January '24 Chat -- Happy New Year!

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2004LB7

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Happy new year everyone.

Show us what new "toys" you got and tell us any new plans you have for your Duramax this year. Or any noteworthy resolutions or goals you'd like to accomplish. None of this "eat healthier", "go to the gym more often" or" loose weight" cliches everyone does to make themselves feel happier 😝. We want the juicy stuff 😁

For me I'm going to attend one of the local SAR (search and rescue) meetings to see if it's something I can do in my local community to help give back and make a little difference. Hopping they are flexible, allow volunteers with minimal training and don't drop you right away for missing some of the meetings or calls 🤞
 

darkness

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Happy new year! This year is going to start off with a trans build for the Kodiak, and trying to figure out what’s going on with the ‘02. Electrical gremlins and I think a bad transfer case. Transmission does some pretty random stuff, some things throw codes and some don’t.
 

NC-smokinlmm

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Out with the old in with the new! I’m taking this advise and swapping the converter in my rcsb for a new Circle D and having the trans refreshed by a different builder. Drop it off tomorrow. Lol.

My resolution is to try and improve on every aspect of my life and spend the maximum amount of time with my family.
 

Chevy1925

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Happy new year!

I finally got on the Milwaukee train and wife got me a bunch of 12v tools. Stubby 3/8 impact, 3/8 ratchet, 1/4” inpact and 1/2” drill.

This year, Dmax might get actual mods done to her. Needs more noise and prep for possible compounds down the road. Depends on what tcm tuning can do for the 10 speed.

Before all that, tracker needs the TTB swap done on it. Currently got the new trans ready (had to change output shafts so a jeep tcase can go on it), need to get my buddies 231j tcase, and start rebuilding the beams before I go swapping it all in… well maybe. Might swap it all first.
 

lutzjk913

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Happy new year

Nothing really new planned for me. Truck needs some TLC done but that will be all. Once these tires are done for she will get a suspension makeover but that’s going to be a minute.

SXS will be getting some upgrades that are needed for what we use it for also. Tires, wheels and a hefty winch.

Outside of that. The wife and I was talking today about redoing our budget again and focus more on saving and trying to put more money back which I’m game for. The house makeover is 99.8% done and the barn is pretty much done so we can focus on savings again.

Hope y’all had a good one
 

Dm23

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Happy new year to you guys. Didn’t get any new toys for Christmas, but new injectors and a new WCfab coolant tank will be coming soon. Thinking of the banks intercooler as well but have been reading around that they aren’t really worth the money. And Getting married this May, in Las Vegas.
 

malibu795

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Year end goals?
09 LMM frame swap finished maybe some floor pan rocker replacement done , possible paid off.
79 Malibu, full conversion to fuel injection and coil over shocks, floor replaced, try and hit at least one of the TOTD/BOTD, 421 snake late October with it with couple G-body friends
75 GMC pickup. Dash, electrical, floor, long travel sway bar, swap trans tcase 400/203 to 4L85/241, 1050AAM swapped in

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Also going to try and get my 79 Malibu wagon to either road America and or Mid-Ohio for open track days this year as well
 
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malibu795

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First working day of the New Year.. starting great...
Call customer
Thanks for calling us, you may press 0 for operator at any time..
Press 0..
Please leave a voicemail for the operator...
Hangs up, call again
Waits for speech to get options.. press 4 for shipping
I press 4..
Option not recognized good-bye click..

😒🤦🏻‍♂️
How's y'all's Tuesday Monday going 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

At least I didn't have to give myself a self guided tour of their facility looking for someone...
Snowman loading technique isn't usually smiled upon😂
 
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1FastBrick

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First working day of the New Year.. starting great...
Call customer
Thanks for calling us, you may press 0 for operator at any time..
Press 0..
Please leave a voicemail for the operator...
Hangs up, call again
Waits for speech to get options.. press 4 for shipping
I press 4..
Option not recognized good-bye click..

😒🤦🏻‍♂️
How's y'all's Tuesday Monday going 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

At least I didn't have to give myself a self guided tour of their facility looking for someone...
Snowman loading technique isn't usually smiled upon😂
About the same here... Stupid pile of junk company laptop doesn't want to work this morning...

I couldn't connect to our web meeting, Then when I did, I couldn't hear any one and the built in camera apparently stopped working. After 15 minutes I was able to connect and get it to play audio. But I am not sure why the camera is all of a sudden not being seeing as a connected device any more.

The worst part is you cant get any parts for this pile of junk except a key board and a battery. I couldn't even find a used one for parts when the fan was giving me issues...
 

TheBac

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Seen this in our hotel parking lot this morning. Is this you Tom? 😛
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Nope, not me. I would rather drive a truck with its rear wheels attached.

But this does make me wonder what's going on. That's not a Freight tractor, that's package operations. Must be he's ferrying new tractors to the paint shop.
 

2004LB7

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Nope, not me. I would rather drive a truck with its rear wheels attached.

But this does make me wonder what's going on. That's not a Freight tractor, that's package operations. Must be he's ferrying new tractors to the paint shop.
Didn't notice it, but being that the tractor is also a Mack probably means your more than likely correct. All going in to get converted and painted to UPS
 

gassux

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picked up a bed from down south and replaced the fuel tank crossmember. new shocks, gussets in a couple of places and undercoating.
 

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i had a ton of water in fuel a couple of months ago and i blamed BJ's by me. Maybe i/ll give their cheap fuel another shot:cool:
 

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