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OUCH. Funny how instincts take over, hope you heal up quick!
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So this past weekend, the wife and I took our first road trip to her class reunion in CA in the truck, (Red Fred) which my kids named lol. We drove around 550 miles, and averaged around 75MPH/18.8 MPG. It was so nice to have the bed finished, to carry all of my wife's crap lol.. Here are a couple of pics.
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Hell Ya, :metal: Congrats on the break-in, even though the bed was full of girlie stuff...:lol:
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Wow , looks really good man!
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Lookin' good! Congrats on the successful trip.
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It's been a while since I've updated my build, I have been busy driving my truck and enjoying the holidays with my family. I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I did get my wing windows rebuilt and installed, which was a lot easier than I expected. My goal is to finish up the interior and order my A/C system in the next 2 months. |
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Looks like the American Cherry is getting darker, I like it!
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Man that truck is saaaawwwweeeeet!!!!
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If you're feeling up to it.... Next Sunday the 10th it the Espresso and Exotics meet at Boca Park on Charleston Blvd... It's starts at 8am
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Very nice work on the vent windows. I love the wood bed. It looks great, as does the rest of your truck. Keep the pictures coming.
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I didn't realize the rubber on the wing Windows was supposed to be tucked in. Good thing for silicon spray! I didn't have to pull the wing Windows back out.
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Awesome job on the wing windows Mark! Truck looks amazing!
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I just went through and read the entire thread, love the attention to detail! Awesome build!
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Just checked out your whole build. Awesome truck! I love the color of the pc on the frame. Do you know the exact color of it? Getting ready to take mine in.
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This weekend me and a few friends spent the weekend at the "Mesquite Motor Mania" car show. We had a blast trucking together with our families and friends.
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Such a beautiful truck :metal:
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I just found your build thread tonight and spent a while hitting the highlights. Iam an old school guy and usually don't like the way trucks are getting modified these days. I don't like the slammed look and/or large diameter wheels at all. I have to say, I really like what you have done and how you've accomplished it. Your attention to detail is outstanding. The stance is perfect. Very very nice truck. I restore mahogany boats and have been a woodworker all my life. I don't know what your experience with wood is but expect your cherry wood to continue to darken when exposed to sunlight. A good marine varnish with UV inhibitors will slow the process. Enjoy your beautiful truck!
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Had to drive the truck to work today since we're in the upper 60's and put it on the truck scale. Weighed 3,720 lbs (no one in the seat) with a full tank of fuel and a 12 pack.
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Look at that Red shine, love it!
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After many hours of research, I have ordered my new rear end gears with posi traction. Now I will be able to use 5th & 6th gear on the freeway. |
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I bet your truck will come out of the hole good with the 4:56. |
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Dropped the rear end today. I figured it will be easier to rebuild it on the bench rather than climbing under the truck a 100 times lol.
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The 4.56 gears look like a great choice. Heck looks like even 4.88's could work well.
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I think so too. I know I'm going to shift more, but I am going to have more usable gears. 4:88's would be fun though.. |
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The motor is a VVT LC9 out of a 13' Silverado. The issue I have is bogging at 75mph+ on the highway pulling 6th gear moving this brick down the road. But I'm also comparing it to my old LS7 C6Z that pulled 1800 rpm at 80mph and had 100 extra cubes and 350 extra hp. Time for heads/cam!:metal: |
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I just finished My test drive a couple hours ago:metal: |
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