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Why did GM do this?

I do not understand why GM thought it was a good idea to scale the coolant temperature gauge like this. There is no way you can look at it and figure out what the temperature is unless you are good … Continue reading

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Stepper Motor Pictures

I had to take apart one of the little stepper motors from my gauge cluster to see what was inside.  It is amazing you can get these little motors for $3 each… those little tiny gears are amazing by themselves.

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Quadzilla’s Gauge Cluster

GM installed poor-quality stepper motors in most all GM trucks in the 2003-2006 model years. Amber’s Tahoe was covered because she had under 60000 miles, but Quadzilla is a year older and has 20000 more miles so I was SOL. … Continue reading

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Door Repair

I’ve been driving around with a little door damage caused by some worthless waste of flesh a while back.  I wanted to try to repair the damage myself, so I finally upgraded my wire welder to a MIG.  The cylinder … Continue reading

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Building a New VE Table

This is what I spent the better part of today working on, the VE table for Quadzilla. I’ve done this before, but now I’m dealing with a 2-bar OS, so I have double the range of pressure variables. There are … Continue reading

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New Pulley for Quadzilla

So after a day of going through the vacuum system on Betty and failing to fix the transmission shift problem (but learning what all those plastic hoses go to), I decided to spend a little time on quadzilla. I’ve had … Continue reading

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My Trench

I’m pretty hard on anyone, especially my wife, who can’t manage to drive on the driveway, getting off in the grass, packing down the soil, breaking my sprinkler heads, etc. The observant-type might notice 1) someone can’t stay on the … Continue reading

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The Case for Owning a Toyota

The neck of the filler cap on my 2 gallon methanol tank is made of steel. Everything else in the system is either stainless or plastic. So the neck has corroded and little flakes of rust have been falling into … Continue reading

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Who Wants to Steal Quadzilla?

This is what I found today. I didn’t notice it this morning or at lunch, so I figure it must have happened this afternoon in the parking garage at work. Seems harder than just breaking the glass, which makes me … Continue reading

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What Gears Should I Use

I need to decide which ring and pinion gears to use. (currently have 3.73) I was thinking I wanted 4.30’s, but now I’m considering 4.56. Conventional wisdom says my gas millage will go down, but I’m not convinced of that. … Continue reading

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