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Finally chose an exhaust, went with the Borla S-type and all I have to say is it sounds awesome. Definitely happy with my choice. Has a nice rumble when cruising but screams when you get on it. Was exactly what I was looking for. Bought it from streetsideauto.com and with there 10% off borla coupon code they are running, I got it for less than a $1,000.

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Good looking truck.

Heres a pic of mine.

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Exhaust looks good Keith!

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Looks good. I am close to coming home from this deployment and about to spend a bit of cash on my '09 and my '71. I'm going to do a 3.5" suspension lift and 1.25" body lift, 20" wheels w/ big a$$ tires, fender flares, bumper, and well you know build my redneck 4x4 since I need to fit in here in NC.

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That's a beautiful truck you have there. Suspension and the wheel/tire combo looks perfect.

Thanks Rus


Lol eventually I would like to put a mild lift and some bigger tires under mine. Definitely post up some pictures when your done with it.

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The new exhaust looks good.

I went and test drove a '14 and it's got so many features I didn't even know I needed. Haha. It didn't come home with me. Waiting to see that the 3/4 tons look like next year.

The new house looks good too.

What's next for the new truck?

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Thanks Nate, yeah the 14's are really nice but was a little out of my price range. I'm really happy with my 13. The next thing I want to do is add some step bars, my wife is 5'1" and is having a good time getting in and out :lol: After that I will be done with it for a while.

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Whew, got up stupid early this morning and decided to read through your build over a pot of coffee :mm:. I'm hooked! What a roller coaster man! It's gonna be super nice when you're done and I wanna be around here to see it. That HOK program is going to play hell with you dude :lol:. Congrats on the new wifey, new house and new truck! This is truck porn!

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Thanks for coming along for the ride and I appreciate all the compliments. Haven't had any time for the 68 since we got into the new house, seems like every weekend I have a project to do :lol: the house didn't need anything, just changing some things to match our style more. Once everything calms down in a few weeks I hope to get my 68 moved from my brothers to my house and get working on her again. I definitely miss it and it's lighting a fire under my ass to get it done finally.

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So I got some new parts in the mail, this time for my 68 :lol: I've been wanting to upgrade the rear brakes to disc for some time now an finally decided to go with the Wilwood D154 with the intergrated parking brake. I know the Wilwood rear doesn't match the McGaughey front kit I have but eventually it will. Someday I plan on upgrading the front to a 6 piston 13" Wilwood kit.

I wanted something with a parking brake and I liked the fact that it uses a 2 piston caliper. I also like that it uses the lokar emergency brake cables and I can ditch the factory stuff. I didn't go with the matching McGaughey rear kit because I don't like the design of it or the fact that I would have had to machine my axles for it to fit. I feel this is something they should have figured out by now. Plus like I said I do plan on upgrading the front to Wilwoods in the future. I plan to finally get working on her again this weekend as I have a lot to do before I can move it from my brothers garage to mine.

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Sweet setup! More new parts to sell :lol:

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Not yet :lol: I will be running the front McGaugheys kit for a while as the Wilwood kit is $$$$. Probably will be well after the truck is on the road. I wanted to add rear discs and well now seemed like the perfect time while the truck is still in pieces so I can do my brakes lines.

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Very nice!

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Very nice brake upgrade for the rear. That looks like a great setup, dig the integrated parking brake. Just plain smart engineering. Maybe one of these days.....

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Thanks guys, I plan on pulling my front calipers off so I can paint them Red to match the rear. I really liked the integrated parking brake as I'm pretty sure that is the same setup they use on Corvettes. I have been checking out this rear brake kit for a while and just decided it was time to stop looking at it and just get it.

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Those look great!

That was my issue with the Mcgaughey brakes too. If I'm paying that much for brakes it should be a bolt affair.

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those wilwoods look awesome. what did those run if you don't mind me asking? thanks.

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Those rear brakes look awesome! Where'd you get them from? Did they come with the brake cables, or are those separate?

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Yeah I have also read where some people had problems trying to find the correct intermediate cable to hook up the emergency brake. I just didn't want to deal with any issues. Plus I think the Wilwood kit looks better.

They were $760.00 from Summit racing

Thanks I bought them from Summit Racing cause I had some gift cards to use, if not I would have ordered them from Travis at AZProperformance, he is a vendor on here and does a great job taking care of his customers. The brake cables are separate, they use the lokar cables which I like better cause I think they are a cleaner looking install over the factory ones.

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I have the same kit in black... I'll be interested in how you route the cable(s) if you get to the install before I do. I'll share as well if I get to it first.

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I'm sure you will probably get to the install well before I do lol. I'll be interested to see how it works out for you.

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Finally got back to working on the truck today. Did some work on the front windshield channel, was rust through on all 4 corners in the seems. A couple months ago my brother had welded it up and finally today I cleaned up all the welds and shot some primer on it to keep it from rusting. My brother also welded up a couple spots on the firewall where I had some holes. As long as everything goes as planned, next weekend the cab will be going back on the frame so I can move it to my garage.

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Only being able to load one picture at a time sucks :lol:

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Still have to bodywork everything but I'm concerned with getting the truck together and getting it moved to my garage. Then I will blow it back apart and finish the bodywork and paint it. Also found another treat, another rust spot I never saw before. This time it's by the driver side visor just above the windshield. I swear all I do is find and fix rust.