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tommys72 02-25-2017 11:35 PM
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Damn...shes pretty

schpeen 02-27-2017 08:59 AM
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Damn...shes pretty
thanks guys, everyone loves recognition from their piers

i was very nervous going with yellow, I have never had a yellow vehicle before so it was hard for me to pull the trigger with such a different color choice

sometimes you just need to move away from your comfort zone i suppose!

schpeen 02-27-2017 10:19 PM
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few pics of progress last few days still a lot of things not crossed off the list yet! LOL no rush this time

68Timber 02-28-2017 02:39 AM
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So sweet! Love the lower molding idea.

schpeen 03-02-2017 12:29 AM
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got the seats mounted finally and the windows installed

Clrussell 03-03-2017 11:15 AM
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i called first thing this morning and my tires were already shipped out i started stripping out the interior and pulled the top off now i see why he put duct tape cross the roof the top bolts down in all the right spots except for the first bolting the front that bolts down to the bed rail is broken off probably cross threaded so the top wasn't cranked down the way it should be. I will attempt drilling it out and i'll try an easy out if it is stubborn not sure what to do with it

i ordered a carpet set fro LMC today along with a new front bumper and brackets and a new dash pad i also ordered all new rubbers all the way around wasn't hard to get up over the $1000 mark which gives you free shipping!

Took it by my body man today and had him give it a once over as well I am going to have him wet sand and buff the whole truck and paint the top maybe flat black and paint the wheels silver the i love the look of the white wheels and dog dish hub caps but not sure it will look good on a black truck


Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..

schpeen 03-03-2017 05:40 PM
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Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..
how is it a small world? i wouldn't want to paint it!

schpeen 03-29-2017 06:55 PM
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still have a lot of things to cross off the list but she is coming along

Ski-me 03-30-2017 10:28 AM
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Small world Jeff..

Teamtalk member here too..
Make sense now....I just don't always put things together!!:ito:
Just gotta love these K5's and MC's!

Schpeen.....looking good man! Love the seats and the custom armrest in the doors. Nice touch!

I'm heading to FL with the wife in May. Wish I had time to see your truck and get a ski in! One of the perks of FL for sure! She was just there during Spring break with my girls. Landed in Miami and stayed in Ft Lauderdale, I believe. She did NOT like Miami airport though....very stressful!

schpeen 03-30-2017 05:44 PM
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that is awesome feel free to contact me when in town i am sure we have much in common i'll buy you lunch!

schpeen 03-30-2017 05:45 PM
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Make sense now....I just don't always put things together!!:ito:
Just gotta love these K5's and MC's!

Schpeen.....looking good man! Love the seats and the custom armrest in the doors. Nice touch!

I'm heading to FL with the wife in May. Wish I had time to see your truck and get a ski in! One of the perks of FL for sure! She was just there during Spring break with my girls. Landed in Miami and stayed in Ft Lauderdale, I believe. She did NOT like Miami airport though....very stressful!
i hate going to miami unless it is to Joe's stone crabs! :metal:

Ski-me 03-30-2017 05:54 PM
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that is awesome feel free to contact me when in town i am sure we have much in common i'll buy you lunch!
I guess we both have Lexus cars too. :lol:
2013 RX450h

schpeen 04-04-2017 08:01 PM
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is this a type of posi?

Ski-me 04-04-2017 08:06 PM
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It doesn't look like an open diff....maybe a limited slip of some sort??

Look in your glove box RPO code, G80 in there? Limited slip.

schpeen 04-04-2017 08:11 PM
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stepping up to 410 gears and new axles and bearings as well as new ball joints adjusting sleeves steering dampener tie rods and emergency brake cables

Ski-me 04-05-2017 01:34 PM
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I put in 4.10's with my 33's and I found that to be perfect. Nice and quick, but decent at highway speeds too. Good choice. What brand name of gears are you going with?

Also, be sure to replace your front axle u-joints too (or are you getting all new shafts?) Spicer is a decent one.

I tried the adjustable sleeves in ball joints but the only problem is getting the proper torque setting. Depending where you need the angle, your torque will be tighter or looser than spec. Is an alignment shop doing or you?

schpeen 04-08-2017 06:01 PM
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I put in 4.10's with my 33's and I found that to be perfect. Nice and quick, but decent at highway speeds too. Good choice. What brand name of gears are you going with?

Also, be sure to replace your front axle u-joints too (or are you getting all new shafts?) Spicer is a decent one.

I tried the adjustable sleeves in ball joints but the only problem is getting the proper torque setting. Depending where you need the angle, your torque will be tighter or looser than spec. Is an alignment shop doing or you?
yukon axles yes we ordered all new u-joints for the front stub axles and both driveshafts and all new bearings all the way around and pinion gear bearings while we were at it i just don't want to chase a noise or a vibration changing one part at a time so hopefully this eliminates a good bit of the wear and tear items that see the most action! lol looking forward to driving it with the new steering stabilizer too I am really impressed with the Bilsteins wow they are worth every penny i tried to order a bilstein shock for the steering stabilizer but couldn't figure out which one if any would fit the application.

schpeen 04-08-2017 06:05 PM
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i also ordered the warn premium lock out hubs the auto locking hubs were shot since the PO installed one of the rings in backwards LOL i like the manual hubs anyway.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/WRN-20990

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/WRN-32720

Ski-me 04-10-2017 10:24 AM
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Nice job and good to get a new set of nuts, there. A lot of times someone doesn't install properly and end off shaving the little nub on one of the nuts. Place first nut on with nub facing out, torque properly (not very tight). Place locking ring in being sure it engages with the nub. I loosen if the nub doesn't align perfectly.

Then the non-nub nut goes on torqued around 150 ft-lbs to lock it all into place.

I've been wanting to upgrade to those hubs....mine came with the cheaper ones from Warn. Let me know how they work and look!

So, was it a limited slip or open diff?

phillipm 04-10-2017 11:02 AM
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is this a type of posi?
Looks like an eaton posi with missing springs to me??

schpeen 04-18-2017 01:15 PM
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got a little something something going on this week!

schpeen 04-18-2017 01:24 PM
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bearings all around including the pinion gear bearings, new yukon axles ball joints u joints, Warn Premium lock out hubs, new steering stabilizer, tie rods and adjusters, 4.10 gears front and back and some new bling diff covers.

this should smoothing things out some!

Ski-me 04-20-2017 10:24 PM
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Have you driven it yet? Tightness in steering? How is the power now with 4.10's?

schpeen 04-20-2017 10:36 PM
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Have you driven it yet? Tightness in steering? How is the power now with 4.10's?
got it back today still needs to get alignment so it is not done yet but of course it stiffened everything 4.10 gears made a big difference

found a new switch for the dash that works the rear window so i was able to drive with all the windows up and AC on max. Truck is way nicer than i expected, it just all come together and not for a whole lot of money imo only problem now is my 65' c10 is getting dusty in the garage from neglect i feel so bad for her lol

schpeen 04-21-2017 10:18 PM
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got an alignment today and put on about 100 miles and she didn't miss a beat! AC was running all day today windows up stereo jamming ya mon :metal:


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