After taking a little vacation for a week, its been kind of slow getting back into the swing of things when it comes to work around the stead. I did pretty good as far as being caught up for the most part, I didn't exactly have a shitload of stuff piled up to immediately tend to upon our return. Adding to that the idea that we were both sick with severe sinus issues that bordered on the verge of being a cold/upper respiratory issue, I wasn't really doing much of anything for a few days after we returned.
Anyway, I started working on some stuff again, slowly but surely, first starting off with some routine cleanup and organization in the house along with some picking up of things outside the house. I then started to turn my attention to the bigger stuff around here that always needs attention in this case, cars. Or more accurately, a truck, the S10. I recently picked up a replacement transmission for the S10 from a local guy who was parting out a blazer SUV. He turned out to have a replacement grille that was intact for the truck, which would fit mine. I of course had to have it and got it for pretty cheap. I figured now was as good a time as ever to go ahead and swap the grilles out since it really isn't much work. The old grille was partially damaged after the ole lady did a poor job of parking somewhere and ran the right side of the front into something, damaging the grille, among other things. I had already replaced the headlights with some aftermarket headlights since the right unit was damaged plus I replaced the bumper with a junkyard replacement unit that I ended up having to spray paint white since it came off of a red blazer SUV. The grille was the last thing to replace and this was going to have to be found either new or from someone stripping a truck down. I had the old grille partially wire tied in spots where it was cracked plus had to have the signal light tied in place as well due to its not being able to snap in place. Not anymore! After removing the old grille I swapped out the signal lights since the replacement grille did come with some stock amber signal lights, which I didn't need since I got a pair of signal lights with the headlights, complete set. I had to pop out the Chevy emblem on the replacement grille since it was faded and just shitty looking overall. I tried to remove the emblem from the old grille, which was still in surprisingly good shape, but the studs weren't having it and being plastic, snapped immediately. No big deal, I'll be gluing that emblem in place on the new grille. It appeared that someone glued in the old emblem that I had removed as well since I had to sit there and pick away at pieces of it to get it free from its cavity in the middle of the grille. Anyway, the new used grille snapped in place with no issue, nice and tight, nothing flopping around, nothing misaligned. Signal lights are all secured no problem. Emblem glued in place, no problem. Now its just a matter of getting myself staged to replace the transmission in the truck.....
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