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Drifting Nomad
Age: 26
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Lloydminster Sask Canada User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Truck is looking great man...Nice to see another 1st gen saved from the crusher...
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Registered Abuser
Age: 24
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 8,088
Location: King, NC User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
nice progress, it keeps looking better and better
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Got my clear corners and bumper lights. I've got to get my truck in running order then i'm leaving out around 5am headed for Biloxi. I think i have one or more valves that are burnt up because i seem to be losing oil after a while and i think that's causing the sputtering because after checking and topping off my oil it seemed to stop. I'm fixing to check all mechanical stuff on my truck and clean it good then pack.
Hope to see everybody there. ![]() |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
My corners are in but my left turn signal doesn't work (****) for some reason and i can't figure out why. I got the right turn signal working but i have a clear bulb for now since i didn't have amber bulbs laying around. But it's better than no lenses or lights at all right?
The photos suck because it was dark but here's photos of the lenses in. I have to get 2 more nuts to hold them in but they're good right now with 1 nut per lense. ![]() ![]() |
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Mr. Sparkle
Age: 20
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 8,285
Location: Kow-a-fo-knee-uh User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Because I enjoy advertising my own work...
http://www.gmtruckhq.com/electrical-...-gen-1382.html Truck looks good, 100% better then when you first got it. |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Thanks. I'm waiting on more money so i can order my new front bumper then my clear bumper lights are going in.
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square bodies ftw
Age: 29
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,504
Location: virginia User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
nice progress. I hope your bumper horns are straight....
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Registered User
Age: 32
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 114
Location: Quakertown, PA User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I just want to commend you for the progress thus far, and for keeping a positive attitude in light of the people being negative here and there in this thread.
The important thing is that YOU are happy with the truck, and you are apparently doing great work to make it even better. Props for seeing the potential in the truck, being able to look past the obvious and see what it could be given some TLC. Ignore the haters. ![]() |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I'll post more pics up when i get my rollpan put on this week. |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Got my rollpan in today while i was at work. I sprayed a little temporary primer (Spray bomb) on so i can install it until i get ready to have my truck sanded and painted. I ran out and i'm waiting on another can then i'll finish spraying.
![]() I also got ym $261 income tax so i'm loading it onto my visa debit card and ordering a front bag kit and maybe a tank if i have enough left. I'm also going to try and order my front bumper this week out of my paycheck. It's a shame i couldn't have gotten all of this a month ago then it wouldn't have looked as bad when i drove to scrapin the coast but oh well. I can only do what i can afford at the time ![]() I'll post pics once i have it bolted on (Yes i'm bolting it on...until i get my hands on a welder and weld the seams of course) |
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Drifting Nomad
Age: 26
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Lloydminster Sask Canada User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Where did you get the roll pan? Im seriously debating just eliminating my rear bumper when i do a body lift on my Blazer.
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#263 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I bought it online from fbi. $59.95 and about $35 to ship to my house.
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#264 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Got the bumper off
![]() ![]() Had to grind through the damn bracket because of a stuck bolt (Last one too) ![]() ![]() It's held in place with a clamp and a couple sheetmetal screws right now so it won't fall until i run and get some bolts real quick. ![]() |
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sold the dime.
Age: 19
Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,345
Location: Columbia, S.C. User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
its coming together.
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Yup
![]() I finished putting in the bolts and put my tag on. I've still got to get in some little crevices where i didn't get primer but it's good for now. My tailgate hits in the middle but it opens. It looks like the tailgate it bowed outward though (Wtf?!) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm ordering the suicide doors special for my front tommorow. It'll be bags,line,fittings,hose ect. Basically everything minus a compressor,tank,and switch box. Then when it comes in i will be getting my compressor and everything then bagging the front Oh,and i'm ordering the front bumper this Thursday since my debit card didn't work last time. So basically within 2 weeks or a month tops the front of my truck will be bagged (Not laying out but bagged) it will have a new chrome bumper on it,new clear bumper lights,newish valance,and possibly the new bowtie emblem. |
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#267 |
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Drifting Nomad
Age: 26
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Lloydminster Sask Canada User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Sounds good man! Nice to see you are making progress on the truck..guessing you got the corners and signals from FBI as well?
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#268 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Nope. Bumper lights and corners came from 2 sellers on ebay. I didn't know fbi sold them so i ordered those off ebay and bought the rollpan straight from fbi.
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#269 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
So my shopping list this week looks something like this..
*Suicide doors front special (Ordering in about an hour) *Front bumper *Replace valance Next week i'll order the tank since suicide doors is out of the tank i want and the next week i'll probably order the compressor. |
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#270 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Just ordered:
https://www.suicidedoors.com/S10FrontSpecial.php And.... https://www.suicidedoors.com/Blue10-SwitchBox.php I wanted a clear box but they're out of them and i didn't feel like waiting so i went ahead and got blue (Most subtle looking color box they had) I'll order my tank Thursday when i cash my check (Hopefully suicide doors has them by then) and buy my valance from the u-pull it on Sunday when i'm off. |
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#271 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
***oops
Last edited by Kiko : 06-24-2008 at 02:37 PM. |
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#272 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
If i figured correctly the remaining parts needed to bag the front are
2 1/2" fill valves 2 1/2" dump valves 2 1/2" tee fittings Viair 325 compressor 8 gallon/8 port tank 110/145psi pressure switch For a total of $469.20 including shipping. Looks like i'll be buying it one piece at a time. Just curious though,can't i run 3/8" valves with 1/2" line? |
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#273 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Daylight pic
![]() I need to get some glue remover so i can remove the remaining trim on the side of the truck later. I could remove the trim now but then it would leave a shitload of the glue on it and i don't have anything to dissolve the glue right now. |
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ados egnaro
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,222
Location: Floyds Knobs/Clarksville, IN User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
goo gone works great.
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#275 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I've seen that before but i don't have any right now. I would buy some but i don't really feel like going in walmart right now to buy it. I'll pick some up soon though because i hate the trim only being in certain parts of the truck. It just looks plain wierd...
Btw how hard on paint is goo gone? I'm getting it painted but i still dont' want to drive around with ****ed up paint until i do because of the goo gone messing up the paint. |
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#276 |
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ados egnaro
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,222
Location: Floyds Knobs/Clarksville, IN User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
ive used it plenty of times. it doenst really hurt the paint. if you still feel iffy about it go slow and dont use alot.
and yea the trim on there makes it look like the door is caved in. |
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#277 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
The old passenger door was caved in like crazy. Looked like somebody took a sledgehammer to it. They also got the rocker panel too but you can't really tell it with the new door on unless you bend down and look at it. I've got to get a new rocker panel and weld it on after cutting the mangled up one off.
I've had my truck parked in front of my house all day and i was working on my blazer and looked over my shoulder to find my neighbor stopped to check it out while getting his mail ![]() |
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#278 |
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ados egnaro
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,222
Location: Floyds Knobs/Clarksville, IN User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
feels good to see some one appreciate your work and ride huh? i have to smile everytime i see it.
yea the trucks commin right along and will look sick layed out. |
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#279 |
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Drifting Nomad
Age: 26
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 398
Location: Lloydminster Sask Canada User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Truck is starting to shape up nicely man! Should look great when its dropped and painted.
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I think so too. Paint is a long,long ways off though. I've got a lot of other things planned before putting out the $ on a paintjob. I'm going to get it bagged and layed out and restore the interior first along with other things. Paint is almost last on my list of things to do. I do plan though to have paint on it by next years scrapin' the coast though.
My plans next year are to drive my finished truck there and tow my 50% or hopefully 100% complete blazer behind it. I might not be able to order the bumper this week after all. I got one of my bills in this week so it may be next week but i'll be posting updates when i order parts and when i install them so nobody will be in the dark as to when something new is going to happen. |
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Registered User
Age: 26
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 383
Location: Midland, MI User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
You might want to think about a license plate light before you get ticketed repeatedly.
I like the overspray on the porch rails too. |
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#282 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I never had working tag lights anyways and have never gotten tickets or even second glances so i'm not really worried about it. *Knock on wood* |
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#283 |
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Registered User
Age: 26
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 383
Location: Midland, MI User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
You know cops target the cool looking vehicles though
The trucks coming along nice. Last edited by Ptown : 06-26-2008 at 02:53 AM. |
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#284 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Haha,that's true. But i guess i'm ok then?
Thanks. I'm waiting on $$ so i can do some more to it. I'll probably just work on the blazer frame a little this week until i get more parts for this truck. |
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#285 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Priming my emblem for the grill... It's almost dry enough to sand then i'm spraying flat black and putting it back in place. Bag kit for the front and the switchbox should be delivered out Monday evening according to suicidedoors.
![]() Oh,and my bed sits uneven. I thought it looked wrong before and i've had more than 2 people confirm it so i bought body shims or w/e they're technically called while i was at the auto parts store earlier. Next time i have the chance i'm loosening the bed and leveling it out with the shims. I've got to fix my bowed out tailgate somehow or replace it and once i have that done i may go ahead and shave the handle and relocate it to the inside. |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
![]() ![]() And my friend Jessie who helped with taking out bolts/screws and holding stuff ![]() |
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NOBAMA NOBAMA
Age: 24
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 636
Location: Memphis Tn User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Truck is lookin good man
gotta love the rainbow colored trucks....heres mine http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f3/bud...e-pics-352241/ |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Hopefully mine won't be "rainbow colored" for much longer. I need a few more body parts then i'm good to go as far as paint. I just can't decide wether to paint it before bagging it or not. I'm thinking go ahead and paint because cutting the bed floor and everything shouldnt affect the outside of the bed.
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#289 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Got my front bag kit shipping to me aswell as a switchbox. I ordered valves yesteday and all that's left is
*Pressure switch *Relay *Fittings *Compressor *Tank I'll be ordering the relay,fittings,and pressure switch tommorow after i get paid. All that will be left after that is the compressor and tank then i'll start putting the bags in. |
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#290 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Bag kit and switchbox are being delivered tommorow with ups. My valves should be in sometime next week and i'm ordering my fittings,relay,and switch tommorow night. I will order the tank next week then the compressor.
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#291 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Got my bag kit and switchbox today. My valves are already ordered and should be here mid next week. I'm ordering the fittings,pressure switch,and relay tonight after i cash my check and load my debit card.
Next week i'll try to get at least the tank and if i can find some side jobs i'll have the compressor aswell. |
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Registered User
Age: 28
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 158
Location: stanford ky User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
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Our Milk Comes In Bags
Age: 19
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 641
Location: Manitoba Canada User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
I like it man, its really good to see someone take a piece of shit and turn it into something respectable and something to be proud of, especially cause you built it. I'm really looking forward to the front bag job man.
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
But here's a teaser ![]() |
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#295 |
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Thanks and yeah i love the fact that it looked really bad at first but that i've turned it around. It's nice when people compliment it because i'm really proud of the work i've got done so far (Despite the fact it's not much but still) I'm really looking forward to the front getting bagged too ![]() |
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Registered User
Age: 28
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 158
Location: stanford ky User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
Order Number: #####
Qty. 1 Item. Viair 400 150 PSI- Price. 174.95 Item Total: 174.95 Tax: 0.00 Total: 174.95 I still have to order a stinger 80amp relay off ebay next week because suicide doors doesn't have them in stock right now and i need my fittings and some wire from the auto parts store so i can run some of my wires but only thing i really have left to order is fittings and my relay. Oh,and my pressure switch but i'll order that in with the fittings so they will be shipped together.Last edited by Kiko : 07-04-2008 at 05:04 PM. |
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umm yea
Age: 23
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,186
Location: Brooklyn, MD User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
sweet, looking good man, keep up the good work
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Crazy for a square body
Age: 22
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,819
Location: Mobile,Alabama User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
![]() I found the 3" blocks in stock at advance but i won't get those until i'm closer to having my bags put in. My relay looks like it will be coming off ebay because suicidedoors still lists them as out of stock and nobody local sells 4 prong. As far as the fittings and pressure switch there is a place about 30 minutes or so from my job that sells 18 wheeler airline parts and i know they have fittings and they should have my pressure switch. Other than that stuff all i need i think is some wire for wiring things and some screws plus more wire ends. |
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ados egnaro
Age: 24
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 5,222
Location: Floyds Knobs/Clarksville, IN User is: OffLine |
Re: My newly acquired truck! =]
looks good. youll love having it bagged at all.
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