'89 R3500 Crew Cab 2wd to 4wd conversion & beyond

[Kay86K5]

Not likely. I have been meaning to get all the scraped off paint touched up with white paint. Part of the problem is the previous owner did a rattle-can paint job and I don't think that makes a good base coat. I'm not really hyped about removing that paint first.

It's a work truck, no need to try and get fancy with the paint job. I say you get your boys out there with you, put a $30 hand sander in each of their hands and give it a good scuff, then spray a coat of primer and then a coat of white on the thing and call it good. If anything just for the rust prevention as it looks like the rear fenders are starting to rust a bit. Like you said earlier in your thread, it's not a show truck. It's meant to go wheeling and be used as a truck. Just something that looks alright from 10 ft away but.

But as you probably know by now, I love to spray paint vehicles, bahaha

 

[Bent77]

This is why you two get along. You both like mono color trucks

 

[mrk5]

The rust has been there on the rear fenders since we bought it. My plan had been to run the bed for a few years til I decided if it needed a flat bed. At this point it really just needs a replacement bed.

 

[mrk5]

Since @Kay86K5 made me feel bad about my paint, I rattle-canned all the scraped up spots.





And since @Bent77 made me feel bad about my crooked stickers, I made a new one and stuck it at least slightly less crooked.

 

[AgDieseler]

Sharp. The fresh coat of white really makes the magnum-205 pop.

David

 

[mrk5]

Thanks. Figured it was a good color since I painted the 205 bright green.

 

[skunked]

do you carry trash or is that your fluid absorbent?

 

[Truckman4life]

This truck really needs a cool super functional tube style flatbed. Just sayin!

 

[mrk5]

do you carry trash or is that your fluid absorbent?

It's for trash. I like to bring a grill along for making lunch so that always generates a lot of trash. Then there's all the water and gatoraide bottles.

 

[mrk5]

This truck really needs a cool super functional tube style flatbed. Just sayin!

I don't know, I like the super functional factory bed.

 

[skunked]

Then there's all the water and gatoraide bottles.

be careful with that talk, you'll piss off Stephen

 

[Kay86K5]

Since @Kay86K5 made me feel bad about my paint, I rattle-canned all the scraped up spots.

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And since @Bent77 made me feel bad about my crooked stickers, I made a new one and stuck it at least slightly less crooked.

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SHOOT!!!! It's like a whole new truck now!

I give my blazer a full coat of crappy flat black walmart spray paint once every 1.5 years or so...just to cover up all the new scrapes from the last time I sprayed it, haha. Although lately I've realized I just keep spraying over more dents . Come to think of it...I'm almost due for another coat

This truck really needs a cool super functional tube style flatbed. Just sayin!

Though I do love a cool functional tube bed...I feel like this truck needs to keep the truck bed. I know Scott uses it for other truck things than just wheeling...and having a full 8ft truck bed is very usable for stuff like that.

It's for trash. I like to bring a grill along for making lunch so that always generates a lot of trash. Then there's all the water and gatoraide bottles.

I remember when you pulled your grill out on Chinaman Trail and cooked me a hamburger during lunch....I'm not gonna lie....it was freaking cool! Something about eating a burger out in the woods on a sweet trail that screamed awesomeness

 

[mrk5]

Yeah, they taste better in the woods.

 

[Truckman4life]

Same with camping food. Anything cooked on a camp chef in the mtns is always better.

 

[mrk5]

I also forgot to give some feedback on the longer front shackles and steeper caster angle. Short answer is, I don't notice a difference. Even towing the camper didn't notice a difference.

 

[mrk5]

Another gadget.

Brake controller so I can do more truck stuff.

Not the first controller in this truck apparently. Had to get rid of this ugliness.



Replaced with this:



It's nice have the factory style connectors to replace bad wires but keep original connectors.

 

[mrk5]

Doing truck things/weekend getaway duty.

 

[mrk5]

I need to get them air bags installed @1977k5

 

[Kay86K5]

I need to get them air bags installed @1977k5

To be honest, that squat isn't that bad considering...when I moved from CO to ID and had my crew cab and all my junk hooked up to my 96...I had way more squat than that (not saying it was a good thing )

 

[ktmoutfront]

Throw a weight distribution hitch on and be done with it.