Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[bowt1ed]

Thanks.

[Dan in Pasadena]

UGH!!!!!!!!

Ordered the Dakota Digital HDX in black today. Yikes that hurts.

[Nut Case]

Dan

Best of all you get to look at it at your pleasure. You get to rub it with a disposable baby diaper. You get to massage it how you want and, add the bling that you want.


Sooooooo close.

looking so good

Keep on keepin on

NC

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Nut Case

Dan

Best of all you get to look at it at your pleasure.

And of course I get to sit in it and make "Vroom vroom" noises!

[G&R's57GMC]

Hay Dan it's looking great !

Are the red portions in the grill area next to the rad support going to be black along with anything else behind the grill ? Like the a/c components & rad . I hope so .

[ptc]

Looking good Dan - the Dakota stuff all just had a price increase of about $200 for everything out there. I was shopping a VHX 1100 for my truck about 4 months ago and its was only 795/ now 995.... They've been getting alot of ad space with all the builder shows out there and SEMA recognition now.... guess DD is getting more than enough of the business now that they dont really care if they price the little guys out of using their stuff anymore.

Gotta pay to play I guess....

Im still shopping

[Kim57]

Looking real nice.
Kim

[Rods57]

Very nice, love progress....

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Thanks guys. Yes, some progress but a lot of down time between.

I need to swap the "cup" off Flaming River column. Damaged in shipment from the Craigslist seller. I have the replacement but it takes a special tool. Need to do this so I can send it for polishing to avoid another week delay waiting around for it when the truck is in for wiring. Mike has this tool but the job is low priority to him; he's got a shop full of projects right now.

Today I had the tires mounted & blalanced. Getting caps on was an issue until we figured out to grease the O-rings. When the truck gets here I'll see how everything looks. Look GREAT in my garage. We'll see how I feel about them on the truck. Sorry for the slightly out of focus pic:
Photo replaced with clearer 6-16-17


Here's a clearer photo. I think the tires fit perfect. Anyway. I'm very happy so far.

[Dan in Pasadena]

The new caps. Bling bling, lol

[lynx5653]

lookin good Dan

[oldman3]

Wheels and tires are going to make a big difference on your truck, look super...Jim

[Dan in Pasadena]

All four are 17x8's and I'd intended to use 10's if i could in back but they were just too good a deal to pass on. I'm hoping these don't look odd or too small in back. If they do my only option will be spacers or wider rims. I guess we'll see when the bed goes on - not for awhile.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Saturday, June 10, 2017

She's home for a couple weeks before going to be wired, started & tuned. While this is happening Marcos will final paint, cut & polish the bed sides, tailgate, & rear fenders. I wish there was some way to show how deep this red is. It just doesnt photograph accurately at all.




She's very low so I did a comparison of the current tire size and new tires. 235/75x15's versus 235/55x17's. Almost 1.75" lower, same width but sidewalls are more than 25% shorter. I may actually have trouble getting in and out of my driveway. But I'll deal with that by making wooden ramps if necessary (ugh).

[Kim57]

Truck looks great.
Kim

[MIKESAD50]

Looks great! You will just have to upgrade to air ride if driveway is a problem. When I saw the HDX last year at goodguys I told my girlfriend I might just have to get those. I hadn't even powered up my VHX yet. I still have the VHX and I like them but.....HDX are cool. Getting close.

[oldman3]

Dan, I'm sure you already now this, but that 1.7" will become only .85 when mounted on the spindle, half to the top and half to the bottom. Maybe it won't be to bad. Truck looks great...Jim

[Dan in Pasadena]

Good point, Jim. I hadn't thought of it yet.

I kinda like how the old early TT's with their gray spokes look. Not the too tall sidewalls though. Of course I can't use them because the calipers don't fit with them on. I "posed" one of the new and took a shot from a distant to get an impression of how they'll look.

[oldman3]

That's going to look super...Jim

[Rude Dude]

Dan those Boyd wheels look great better than the American Racing plus we all know you like shinny stuff! Good job on the truck looking good

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks Rudy! You know me - a bit of a chrome whore, ha ha.

The nice thing is that if I decide I want a different wheel I can sell these and break even; probably even make a few dollars.

[ChuckDriver]

The Boyd's will look great on it!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks for the input JJ. You know I've loved everything you've done to your truck so your opinion means a lot.

I know the Boyd's will look good in general. I'm concerned they may make the whole truck look too "billet-y", a little too "garage queen-ish." Of course it's not like it has the shop truck look anymore but maybe it's that I want a little more street cred, I don't know.

[BIGglaSS]

Don't worry, it looks great!

[bowt1ed]

Hey Dan, about to pull the trigger on a DD HDX myself. Would be interested to hear whether it seems to be as nice as advertised. Also, did you get their chrome bezel? If so, what was the quality. Looks to be about the same price as the standard guys (LMC, etc.). Oh, and I assume you bought it from them directly (?).

Thanks, Jim