[Project] Paycheck

MurderedS10 · 07-01-2008, 04:58 AM

You might be wondering why this project is named this: i've been told over and over to save my money as much as possible. and i have, until now. i just graduated high school (going to pursue career as mechanic and hopefully be able to open my own shop one day) and got alot of money for it, someone hit the back end of my truck, and i got alot of money for it, i've worked countless hours at my job and have saved every penny i've made. paycheck after paycheck has been adding up to this one event. I think it's time for me to start a project thread. i've been doing whatever i can to my truck to get it to the condition it is in now, and here...9 months after i bought the truck, the true project begins. this good little truck started its life in 1998, and was owned by a cop for 9 years. then i received it at the end of September 2007.

small updates happened between Oct 07-March 08. During Spring Break, i cut her up, i got going getting the truck closer to the ground. a 5/7 drop was the ending product. I had redone the Audio with bazooka all the way around, and have not touched the engine (except clean engine bay) and won't for a while. 17x8 Cragar Soft 8's were bought during that time and new tires were bought as well.

It's time for the real fun to start......

Small rundown of what is on now:
-2.2 4 cyl 5-speed
-81,6xx miles
-tinted tails
-clear corners
-painted frame (to look good...will be re-done)
-SS mirrors
-Bazooka Audio
-Sony Xplod headunit
-17x8 Cragar Soft 8's (225/45/17)
-5/7 Static drop

And the new:
-SD Control Arms
-SD Shock relocator
-Airlift Dominator 2500's and 2600's
-8 gallon tank
-1/2" valves
-Antifreeze Green AVS Switchbox
-weld in rollpan
-shave : 3rd brake light,tailgate handle,antennae,hood pissers
-2 Viair 480's
-LED cluster conversion
-Alpine Audio system (iDA x-100 headunit, 08 model SPS and SPR speakers)
-new seats
-custom shifter
-relocating under hood/removal of fenderwells (if needed)

Even later:
-SD bolt on 5-link

Let's go (and a refresher pic until further updates)

lucky-13 · 07-01-2008, 05:42 AM

nice truck! cant wait to see the progress

Merritj2417 · 07-01-2008, 10:32 PM

looks like a nice project man

primerdnoma · 07-01-2008, 10:38 PM

Congrats on the saving up man, sounds like it was well worth it. Truck will look sick laid out. I'm getting 17x8 soft 8's for my s10 as well, I love those wheels.

MurderedS10 · 07-02-2008, 03:59 AM

LED Conversion Update:
-scraped all the orange off needles, put some white nail polish on instead
-installed all the new lights (except dome override and airbag on/off)
-new under the dash light and dome light is cool white

* there is a dim spot on the left of the guages but i don't mind ut much unless i decide to move to GPS somewhere else. i really like it there

OneLowSdime · 07-02-2008, 04:11 AM

leds look badass

MurderedS10 · 07-03-2008, 12:06 AM

Not even half.

MurderedS10 · 07-03-2008, 02:16 PM

got the valves plumbed and the fittings on the tank and guages.
the valves are 1/2" and the lines for guages is 1/8"

i'm going to try and photoshop or draw out how i want it all to be mounted.
sorry, it won't be mounted under the bed. (i'll be the only one around where i live with a bagged truck so it will be easier to show off

)

also: picked this beast up yesterday, going to get it mounted today hopefully.

thingsthatfly2 · 07-03-2008, 04:41 PM

sweet.. goign to shave it first right

if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it

MurderedS10 · 07-03-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thingsthatfly2

sweet.. goign to shave it first right if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it

Of course i'm shaving that thing. you should see all i'm waiting for still. i still have about half the boxes of things coming and right now it's all a waiting game.

and for the shaving, my friend used to do body work/paint and he said he'd help me. i'm shaving everything except the handles until i get poppers or figure out how to shave them and just keep the lock.

dawgnutz · 07-04-2008, 12:36 AM

Sic I wondered what happened to this truck!

chicagotypewriter · 07-04-2008, 12:41 AM

paint the chrome bar on your grill black then you will be murdered out and im jealous everytime i save my money somethin comes up and i have to spend it.

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 01:01 AM

got the new headunit installed:
it would work ALOT better if i had an iPod because it is designed for iPod. however, i have a big flash drive and it works perfectly with it. blurry i know but it's all i have.

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 01:02 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by chicagotypewriter

paint the chrome bar on your grill black then you will be murdered out and im jealous everytime i save my money somethin comes up and i have to spend it.

i'm planning to get a xtreme grill soon, but the chrome on my grill right now dosent bother me.

slammdsonoma38 · 07-04-2008, 02:14 AM

can't wait to see some progress man.

littlelow94dime · 07-04-2008, 02:24 AM

im ready to see her in the dirt...looks good man...im also jealous that you saved that much money..

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 02:25 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by slammdsonoma38

can't wait to see some progress man.

working as fast as i can, still waiting for more parts. once i get new parts, i work on them and get them as far as i can in preperation for the install.

Quote: Originally Posted by littlelow94dime

im ready to see her in the dirt...looks good man...im also jealous that you saved that much money..

yea, i was amazed that i saved that much but i also knew what i wanted. if i wanted i could bag the whole thing right now but i want to have money left over.

Derek1387 · 07-04-2008, 02:53 AM

X100 is a good deck.. had it for about a month right b4 it came out then picked up the new IVA D106....gotta love it when your audio shop is in tight with Alpine!

AMnova · 07-04-2008, 03:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MurderedS10

LED Conversion Update:
-scraped all the orange off needles, put some white nail polish on instead
-installed all the new lights (except dome override and airbag on/off)
-new under the dash light and dome light is cool white

* there is a dim spot on the left of the guages but i don't mind ut much unless i decide to move to GPS somewhere else. i really like it there

That looks awesome, i love the blue.

How well can you see your GPs screen? Do you have to move to get a good view of it or can you fully see it from your regular sitting position?

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 03:56 AM

i can fully see it. i have the tilt set perfectly.

lowcherrydime · 07-04-2008, 03:59 AM

*subscribes*

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 04:04 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by lowcherrydime

*subscribes*

first subscription WOOOOOOO!

oh and i forgot to update on the tailgate: got the upper hardware on it but wasn't able to remove the lower hardware. i had to go to my local dealership and order them. parts come in tuesday.

and on a side note for all of you wondering: the airbags and sair management system will be installed before any body work. i don't have a welder or even a 220v plug or whatever you call it so i will have to make a trip to one of my friend's friend's shop to weld and bring it back to my house for bondo + primer...

eriley · 07-04-2008, 10:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MurderedS10

first subscription WOOOOOOO!

Liar!!!! I subscribed yesterday

Looks awesome though can't wait to see you really get into it.

wildman ss · 07-04-2008, 02:16 PM

I love those wheels and the LED's in the dash

dawgnutz · 07-04-2008, 02:43 PM

Looks sic man! I was gonna ask you what deck that was, but the other guy said it was an X100...? All Alpine? is it only iPod compatible, or does it do Sirius as well?

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dawgnutz

Looks sic man! I was gonna ask you what deck that was, but the other guy said it was an X100...? All Alpine? is it only iPod compatible, or does it do Sirius as well?

yep, Alpine iDA-X100
just looked it up for you, says the deck is compatable with sirius but an adapter is required. here is a link for more information:
http://www.alpine-canada.com/US-en/p...model=iDA-X100

and thanks all for the good comments. i might do a little installing today.

dawgnutz · 07-04-2008, 04:33 PM

Ahhhhh...............Thank you sir!

With your 5/7 drop how much clearance do you have? I have moved everything above the frame rails, and have a Pop can + 1/2" worth of room front to back on both sides. I have a 2/3 drop so I'm guess I need to go do some measuring and then work it out. LOL!

MurderedS10 · 07-04-2008, 04:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by dawgnutz

Ahhhhh...............Thank you sir!

no problem.

with the 5/7 i have a little under a minute maid juice box of clearance: how i know: we have juice boxes at subway and lets face it, who dosent like a juice box. so i was showing off my truck to some employees and grabbed a juice box on the way out to my truck. so i'd say about 4-4.5 in.

i'm running to Home Depot right now to get the rest of the fittings i need. the Viair 480's have a 3/8" leader hose and my ports are 1/2"

mtone132000 · 07-04-2008, 06:38 PM

its gonna be a bad motha trucka.......

CANT WAIT!!!

Big_Bake · 07-04-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by thingsthatfly2

sweet.. goign to shave it first right if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it

i'll take you up on that offer. me and a girl were thinking about a vacation over winter break. it would give me a reason to bring my truck lol.

07-01-2008, 04:58 AM	#1
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	[Project] Paycheck You might be wondering why this project is named this: i've been told over and over to save my money as much as possible. and i have, until now. i just graduated high school (going to pursue career as mechanic and hopefully be able to open my own shop one day) and got alot of money for it, someone hit the back end of my truck, and i got alot of money for it, i've worked countless hours at my job and have saved every penny i've made. paycheck after paycheck has been adding up to this one event. I think it's time for me to start a project thread. i've been doing whatever i can to my truck to get it to the condition it is in now, and here...9 months after i bought the truck, the true project begins. this good little truck started its life in 1998, and was owned by a cop for 9 years. then i received it at the end of September 2007. small updates happened between Oct 07-March 08. During Spring Break, i cut her up, i got going getting the truck closer to the ground. a 5/7 drop was the ending product. I had redone the Audio with bazooka all the way around, and have not touched the engine (except clean engine bay) and won't for a while. 17x8 Cragar Soft 8's were bought during that time and new tires were bought as well. It's time for the real fun to start...... Small rundown of what is on now: -2.2 4 cyl 5-speed -81,6xx miles -tinted tails -clear corners -painted frame (to look good...will be re-done) -SS mirrors -Bazooka Audio -Sony Xplod headunit -17x8 Cragar Soft 8's (225/45/17) -5/7 Static drop And the new: -SD Control Arms -SD Shock relocator -Airlift Dominator 2500's and 2600's -8 gallon tank -1/2" valves -Antifreeze Green AVS Switchbox -weld in rollpan -shave : 3rd brake light,tailgate handle,antennae,hood pissers -2 Viair 480's -LED cluster conversion -Alpine Audio system (iDA x-100 headunit, 08 model SPS and SPR speakers) -new seats -custom shifter -relocating under hood/removal of fenderwells (if needed) Even later: -SD bolt on 5-link Let's go (and a refresher pic until further updates) Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-01-2008 at 05:05 AM.
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07-01-2008, 05:42 AM	#2
lucky-13 SK wutt?! Age: 18 Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 291 Location: EC, wisconsin User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck nice truck! cant wait to see the progress
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07-01-2008, 10:32 PM	#3
Merritj2417 ________________ Age: 23 Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 5,800 Location: King, NC User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck looks like a nice project man
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07-01-2008, 10:38 PM	#4
primerdnoma I like boobs Age: 21 Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3,136 Location: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Congrats on the saving up man, sounds like it was well worth it. Truck will look sick laid out. I'm getting 17x8 soft 8's for my s10 as well, I love those wheels.
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07-02-2008, 03:59 AM	#5
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck LED Conversion Update: -scraped all the orange off needles, put some white nail polish on instead -installed all the new lights (except dome override and airbag on/off) -new under the dash light and dome light is cool white * there is a dim spot on the left of the guages but i don't mind ut much unless i decide to move to GPS somewhere else. i really like it there Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-02-2008 at 04:05 AM.
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07-02-2008, 04:11 AM	#6
OneLowSdime I SHIT BRICKS Age: 20 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,382 Location: Oshkosh WI 54901 User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck leds look badass
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07-03-2008, 12:06 AM	#7
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Not even half.
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07-03-2008, 02:16 PM	#8
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck got the valves plumbed and the fittings on the tank and guages. the valves are 1/2" and the lines for guages is 1/8" i'm going to try and photoshop or draw out how i want it all to be mounted. sorry, it won't be mounted under the bed. (i'll be the only one around where i live with a bagged truck so it will be easier to show off ) also: picked this beast up yesterday, going to get it mounted today hopefully. Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-03-2008 at 02:22 PM.
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07-03-2008, 04:41 PM	#9
thingsthatfly2 crouchingS10hiddenVETTE Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,872 Location: conway User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck sweet.. goign to shave it first right if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it
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07-03-2008, 05:47 PM	#10
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by thingsthatfly2 sweet.. goign to shave it first right if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it Of course i'm shaving that thing. you should see all i'm waiting for still. i still have about half the boxes of things coming and right now it's all a waiting game. and for the shaving, my friend used to do body work/paint and he said he'd help me. i'm shaving everything except the handles until i get poppers or figure out how to shave them and just keep the lock.
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07-04-2008, 12:36 AM	#11
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Sic I wondered what happened to this truck!
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07-04-2008, 12:41 AM	#12
chicagotypewriter chuck yeah Age: 21 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 415 Location: illinios User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck paint the chrome bar on your grill black then you will be murdered out and im jealous everytime i save my money somethin comes up and i have to spend it.
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07-04-2008, 01:01 AM	#13
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck got the new headunit installed: it would work ALOT better if i had an iPod because it is designed for iPod. however, i have a big flash drive and it works perfectly with it. blurry i know but it's all i have.
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07-04-2008, 01:02 AM	#14
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by chicagotypewriter paint the chrome bar on your grill black then you will be murdered out and im jealous everytime i save my money somethin comes up and i have to spend it. i'm planning to get a xtreme grill soon, but the chrome on my grill right now dosent bother me.
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07-04-2008, 02:14 AM	#15
slammdsonoma38 Registered User Age: 18 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 502 Location: new port richey User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck can't wait to see some progress man.
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07-04-2008, 02:24 AM	#16
littlelow94dime BD coming soon Age: 20 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 296 Location: North Carolina User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck im ready to see her in the dirt...looks good man...im also jealous that you saved that much money..
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07-04-2008, 02:25 AM	#17
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by slammdsonoma38 can't wait to see some progress man. working as fast as i can, still waiting for more parts. once i get new parts, i work on them and get them as far as i can in preperation for the install. Quote: Originally Posted by littlelow94dime im ready to see her in the dirt...looks good man...im also jealous that you saved that much money.. yea, i was amazed that i saved that much but i also knew what i wanted. if i wanted i could bag the whole thing right now but i want to have money left over. Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-04-2008 at 02:28 AM.
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07-04-2008, 02:53 AM	#18
Derek1387 Martin Bro's Hammerheads. Age: 21 Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,085 Location: St Joseph User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck X100 is a good deck.. had it for about a month right b4 it came out then picked up the new IVA D106....gotta love it when your audio shop is in tight with Alpine!
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07-04-2008, 03:51 AM	#19
AMnova Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by MurderedS10 LED Conversion Update: -scraped all the orange off needles, put some white nail polish on instead -installed all the new lights (except dome override and airbag on/off) -new under the dash light and dome light is cool white * there is a dim spot on the left of the guages but i don't mind ut much unless i decide to move to GPS somewhere else. i really like it there That looks awesome, i love the blue. How well can you see your GPs screen? Do you have to move to get a good view of it or can you fully see it from your regular sitting position?
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07-04-2008, 03:56 AM	#20
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck i can fully see it. i have the tilt set perfectly.
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07-04-2008, 03:59 AM	#21
lowcherrydime truth Age: 26 Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 23,802 Location: arkansas User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck subscribes
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07-04-2008, 04:04 AM	#22
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by lowcherrydime subscribes first subscription WOOOOOOO! oh and i forgot to update on the tailgate: got the upper hardware on it but wasn't able to remove the lower hardware. i had to go to my local dealership and order them. parts come in tuesday. and on a side note for all of you wondering: the airbags and sair management system will be installed before any body work. i don't have a welder or even a 220v plug or whatever you call it so i will have to make a trip to one of my friend's friend's shop to weld and bring it back to my house for bondo + primer... Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-04-2008 at 04:09 AM.
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07-04-2008, 10:20 AM	#23
eriley That's right take it Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 518 Location: West Lafayette, IN User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by MurderedS10 first subscription WOOOOOOO! Liar!!!! I subscribed yesterday Looks awesome though can't wait to see you really get into it. Last edited by eriley : 07-04-2008 at 10:21 AM.
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07-04-2008, 02:16 PM	#24
wildman ss This is doo doo baby! Age: 18 Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,094 Location: Marrietta/Lawrenceville, GA User is: Online	Re: [Project] Paycheck I love those wheels and the LED's in the dash
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07-04-2008, 02:43 PM	#25
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Looks sic man! I was gonna ask you what deck that was, but the other guy said it was an X100...? All Alpine? is it only iPod compatible, or does it do Sirius as well?
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07-04-2008, 04:32 PM	#26
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by dawgnutz Looks sic man! I was gonna ask you what deck that was, but the other guy said it was an X100...? All Alpine? is it only iPod compatible, or does it do Sirius as well? yep, Alpine iDA-X100 just looked it up for you, says the deck is compatable with sirius but an adapter is required. here is a link for more information: http://www.alpine-canada.com/US-en/p...model=iDA-X100 and thanks all for the good comments. i might do a little installing today.
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07-04-2008, 04:33 PM	#27
dawgnutz The Werk Truck Age: 28 Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,846 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Ahhhhh...............Thank you sir! With your 5/7 drop how much clearance do you have? I have moved everything above the frame rails, and have a Pop can + 1/2" worth of room front to back on both sides. I have a 2/3 drop so I'm guess I need to go do some measuring and then work it out. LOL! Last edited by dawgnutz : 07-04-2008 at 04:35 PM.
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07-04-2008, 04:35 PM	#28
MurderedS10 I'm SOL and JWF! Age: 19 Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,966 Location: St. Louis User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by dawgnutz Ahhhhh...............Thank you sir! no problem. with the 5/7 i have a little under a minute maid juice box of clearance: how i know: we have juice boxes at subway and lets face it, who dosent like a juice box. so i was showing off my truck to some employees and grabbed a juice box on the way out to my truck. so i'd say about 4-4.5 in. i'm running to Home Depot right now to get the rest of the fittings i need. the Viair 480's have a 3/8" leader hose and my ports are 1/2" Last edited by MurderedS10 : 07-04-2008 at 04:38 PM.
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07-04-2008, 06:38 PM	#29
mtone132000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 64 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck its gonna be a bad motha trucka....... CANT WAIT!!!
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07-04-2008, 06:53 PM	#30
Big_Bake dropt Age: 19 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,746 Location: Norfolk, VA User is: OffLine	Re: [Project] Paycheck Quote: Originally Posted by thingsthatfly2 sweet.. goign to shave it first right if u wana come to mrylte beach for a weekend ill do it i'll take you up on that offer. me and a girl were thinking about a vacation over winter break. it would give me a reason to bring my truck lol.
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