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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 07:19 PM
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So I am officially calling my truck done! I am very happy with it as it sits and its come a long way from the beater i brought back two years ago. Lots of work and time has gone into it so let me know what you think of her.

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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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HOLY **** I like!

Is the bottom done in flat black paint, or bedliner? If I get mine re-painted, I want to go 2 tone, but haven't decided what to do with the bottom, wether to go black or bedliner.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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looks bad ***!!
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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Question- What lift do you have? Your sig says 2 inch, but what manufacturer? Seems nobody makes them anymore, and I'm weary of a body lift (especially since I have a trailer hitch). Did the kit have a leveling kit built in?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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What did you paint the green with? some bedliner, or is it paint?
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:05 PM
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Good for you! Enjoy
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RPMRamFury
What did you paint the green with? some bedliner, or is it paint?
Looks like flat paint to me. On the last pic, you can see a slight glare reflection on the curve of the hood
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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here is the link to the diy thread that has his paint job in it
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...self-info.html
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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^ Josh has the right link. It wasn't too bad to paint. As for the rocker pannel it is roll on bed liner but the duplicolor stuff fades terribly so I just repainted over it with som satin black so I could keep the textured look but not have a grey stripe haha. The lift is really a T-bar crank and blocks so it isn't actually a lift but I call it that. I just couldn't bring myself to pay those prices for a lift...
 
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Old Aug 1, 2010 | 10:09 PM
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Well, i'm not a big fan of leveling kits (I like the nose-down approach, like monster trucks), but I have basically 2" of suspension travel before the tires bend the fender (which they have), and I only have a 2wd.

Also, how much does the Bed-liner stick out from the paint? My bed has the dark blue dye Line-X in it, and it's holding up better than dad's Rhino lining (which has actualy come apart). But my line-X is really soft, where the rhino is really hard. So i'm not sure what to do, if I go that route.
 

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