Maybe not my own work, or just this weekend, but I did pick up my truck from Doug DeLong's "Well Sorted Automotive" in Buena Vista, CO this weekend. Very happy with the results after he did the following:
1. Rear-gear both axles to 4.56, new wheel bearings and rebuilt knuckle joints
2. Install tranny cooler and flush A/T
3. Install tune-up parts I supplied (plugs, wires, distributor cap/rotor, fuel damper, EGR solenoid)
4. Rebuilt A/T shifter (feels like new!)
5. Ripped-out the old carpet and happy to report no rust. Installed Noico butyl, closed-cell foam sound deadening and new
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6. New front brake lines and rear brake shoes (turned drums)
7. Re-installed OME front leaf springs previously installed backwards
8. New u-joints and balanced drive shaft.
9. 4WD transfer switch and dash bulb (both bad, so now the 4WD light works!)
The day I got home I had a flat tire on the way to the dump (my utility trailer tire). Stopped by Discount tire and took the opportunity to replace my old tires to 31.6" BFG KO2's. These new tires and the new gears should be equal to stock set-up.
On my trip up to DDL to drop of the car it got 10.5 MPG. On my way back home it got 14.8 mpg. Pretty pleased with the way it runs and feels.
Next on the list:
Install new dash recently painted SEM brown and new instrument bezel. Re-paint wilderness rack that was cut-down to fit into garage.
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