After dropping the compressor off for Martin, I came back home driving rather briskly...... through every roundabout and other bendy bits, the truck felt a whole lot like a modern car, sure footed and going where I pointed it.
I am amazed at the transformation.
This is a modification I would highly recommend to anyone with one of these trucks. Of course there is a lot more radical stuff you can do to the truck including C-Notching, airbags, dropped spindles etc. The sky is the limit, or the size of your bank balance.
I think that with imported parts, it came to about £100.00 or $160.00 per corner to fit these Brothers Trucks parts.
After all the driving and hooning, the suspension must have settled for now, so it now stands like this, unfortunately, I had not straightened the steering wheel up front for the photos.
After Nicola and I came back from the shops, Martin came over and we went to go look at a 1990 Chevy Dayvan.
I was interested in the steering column, as I want a replacement column shift steering for my truck, and Martin is looking for a decent 350/350 or 700R4 combo for his truck. He will be selling the 307 and gearbox he bought running out of a truck earlier this year. The rest of the Dayvan would be sold off as spares if we bought it for the asking price of £800.00
When we got there and looked it all over, the steering was locked and the ignition mullered, Martin also decided for once to be sensible and walk away as the peripheral costs of making this engine run, could end up being more than than he wanted to spend.
HOWEVER, we ended up spending a great afternoon with Wayne the seller and some of his mates at his industrial unit.
I did have to use the bathroom, and the whole bathroom was done just perfectly, and I could not resist taking this pic of the toilet seat cover....... Just perfect for an Avatar.
We eventually left there and came home via Screwfix.