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Had some time still can't confirm the gear ratio in the 2500 axles. But I did temporary add grill lights I'll have to rethink them once I get my AC Evaporator in but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. I control them with my phone and can make them do all sorts of colors but I decided on... you guessed it PURPLE! What do you guys think??

 
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Well I'd you guys remember I went to electrolysis my frame and cab and noticed 4 cab mounts are shot. So I painted the underneath and the frame. It doesn't have the smoothness I would like (since I just painted over the uneven metal) but that will change this summer since I'll just electrolysis the frame. But this is the result after the harsh winter here in the rust belt. All I did was wipe it down. I think it did very well. I didn't even use any rust preventer that is just "special" paint. Also notice the purple skid plate its the details
 
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One of my favorite tools to clean up truck frames; works surprisingly well for a harbor freight air tool. Significantly shorten the duration in the electrolysis bath.

https://www.harborfreight.com/compac...ler-96997.html

 
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One of my favorite tools to clean up truck frames; works surprisingly well for a harbor freight air tool. Significantly shorten the duration in the electrolysis bath.

https://www.harborfreight.com/compac...ler-96997.html

I swear you can read my mind. I was just looking at them the other day. I am going to get one and I personally don't hate HF tools
 
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Does anyone remember my thread where I had to play with the headlight switch to get anything to come on? Well it happened again, bur this time headlights came on in the indent in the switch but park lights didn't. So I check and want wasn't getting constant voltage at the PK/RD (circuit A or L 77) but was getting power to both sides of the fuse. So I start where it happened before. Tear 50% off the dash out, no beans. So I start talking the dash out and my pa stopped by and said, "Check the fuse." I said can't be the fuse because it's getting power on both sides. He said still check it. Seems that do you know it was blown but still let the park lights come on when you fiddled with the switch. Never saw that before. You can kind of see in the picture there is a little piece of metal still connecting it.
 
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An "almost blown" fuse. Yeah, those truly annoy me.
 
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An "almost blown" fuse. Yeah, those truly annoy me.
I literally was just about to pull the dash out (had the bolts out) and wad going to rewire EVERYTHING
 
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I literally was just about to pull the dash out (had the bolts out) and wad going to rewire EVERYTHING
Dodged a bullet (burst?) there, didn't ya.
 


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