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Old 08-03-2018, 03:45 PM   #54
Bdb68
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Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: Richmond Kentucky
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Re: 1968 Custom Camper Duramax

Upgraded the headlights to some Hella H4 housings with some cheap H4 bulbs, both from Amazon. I may upgrade the bulbs to LED or HID, but they are way better then the 1 sealed beam light I had before. I chose these housings because they look like a normal sealed beam headlight.

My buddy made me some new U-bolt plates with shock mounts, he also made the upper shock tower. A note to anyone doing a diesel swap into one of these trucks. I have had these Rough Country springs on the truck less than a year and less than 500 miles on the truck. They are already sagging substantial in the front and they are a 3/4 ton spring. I called Rough County and they said the springs are not designed for the weight of the Duramax. So now I'm replacing them with some custom built springs from Offroad Designs. I really hope they were worth the wheelbarrow of cash I paid for them. After I ordered them, I discovered it probably wouldn't have been a big deal to swap in some junk yard F350 leaf springs and longer shackle. Planning ahead can save a lot of time and money.
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1955 Chevy 210, 6.0ls supercharged
1968 C10 original paint, 2wd, swb, 6.0ls/ 4l80e
1968 Custom Camper 4x4 Duramax Build Site.
1972 Crew Cab Project
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