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Since august.... I got a vinyl cutter and some 3M scotchlite vinyl to make replica decals for the truck Also made reflective decals for the calipers Finally got tint done, 3m 35% ceramic... not super happy with it so with it so will probably swap out for Llumar CMX 30% Annnnnd I finally...

Carlisle truck nationals were fun, No sightings of Tony Angelo... and no issues from the truck other than Cheapo rebuilt alternator decided it couldn't output anymore than 12V with nothing but the radio on, made it all the way to the hotel just had to run with the AC off. Swapped it out for a...

I'm not sure exactly what paint I got, just went to the local paint shop gave them the original paint code and ask for a single stage. Both colors are technically fleet colors "frost white" being just a basic white, and "Argent grey" being a steel wheel color. The guy at the shop looked at me...

We got the Hilux in the states, or at least a US market version called the Tacoma, they are literally a cult truck here fetching insane prices for clean examples because folks want them as off-road rigs. The standard version of these things the GM S-Series trucks are the closest thing we had...

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After having my G8 deemed a total loss, and them wanting more money than the sum of parts was worth to me.. I've gone back to daily driving my original project car a 1992 GMC Sonoma GT #70 of 806 made. I've also been spending a lot of money trying to get it ready for a an upcoming truck show...

Not even gonna lie, I forgot our steering wheel was on the wrong side So I guess I'll figure out if they fit or not when I get a SS But essentially the G8 came with the l76 for the GT version I had and LS3 in the much more expensive and sought after GXP. And the SS ONLY came with the LS3 in...

I've lived in Ohio 23 years and I don't think I've ever been to Findlay other than passing through going to Toledo Good to know, the Chevy SS forums said G8 headers don't fit. But that just didn't make sense to me. Don't have an issue buying the right part, but if I can reuse the ones I...

My G8 (VE) just got totaled by insurance and I'm buying it back to use the engine/transmission in another project and part out the car. Last year I just installed Stainless Works headers on it and I'm just curious if the VE headers will fit on a VF. I read the oil cooler gets in the way, which...

The parts were in fact mine....being sent back to the dealer. insurance changed the estimate to over $9,000 in repairs and is totaling the car. the shop has gotten frustrated with me because insurance has had him order the parts and send them back twice, incurring a restock fee both times...

Haven't heard anything from the shop or insurance yet, but I stopped by the shop today to drop off the insurance check. And right inside the door was a pile of parts that looked as though they had just been delivered and like they were for my car. Specifically the spare tire well and what looked...

Oh I'm sure somewhere there has the part in stock, but I Think trying to get the rear end of the car shipped over id fall into a similar issue of waiting on the part to arrive. It would be a freight item since it's the whole rear section of sheet metal behind the bumper cover.

Well the last update I got from the shop and insurance was march 28th. the "rear body panel" 92292436 is on backorder with an ETA in June. NOT the already discontinued "rear floor pan extension" 92220661 shop called and let me know insurance should just total it since its going to be sitting...

You know, having driven a Camry for a month... I get it... Your brain just kinda turns off behind the wheel... First car I've ever gotten motion sick driving it

Well good news is repairs were approved last week at a little over $6,000 in damages... Rental car went back yesterday and I had to switch over to my Sonoma that is only supposed to go to car shows here's to hoping I get my car back soon.

He had a license and as soon as the officer showed up after 15-20 minutes he all of a sudden has insurance. Like my guy if you would have just given me your information we could have avoided calling the police, that literally just told us to exchange information. My guess is he either he got...

Yes, he tried to stop me from taking the picture while trying to argue with me that "you can't call the police, my uncle will fix this he is a mechanic" ‍♂️

I was thinking more like https://www.facebook.com/groups/196558532022816/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT

Unfortunately last Monday some "uninsured motorist" rear-ended me on my way to work. The damage isn't awful on the surface, but with some wrinkles in the trunk and a bent pinch weld by the impact bar mount I fear my insurance my call it a total loss.. Currently is filed for repairs, but...

Finally finally finally got the cooling issues resolved. Wasn't overheating but getting hotter than I like and was pushing coolant into the overflow but not pulling it back in. Turned out the crossover was leaking on the front right side. Replaced the rings and cobbled together a 4 corner...

Well, I think I found the root of my overheating issue... the store brand radiator I bought in September of 2020 decided it wanted to exploded in the parking lot at work... top tank split open at the edge... thankfully it has a lifetime warranty and the new part number feels much nicer, tanks...

Cap and thermostat are genuine ‍♂️ I was thinking it was possibly the rear steam vent plugs leaking, had that issue on vehicles before and even stock engines just over time. Turned out to actually be the from right crossover leaking ever so slightly. New orings and bleed the system again seems...

This last week has been nothing but me trying to figure out the cooling system. 2020 I replaced the radiator with a store brand or style. And its been fine since. 2021 I replaced the cap and thermostat with the same store brand and fought overheating until I replaced both with OEM parts straight...

Recently had the condenser off the car along with the compressor/manifold with a total of three connections opened. Replaced the valve cores, dryer and seals. After reassemble it will not hold a vacuum, quadruple checked all the seals, swapped out the metal/neoprene seals for o rings, and double...

Like taking a steel razor blade to the block deck, or wanting use to use steel wool on the head surface, and trying to use a hammer to get the crank damper off.... And every time I yelled "don't you dare" his answer was "well this is how I did it on my engine"... Bro, your engine blew up on the...

Some weird math of Mon and Ron.. We'll measure stuff with anything as long as it's not metric or any unit another country uses my personal favorite is "as long as ___ football fields" or "as much as ___ African elephants"

I always forget the rest of the world measures octane different from the US just like with everything else... Here everything is E10 from our lowest 87 to premium 93. Some stations carry E0 sometimes labeled as aviation or marine fuel and is generally 90 octane And E15 is pretty rare at...

With a little help from a friend.. which mostly involved me yelling at him not do things the way he does on his Hondas

Nope it used the valve cover PCV because of the VLOM for the cylinder deactivation.

I'm not sure, it's possible they did a update on the new LS1 cars to reduce oil consumption. But I really have no idea.

Woah, hey hadn't realized this post was made in 2020 :o Anyways been some...Significant updates to the car since I made the post.. Two weeks ago I finished the Cam swap and preventative maintenance upgrades. Summit 8715r cam, Little baby boi. Morel 6504 lifters Summit HD .080 7.400 pushrods BTR...

Lowest I go is 88 Octane / E15 Usually it gets whatever crap blend of Corn juice the local station has, which over the last 5 months has been consistent at 65%

I'm sorry what? Everything here in the US is E10, gotta pay a premium for E0. I currently run E15 and flex fuel, current winter blend is E65. And just in my experience the car likes more ethanol than higher octane fuels.. 87, 91 and 93 all run the same with a slight decrease in KR on 93. E15...

Mine runs around 107-108c on a stock pump, but either the sensor isn't all that accurate or it's just not accurate at low temperatures, after sitting 24+ hours it's 5-10c warmer than ambient. I've heard different things on oil temp though, some say no higher than 115c and others say 135c, So...

Requesting some help from down under from someone with access to acdelco SPS, I'm in need of an XML archive for a VE, not really sure which one yet. Working on a project in attempt to get VE and VF software running on the North America G8 and SS, and distributing the information for free, like...

Few weeks ago I did a photoshoot for a friend in Downtown Columbus, Ohio of his Type-R Civic., Neat little car, definitely not my style. strictly being a RWD V8 person.. but it was neat. Figured I'd share some of the shots. and some Bonus shots of my G8 before we abandoned it in parking lo for...

Second update, noise fixed. Was the sway bar bushings. Replaced them with "universal" greasable poly bushes. Have also noticed a slight improvement in the handling, feels more stable at highway speeds. Thanks for the help my dudes.

Our options here are equally trash imo. Spec-D which is renowned for their terrible build quality, trash optics and looking cheap as. And spyder. Which is significantly more expensive than the spec-D option, look just as bad and still aren't of very high quality. Plus they use a really ugly...

How are they holding up, decent build quality? I'm assuming if you must use a brighter bulb the optics aren't that great, so a retrofit might be an option.

I'm aware of that, and don't have an issue having to modify the projectors. If I mod my oe housings I'll be doing it myself anyway so