Quick GMC

This is what I am ultimately going for.

Actually next purchase is a Detroit trutrac, with 4.11 gears. I think I've pushed the stock locker long enough

So now that it's been solid for 20k miles, I ordered me some goodies. BellTech street performance shocks Air Ride rear helper bags Air Ride onboard compressor kit Hellwig fron and rear sway bars McGaughys 2" drop spindles Calvert Racing CalTracs traction bars with 2" drop hangers McGaughys driveshaft center carrier relocation bracket Yesterday I had new tires installed. Nitto 420S 275/60/R17. Fattest tires that will go on the stock wheels. Later on I will get a nice set of 8.5" wide wheels Future plans include colormatching door handles and mirrors, repaint with new front chrome pieces (sand damage) and a cowl hood, cam and heads.

I love this truck, other than the transmissions issues, which I take responsibility for, this truck has never had any real issues. The cats got plugged, which was inevitable, the tie rod ends, one wheel bearing, shocks, struts, center carrier bearing, etc. were all replaced a few months ago. About $4k in work total over the course of 10 years. It runs solid. here's the flexplate scenario.

Factory plastic valve body accumulator setup on the right, My custom billet pinless setup on the left New Sun Gear with reinforced neck OEM 5 pinion planets bought a tranny fixture and bench to make it easier on myself More coming soon, I have to go to a meeting

I decided the new Challenger might be a little ambitious at this point, with all the stuff I have going on in my life. Wife is pregnant, trying sell our house, trying to buy a new house, merging my company with another, moving into a new shop all at the same time. Challenger will have to wait a few years I think. I have had my tuck for 10 years now, a 2006 GMC Sierra 1500, 2wd. I started out with exhaust, intake, headers and a custom tune from a company in Texas. Then I dropped the tranny and installed a shift kit and a 3000 stall converter. It ran strong for 40,000 miles before the output shaft grenaded and turned the entire tranny into a paperweight. I bought a re-man tranny, stock for $800. Got 4k miles out of that. Truck on jackstands for a year while I saved up to build the ultimate tranny. $4k later, I converted my 4l60E to a 4L65E with Delco 5 pinion planets, new shift kit, bullet servos, hardened input drum with billet shaft, billet output shaft, new clutch packs and band, custom pinless accumulater setup, etc. Literally sweat and blood into this thing. converter clutch comes apart after a couple thousand miles and send metal through the system and takes out the tranny. Kill me now. I felt like my dog died, I was devastated. I am a stubborn bastard, so I gut the tranny, remove everything, cooler lines, cooler, etc. EVERYTHING. 35,000 GVWR tranny coolor made for a motorhome, nmounted to the front. New factory lines, fittings, everything. No rebuild on the converter, brand new. Gut the tranny, everything that could be salvaged, was. Runs strong, breaks the tires loose during shifts, runs like a maniac. Then 3k miles later I get a clicking, which turns into a chirping, which turns into a clacking, then a clunking, then a thunking. Almost like a rod knock. I am emotionally numb at this point. I put the truck up and start poking around with a stethascope. At one point it sounded like an exhuast leak, nope. Lifters? nope. Bottom end? Nope. Bellhousing? Yep. Kill me now. Turns out my flexplate cracked, then broke into 2 completely separate pieces. The only thing that was keeping the torque converter from backing into the bellhousing and ruining my life was the flanges on the bold heads. unbelievable. No problem, ordered a new SFI rated flexplate from Summit. Installed it, slammed the tranny back in, good to go. Start up the truck and there is a hideous shrieking sound, unbearable. Kill me now Long story short, new flexplate was 2mm diameter larger than stock. After A LOT of poling and prodding, flashlights, stethoscope checks and multiple mirror angles, i was able to determing that the outside edge of the flexplate was smacking the release bearing on the starter and spinning it at an unreasonable speed. This is when I learn about starter shims. Install shims, noise goes away, life is good. Fast forward 20,000+ miles and here I am. truck is strong, about to turn 100k on the odometer. New tie rod ends, new struts, new ball joints, brakes, driveshaft center carrier, etc. Tip top shape 10 years later, time to move on.

oh man that looks good

finally pulled the trigger on some parts for my truck. CalTracs traction system, front and rear Hellwig sway bars, shocks, drop spindles, hangers and rear airbags.

Verlinden also shut down. It's military stuff, but a major presence in aftermarket. Done.

I won't be starting it for a while. I wanted to get it before they all disappear. I'll probably end up getting a couple more, depending on what they come out with. They are releasing about 1 each month, but mostly F1. Not a big F1 fan. If they do the F40 and fix the windshield cowling issue they had on their 1/24, that will be a holy grail kit for me.

landed yesterday; 1/12 scale Model Factory Hiro Porsche 917K. 1970 Le Mans winner #23. Haven't had time to lay it all out for pics yet, there's a ton of stuff in this box

this sucks big time. I bought a ton of stuff several years ago and have some left, but I am running short on some of the stuff I use, mostly the smaller brass parts. What a bummer. He probably didn't say anything because he'd get overwhelmed with orders. Not what you want when you're trying to get out. Hope everything is okay There is a company called Micro Fasteners, but as far as I know they don't make any of the really small stuff, only stuff that would work on 1/12+

you guys are worse than children. Stop being so sensitive

offended by that? Don't watch this

I use Stamps.com, UPS and FedEx. As soon as I print a label for either of these, I have a tracking #. I put the tracking number into my order and mark it as shipped. I still have to either have the boxes picked up, or go drop them off myself. I am willing to bet that 99% of the time you receive a "Your item has been shipped" notice, it has not actually been received by the carrier yet. There has been times in the past, where I have not been able to get the items picked up or dropped off after I have marked something shipped. If the customer is expecting something on a specific day, I will expedite at my own cost to make sure it still gets there on time You won't see a tracking update or any info until it is physically scanned by the driver, or when you drop it off at the post office. My pickups are 4-5pm. So If I mark something shipped and have a label printed in the morning, you won't see it being picked up until that evening. You don't have to actually leave your house to have boxes shipped. The USPS will come to your house for free to pick them up during their normal route, but you have to put the request in. Same day pickups are $20, next day pickups are free.

I have never had to wait more than a week for paint from him, but it has been a while since I ordered. I have always had good service and communication. HOWEVER, sometimes good vendors get caught in situations they can't control and it puts them in a negative light. It's possible he realized he wouldn't be able to get the shipment out after he said he would ship a couple times. IMO, refunding the money was the next best thing he could have done, because if he hadn't you would be pissed about not having your money refunded on top of not having your paint I'm an online vendor for my industry. I have a great reputation. I butchered an order last week and it didn't go out on time, when I said it would. I ate the shipping cost and refunded it to the buyer. It put him in a bad spot because he needed stuff by a certain time to complete a job. It's a terrible feeling, it happens to every vendor at one point or another. Also, the word "promise" gets thrown around a lot. Did he literally say "I PROMISE" I will get this out to you by this date? I get that when a vendor says they will do something by a certain date it's generally taken as a sure thing, but sometimes things happen that are out of people's control. Your situation is unfortunate to hear about, but it's not the norm for him, I know that from experience. If you want to try the paint without ordering from him, I have a few colors I probably won't end up using.

CA lacquer thinner at Home Depot is Acetone based. I was able to get some slow cure lacquer thinner off Amazon. It cost me $40 for a gallon, but it's worth every penny

I looked at the Charger Scat Pack, but it's very different than the Challenger, it doesn't get as much attention with the trim. I'll have to wait and see until I am ready and look at what the final numbers are for everything.

My dad always told me "Don't believe anything you hear, and only half of what you see"

Nevermind, I'm dumb Looking forward to this build, I think I want this kit.

A little bit more done. Used the Scale Motorsport turned shock parts and got everything fitted. I will probably paint the shock bodies to add some color. I am not going for 100% accuracy since there are so many configurations for the shocks. So far I have seen 3-4 different mounting locations for the reservoirs, and several colors of shock bodies. I haven't decided if I am doing the Mobil 1 livery yet, I don't care for it much. I may do a phantom car Kit parts with SMS turned parts. There are also PE faces that go on top of the shock cap Nothing glued, just stuck together with Blue Tack It fits I trimmed tape to fit in between the tube chassis on the firewall. I will use these pieces as a template for carbon fiber decal That's it for now. Hopefully more to come soon.

At first I was going to get a Mustang as my next car. Then I started thinking about space. I have one kid and knew it was still possible to have another. Now my wife is pregnant. I had decided to go with the Challenger Scat Pack 392. SRT engine, Suede lined seats, LED projectors, the whole nine yards. Now I find out about the T/A. This is what I want. If I end up with a Scat Pack, I will be happy nonetheless, but the T/A is exactly what I wanted 1. Air intakes around both headlamps 2. Hellcat hood 3. Hood Pins (optional) 4. Satin Black hood, decklid and fiel door 5. Lowered from factory 6. Super Track Pack with adjustable suspension mdoes 7. 9.5" wide tires. 1" wider than available on the Scat Pack 8. 6 piston Brembos ($ piston only on Scat Pack)

I know you said 1/24, but I just ordered a MFH 1/12 917k, and I'm super pumped. should be here in a couple weeks

it's in the article

there's a huge thread on this already from last year i believe. Try searching, it should come up