Recent content by nubuilder

I definitely plan on going used. No way I'm paying the price of a new one. Visibility is important to me so covering the windows permanently is not an option. Trucks already feel different with a topper on, let alone with no visibility back there. Since no one makes a retractable cargo cover...

Thanks! Yeah, I think that's the route I'll end up going. Side question: It looks like you had side sliding windows. Did you ever open them or find yourself wishing the sides were hatches (like the rear)?

Not bad, but I'm not looking to buy a brand new topper. It'll definitely be used and I have yet to see one of those. I'm leaning more towards covering the cargo itself. The side windows really make a big difference for depth perception with the light they allow in. Every time I search for...

Glad we're in agreement on this. Absolutely the ugly child. One can only hope the GMC is more appealing. Moving past the grill...not a fan of the new mirror location, or the giant Chevrolet in the grill or tailgate. The bed steps may help, but they're pretty far off the ground due to making the...

I'm probably going to be putting a topper on, one with locking handles and such, plus most likely a Pop & Lock tailgate handle lock. Does anyone cover their stuff in their bed even though they have a topper (with windows)? The mentality I've always had is "out of sight, out of mind." I leave...

Smelt hot brakes.....left rear on S10 :( Just put new pads & rotors on, along with new parking brake shoes and freed them up last summer (then my park brake pedal broke and won't stay down now). I'm certain the rotor will have blue-ing.... Hoping I can track down where I bought the caliper...

In the end, the supercharger was painted, along with the fuel rail, thermostat housing, and all the bolt heads being painted a metallic silver (Rustoleum paint). I went with this paint scheme because I thought it would look cool with the contrasting colors. Here's a list of what was done/used...

Let the assembly begin! Sorry for the lack of pictures, but once you get going and the excitement and nerves kick in, pictures are the last thing on your mind.

Let the cleaning of my parts begin!!! Soaked the intake and blower housing in Purple Power to get them cleaned out. Besides that, all I used was a parts cleaning brush. Wrinkle coat time! I used VHT wrinkle coat. I couldn't find Krylon anywhere. Put the parts in the oven for 20min at...

Intake Gasket Time!!!! This was all done as preventative maintenance (no coolant was in the oil) and because I wanted to. The work setup Before the chaos begins No supercharger No intake or valve covers All covered up and laid to rest Bottom of my supercharger Stock water pump...

The only part I'm really worried about on the ZR2 is removing the distributor and putting it back right. That could get ugly.... I wire-wheeled/scotchbrite-ed every part of both cradles making sure to remove all scaled rust. After that, they were wiped down with lacquer thinner, then sprayed...

The S/C is nice to have, especially for passing. :naughty: I'm hoping to keep the MPG's up around 29 or 30 for the all-highway trips. I'm getting 21-23 for my mixed driving now. I really don't have any complaints of my car. For it's size and engine, I think it does pretty well. We'll see how bad...

Thanks Dave! Now I just hope the paint sticks!!! (that's my biggest fear whenever painting; that and rust coming back through)

Thanks. I'd rather put the time and money into it now than even more money into fixing it later. Besides, I take pride in my work and don't want anything to look like it was slapped together in a hurry. I gotta get the car in top shape before winter. Also before winter, the ZR2 needs intake...

Thanks guys!!! Yeah, some serious $$$, but the car will go another 100k+ now I hope!! I saw that too. Shoulda done it then, but I'll have to do it soon. I'm not sure if it is original or not, but I know the fuel tank was replaced before I bought the car (according to receipts), but I'm not...