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I'll just say that I love the truck! I may not be a big fan of the cab lights but its not my truck so that minor detail doesn't really matter to me. Keep on with all the great work ryan!
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Dude......
For what it's worth dude....it's looking great ...and you can tow my truck behind yours anyday....lol. You have me thinking of building some kinda torque monster to pull my trailer and prostreet truck now. Keep up the good work your making progress and it's looooooooooooking good. |
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was just janking the chain a bit ..... if you look at the little avatar you see the type of wheels i have for my truck...... there 22,5 inch truckwheels with are machined to take 22 inch car tires and fit 8 lug hubs with adapters
if you would use the stock trailerrims and tires and a set of those adapters on youre truck the would go for a loooooooong time untill there worn , only thing there huge http://image.sporttruck.com/f/964032..._left_tire.jpg |
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Those would look cool, but I'm afraid they're out of my bidget for a while. I plan on some aluminum wheels, but first I want to get it running and driving. I still have a couple big ticket items to purchase before I can get it running.
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Progress pics, not much but some. :lol: RH door is almost done. Let me tell you, some of this weatherstripping stuff should come with some instructions. I got it figured out, but boy was it nerve wracking cutting new parts. :) Thanks again Leon for the help on this! I think i'll be buying some other lock rod covers. I'm not real keen on how high these I got sit.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/IMG_0333.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/IMG_0334.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0335-1.jpg Here are some pics of the rock guard on the rocker/cab corner. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0339-2.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0340-1.jpg Matt, here's a side shot of the clearance lights. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0338-2.jpg Today I had a pleasant surprise waiting for me................................................. My transmission is back already! I did some trading with my friend that I get my manual trans parts from, and they did a super fast job. It's officially now a 98 up NV4500HD. Has all the upgrades, along with a billet big input shaft, and cast iron tail housing. now I'll have to decide what hydros I want to run, and get my clutch here. http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0336-1.jpg http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...IMG_0337-1.jpg |
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The rocker guard looks nice, can barely tell it's there. I'm digging the tranny too, it's too much fun to hammer on a cummins with a stick!
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what rear end and front end are you using?? im building my 88 and i wanna run 52's but i dont kno what will hold up!! any suggestions:smoke:
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Ry, do we have a 4k in my 160??? |
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I may have to get a set of those cab lights! It's going to be a real nice truck! Reading your thread has helped get me started on mine.
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Thanks. Hopefully one of these days it will be able to move under it's own power. :lol:
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If i could afford the upgrades for an auto i would have that too. instead i am shooting for a six speed if one pops up. if not ill go with the 4500. i just dont like the 3-4 gear split in the 5ers.
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the only 4500 truck i have driven was a vp44 24v with mild chippage. it sucked with a loaded stock trailer. i am glad to hear the word of experience though. that makes the takeout nv4500 i saw on CL look alot more appealing. i know a 4500 will fit in the tranny tunnel. i also know that the 5600s are huge beasts that take up a boatload of room and unlike the 4500s i cant lift it in by myself with no jack.
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I need to study up on the 6BT... I'm lost ;)
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Here in the next few weeks I might have this truck running. If it happens, I'll post vids of the drive with a NV4500.
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You get that beauty driving and I'll be jealous and thinking of mine sitting back in SoDak.
You can head up there and finish mine up if you need to, the keys are in the house.;) |
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Ryan, looking like good progess was made! Did he spray the bed and fenders, hood etc. or do they still need paint?
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Truck looks great Ryan. Glad too see ya got some color on it!!! Won't be long now.
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looking forward to a bad air video ryan |
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Are 6BT's that hard to find in Colorado, or are they just high in price? |
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they aren't necessarily hard to find, but trucks don't rust away to nothing here and there are not as many "farm" trucks that get beat to hell but still have good powertrains so they are fewer and further apart. i can find VE motors all day long. also see more of the 24v than the p-pump stuff. ive thought about buying a 24v and doing the conversion. |
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Nothing else get a non intercooled VE and swap it to p-pump. they have the better pistons to play with any way. A 24v is hard to beat once it's swapped too. :lol:
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Non intercooled 1st gens have a little more valve lift outta their cam also, don't they?
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This is getting interesting! I know more about the big engines that the smaller ones.
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