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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 03:35 PM
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My damn spare tire lock under the bed broke when i hit a hard bump in the road, so now i have the spare laying in the bed of my truck. I dont think im to worried about getting it fixed, but if someone decides to steal my spare tire outa the back of it, then i guess im gonna have to get er fixed.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 03:55 PM
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You might want to fix it before they steal your spare. Ya think?
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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Horse? Barn Door? Fire?? Beats me.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:44 PM
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I fixed it. So she is holdin up the spare tire now!

Thats one less job for me to fix.

Whats left:
New front bumper
3" Leveling kit from Tough Country
Cobra LTD CB
FireStick 5 ft Dual Antenna's
Replace Rear Bumper with a heavy duty farm bumper
HeadAche Back Rack
Tool box
rhino line the bed
bigger tires more like 35's
Mopar Valve Covers
Mopar Circular air cleaner
Replace the A/C compressor, the clutch went out on mine.
E3 Diamond Fire Plugs
Fix my gas guage
Vinyl the floor remove carpet.
Get a new radio with a CD player so i can listen to the old Hank williams


Idk, i think thats it... Anything else you guys wanna add to help my truck look good ?
Please leave your opinion.


P.S. The Plenum is good, i didnt see anything wrong with it when i got it.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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Oh i almost forgot to mention, i need to replace the head lights also.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:24 PM
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that sounds like you are putting a ton of money into that thing
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:25 PM
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New front bumper
If you've got deer or Angus anywhere around, try this one.

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HeadAche Back Rack
I really do like the Back Rack. It goes in easy enough, but does require drilling on our trucks. Two holes, one in each stake pocket. Since you're going to add a toolbox, be sure to get the holes low enough that the studs won't interfere with the top of the toolbox rail. There's nothing in the written destructions to tell you about that.

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Tool box
The best price I found on Delta boxes was at Pickup Specialties. They all ship out of the factory anyway, so shop on price if you go Delta. And don't be surprised if Con-Way freight damages the thing. Mine came damaged but not so badly that I wanted to fool around with sending it back -- and having the replacement shipped via Con-Way.

Pickup Specialties was good to me, very helpful.

Personally, I like the mid-lid gullwing toolboxes so I don't have to unload the bed to get the thing open. It's enough work loading and unloading feed sacks, hay bales, or firewood once and I don't want to do it again because I got the wrong toolbox.

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Mopar Circular air cleanerp
If you're going to get into water or sloppy mud, don't mess with that open element POS. I lost an AMC 360 engine on my '78 Cherokee to water getting past a round, open element (Edelbrock, not that it matters any) air cleaner. Try an isolated CAI of some sort instead.

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E3 Diamond Fire Plugs
I'm curious to know if those do much of anything for you.

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Vinyl the floor remove carpet.
There's a factory vinyl floor that's awesome. Mine came with it.

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Get a new radio with a CD player so i can listen to the old Hank williams
I prefer Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Buffett, but live like ya wanna live. If you want a recon factory unit, try here.

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Anything else you guys wanna add to help my truck look good ?
I like these wheels on green second gen's. I wasn't going to replace my factory wheels, but the wife insists that she wants something a bit slicker so that's what I'm going to buy.

It won't help the looks any, but get a tuner to plug into the critter. It's the cheapest horsepower you're going to get, and always welcome when the bed's loaded up.

It's cool to know someone else here is building a working truck.

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Oh i almost forgot to mention, i need to replace the head lights also
Are they broken or just hazy? If they're hazy, they can be cleaned up very nicely with any decent kit from the *-Mart store. I used the Crystal View Chemicals kit, worked just fine. Others have used the 3M and they turned out just fine, too. Once mine were nice and clear again, I stuffed some PIAA Xtreme White lamps into them and have been happy with them ever since. They're spendy but about as good as legal lights get. I'm going to hold off on the big lights until I get that bumper installed and can plant some not so legal lights into the pockets -- then if I kiss a Bambi I'll at least have the satisfaction of singing some fur before I get there.
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:33 PM
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well, the left side is loose as a goose, from when previous owner must have bumped into something. But wow that front bumper is expensive as hell, any cheaper like that?
 
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why is your sig so big ?
 
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Old Jul 29, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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I was wondering the same thing, i thought my sig was pretty big too, idk maybe its just because of my Moto Droid X.
I have no clue lol
 
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