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Re: 97 3500 454 4x4 project
Looking good, back around post 22, you mentioned the door speakers. What did you do about the rears. Also how do the rear covers come off, I am looking to do mine and don't want to break them.
Are you removing the rear upper overloads? Thanks |
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I like the idea of bigger speakers in the rear doors.
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The rear pillars have a few screws and clips that hold them on. Just go slow and you'll be fine with the clips. I was sweating bullets with mine, but thankfully didn't break anything. And I'm keeping the overloads too.
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man you are killing it in this heat in our part of the world!
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LOL, if it doesn't kill me first. I've worked two 72 hour work weeks back to back so I've not done much on the truck, but I'll be back on it Monday. Hope the humidity gives me a break.
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Oh, crap, I forgot to mention...that dash pocket, you have to swap the airbag for the pocket while the dash is out. There are two (pretty much unreachable) fasteners at the top that require either Subaru spark plug hands or dash out.
Nice and clean looking dash!
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I took the original dash' s harness out and placed it in the new dash. I washed all the duct work out when I did that as well. Oh, and my wife's car is a subaru legacy. The 454 in my truck has loads of room to work compared to that for sure!
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Cool thanks! I've had some of both in the past but never tore into any of them.
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Looking at the auto truck I'm gonna say no. It has a place for the shifter stamped in the hump, but it's not bolted on or cut out.
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OK thanks. That's what it looked like but I couldn't tell for sure.
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I've been searching relentlessly for a leak on my passenger side. Took the cowl cover off and all ran water all through it with no water in the cab. Went to my windshield, same result.
Finally looked at my cab lights saw a crack in 1 and wala! Water in the cab! Also found the plug in back of my compressor off so i hooked it up and I've got air now too.
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Two easy fixes. Can't beat that.
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Got my parking brake cables swapped out, they were different lengths than the crew cab, and the luggage rack off the roof. I want a clean roof other than the clearance lamps. Last pic before paint is on and the bed too. The bed is already there and the truck will be in just a bit. Have a great labor day weekend all.
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what's the condition under the clearance lights?
Looking good so far. |
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They weren't bad at all really, just a few minor spots of pitting. I've already ordered new lamps and seals for it as well.
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Re: 97 3500 454 4x4 project
Just found this thread today! Loving the effort and detail you're putting into this beast. It's coming along great! Reminds me I need to get my project back together...
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Been a while since we've had an update. How progresses the truck?
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He put the primer on this morning. The guy doing it has a body shop and I told him not to turn down any business, just get to my truck as he could so it's been a little slow. I'll see if I can get him to send me a pic of it in primer and post it later.
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Well, still no truck, but I did say I wasn't in a hurry. I did pick up new cab lights and head light adjusters for it the other day.
Thanks for reading my thread and I'll be back on It soon. A very Merry Christmas to everyone too!
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Went to see what was up with my truck this morning.
I am pretty busy in the fall and most of the winter with hunting, work, and I plant a lot of trees this time of the year so I wasn't really worried about how long the paint job was taking till I tried to get in touch with the painter and couldn't get a response. He told me today he'd had surgery and was behind on everything, but he was working on my truck when I got there. The holes in the roof are fixed as well as the ones in the side of the cab. It's been slow, but it's taking shape.
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