I did those rear springs all in one day, by myself, in the Florida heat and humidity.
@AgDieseler and I have a regular weather contest and he generally wins on heat while I generally win on humidity. Needless to say, I’m feeling it today, so am taking the day off to recuperate.
When I get back to it, the brakes need to be bled and the front end is in a desperate need of an alignment. I’ll align as best I can in the driveway, then will likely take it to an alignment shop for a professional dialing-in.
Before that though, the exhaust is getting completely redone from the Y-pipe back, deleting the catalytic converter and resonator, and replacing with a single 3” pipe, Magnaflow muffler, and 3” Walker tailpipe.
Then I need to turn my attention to the fading, flaking, peeling paint on the hood, cowl, and tailgate. I don’t have the time, trust, funds, or decision points to take it to a local body shop to have the whole truck repainted, so for now I’ll handle it myself with my trusty rattle can methods. Some may squeal at that idea, but I’ve actually developed a lot of skill with the rattle can and am only painting the hood and cowl for now, to slow down the process and buy myself some time to find the right shop to do the whole job. And, I’m using POR-15 Top Coat, which is a really solid paint and has held up well on the inner fenders of my diesel burb. The color choice will either be between silver or white. I love the look of the POR-15 White, but their silver is a slap-me-in-the-face spittin-image perfect match to the existing silver two tone, so there’s a strong likelihood that I’ll be going with that color, for better blendability.
Andy
