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Old Apr 30, 2008
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Summer Truck Plans?

Hey everyone, I was just curious to see what kind of plans everyone had for their truck since some a lot of times work picks up quite a bit in the summer. Plus a lot of younger truck owners get "full-time" summer job.

What are you plans to have done to your vehicle by the end of summer/ through out the summer?


MY plans are to hopefully have another fender (since the last deal I had didn't work out), shaved fenders, black hood, new tires, and interior upgrades such as Dynamat, speakers etc. I can't wait for my Matco tool bill to be paid off, I'm proud of myself since I haven't bought a tool in over 4 months. I got my bill up to like $1,600 and it's finally down to $350. Then it'll be more money for truck parts!

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Old Apr 30, 2008
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My plan is to finish the bloody thing already...
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008
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i would like to get some new speakers... and a front axle but thats gonna be another year or so since the truck is once again my DD
 
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Drive as little as possible so I can afford to eat!
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008
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Originally Posted by Gearhead61
Drive as little as possible so I can afford to eat!
Great plan!

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Wheel the bloody heck out of it. Rebuild the full-width F-150 8.8 and get it in the rear. More armor underneath. Finish the custom steering pieces (trackbar and tierod -- did the draglink). Wheel the bloody heck out of it.

Oh, did I mention wheeling the bloody heck out of it?
 
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Originally Posted by Gearhead61
Drive as little as possible so I can afford to eat!


i can bearly afford to drive it. i seriously thought of trading it in and still is a possibility.

maybe when i graduate and i get a full time job i can afford to drive it more and possibly start paying toward the principle of my truck.
 
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Body lift and 33s, fix the front-end. Thats what I should have done by the end of summer, I would love to have it double lifted though. All depends on how much money I can make.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008
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I'm gonna let it sit in the driveway as much as possible, to keep my gas costs down and my mileage also way down. I want this Ranger to last a long, long time. So by not putting miles on it, just keeps it nice shape for the future years. I'll be surprised if I even put 4,000 miles on it over the next year.
 
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pay the sucker off
 
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finish my exhaust,fix body damage, wheels,tires,swap front and rear bumpers,cap, get my subs in and alarm wired up
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Body lift and 33s, fix the front-end. Thats what I should have done by the end of summer, I would love to have it double lifted though. All depends on how much money I can make.
Same here minus fix the front end. My money is going towards getting a new bike/paying my parents back what I owe them for the truck first (2400).
 
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by the end of the summer i want to do a diesel superduty mod....we'll see how that goes
 
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Originally Posted by Alon@ModBargains
by the end of the summer i want to do a diesel superduty mod....we'll see how that goes
you want to put a diesel engine in your truck?


If so... have fun with that.

alot of $$$ to do that........ all new suspension and drivetrain.
 
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I want to swap over to manual hubs, install power windows and locks, alarm, tint and headers. I doubt all that will happen though.
 
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Oh yeah finishing my power locks install would be awesome too
 
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Wheels and tires.
 
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new wheels and tires will be on, color matched front and rear valence/bumper cap, tool box in the back, seat covers
 
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Originally Posted by n3elz
Wheel the bloody heck out of it. Rebuild the full-width F-150 8.8 and get it in the rear. More armor underneath. Finish the custom steering pieces (trackbar and tierod -- did the draglink). Wheel the bloody heck out of it.

Oh, did I mention wheeling the bloody heck out of it?
i have a full width 8.8 out of a newer f-150, it needs to be overhauled.
the bearings are shot because the axle shaft seals were leaking, but over all the axle is still good.

i don't think it would be worth it for you to drive out here tho haha.




as far as my plans go, the SAS is already done.

now i need to get all of the 4x4 components and then im fixing the body and painting it.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2008
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Lower 2/2 from stock, Weld Prostars, New Tires, Paint Front & Rear Bumper, Paint Handles, Retune, and drive it while the rest of yall sit at home!
minus those who go wheelin..

2.3 FTW!
 
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Originally Posted by 02rangermayhem
you want to put a diesel engine in your truck?


If so... have fun with that.

alot of $$$ to do that........ all new suspension and drivetrain.
no... I want a superduty
 
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I will have 4 fiberoptic LED tail light bulbs (2 per each) in a few days, they are already installed , the epoxy is still drying. (Much brighter than stock)

I also Cut my 3rd brake light apart and mounted by hand 18 LEDs.
 
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not too much...probably use all mod money to pay off the truck and the civic...and just finish up things i have around, OHC, HID Off Road lights, fix my CB, install PA speaker, might start saving up for a DBR kit...but that will take past summer...
 
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i was debadging the silverado today..but i ran out of goo gone and got PO'ed.....

Im was thinking about getting all mod crazy like the ol ranger but I dont think Im gonna..
 
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get the 4.6 and the explorer 8.8 in the 95, and hopefully drive it some.
 
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