Took it out for the first long drive

[SFTorange]

I decided to take the truck out this afternoon for a longer drive. I snapped this picture with the Beartooth mountains in the background.

With a clear windshield and the headlight relay upgrade, I can drive at night without hesitation. I can see as well as either of my newer cars. With the 350/700r4 combo and 3.73's, I also managed 15 mpg on the nose, which is a 50% improvement over the turbo 350 with 4.10's.

Yes, it was a lot of work, but it was definitely worth it!

[jocko]

now that, my friend, is screen saver material right there...

Cool!

[theastronaut]

Thats awesome! Its a great feeling to finally be able to enjoy the finished product after all the hard work you've put into it. I got to put about 45 miles on the blue '65 I restored before we had to give it back to the owners and you don't really get the "its finished" feeling til you've put some miles on it.
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[198plus]

Good deal.......Pic looks awesome

[aerotruk63]

Great shot, looks like a commercial shot you just need to add some words next to it.

[markeb01]

What a spectacular picture. Seriously, you should submit that photo to the Stovebolt website for inclusion in the 2012 calendar they have printed.

Here’s a link:

http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/...=40#Post780703

[jocko]

Hey, that July 2011 truck is looking good!!!

[Captainfab]

I agree, that's an awesome pic!

[Turkey]

Big Sky screensaver for sure.

[kieth]

cool Picture, that is some view, and your truck looks like it belongs there.

[SFTorange]

Thanks everyone! I couldn't believe how great the non-closeup shot turned out. I tried a bunch of close-ups of the truck and they don't look great.

Unfortunately, I've had my camera set to take low-resolution pictures for easier upload to the site of routine build photos. This one gets pretty grainy when you blow it up to 8x11 size. I might just try to recreate it some evening.

It doesn't take much of an excuse for me to go on a drive.