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Old 03-25-2013, 04:20 PM   #1
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Re: What did you do to your truck today!

thanks for the input guys. I actually just got it all painted today. finished setup on it last night and set it in place. didnt like the look. So now its orange. Will take pic when mounted and ready to go and post the conclusion.
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I've been a fan of the White top and Carolina Blue body, but this is a awesome Color
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Old 03-25-2013, 11:30 PM   #3
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Well here it is.....I set the brushed aluminum in lastnight and didnt really like how it looked. So after several hours of rewiring the switches and air lines (making them longer) got it painted and mounted.....Now I like it a lot better
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Well here it is.....I set the brushed aluminum in lastnight and didnt really like how it looked. ..Now I like it a lot better
I'd say you got it just right. Sometimes, you have to try a couple of angles. This was one of those times.
It works very well in orange. Classy.
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Old 03-25-2013, 11:52 PM   #5
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Thanks Mag....not sure why in the picture the orange on the console looks lighter, but its actually a dead on color match.
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Thanks Mag....not sure why in the picture the orange on the console looks lighter, but its actually a dead on color match.
The angle of the dangle.
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The angle of the dangle.
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Them things just help from the Sun an Weather dont they ?
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Old 03-26-2013, 05:59 PM   #10
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I love how the snow in the bed makes it look like you took the cab off and turned it around backwards. Besides isnt this Iowa, who cares what the neighbors think....lol I say light-em up, burn em loud, and let it roar!!
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I love how the snow in the bed makes it look like you took the cab off and turned it around backwards. Besides isnt this Iowa, who cares what the neighbors think....lol I say light-em up, burn em loud, and let it roar!!
Sadly I bought a house in an old geezer town. All uptight. Once they die off maybe ill get a brake lol
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Bought and installed a new battery from Manny, Moe and Jack. 650CCA.
Expensive, though. Forget the name of it. The Optima was $204. I think the new one was $92...

I kept the old one that's in the pic for a bench-tester. But, both the new one and the old one had so
much stuff written on them, I decided to do something pretty silly under the hood instead of doing yard-work.

I covered the top with some stuff I used on an amp face, and cut the places out for the terminals and for
the battery "juice" check.

Guess I had nothing else "better" to do today.
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QUOTE=Scott>72-GMC;5972826]Sadly I bought a house in an old geezer town. All uptight. Once they die off maybe ill get a brake lol
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Oh wait I'm a Geezer awe go ahead light them up my wife gets embarrassed when I crank mine up but hey I tell her screw the neighbors I am old I can do what I want
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Sometimes us geezers are the problem just ask my neighborsthey frown on open headers, the skeet tourneys my kids,their friends and I have and the two am stereo contests but the closest is a 1/4 mile away. I tell em come over enjoy and get over themselves
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Sometimes us geezers are the problem just ask my neighborsthey frown on open headers, the skeet tourneys my kids,their friends and I have and the two am stereo contests but the closest is a 1/4 mile away. I tell em come over enjoy and get over themselves
Mine have gotten use to me making noise between my truck and riding my quad with my grandaughter. some times they just have to find some one that cares what they think.
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Mine have gotten use to me making noise between my truck and riding my quad with my grandaughter. some times they just have to find some one that cares what they think.
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These old people are the ( want ur yard looking like a baseball outfield perfection no cracks in your driveway no cars in the driveway professionally landscaped yard) kind of neighbors. Not that I like my yard a mess or looking crappy. But if I got a project and want to use my driveway I will
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I am definitely "that guy" in the classy as small town colorado can get neighborhood here. in the warm snowless months, my wifes jeep is outside, my F250 DD the yellow 72 K20 is a driveway monument, my M715 lives next to the house and my trailer is in front of the 715. everything is parked on legit parking surface, and i keep the yard well kept. but no one every has a problem finding my house.
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I cut my turn downs off , tired of the dust , could decide how to run the exhaust so no pipes past the mufflers for now . Dropped truck off at detail shop , stop at parts store to get air fresher and temp gauge pegs out and steam is coming from under hood . Somehow fan for electric fans got turned off while truck was getting detailed . Pop hood and no alternator belt. So I had to buy belt antifreeze etc . I shouldve left truck in garage !!!!!
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I cut my turn downs off , tired of the dust , could decide how to run the exhaust so no pipes past the mufflers for now . Dropped truck off at detail shop , stop at parts store to get air fresher and temp gauge pegs out and steam is coming from under hood . Somehow fan for electric fans got turned off while truck was getting detailed . Pop hood and no alternator belt. So I had to buy belt antifreeze etc . I shouldve left truck in garage !!!!!
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Started ripping my 454 apart tonight, cam, cast intake, rocker arms, pushrods, fuel pump, rad the whole bit. Ready to start the clean up in the morning abd port match the gaskets to the head surface with the heads on. So lots to do tomorow, will post some pic's tomorrow.
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Finished up recovering my door panels and then installed them. I started this project about year ago and it was a bit of a pain putting them back in, but its finally done.
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I damn near cried ~

Yesterday I drove to get a haircut and the building owner ran the corner stop sign and banged the back bumper & fender in.....

Lucky for me I had my ipod thing-A-ma-jig as I'd been taking pix of my new Grand Daughter , I snapped pix of him , his truck , my truck etc. ~ he gave me a copy of his license and says he'll pay , we'll see .

I'm bummed out .
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Wow that sucks, is there a lot of damage, will prob get ahold of you with pic's and all.
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