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I've been dumping more money in this thing. I almost pulled the trigger on the dakota digital cruise kit, but ordered a 3 spoke steering wheel, a Boss 7" touch screen dvd/cd player, and new cab lights since I forgot I gave my buddy the harness for mine a while ago. The compushift mini arrived, and I've been working on sanding my grill getting ready to polish and clear it.
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Yesterday my new steering wheel showed up. Today my new radio showed up. I popped the old one out to see if it would fit. It just barely clears the hvac controls. It is a motorized screen so maybe I can tilt it up a little to be able to see it better. I have been working on my grill shell. What a PITA this is. I really have had a notion to buy a NOS one after doing this. It won't be perfect, but it will be way nicer than any one I've had yet.
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I started by removing the anodizing a couple months back. Then I started pounding out dents and goudges. Now I've been sanding all the imperfections out. I'm at 180 grit and have to go clear up to 1200 or 1500. It should look nice, but it's a real PITA! I got an email that said my front bumper is done too! So when it gets here, I'll test fit it then get it to a coater or paint it myself.
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seen a trick a while back about removing zink anodizing with some muriadic hydrocloric acid and baking soda
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Nice pile of parts Ryan! I like what you have going on the grill too. I know how time consuming that must be. Keep the pictures coming.
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Awesome truck and great build thread man! It took me several nights of iPad reading in bed to get through it all but worth it! Your suspension, motor and axle swap ambition is amazing to me. Cool fab work too!
Now I need to read the other Ryan's build too :metal: |
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Lately we've had to keep getting things in line for the house deal to go through. Which, has eaten up any spare time to work on anything. I've had roughly zero extra time for any vehicle related stuff...... Last week I recieved my front bumper from James at RLC fab. I cut the turn signal mounting holes from a stock bumper and then welded them in this bumper. I also modified the brackets to use the 6" lights I have had for years and never used yet. They don't fit perfect, but will have to work. I sat my winch in the bumper to see how it looked and if it would clear the intercooler. |
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Then on Thursday night I was able to start test fitting the bumper. I had to cut on the lower portion of my old grill to get the bumper to go back far enough. The brackets don't go back far enough either so I will have to make some brackets and weld them on the bumper. Now that I got it on there, I think the winch will fit in there. It'll be close, but should just clear. I'm still waiting on the wheels and stuff to get sand blasted. Hopefully he hurries up. The bumper will have to go there too, before it gets PC'd. Who knows when I'll get to work on it now. We close on our house this Friday, then next week I go to training in Kansas. Then it'll be fix this and change that on the house for a couple months........
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Is that a custom bumper from them? I looked and didn't see it. I really like it, simple and good looking
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that bumper looks nice , its not so big that it sticks out like a sore tumb screaming : HEY LOOK AT ME I WEIGH TEN TONNES AND CAN KILL SMALL KIDS AND SMART CARS BY LOOKING AT THEM MAD
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Agreed
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Bumper looks great Ryan!:metal:
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I agree too, the bumper looks beefcake but not out of place. Good luck on the move and training. Busy times!
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That bumper is sweet! Pretty similar to what I have in mind for mine too.
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Thanks guys! I picked up the wheels today so I'm hoping to get them painted tomorrow and installed before next week. The bumper has an appointment to get blasted Monday so I have to get the brackets done this weekend.
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The color shop doesn't blast?
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That is a awesome truck.
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Well, last night I got the wheels primed and painted. It was no fun at all. I won't mount them yet because they need to finish curing. In May I will get to mount them. :mm: |
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