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just intill after good-guys in a few weeks.
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i got all the front chrome on today, now i just need some hood hinges and im off to good-guys
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hoods on and i finaly got ntho wash the whole truck. ive been waiting for that for 4 years now.
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Nice! Looks awesome! Well done
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Nice! Good job.
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today i started painting my brake swap kit, i painted the master, drop spindals and parts of the rotors black and the calipers red, and since the truck will be getting lowered soon i thought i would get some pics of how it sits now.
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nice job... are you gonna add the outer front bumper supports? noticed the holes...
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yeah, i need to order a new bumper and a bolt kit for it. im thinking of getting one of theoes ones with the fog lights in it.
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that is F'ing HOT, love it so much, it is 1 in the morning and looking at your pics makes me wanna go to the garage now, to heck with it i am gonna go, want mine done now more than ever, but i still have to work on everyone elses first, argh i hate priorities..
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Looking good!
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here are some pics i took before i left work today. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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You work at Les Schwab? Cause I do! Great-looking truck be the way.
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tinight i started on my brake conversion, i got the old master off and im ready to bench bleed the new one and install it. i just need to get some new hard lines from the prop valve to the frame,
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today i tore appart all the old front suspention and got the upper and lower control arms cleaned and painted. tomarow i will try to get all the suspention put on and finnish the master cylinder
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I think you need a few more exhaust clamps!
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haha yea thoes are just ther untill i get the exhaust re done i didnt want to waste all the welding wire if thats just gunna come off and get thrown away.
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Any pictures of the interior now that you have it finished? I'm interested in doing something similar in regards to a center console.
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got the front all put together. i love how low it is but i need to fix that the wheel wells sit on the front tires.
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the front is done and i got the rear coils in. now i just need to put the c notch in and the lowerinf blocks the bring the back down some more.
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yelp that is what it needed, to be lowered
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wow, NICE!
that looks pretty low for static...can you turn your wheels fully with out rubbing?
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what are the specs on those wheels i like them
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