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Old May 22, 2008
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Well i figure sense i'm gonna have this truck for a good long while I shiould prob make a project log thread.

Heres the good old girl the day after i brought her home from the dealership.
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The Evolution of my Truck
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Chevy Drop Shackles
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Clear Coners & T-bar Crank
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Finally got New Rims & Tires and did the 1 inch bl
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Alright heres for some new projects i've just finished up

Couple weeks ago i swaped my 8.8 for a 8.8 L/S Thanks again john for the L/S
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Johnathan thanks for makin me this bomb *** skid plate!
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Old May 22, 2008
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Well this is what happenes when u bend a rim. u end up putting weight half way around the wheel and end up having to junk the wheels haha, and then go down to a crappy set.

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Some new mods include my new OHC.
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Alon Mount
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and thanks to Shane 4.0 SOHC Stickers.
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in the pic with the drop shackles is that stock suspension up front meaning you didnt crank your t bars yet
 
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Mods comming soon I should be getting a new set of 15x8's. After that a Flowmaster 40 dual exhaust out the back. But from there idk any ideas would be great
 
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in the pic with the drop shackles is that stock suspension up front meaning you didnt crank your t bars yet
yeah that was before i cranked the t-bars the next picture down is after i cranked em.
 
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Old May 22, 2008
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Nice progress Scott, how long have you had it? Truck keeps getting better.
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I like your truck a lot with those clears, looks great. I wasn't really a fan of my truck with clears.
 
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Looking good Scotty!
 
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Originally Posted by wvcat
Nice progress Scott, how long have you had it? Truck keeps getting better.
John
Just hit 5 months 2day haha

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I like your truck a lot with those clears, looks great. I wasn't really a fan of my truck with clears.
yeah i like em thanks man u're looks gret with the blacks!

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Looking good Scotty!
Thanks Mikey to bad i have these stock wheels on here now hopefully with in the week i should have a new set if all goes as planned.
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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Well i finally got around to paintin my Grill and i also did my ohc so it would match the interior...... before after shots

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Amazing what a lil paint does to a grille! Now if only Trigger01 would do that.......lol.
 
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Old May 23, 2008
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Amazing what a lil paint does to a grille! Now if only Trigger01 would do that.......lol.
 
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Grill Looks good Scotty!
 
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Old May 24, 2008
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looks good i hope you can get those new rims will make such a difference
 
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that ohc turned out real nice
 
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Old May 26, 2008
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Thanks guys well got some new mods done... haha

Mustang Dome Light
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Explore Auto Dimming Mirror I'm still workin on wireing that up
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Dimond Plate Gap gaurd, 3 Bulb Clearance Lights - Thanks to Eric!
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The chances are i'm gonna replace the 3 bulb clearance lights 4 new bracket n led one cause as u can see the bracket is kinda bent and Eric tinted them and i couldn't gte the tint off haha.
 
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Them lights are WAYYY too dark man.

I'm still gonna call you a copy cat again......I remember when I was the only one on the site with the clearence lights like 3 years ago. dangit. lol.
 
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Looks great bud! Its crazy how much painting stuff can change the look of it.
 
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haha I forgot how dark those lights were, but those lights are so cheap and just snap on/off, you can get 3 new ones probably anywhere for less than 5 bucks
 
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Well i forgot to update it with the new Wheels, and tailgate emblem

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Within the next week or so i should have a fleet side bed and a transfer case skid plate and gas tank skid plate thanks to john!
 
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Old Jun 27, 2008
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i cant get over how good those wheels look on there but it wont be the same with out the step side. and when we go wheeling there is really going to mud everywhere. hope i don't get caked
 
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You know...it's really too bad your new emblem will be lost when you get rid of the stepside....


you need a superlift.
 
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Haha i'm gonna take it off n re tape it back on the other bed. U need to give me u're superlift!
 
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Glad you finally found a regular bed. Truck's looking good these days.
 
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