ok so everyone else is doing a build thread... I guess I will give in.. hah...
1990-1997
It all started back when i was a young lad getting ready to turn 17. I would be 17 on January 3rd 1990. My
father is a mechanic and told me he did not want me to become a mechanic, however he wanted me to be able
to repair my own vehicles. My fathers friend owns a junkyard so we headed over there to look at what was
available. My brother picked out a 1973 GMC K30. As he was building it and it needed everything. He picked
up another truck for $300 for the cab and parts. When done I gave him $150 for his scraps for me to build.
NOw it was my turn to build. it took about 8 trucks to build my 1978 chevy k20 and it shows...
from different bed sides, different tailgate, different cab and front clip....
Me so proud in the back of the truck.
Truck was built super cheap but look at those craiger ss spotweld blue center disk rims!!! tires and rims
cost me more than i spent building the truck
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410439/fullsize/17yearsold1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410440/fullsize/passengerside.jpg
during my buildup the engine had 2 stuck valves - Marvel Mystery Oil took care of that.
Drove the truck to school knowing 400k+ miles on this motor. It was my weekend warrior.
My father replaced a cam on a car and said it would work in my truck.. from a police car he said it should
be torquey.... so out went the cam and put new bearings... that was it....
with the following specs
350 4bolt main
turbo 400 - put a b&m stage II shiftkit in
np203 transfer case
dana 44 front axle with 3.73's and open
14bolt full floater with 3.73's and open.
I wheeled this truck but knew its limitations and still had a blast. My phrase that my family would always
bring up when they saw another truck was... THAT IS HOW HIGH I WANT TO GO... it was 15" and 44's.. cmon
this is the 90's!!!!! big stiff suspension but deep thick mud....
I am a chevy guy all the way but a bud bought a ford f250 on 36's with a manual trans.. after driving that
and seeing the power control I knew I needed an upgrade....
I found a chevy truck that was soooo rusty... motor had a knock... but was only $500. I crawled under it
and it had a 350/SMC465/NP205/D44/14bff - that is what i could tell... but when i looked at the metal tag
on the front axle i saw... 4.55 !!!!! WOW FACTORY 4.56's!!!!! I paid the $500 and was off... the guy told
me his son was mad at him and drove it into the ocean thus why it was so rusty...
when i got it home it came apart....
i had 2 trucks to merge...
here is my motor
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410443/fullsize/465000plus.jpg
all apart
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410444/fullsize/rebuildtime2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410441/fullsize/rebuildtime.jpg
here is my full new rolling chassis!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410442/fullsize/framed1.jpg
so it is 1991/92 at this point.. and my father helped me do a auto to clutch conversion when even today
this is a feat asked on many truck boards!!!!!!!!
in 1994 i was talking to a budy and he had a diesel truck he was going to scrap... for $300 i purchased it
and brought it home...
my truck body of many makes was getting pretty rusty and beat up... so a full body swap and auto to stick
conversion happened again...
3" body lift went on at this time...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410445/fullsize/passengerside2.jpg
My truck went more of a weekend warrior to a full time to work truck... the days of weekend warrior were
tougher as my commute to work was farther...
this went on until 2007 when i bought another car so now i have that 3rd vehicle.. wife and myself have a
dd... and the truck can become the fulltime toy..
so my THAT IS HOW HIGH I WANT TO GO can go into effect...
since i knew NJ was changing their lift laws I had to act fast...
I knew the inspection was tough on high rise vehicles so I went to a local guy to lift the truck. He
quoted me a price and picked the truck up. He said 2 weeks and the truck will be done..
here she is at the shop
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410446/fullsize/stage1reardriverside.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410447/fullsize/stage1passengerside.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410448/fullsize/stage1front.jpg
3 months later.. lift laws changed and truck just got done. Also before i could get the truck back I had
to pay the remaining $180.... oh that was an estimate I was told as I already paid a big down payment!!!!
now I owed $550!!!!! Where am I going to come up with that cash? I managed to but it was tough...
I got the truck back and it just sat...
12" suspension lift under my 3" body lift...
here she sat not able to go on the road and im flat broke
before the lift law change i was going to go rockwells and 53" michelins legal on the road.... then got to
deal with still lowering it later...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410450/fullsize/drivewayornament2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410449/fullsize/drivewayornament1.jpg
it was now known as our driveway ornament or also known as my wifes new kitchen...it hurt not being able
to drive it.. I was supposed to get the truck back in 2 weeks... but 3 months later it still needs a motor
and needs to come down...
I bought a motor from the same guy.. even though I should not have dealt with him.. he had a motor out of
a 1991 chevy caprice police car. He said it was a high hp motor.. at least 260hp!!! Well against my wifes
opinion I bought it... swapped it over to carb and put it in the truck...
the internet was not what it was back then as it is now... a 1991 caprice police motor is a L05 block -
hydraulic roller motor.. cool.. but 195hp/295lb ft torque...
Truck sat since 1997 to when we moved out of our house in with relatives as we sold our house within 10
days and didnt have a house to go to... also with our first kid it was tough to get the truck lowered...
so it went to moms and sat there... I took the body lift off to start lowering the truck...
we finally bought our new house and the truck was delivered.. by the same guy that hosed me over twice...
should not have used him again however he was the only one willing to deliver it as it was HIGH..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193906/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_p.jpg
6/2003
moving into our new house..
our delelopment is small and there is a cop around the corner. In my last town you cannot have any cars
not registered.. well the truck isnt registered so it had to go in the garage..
the wife went out with a friend to get some cleaning supplies for the house.. she said.... dont worry
about the truck.... dont put it in the garage....and she left...
my friends looked at me and said so lets get to hit.. I said what.. he said... cmon you never listen
anyway I know it is going in the garage...
so i backed it up..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193908/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_s.jpg
not gonna clear
how to do this...
i had 2 rims....
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193909/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_u.jpg
still not gonna fit...
well 4psi air in back will lower it... and
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193911/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_g.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193912/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_h.jpg
Yay... as it was in.. the wife was driving up going OH GOD!!!!!!
well she was in there...
the truck sat lifted and outside since 1997 to 2003 when we bought our house and i actually have a garage
now....
so I got tired of the truck sitting there.... I WANTED IT ON THE ROAD!!!!
I became good friends with the cop and he said... hey where is your truck.. i said in the garage.. he then
told me we are allowed vehicles in the driveway not registered... YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!
I talked to the wife and said I want it done and on the road... we agreed but had to have a game plan. I
had to do the work to keep the price down.. since I am not allowed 44's and the work began... i had to
build a mean self recovery truck... 1 ton axles, detroits, winches, snorkel......
9/2003
Scored me a 1979 gmc k30 on 38's as a parts truck from a friend.. that needed ALOT of work...
Bought it for $500 and sold my d44 front with 4.56's and the 14bff from the gmc for $250...
so for $250 I walked away with
D60 front, rollbar, 4 core radiator and some extra parts....
11/2003
d60 went in
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193917/fullsize/d60e.jpg
1/2004
bud that bought my axles told me he had bumpers he didnt want and i could have it
freebies... smittybilts!!!!
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193843/fullsize/tubebumpers_huge.jpg
3/2004
my axle parts came in from randys ring and pinion....
d60 front carrier, 4.56's, detroit and rebuild kit
14bff detroit as i already had 4.56's
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193850/fullsize/lockersgears.jpg
4/2004
2nd day of the month.... I called the inspection station and asked them what size tires I was allowed.. he
said as long as they measure 38" you are good.. he said 39.5 boggers are 38.5 so as long as it is 38.x he
will pass them...
so 40" ground hawgs (love those tires) are 39" on a 9.75x16.5 rim... i went with 12x16.5 for my new
40x17x16.5 hawgs....
There they are... ordered from 4wheelparts.com
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193851/fullsize/tirerim1_500.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193852/fullsize/tirerim2_500.jpg
put them on the truck...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193856/fullsize/tire1.jpg
4/2004 - day 18 of month
purchased 6" front leafs, ord zero rates, ord xover steering, ord steering brace
and put it all in...
here she is out of the garage...
with new tires, bumpers and rollbar..... lift not lowered
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193857/fullsize/compare2.jpg
kids were playing with hulk hands and i had an idea...
hah funny...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193862/fullsize/rootbreaker_hulk.jpg
time to get this show on the road... being a redneck we just call family and friends and GIT R DUN!!!
new doors, lower truck
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193858/fullsize/crew.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193860/fullsize/high_lift_rear1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193861/fullsize/high_lift_rear2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193863/fullsize/legal1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193864/fullsize/legal2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193866/fullsize/legal4.jpg
what was weird.. is I was told i had a 12" leaf kit... well 6" up front with ord zero rate... and only
removed the back factory block... hmmm why is the truck almost level????
5/2004
law states that tires must be under flares...
sooo bushwacker cutouts are in order...also ordered a arb snorkel for a landcruizer from 4x4connection.com
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193873/fullsize/frontwacker.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193876/fullsize/snorkel1.jpg
crossover steering looks nice...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193878/fullsize/xover.jpg
wow the truck looks small...
10/2004
truck needs to be painted... so primer it is...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193879/fullsize/rootbreaker10_20_2004a.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193880/fullsize/rootbreaker10_20_2004b.jpg
wow she looks good...
end of the moth i was at a local junkyard trying to find black interior as all of mine was brown... and
with grey it wasnt happening...
look what i found... $150 for seat, seatbelts and all plastic holding console up...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193885/fullsize/seat2.jpg
12/2004
finally it is time...
truck is on the road.. bugs worked out... and now she needs to go through inspection..
here she is on the tilt test..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193894/fullsize/root1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193895/fullsize/root2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193902/fullsize/root6.jpg
after my first time out...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193833/fullsize/firsttimeout2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193840/fullsize/rootflex.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193841/fullsize/rootflex2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/214948/fullsize/roothole4.jpg
10/2005
putting winch in... ramsey patriot extreme 15k
also new toy..front skull
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256789/fullsize/skull1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256793/fullsize/winch3.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256794/fullsize/winch4.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/262308/fullsize/dscf0269.jpg
2007
Truck went through inspection and they failed me like usual... but this was a new batch of guys.
they failed me for
leaking power steering - understood
no front mudflaps??????? didnt know i needed them
too many auxillary lights.. 4 on front bumper and 5 on rollbar.. can only have 2!!!!!!!
they said the tires were too big but he measured them and they passed me....
when they passed me they asked me something very important...
DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL YOU FIX IT!!!!
seems the guy that lifted the truck put 56" leafs on the back when i should have 52".. so they were bent
and ready to break!!!!!!!!!!
so i fixed it...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/507149/fullsize/shackleangle.jpg
here is what it looked like...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/485091/fullsize/rearleaf1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/485092/fullsize/rearleaf2.jpg
truck came off the road due to electrical issues....
I purchased an ez-wiring 21 kit...
took me 3 years to put in as i have 2 kids with soccer and hockey and work commute is long....
just dont have the time...
1990-1997
It all started back when i was a young lad getting ready to turn 17. I would be 17 on January 3rd 1990. My
father is a mechanic and told me he did not want me to become a mechanic, however he wanted me to be able
to repair my own vehicles. My fathers friend owns a junkyard so we headed over there to look at what was
available. My brother picked out a 1973 GMC K30. As he was building it and it needed everything. He picked
up another truck for $300 for the cab and parts. When done I gave him $150 for his scraps for me to build.
NOw it was my turn to build. it took about 8 trucks to build my 1978 chevy k20 and it shows...
from different bed sides, different tailgate, different cab and front clip....
Me so proud in the back of the truck.
Truck was built super cheap but look at those craiger ss spotweld blue center disk rims!!! tires and rims
cost me more than i spent building the truck
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410439/fullsize/17yearsold1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410440/fullsize/passengerside.jpg
during my buildup the engine had 2 stuck valves - Marvel Mystery Oil took care of that.
Drove the truck to school knowing 400k+ miles on this motor. It was my weekend warrior.
My father replaced a cam on a car and said it would work in my truck.. from a police car he said it should
be torquey.... so out went the cam and put new bearings... that was it....
with the following specs
350 4bolt main
turbo 400 - put a b&m stage II shiftkit in
np203 transfer case
dana 44 front axle with 3.73's and open
14bolt full floater with 3.73's and open.
I wheeled this truck but knew its limitations and still had a blast. My phrase that my family would always
bring up when they saw another truck was... THAT IS HOW HIGH I WANT TO GO... it was 15" and 44's.. cmon
this is the 90's!!!!! big stiff suspension but deep thick mud....
I am a chevy guy all the way but a bud bought a ford f250 on 36's with a manual trans.. after driving that
and seeing the power control I knew I needed an upgrade....
I found a chevy truck that was soooo rusty... motor had a knock... but was only $500. I crawled under it
and it had a 350/SMC465/NP205/D44/14bff - that is what i could tell... but when i looked at the metal tag
on the front axle i saw... 4.55 !!!!! WOW FACTORY 4.56's!!!!! I paid the $500 and was off... the guy told
me his son was mad at him and drove it into the ocean thus why it was so rusty...
when i got it home it came apart....
i had 2 trucks to merge...
here is my motor
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410443/fullsize/465000plus.jpg
all apart
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410444/fullsize/rebuildtime2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410441/fullsize/rebuildtime.jpg
here is my full new rolling chassis!!!!!!!!!!
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410442/fullsize/framed1.jpg
so it is 1991/92 at this point.. and my father helped me do a auto to clutch conversion when even today
this is a feat asked on many truck boards!!!!!!!!
in 1994 i was talking to a budy and he had a diesel truck he was going to scrap... for $300 i purchased it
and brought it home...
my truck body of many makes was getting pretty rusty and beat up... so a full body swap and auto to stick
conversion happened again...
3" body lift went on at this time...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410445/fullsize/passengerside2.jpg
My truck went more of a weekend warrior to a full time to work truck... the days of weekend warrior were
tougher as my commute to work was farther...
this went on until 2007 when i bought another car so now i have that 3rd vehicle.. wife and myself have a
dd... and the truck can become the fulltime toy..
so my THAT IS HOW HIGH I WANT TO GO can go into effect...
since i knew NJ was changing their lift laws I had to act fast...
I knew the inspection was tough on high rise vehicles so I went to a local guy to lift the truck. He
quoted me a price and picked the truck up. He said 2 weeks and the truck will be done..
here she is at the shop
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410446/fullsize/stage1reardriverside.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410447/fullsize/stage1passengerside.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410448/fullsize/stage1front.jpg
3 months later.. lift laws changed and truck just got done. Also before i could get the truck back I had
to pay the remaining $180.... oh that was an estimate I was told as I already paid a big down payment!!!!
now I owed $550!!!!! Where am I going to come up with that cash? I managed to but it was tough...
I got the truck back and it just sat...
12" suspension lift under my 3" body lift...
here she sat not able to go on the road and im flat broke
before the lift law change i was going to go rockwells and 53" michelins legal on the road.... then got to
deal with still lowering it later...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410450/fullsize/drivewayornament2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/410449/fullsize/drivewayornament1.jpg
it was now known as our driveway ornament or also known as my wifes new kitchen...it hurt not being able
to drive it.. I was supposed to get the truck back in 2 weeks... but 3 months later it still needs a motor
and needs to come down...
I bought a motor from the same guy.. even though I should not have dealt with him.. he had a motor out of
a 1991 chevy caprice police car. He said it was a high hp motor.. at least 260hp!!! Well against my wifes
opinion I bought it... swapped it over to carb and put it in the truck...
the internet was not what it was back then as it is now... a 1991 caprice police motor is a L05 block -
hydraulic roller motor.. cool.. but 195hp/295lb ft torque...
Truck sat since 1997 to when we moved out of our house in with relatives as we sold our house within 10
days and didnt have a house to go to... also with our first kid it was tough to get the truck lowered...
so it went to moms and sat there... I took the body lift off to start lowering the truck...
we finally bought our new house and the truck was delivered.. by the same guy that hosed me over twice...
should not have used him again however he was the only one willing to deliver it as it was HIGH..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193906/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_p.jpg
6/2003
moving into our new house..
our delelopment is small and there is a cop around the corner. In my last town you cannot have any cars
not registered.. well the truck isnt registered so it had to go in the garage..
the wife went out with a friend to get some cleaning supplies for the house.. she said.... dont worry
about the truck.... dont put it in the garage....and she left...
my friends looked at me and said so lets get to hit.. I said what.. he said... cmon you never listen
anyway I know it is going in the garage...
so i backed it up..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193908/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_s.jpg
not gonna clear
how to do this...
i had 2 rims....
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193909/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_u.jpg
still not gonna fit...
well 4psi air in back will lower it... and
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193911/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_g.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193912/fullsize/truck_at_new_house_61403_h.jpg
Yay... as it was in.. the wife was driving up going OH GOD!!!!!!
well she was in there...
the truck sat lifted and outside since 1997 to 2003 when we bought our house and i actually have a garage
now....
so I got tired of the truck sitting there.... I WANTED IT ON THE ROAD!!!!
I became good friends with the cop and he said... hey where is your truck.. i said in the garage.. he then
told me we are allowed vehicles in the driveway not registered... YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!
I talked to the wife and said I want it done and on the road... we agreed but had to have a game plan. I
had to do the work to keep the price down.. since I am not allowed 44's and the work began... i had to
build a mean self recovery truck... 1 ton axles, detroits, winches, snorkel......
9/2003
Scored me a 1979 gmc k30 on 38's as a parts truck from a friend.. that needed ALOT of work...
Bought it for $500 and sold my d44 front with 4.56's and the 14bff from the gmc for $250...
so for $250 I walked away with
D60 front, rollbar, 4 core radiator and some extra parts....
11/2003
d60 went in
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193917/fullsize/d60e.jpg
1/2004
bud that bought my axles told me he had bumpers he didnt want and i could have it
freebies... smittybilts!!!!
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193843/fullsize/tubebumpers_huge.jpg
3/2004
my axle parts came in from randys ring and pinion....
d60 front carrier, 4.56's, detroit and rebuild kit
14bff detroit as i already had 4.56's
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193850/fullsize/lockersgears.jpg
4/2004
2nd day of the month.... I called the inspection station and asked them what size tires I was allowed.. he
said as long as they measure 38" you are good.. he said 39.5 boggers are 38.5 so as long as it is 38.x he
will pass them...
so 40" ground hawgs (love those tires) are 39" on a 9.75x16.5 rim... i went with 12x16.5 for my new
40x17x16.5 hawgs....
There they are... ordered from 4wheelparts.com
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193851/fullsize/tirerim1_500.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193852/fullsize/tirerim2_500.jpg
put them on the truck...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193856/fullsize/tire1.jpg
4/2004 - day 18 of month
purchased 6" front leafs, ord zero rates, ord xover steering, ord steering brace
and put it all in...
here she is out of the garage...
with new tires, bumpers and rollbar..... lift not lowered
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193857/fullsize/compare2.jpg
kids were playing with hulk hands and i had an idea...
hah funny...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193862/fullsize/rootbreaker_hulk.jpg
time to get this show on the road... being a redneck we just call family and friends and GIT R DUN!!!
new doors, lower truck
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193858/fullsize/crew.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193860/fullsize/high_lift_rear1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193861/fullsize/high_lift_rear2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193863/fullsize/legal1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193864/fullsize/legal2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193866/fullsize/legal4.jpg
what was weird.. is I was told i had a 12" leaf kit... well 6" up front with ord zero rate... and only
removed the back factory block... hmmm why is the truck almost level????
5/2004
law states that tires must be under flares...
sooo bushwacker cutouts are in order...also ordered a arb snorkel for a landcruizer from 4x4connection.com
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193873/fullsize/frontwacker.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193876/fullsize/snorkel1.jpg
crossover steering looks nice...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193878/fullsize/xover.jpg
wow the truck looks small...
10/2004
truck needs to be painted... so primer it is...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193879/fullsize/rootbreaker10_20_2004a.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193880/fullsize/rootbreaker10_20_2004b.jpg
wow she looks good...
end of the moth i was at a local junkyard trying to find black interior as all of mine was brown... and
with grey it wasnt happening...
look what i found... $150 for seat, seatbelts and all plastic holding console up...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193885/fullsize/seat2.jpg
12/2004
finally it is time...
truck is on the road.. bugs worked out... and now she needs to go through inspection..
here she is on the tilt test..
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193894/fullsize/root1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193895/fullsize/root2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193902/fullsize/root6.jpg
after my first time out...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193833/fullsize/firsttimeout2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193840/fullsize/rootflex.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/193841/fullsize/rootflex2.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/214948/fullsize/roothole4.jpg
10/2005
putting winch in... ramsey patriot extreme 15k
also new toy..front skull
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256789/fullsize/skull1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256793/fullsize/winch3.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/256794/fullsize/winch4.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/262308/fullsize/dscf0269.jpg
2007
Truck went through inspection and they failed me like usual... but this was a new batch of guys.
they failed me for
leaking power steering - understood
no front mudflaps??????? didnt know i needed them
too many auxillary lights.. 4 on front bumper and 5 on rollbar.. can only have 2!!!!!!!
they said the tires were too big but he measured them and they passed me....
when they passed me they asked me something very important...
DO NOT DRIVE THE TRUCK UNTIL YOU FIX IT!!!!
seems the guy that lifted the truck put 56" leafs on the back when i should have 52".. so they were bent
and ready to break!!!!!!!!!!
so i fixed it...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/507149/fullsize/shackleangle.jpg
here is what it looked like...
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/485091/fullsize/rearleaf1.jpg
https://www.supermotors.net/getfile/485092/fullsize/rearleaf2.jpg
truck came off the road due to electrical issues....
I purchased an ez-wiring 21 kit...
took me 3 years to put in as i have 2 kids with soccer and hockey and work commute is long....
just dont have the time...
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