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Old 01-16-2010 | 08:31 PM
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Dude, weedahoe, that looks sweet.
 
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Old 01-16-2010 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RubberFrog
The tires look like they can actually function offroad now! Why does everybody always want a stuffed tire with no articulation?
Because those wheels combined with the lift makes the tires look like rubberbands. And something tells me he doesn't go boggin through mountain trails with that truck ....or is that what that winch is for?
 
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Old 01-16-2010 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RubberFrog
Looks good. What's with the anti-grinder hate? lol
Man, had I sat there cutting and grinding I would have been there ALL night. NO WAY would I sit there and do that.......LOL

Originally Posted by HammerZ71
What are you going to do about the grill guard, winch mount? Because that's the stumbling block keeping me from going any higher...
I going to use the machine shops at work to make some brackets eventually.

Originally Posted by sharkhunter10
Looks good! and do those spark plugs really work to make a flame out the exhaust tip. Ive heard to do that but never really thought much of it
They do work when combined with all the other equipment connected in order to fire the plugs. However, in a stock setup with EFI and cats it will not work unless you plumb lines back there with atomized fuel or gas (gas state properties). I had small camping tanks of propane connected a long time ago.

Originally Posted by JoeHemi
gunna do bigger tires now? Those kinda look dinky compared to before the lift.
Hell, they are 36s now. IDK if much bigger can be used with my suspension. However, if I could do 38s I would... ;-)

Originally Posted by EJM05
Looks good. I think you need 26" rims now. haha. jk.
Man, I was really thinking 28s or 30s.......LOL

J/K

But as I said before, I would do 24s/38s or even 26s/38s

Originally Posted by irelandshemi
veeery nice looking truck weed, how long did it end up taking ya
About 12hrs total. But I took my time and cooked some steaks on the grill and took some breaks
 
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Old 01-16-2010 | 10:02 PM
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looks good man.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 03:12 AM
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theres a ground from cab to bed? oops, musta missed that when i did mine. lol.
i agree with the e brake lines... theyre flexible...
and i agree that you dont have to remove the lines from the block

i would like to see the full rear liners... the ones i got are kinda 'tarded
did you have any trouble getting that damn steering extention in?

do you have an e fan or did you have to cut and cobble your fan shroud?

truck looks great but there is just something off now... not sure if its all the clearance with the lo pro tires or what... its gunna take me some time to get used to. lol.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 03:22 AM
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Weed,
Looks nice, However, Id really like to know how you get the grill guard and winch back on. Get me a pic of those brackets you get fabbed

That is really the only thing keeping me from messing with it.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by weedahoe
Man, had I sat there cutting and grinding I would have been there ALL night. NO WAY would I sit there and do that.......LOL
I've done it both ways. With a decent grinder you can cut the bumper mounts in ten minutes. The trick is to use a good grinder, not a cheapie harbor freight job.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by RubberFrog
I've done it both ways. With a decent grinder you can cut the bumper mounts in ten minutes. The trick is to use a good grinder, not a cheapie harbor freight job.
Well it was mainly my tank that I kept having to wait on. And even though Ive never had an issue with my tank or air supply before, I really think it was the air management of the grinder itself. My grinder is one that IDK where it came from and it has no name on it so it likely is (dare I say it) CHINESE!!

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theres a ground from cab to bed? oops, musta missed that when i did mine. lol.
i agree with the e brake lines... theyre flexible...
and i agree that you dont have to remove the lines from the block

i would like to see the full rear liners... the ones i got are kinda 'tarded
did you have any trouble getting that damn steering extention in?

do you have an e fan or did you have to cut and cobble your fan shroud?

truck looks great but there is just something off now... not sure if its all the clearance with the lo pro tires or what... its gunna take me some time to get used to. lol.
No worries on the ground. LOL

There are guys here with full liners. They do look better IMO.

I didnt add the fan shroud back in. I am running an efan but I am going to get some stainless from work and make (or have made) some tanks for the washer fluid and rad overflow. I didnt want to cut the shroud and rig it and then have to move everything just to get it on. That was too much work for me.

No low pros here man. These are A/Ts. not skinnies or rubber bands. But hey, if youre buying, Im accepting. LOL

Originally Posted by 05RamMan
Weed,
Looks nice, However, Id really like to know how you get the grill guard and winch back on. Get me a pic of those brackets you get fabbed

That is really the only thing keeping me from messing with it.
Will be a while but I promise to start a thread on it when I get to that point.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 09:33 AM
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Looking good man. Turned out very nice.
 
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Old 01-17-2010 | 11:10 AM
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x2!

You have the second best looking truck on DF!
 


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