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• Steve Wood: Starter went out on my 2000 Silve rado. Virtually impossible to get it out. Once the bolts were out, the dip stick tube removed, and the wires removed, it took a pry bar to get it past the manifold.
  March 12 2025, 06:37:16 PM
• nocooler: 2000 still probably had the big body starter on it. The later stuff has a smaller starter, was the replacement smaller?
  March 12 2025, 08:54:22 PM
• Steve Wood: I think it was a little smaller. One of my younger friends did most of the work.  Getting the solenoid reconnected was harder than taking it off. We used a flexible extension to get get the nut back on.  We did not have to pry to get the starter back into place
  March 12 2025, 09:52:19 PM
• Steve Wood: No, same size as the one that came out. But my friend said it looked like the old starter had been out some where in the past.
  March 13 2025, 10:51:59 AM
• nocooler: I know the starter on my 2000 firebird is a beast. All of my trucks have had the smaller starter but they have been 03 and later
  March 13 2025, 08:21:16 PM
• nocooler: The smaller starter is probably 10lbs lighter
  March 13 2025, 08:21:55 PM
• nocooler: I’m assuming that’s a 4.8/5.3/6.0 truck but it could be a classic and have the vortec 350 in it
  March 13 2025, 08:27:00 PM
• Steve Wood: It's a 5.3
  March 14 2025, 04:32:28 PM
• Steve Wood: Looking at yt , it's just a pain in the rear lol
  March 14 2025, 04:33:18 PM
• nocooler: Yesterday we had a company out to price replacing 3 exterior doors and  2 storm doors. We thought we had prepared ourselves pretty good for how much it was going to be. We weren't even in the ballpark - total was $24k after discounts - fuck that shit!
  March 16 2025, 05:01:09 PM
• Steve Wood: Damnnnnnnnn
  March 16 2025, 06:05:32 PM
• Scoobum: Jeremy, get a contractor over and get him to take the measurements and then order then from Home Depot etc. Install them yourself. Youtube is your friend. I've worked for a few contractors since I retired and it's easy. Have the contractor come back and do all the flashings. If you have a mitre saw you can do all the inside trim yourself. 24 grand is insanity. I helped a contractor friend install HUGE windows 2 stories up in high wind in late November. We had it done in no time. Get some other estimates if you don't wanna tackle it. That price is whacked.
  March 17 2025, 10:27:15 AM
• Scoobum: In other news my daughter and her husband surprised me we my first grandson on February 18th. Lincoln rolled in at 6 pounds 13 ounces. I'm known as GrandBrad. See you guys in the fall. My grandson lives 3 hours north so I'm busy with him, motorcycling and camping. Have a great summer guys. Later!
  March 17 2025, 10:30:44 AM
• Forzfed: Jeremy... How wide are your doors?  That is an insane price!  Really high end doors here are around $3k and 66.5" wide.
  March 17 2025, 02:07:28 PM
• nocooler: Standard 36” wide x 80” tall - it’s pure insanity. We will either find a contractor or I’ll do the install myself. I’ve done a few - not my favorite thing to do but I can get it done
  March 17 2025, 05:22:52 PM
• nocooler: Congrats Brad!
  March 17 2025, 05:23:13 PM
• Steve Wood: Congrats! Brad!
  March 17 2025, 09:02:47 PM
• Forzfed: Yeah, Congrats Brad on the new little one!
  March 18 2025, 05:13:59 PM
• nocooler: Was not expecting an AWD truck to win Cleetus's AWD vs RWD race!
  March 28 2025, 11:31:23 AM
• Steve Wood: Have not watched that one yet
  March 28 2025, 07:57:29 PM
• Steve Wood: I would have guessed awd but not a truck. I guess the distance is too short for aero? Maybe the truck weight helped?
  March 30 2025, 08:39:02 AM
• nocooler: They are already talking round 2 with some rule tweaks. It was pretty entertaining.
  March 31 2025, 02:49:01 PM
• nocooler: Ryan Mitchel - KCMaxx firebirds new Compressed air power adder is looking promising for 1/8 mile racing.
  March 31 2025, 03:31:50 PM
• Steve Wood: I'm not too sure about the safety of doing burn outs off a jack
  March 31 2025, 05:58:21 PM
• TexasT: [link]
  April 20 2025, 02:15:23 PM
• TexasT: I little trishield gbody history
  April 20 2025, 02:15:55 PM
• daveismissing: I'm thinkin' a new racing class, kinda a grudge class -guys with caspers harness vs guys with cruz harness?
  April 28 2025, 05:29:17 PM
• Steve Wood: I tend to prefer Caspers. I don't pay much attention to Buick wars anymore
  May 02 2025, 09:45:51 AM
• ULYCYC: I thought you were talking about capers.  Now I want chicken piccata
  May 03 2025, 09:23:25 AM
• Steve Wood: Been awhile since I have seen a caper. I think they must need to much water to grow in west Texas
  May 04 2025, 08:50:14 AM

power steering reservoir by Steve Wood
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ATTENTION: This message board will be shut down 02/25/2025 by Top Speed
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Final step by Steve Wood
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY STEVE by Steve Wood
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Turbo Regal Service Manual by Scoobum
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Melling Stock Cam by Scoobum
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Painting OEM black (W8555-WA848) or another Black color by wmsonta
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crossflow orientation by TexasT
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