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Old 05-30-2012, 11:34 PM   #1
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honey i shrunk the truck

...finally getting close to finishing the long to short swap...
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Old 05-31-2012, 10:12 AM   #2
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Woohooo! I went from short fleet to short step! Looks waaay sexier imo!! Great work!!
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:21 AM   #3
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Looks like you did a nice job converting it ...
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:36 AM   #4
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Very nice.
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:45 AM   #5
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Looks good any pics of the process?
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Old 05-31-2012, 02:38 PM   #6
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

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Old 05-31-2012, 03:44 PM   #7
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Old 05-31-2012, 04:00 PM   #8
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Very nice, I love those short steppers in Black!
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Old 05-31-2012, 04:05 PM   #9
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Looking good! Looked good before too
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Old 05-31-2012, 04:19 PM   #10
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Looks Great !!!!!! I went back to a stepper. Hope someday mine looks half as good as yours.
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Old 05-31-2012, 04:25 PM   #11
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

I see why it took so long. You're working on the wrong end. You shouldn't have to pull the hood to swap the bed!!!

Just kidding. It looks good!!
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:00 PM   #12
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

.....thanks guys...guess i did a little more than Swapping to a short step also swapped motor and tranny..hence the hood not on yet...ill dig up some more pics...
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:10 PM   #13
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Old 05-31-2012, 11:17 PM   #14
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:13 AM   #15
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Oh that is going to be a blast to drive!
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Old 06-01-2012, 10:03 AM   #16
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

...that was the plan...a fun driver...305 flat tops small cam and a super T-10 4reverse speed
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:34 PM   #17
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Re: honey i shrunk the truck

Time for a new avatar!


Truck looks good Ken!
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Old 06-01-2012, 12:53 PM   #18
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Good thinking!!!!.....and thank ya sir
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Old 06-01-2012, 11:12 PM   #19
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that thing looked killer before too nice work
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