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Old 01-18-2012
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That looks awesome! Gotta keep that hood safe now
 
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awesome!
 
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That is so sweet!!
 
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sick!! need an exocage on the double lol
 
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The hood and the tail gate won't see much damage, that's why those are the only places with artwork.

That is the main reason I am not having any other work done on the truck. The sides are already beat to hell, so no use for an Exo now. I will have some slider rails, similar to those on the Heavy Metal XJ. Interior cage is more useful and safer IMO.
 
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FINALLY got our matte clear in after it being on back-order for 3 weeks, so i finally got the hood back on. As you can see, the corner is a different shade due to the clear, but at least when i wash it, the paint will stay on.





Other than that, SGT Ex has been sitting around waiting on me to finish all the other junk. I did get all the VIAIR stuff off D-Ranged today, so it will be going into Ex very soon.

Also planning a trip to Black Mountain OHV area for Easter weekend to see how Ex handles the big boy boulders.
 
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Looks killer man!
 
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Old 02-20-2012
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Thanks buddy!
 
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This thing rocks!!
 
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Thanks buddy!
 
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Lookie what Santa (mailman) brought me :D





Hoping to get this on next weekend.
 
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That should help! Rig is lookn killer
 
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Thanks dude
 
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Old 03-17-2012
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Drilled and tapped the new pump for the HB fitting. I removed the pump assembly and such that was already there. I'll get the new mess on tomorrow.-

Planning to wire the CB direct and give it an oil change thank to NMB2 and his Amsoil.-

Found out why the fan relay keeps frying... The power wire has a bare spot that you can see got wet.-

Truck keeps running the battery down. Not sure what's doing that. This just started about 2 weeks ago.-

Here is the modified pump. Just a trans line backed by a flat nut on the inside of the reservoir.-
 
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got the new Cardone installed and MAN what a difference. The brakes work amazing, the steering is smooth and responsive, no howling or anything.-

Only issue now is that there looks to not be a dedicated PS cooler on this truck. I thought Dan told me there was one, so I want to be sure before I plumb another one. couldn't dedicate a lot of time to my rigs this weekend. My GMAT test is this Friday so I have been studying and studying and studying. Planning to get the other odds and ends taken care of this weekend.-
 
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Old 03-26-2012
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Finally figured out why I kept having to jump it... The battery was bad. I took the battery I used on my yellow ranger and starts everytime. Batter was a few years old and was bulging on each side, so decided it was a sound upgrade.-

Installed the CB from the yellow truck, changed the oil and Gear oil, as well.-

Also shot some matte clear over the tail hate to keep the airbrush work on there when I use the pressure washer.-



So now all I need to do is plumb the PS/Hydroboost cooler, wire up a new Efan relay, and do a nut and bolt check on everything.-
 
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nice!
 
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Thanks brother.
 
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when's the next time your taking the beast out wheel'n?
 
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Easter weekend. We are taking a trip to Harlan Ky to black mountain off road park
 
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Why is it that I can never see pictures?
 
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Work for me!
 
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That tailgate is bad ***.
 
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Thanks!
 
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Originally Posted by Josh40601
Easter weekend. We are taking a trip to Harlan Ky to black mountain off road park
awesome! better take pics
 



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