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Old 12-10-2013, 11:32 PM   #1
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New to the forum I have owned this truck for about a year now.

Engine: 355, vortec heads, edelbrock intake, and a holley 670
Suspension: flipped in the rear, 3 inch drop springs in the front

Wife says she is gonna get me rims for christmas 20x10 rear 20x8.5 front boss 338's

Future plans for the motor and trans: 5.3 (mild cam) /Built th350 combo
Future plans for body: nissan daytona blue/pearl white two-tone with a silver leaf pinstripe...shaved mirrors, maybe taillights and tailgate havent decided yet.
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:28 AM   #2
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Wow you have a nice truck. The rims will set it off too. Good luck.
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Old 12-11-2013, 09:29 PM   #3
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Like that drop !
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Old 12-12-2013, 12:26 AM   #4
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thanks! i didnt measure it but it seems like it lowered a WHOLE bunch more than 3/5. We'll see after i put the 20's on there...might have to lower it some more!
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Old 12-20-2013, 12:35 AM   #5
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Just a update:should have wheels and tires on right after Christmas!
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Old 12-25-2013, 11:49 PM   #6
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Got the grill installed. I got tires with the rims...wrong size though. Itll be 2 weeks before i get the new ones.
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Old 01-05-2014, 10:04 PM   #7
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Two of the tires will be here Tuesday and the other two on Wednesday. Toyo Proxes ST2 295/40 for the back and 255/40 for the front
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Old 01-08-2014, 11:32 PM   #8
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Crappy day to put them on since its all rainy but they're finally on! The windshield wipers killed the picture.
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Old 01-09-2014, 10:17 AM   #9
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Looks good... Big Improvement!
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Old 01-09-2014, 10:44 AM   #10
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Nice truck especially with them wheels. What's the backspace on the wheels?
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:39 PM   #11
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Nice truck especially with them wheels. What's the backspace on the wheels?
Boss Motorsports Wheels (made by American Eagle)
Style 338
Finish: Black spokes with polished lip
Bolt Pattern: 5-lug, 5 x 5" (5x127mm)

Front: 20 x 8.5"
Offset: +14mm, Backspace: 5.25"
AEWC part# 3382-2850-3AA

Rear: 20 x10"
Offset: +0mm, Backspace: 5.5"
AEWC part# 3382-2085-3AA
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Old 01-10-2014, 11:40 PM   #12
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Looks good... Big Improvement!
Thanks! It looks better than i thought it would with the color of the truck
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Old 03-02-2014, 01:13 PM   #13
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Well I gotta donor truck this weekend for free (father in law owns wrecker business) it's a 07 2wd 6.0 lq4/80e. Only bad thing is that it has 211,xxx miles on it. I only plan on doing cam, intake, and stall as far as mods go. I'm gonna take it down to the short block and clean it up real good and put all new gaskets. Does anybody think I should rebuild the bottom end?
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Old 03-16-2014, 09:47 PM   #14
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Well got the motor and trans pulled out of the donor truck Saturday. The tranny has a gm parts sticker on it and it's much cleaner than the engine. Looked it up online and it's a goodwrench reman! Got some action shots pulling the motor in the rain. We got 3 inches of it that day. As soon as we pulled the intake it started sprinkling. Took the engine down to short block, the valley was clean, under the valve covers zero sludge, cylinder walls still have cross hatch pattern on them. Gonna call some machine shops tomorrow and see what they will charge to do new cam, main, and rod bearings. (If everything checks out)
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Old 03-16-2014, 09:52 PM   #15
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Old 03-16-2014, 09:53 PM   #16
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She didn't like it but luckily I only had to go a few miles
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Old 03-16-2014, 09:56 PM   #17
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The ole peterbuilt made this part a breeze!!
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Old 03-16-2014, 10:48 PM   #18
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Sweet! Will def be following this one!
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Old 03-24-2014, 05:58 PM   #19
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Did you have to use any spacers on teh rear wheels to make them fit?
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Old 03-24-2014, 11:19 PM   #20
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Did you have to use any spacers on teh rear wheels to make them fit?
Nope bolted right up! I think a 295 is just about the max width you can run as far as the tires go. I read on here a guy was using 305's but they would rub if the axle articulated up on one side.
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Old 03-24-2014, 11:22 PM   #21
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Cleaned on the engine a little Sunday evening
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Old 03-24-2014, 11:23 PM   #22
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Greasy thing
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Old 03-24-2014, 11:24 PM   #23
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Not perfect but clean enough until further tear down
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Old 03-25-2014, 12:59 PM   #24
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Old 03-26-2014, 02:14 PM   #25
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