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Old 06-05-2005, 10:11 PM   #1
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New Progress on hte truck *pics* Enjoy!

Did some work on my Brakes this weekend. New rear brakes, new calipers, Drums, everythign pretty much haha. Painted them Red. I think it looks pretty kool. Anyways heres some before and after. Enjoy.

P.S. Tranny goes in this week Ill get pics of it on the frame asap.

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Old 06-05-2005, 11:49 PM   #2
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Extremely clean work for sure man. Just curious though, but what made you choose red for the drums and calipers?
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Old 06-06-2005, 12:58 AM   #3
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What Kind of paint did you use?
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Extremely clean work for sure man. Just curious though, but what made you choose red for the drums and calipers?

Well it was my dads idea, and I though the red on the Calipers would be kinda nice looking...and it was. But when I saw the drums. I personally think there "rice" But hey, if hes happy I am. THOSE will be covered up anyways so...u kno.

And to Lynx, I went and bought a Caliper Paint Kit from Adv. Auto Parts. They Got Silver, Yellow, and Red. Honestly, I was a lil iffy. B/C well, spray paint is alot cheaper. But after using the kit, my surface feels VERY smooth and shiny. And it good cuz, if the caliper is alrdy on...u dont gotta remove it to paint it. Its was like 15 Bucks. Very well spent imo.
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Old 06-07-2005, 01:58 AM   #5
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Very clean looking truck, I think the red looks pretty kool in an odd way though.
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Old 06-07-2005, 02:16 AM   #6
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Well it was my dads idea, and I though the red on the Calipers would be kinda nice looking...and it was. But when I saw the drums. I personally think there "rice" But hey, if hes happy I am. THOSE will be covered up anyways so...u kno.

And to Lynx, I went and bought a Caliper Paint Kit from Adv. Auto Parts. They Got Silver, Yellow, and Red. Honestly, I was a lil iffy. B/C well, spray paint is alot cheaper. But after using the kit, my surface feels VERY smooth and shiny. And it good cuz, if the caliper is alrdy on...u dont gotta remove it to paint it. Its was like 15 Bucks. Very well spent imo.

That sounds like a good enough reason to me! It's good to see guys' dads helping out.
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Old 06-07-2005, 09:06 AM   #7
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those brakes look awsome but my question is are those new or did you sand blast them before you painted
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Old 06-07-2005, 01:20 PM   #8
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Yea, My dad and I are pretty close and we wanted a project truck. Its cool we can work on it together...Drink together....Curse together....fart...ok well u get the pictue haha. Anyways, Yea imo....the calipers look kool. But the drums looks really ricey to me haha. And umm yea, They were brand new calipers and drums. The kit comes with a Aserol Can Cleaner. Spray it on wipe her down and then paint away. I put about 2 coats on the caliper/drums. Like i said its pretty smooth. Worth the 15 bucks if u ask me, and we got paint left over if it happens to fade and stuff so. Its pretty kool deal. TRANNY GOES IN THIS WEEK!! YAY!
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Old 06-07-2005, 02:10 PM   #9
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Cool! It sure is nice when a ride is clean and fresh.
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Old 06-07-2005, 04:12 PM   #10
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How did you guys pull the cab off the frame? By hand? Lift?

I am thinking about yanking my cab (I only lack 4 bolts and a steering column) so that I can paint the full frame and underside of the cab real fast. We are picking up a car lift this week, and I think I've got a good idea as to how I want to pull the cab, but I wanted more ideas too.
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