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Old 05-18-2013, 12:07 AM   #251
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

Awesome build man, and I like the placement of the head unit above the Air controls. I have mine under it and the linkage from the air control unit will get caught, so I can't really use it. Not that it's useful at all anyways lol.
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Old 05-21-2013, 08:51 AM   #252
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Awesome build man, and I like the placement of the head unit above the Air controls. I have mine under it and the linkage from the air control unit will get caught, so I can't really use it. Not that it's useful at all anyways lol.
thanks
i havn't had time to finish and trim up the Jimmy yet but getting some ideas
when I swap the newer tilt coloum(88) i'm going to end up with the 89 bezel(wood grain)
crossover will be going in then,taking up the "gap"
I worked out the design last week for speaker boxes where the rear ashtrays were
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Old 05-28-2013, 10:06 PM   #253
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

got the last bit of stump and tree out
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Old 10-04-2013, 09:52 AM   #254
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

seen this 56 the other day,not much goin on with the 78 right now
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Old 02-18-2014, 05:50 PM   #255
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

We take the 78 for the winter storms
I love the 4X4,no probs with it,keep the shifter lubed,it works great
the 31s are a pain in the deep snow,tracking in others ruts is fun,
gona swap to stock skinnys next winter.
did the christmas parade this year,my half hour version
had to add music the exhaust sounded terrible...
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Old 02-18-2014, 06:04 PM   #256
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first storm
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Old 02-18-2014, 06:06 PM   #257
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caught a rear ender,while doing a move,nobody got hurt tho
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Old 02-18-2014, 06:18 PM   #258
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

dashcam also caught a girl running a stop sign,she would have hit me if I didn't stop
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Old 02-20-2014, 11:26 PM   #259
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finally replaced my "temp"speaker boxs,just using a board for now sounds/looks better tho
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Old 02-20-2014, 11:40 PM   #260
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Tore out my Dads bathroom,ahhhh power tools to the rescue
surprise (we were just going to replace the toilet 2 weeks ago) lol
no back seat and 530lbs later.....
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Old 01-04-2015, 10:02 AM   #261
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

always fun to read your updates bro
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Old 01-14-2015, 09:13 PM   #262
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thanks I've thought I should go over the cluster swap a bit better.
I didn't take too many final wiring shots.
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Old 01-14-2015, 10:20 PM   #263
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

out comes JimBob for the winter
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Old 01-14-2015, 10:22 PM   #264
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only had a couple of snow storms so far,and ice storm too
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Old 01-14-2015, 10:34 PM   #265
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

-28 and colder with the windchill.
Got hit in the work van while it "was parked "
Guy hit black ice before the snow bank,up the sidewalk
hit street lamp post,drivers side(street light fell on snowbank)
hit restaurant sign post on pass side,
and still enough push to turn van around 180 degrees(parked facing street)....
boss says "nobody got hurt" the rest can be fixed...

well I'm sure that 17 teen year olds' truck is a write off.
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Old 01-15-2015, 04:13 AM   #266
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glad you are OK buddy!
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Old 01-16-2015, 11:17 PM   #267
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Re: Jim Bob a build thread

Havn't heard how bad the van is yet but told it's @ $80,000 to replace it.
and months to make it
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Yup toasted that one, got a rental.....
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how it looked when bought new 2010
after floor modded
brought out on the loader for clean out
my "new" heated white leather seats,prob for the 78
about an inch wider track
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We got a new 2015 dodger Van,seems Shoppers Drug Mart has them made up now in stock.
we've already got 5,000k on it.
Doubt I'm gona put those seats in....
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Got the house in order over the winter.
Got some oak trim done for the cupboards
Patio door all sealed up now,the dogs happy
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We've decided to close up the yard...
whoever ripped up the hedge,really made a mess,thinned it right out,it's dying
thought maybe some lattace,@40$ per sheet it looks good.
We thought snow fencing,but would not stop another dog
Turns out Rona had a clearance sale on 6' chain link.
those three rolls (130+ ft)and a 4X3 gate $100.
Drove to every store around me looking for more....none
Stopped at a pro fence place,they were nice,and gave me 20% off cause I was paying full price for another roll tho to finish it off the same.
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10 loads of leaf and yard waste....to the dump
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quite the pile.... gone now
thinking of gravel for under where the truck parked.
remove most of the curb too,prob to the back tire
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