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Awesome truck.
Congrats.

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How are the Sportsman S/R tires? Rainy/wet weather? expected miles before replacement? I'm going to run the 29x15x15s for now on a 12" rim and when I do get my 20" "street" tire/wheel combo later on I will be running the 29x15x20. I figured they will last longer than a drag radial on the street.

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Yes I'd presume they would outlast a drag radial . Seems to be a standard compound. Not hard or overly soft . They do ride very well . As far as wet/rainy performance goes , I can only say that I've only driven them on damp roads . So far I've been able to avoid the wet stuff .

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Hey Bowtie468, have you came up with a 31" alternative yet since they don't produce the 31x16x20 anymore? I have a 20x12 Vintecs with a 29" drag radial and I need a taller tire too. Would like to go to a 31" tire . Let me know if you come up with an alternative. I would be willing to go in to get a set made if we could get 100.


How do the S/R's hook with that much HP? I have about 700hp myself.\

By the way. Love the stance of your truck.

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I haven't come up with anything yet, but that reminds me . I'll put a call into M/T after lunch and see what they say now. Just to make sure what I was originally told still holds true. Maybe they've changed their policy . Maybe not , but it's worth a shot .
I really haven't tested the traction as I'm trying not to burn them up prematurely . Nothing more than a quick stab of the throttle which sends them up in smoke. :)
Maybe getting them hot would be better . I'm just scared to try . When these are gone , their gone ! But man I wanna find out !:lol:

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Spent a little time after the 'Bama show to get the licence plate done . If y'all remember it was still the original yellow . Decided to keep it somewhat rustic in appearance . This was all done in powder coat. I call it .. Powder Patina . ;) After stripping it, applied the off white powder and baked . Once cooled , I simply covered it with 20% black and used a fine brush to move the black powder around and expose the white lettering . The powder being brushed will tend to accumulate around the letters and numbers . Easily removed using air . Just hold the blow gun far enough away and it will clear the accumulation without disturbing anything else .
The beauty of this is that you can play with it until you get the effect you like . And if you mess up , simply blow all the powder off and start over with the secondary color .
Once I liked what I was seeing , put it back in the oven to bake that color . Finished it off with 80% clear powder which gives it just the right sheen .
This was before baking the black powder. You can see the detail a little better in this pic .

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All done after the final 80% clear .

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Nice touch with the plate. Looks great!

Thanks !
I'm trying my best to get a lil seat time in it this weekend . Mostly to play with the tune some more . Haven't had much free time for the last 5-6 months it seems . A/C is still not complete but shouldn't be much longer
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Just wondering if anyone has come up with any 31x16x20 tires. This is what I was planning to run and I went to order them from M/T and realized that they no longer make them. I tried calling, but they are shut down for the holidays.
Has anyone tried to squeeze any 31x18x20s under a 67-72 C10? I just did a little measuring and it looks like they may fit. Now finding a wheel my be tricky.

Extremely awesome truck by the way.

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Not sure if you can get them in there without frame mods . You can try calling M/T but i never got the answer i was looking for . ill just go back to 29" when the time comes , unless i wind up selling it before then .

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Great build. Finally had time to look though the whole build today. Impressive to say the lest.

Love black trucks and cars. Just getting started on our 72 Black Supercharged Cheyenne.

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Orange Beach, AL

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Nice!
Glad to see you on here Chris, we need more pictures of your truck....

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Yes ^^^^^ what he said :lol:

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more from 'Bama Coast Cruise.

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I love this truck

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SUPER nice truck and two of the nicest people you will meet! Congrats on the hardware.

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Awesome truck who did you use for the wiring kit?

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Man, this truck looks awesome! Great to see you out cruising in it!

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Thanks Justin
Thanks Ernie , we'll give yall a holler when back around FL and we can get together !
Thanks , wiring harness is from Painless Performance
Many thanks ! We're enjoying it . Not much trouble in the way of new build problems , only lost a fuel pump and the ECM early on , but its been going great ever since .

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I think you have enough miles on it now....

Time for a burnout video :burnout:

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Bump...

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Chris got a photo shoot done at sunrise yesterday. All I can say is I can't wait to see the pictures!

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:wop:......:D