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Thanks Travis!

Thankfully, it will be 13 years until my son is even approaching ready for the truck, by then the engine will likely need a "refreshing". My current plan is to pull it and install a much less powerful motor while I rebuild the high output one. We'll talk about putting it back in when he graduates high school...

Thanks also for the info on the Keisler option, I'll definitely look into it!

I think your paint and interior ideas sound awesome, but, then again, I'm a bit biased...

As for paint, I think I'm going to keep it gloss black. However, I'll be adding two thick racing stripes that run over the front clip, cab, bed liner, tailgate, and rollpan and bumper. The stripes will be grey with billowing smoke ghosted in. We'll see how it turns out!

Thanks for your interest in my build! I sincerely hope you and yours have a great Thanksgiving as well!