be able to do something better.
Bwahaha!!You!!!
Paint it orange....Preacher of nothing.
I ain’t painting shite orange! Lol
I don't know what would cause that, but I don't need to know ...Nobody wants orange shit!
Me either! Black it is Fockers!Nobody wants orange shit!
Neers!!
Mangos!
Vombrown
Mountain Man
I'm painting everything green....GREEN!
Black Neers! Yay!
My son would approve!!!
Vombrown
Mountain Man
I have a few gallons of CARC 383 green from my last CUCV build. It's the toughest paint I have ever used. I'd shooting everything with it...LOL
Well so I believe that I got in a hurry when going over the engine last weekend.
I went immediately to looking in the cylinders for coolant leaks. I think that I posted about the rust damage in #3 and #7. I can catch my fingernail on the spot in #7. I plan to run it as I have too many things to buy right now.
Well today I started cleaning parts and discovered what I believe to be a crack in the head that was on the left side. I guess that I didn't see this before since it had rams horn style exhaust manifolds. Pictures are of it before and after buffing with a wire wheel. And the cylinders ...
I will probably take the head up the street 2 blocks and see what my machine shop guy says. This is between #5 And #7. The first pic is after I wiped it with brake clean on a rag.
And I took a picture of the deck surface, as I have never been able to pull heads off without a prybar before.
Bent and I have discussed this already this week...
And I want it made VERY CLEAR that I do not feel like @Bent77 could have done anything to prevent this. I know that he is concerned, and I have explained to him that used parts and trucks can have problems. I'm not buttering orange spice up here, just saying that shit happens, and I think that he is a hell of a guy for being concerned about something that he sold me several years ago.
And maybe this says something about that old K5 to have possibly 2 problems , and still just keep going!!!!!
I went immediately to looking in the cylinders for coolant leaks. I think that I posted about the rust damage in #3 and #7. I can catch my fingernail on the spot in #7. I plan to run it as I have too many things to buy right now.
Well today I started cleaning parts and discovered what I believe to be a crack in the head that was on the left side. I guess that I didn't see this before since it had rams horn style exhaust manifolds. Pictures are of it before and after buffing with a wire wheel. And the cylinders ...
I will probably take the head up the street 2 blocks and see what my machine shop guy says. This is between #5 And #7. The first pic is after I wiped it with brake clean on a rag.
And I took a picture of the deck surface, as I have never been able to pull heads off without a prybar before.
Bent and I have discussed this already this week...
And I want it made VERY CLEAR that I do not feel like @Bent77 could have done anything to prevent this. I know that he is concerned, and I have explained to him that used parts and trucks can have problems. I'm not buttering orange spice up here, just saying that shit happens, and I think that he is a hell of a guy for being concerned about something that he sold me several years ago.
And maybe this says something about that old K5 to have possibly 2 problems , and still just keep going!!!!!
We need to light the torches and grab our pitch forks! 
Off with his head should be the only answer to this situation!!!
Off with his head should be the only answer to this situation!!!
And of course, now after talking about engine stuff with orange spice, I can't help but start wondering if I could afford an upgrade.......
The MAW's are a strong influence!!!!!!!
The MAW's are a strong influence!!!!!!!
NO APOLOGY NECESSARY BUDDY!!!!!
Now, what heads were you referring to the other day????
Now, what heads were you referring to the other day????
Dang that sucks, knowing both of you I can see how one would not want to point fingers. Both are stand up guys and would do anything for someone.
Best of luck with the engine.
Best of luck with the engine.
Thanks, remember that I got to play with it before I had problems, so all is great!
Except I need to fix it now.. Lol!!!!
