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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:37 PM
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so i did the "power wire" mod today. i think i made it too big, but whatev... also i painted my diff cover to give it more of a "racey, hot rod" kinda look. you really cant see it too well cus the trucks lowered, but its the little things ya know.
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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i made mine too big to but ay...the diff looks good i painted mine red on my 99 red ram looked sweet i dont think im doing this one at all....who knows tho...
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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i wanted to paint it cuz obviously it was a junkyard rear end. so you could see the serial # on it... i wanted a more clean look.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Looks Good
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Nice man, the little touches make all the difference
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 06:52 PM
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looks good...how many coats you throw on that cover? Guessing it was some kind of High Temp paint right?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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i just did 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of engine enamel. all spray paint
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 08:59 PM
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did u remove it to paint it?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:07 PM
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no, i had a bunch of masking paper layin around... so i taped off the whole axle, under the bed, the shocks, leaf springs... basically just made a tiny little paint booth and crawled under the truck and sprayed it.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 09:29 PM
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Did you ever post pics of your shifter completed?
 
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