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Old 12-16-2015, 02:50 PM   #126
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Love the HD light idea.... they have many different styles to use with the H4 Halogen bulbs. Did you use the 7" round headlamp??? and did you also use the HD mounting frame?
Yeah I used everything from HD, the bucket and all. All the holes line up and everything. They are the 7" lights.
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Old 12-17-2015, 12:20 AM   #127
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Sweet lights.
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Old 12-26-2015, 09:44 AM   #128
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Awesome project with very tasteful selection of wheels and colors! Really jealous and wishing I had done the same with my 59 in reference to the engine. I might have to build me a diesel power plant to have as a backup for when the big block needs to be freshened up.

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Old 03-08-2016, 11:30 PM   #129
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It's been forever since I've updated this thread but we've gotten a lot done...

Exhaust is done.

I extended the ecm/tcm harness 8' to get it into the cab. Added 832' of wire and had 208 solder connections...it sucked.

Intercooler piping is all done.

Lights!

Guages, with edge CTS monitor.

Another exhaust pic, it's tight!

Shifter for the Allison.

Wiring fun lol. 102 wires cut, soldered 8' in and soldered the plugs back on and didn't have a single issue.
Right now the truck is running, wish I could post a video. Waiting on brakes and axles to show up as well as some other small parts to really wrap it up before it goes to the interior shop in 2 weeks.
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:32 PM   #130
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No go, please try again. Great that it is running.
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:45 PM   #131
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No go, please try again. Great that it is running.
Guess I can't post a link to my photobucket.
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:49 PM   #132
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http://s1010.photobucket.com/user/fi...46221.mp4.html

Maybe this will work....
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Old 03-08-2016, 11:58 PM   #133
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Great job!
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:08 AM   #134
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Nice work!! Glad the wiring all worked out for you. Love the shifter.
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Old 03-09-2016, 12:22 AM   #135
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You've done a fantastic job. Congrats. I've got a 54 with an LBZ/ allison in it, it's nowhere near as nice as yours but its tons of fun to drive. All the work will be worth it, no doubt.
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Old 03-09-2016, 05:59 AM   #136
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You've done a fantastic job. Congrats. I've got a 54 with an LBZ/ allison in it, it's nowhere near as nice as yours but its tons of fun to drive. All the work will be worth it, no doubt.
Pics or build thread? I probably have a million questions for you before I get this thing on the road
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Old 03-09-2016, 11:09 PM   #137
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Fristgenfan, truck look great! Hopefully I can check it out this summer. I am loving this weather and hopefully it stays.

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Old 03-09-2016, 11:34 PM   #138
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Truck is coming together very nice. Any details on the gauges? I am also going to use a EDGE cts2 to monitor the D-max motor and might only use a fuel and volt gauge in dash and flush the screen in the original location.
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Old 03-10-2016, 07:05 AM   #139
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Fristgenfan, truck look great! Hopefully I can check it out this summer. I am loving this weather and hopefully it stays.

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I'm sure you'll see it out, I'll probably hit the Shrewsbury market show on Fridays, other than that I just wanna get behind the wheel and get some miles on it!
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Old 03-10-2016, 07:10 AM   #140
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Truck is coming together very nice. Any details on the gauges? I am also going to use a EDGE cts2 to monitor the D-max motor and might only use a fuel and volt gauge in dash and flush the screen in the original location.
The guages are autometer American muscle series. They're not a direct bolt infor this application, I had to weld in rings to reduce the diameter of the original openings. I have to get a signal converter so that the tach works but other than that I love them!
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Old 03-10-2016, 09:17 PM   #141
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Firstgenfan, yes hopefully I can make it down the shrewsbury markets more this year. Last year I only made it to one of them. It was crazy last year with selling our house and moving. I know what you mean, I like to just drive mine too.

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Old 03-17-2016, 07:43 PM   #142
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Great work! That is a lot of wire to add in for sure! That is sweet it is alive too!
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Old 03-17-2016, 08:05 PM   #143
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Nice build. Paint looks incredible. dug
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:04 PM   #144
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Your truck is looking awesome. Man, I have been away far too long, but lots of great reading.
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:27 PM   #145
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I haven't updated this thread in forever lol. The truck is done...have about 1500 miles on it, just working out some bugs here and there.
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:30 PM   #146
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Very nice, it looks awesome! Did Chris Tobin do the photo shoot?
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:32 PM   #147
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Diesel world photo shoot when we took it to the Scheid Diesel extravaganza in Terre Haute Indiana last month.

We took first place!

From the photo shoot...

Best of show at the East Coast Diesel Nationals in Numidia, Pa
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:32 PM   #148
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Very nice, it looks awesome! Did Chris Tobin do the photo shoot?
Yep, he sure did!
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Old 09-12-2016, 09:38 PM   #149
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It was a lil slippery leaving a buddies house

Burnout party!

Scheid show...such a pain in the ass to keep the dust off it.

Red spalted maple bed wood done by a close friend of mine.

Before and after lol

Farm truck lol

Simple interior for now...

Cruisin the board walk in Ocean City MD

The second truck I helped build at the same time we were finishing mine up...my good friend's twin turbo LS s-10.
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Old 09-12-2016, 11:22 PM   #150
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Congrats Man you are killing it!! Truck looks Amazing. What kind of bugs did you have to iron out?
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