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yea ima go to a 4" drop i hit lower control arms alot...that pic is a photoshop lol you can run 22's wth 265/35/22 with a 3" drop up front but if u have 4"/5" drop you will have to remove inner fenfders an do some trimming

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Ill never turn down a chance to see some pics. Ill probably have to do it just like you and order those gaskets from lmc and just re - rivet everything back together. The only problem is that my actual frame rail for the vent window is badly rusted so hopefully i just get lucky at the junk yard.

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its been awhile since i had an update for everyone....still have truck all thought i havent done anything to it or drove it, pretty much on it has on back burner...but the updates/pics should be back....looking to pick up an ls motor in the next week or so an slowly build it n swap it in the truck.

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Nothing wrong with having a plan and taking your time getting there!

My nephew had a black and silver short bed like yours a couple of years ago in Dallas until it was stolen. I still love that color combination!:metal:

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yea...i got a 7 month old little girl so thats why it has been on back burner....and man thant sucks...i dnt knw wht i would do!! an thanks

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Congrats on the baby daughter! I know mine sure changed my life in ways I'd never have imagined. They were the best things to ever have happened in my world. It also helps explain why when I first started my truck project, it sat on the back burner for about 17 years.

If you let her, she'll rock your world!

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thanks!! oh man its been a blast so far she is something else!!!! an best of all she loves the truck!!!!!!

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some what of an update...truck is running great been buying parts here in there for it, got some gm acc bed rails off ebay got a smoking deal on cab molding that goes below the rear window, got some Silverado 10 fender emblems off ebay also polished finned valve covers and matchin air cleaner and accel corrected distributor cap, 1" lowering blocks to make 7" drop in the rear also some shock extenders...here are some pics. also got a buddy that said he has some 20" dodge spares might pick those up paint them black and run factory center caps

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pics

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also gona try an clean up engine more and repaint it gloss black and get rid of the cheap hose covers that are starting to rust maybe some ls1 electric fans, lt4 hot cam wth comp cams springs etc..different intake manifold.

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what did you do with the red and black valve cover?

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I have the matching black and red valve covers and air cleaner jus sitting in the shed now

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are you planning to sell it someday?

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I will pm you

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Man I love those bed rails. I've been looking for some to fit a 84' Chevy C10.

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thanks I had to jump on them!! I been looking for a longtime for some and these had came up...gotta have them chromed though it will be sometime before they are on the truck, also got one of the fender emblems on...it looks out of place to me cause im not use to seeing them on my truck.

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They will take some getting use to because you haven't had them on. I personally like the stock body look with all them trim and emblems. When I start to work on mine I plan to have it painted and put all original trim back on (well new that looks original), lower it about 5 inches and maybe add some 20" wheels or some new Rallys.

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Man, truck looks sweeeet!! I did prefer the sport mirrors though.

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update!! lol but not a good one :/ these are some pics I had took before I wrecked it like a month ago, I took some really bad railroad tracks a little too fast an that all she wrote...I bent/twisted and cracked the frame as u see in the pics also ripped the control arms back a few inches an my gf didn't have her lap belt on at the time and she hit windshield head first!!! she ok thought but think the windshield lost that battle lol

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more pics...

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Man sorry to hear that. Glad that the gf and you are both okay though. So what are your plans now. I would imagine you are probably looking for a new frame to swap over. Keep us posted on what is going on. I had been wondering why I hadn't seen you posting for some time now.

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Are you going to build it? I have a frame if you need one.

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everything happens for a rreason right? and thanks she wasn't worried bout herself she was more worried bout my truck!! an since im going to switch everything over to new frame im jus gona bag it!!!! :))

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yea im going to build it....I had put an add out on cl an got a email from a guy saying he has a complete rolling frame I can have..i just have to pick it up, so this sat im gona try in pick it up..if it falls threw I will leet you know jon thanks!!!

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Cool. Mine has been painted and everything, so if that one falls through, let me know. It will be pretty cheap.