My slow progess paycheck to paycheck modest build thread.
06-06-2011, 01:17 AM
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My slow progess paycheck to paycheck modest build thread.
Haha. Eveyone else is doing it. And i plan on doing some good stuff this summer. Already have a hook up on a professional $300 line-x job and could get a good deal on any body work and paint i need done, still debating on that. Benefits of knowing people. Heres the list of stuff i will most likely get done this summer
Bed liner
Twin fiberglass cb antennas painted red to match the truck
3" body lift
Replace fuel pumps
Replace oil pan seal and rear main seal
Redo interior lighting with led
Redo homemade ambient lighting with 2.5" led brake lights
Redo exhaust when i replace seals(motor gets pulled, good time for headers and cut the cat off, true duals out the side)
Maybe, maybe not warn bumper or some brush gaurd ir build my own. Havent decided, what you guys think?o
i want to take off my molding and cover up the silver two-tone with rock gaurd
Fender flares
Get smoked headlights
Paint headlight trim black
Paint grill black and cut on it a bit and place driving lights in it.
E-fans
Windshield replaced and window tint.
Long term down the road:
Definetely repaint in a few years with a cowl hood
8" lift with SAS
Will buy 18" flat black procomp rims and some 33x14.50 tires to go on em when these tires wear out.
Bed liner
Twin fiberglass cb antennas painted red to match the truck
3" body lift
Replace fuel pumps
Replace oil pan seal and rear main seal
Redo interior lighting with led
Redo homemade ambient lighting with 2.5" led brake lights
Redo exhaust when i replace seals(motor gets pulled, good time for headers and cut the cat off, true duals out the side)
Maybe, maybe not warn bumper or some brush gaurd ir build my own. Havent decided, what you guys think?o
i want to take off my molding and cover up the silver two-tone with rock gaurd
Fender flares
Get smoked headlights
Paint headlight trim black
Paint grill black and cut on it a bit and place driving lights in it.
E-fans
Windshield replaced and window tint.
Long term down the road:
Definetely repaint in a few years with a cowl hood
8" lift with SAS
Will buy 18" flat black procomp rims and some 33x14.50 tires to go on em when these tires wear out.
Last edited by Wondertwin1; 06-06-2011 at 01:21 AM.
06-06-2011, 02:20 AM
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I pay cost for parts. My dad works at a diesel truck shop and im gonna go in and ask one of the guys to help me and ill buy the beer. Well, ill give em money for the beer since im mot old enough. Im a quick learner. Me and my dad, mainly me, took apart my drivers side hub to change the bearings and i did the passenger side in about 30 minutes. And then tore em down an hour and 10 miles later to regrease and check. So idk how much itll cost you.
06-06-2011, 06:10 AM
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Rear main seal is not that bad at all, it is getting the trans off thats a pain by yourself. Literally four hours for me to get it off, and 10 minutes to replace the gasket. Just be careful tapping it into place and make sure it is seated right. I used to old gasket as an even surface to tap it in. Make sure you thread lock and re torque your flexplate bolts.
Oil pan gasket (I have heard) can be trickey. Your going to have to probably unmount the motor and hoist it up. I'll let you know how it clears, I'm about to do mine in the next couple weeks.
If you are doing the oil pan, do it while the trans is off and it should slide right off.
Oil pan gasket (I have heard) can be trickey. Your going to have to probably unmount the motor and hoist it up. I'll let you know how it clears, I'm about to do mine in the next couple weeks.
If you are doing the oil pan, do it while the trans is off and it should slide right off.
06-08-2011, 08:51 PM
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Okay. Put on vent visors and new cb antennas today. Ive got about 3-4 jobs available to me right now so im trying to figure out which ones im gonna be able to work out.
I also changed the oil and filter and cleaned out the air filter. And did a good check up on all my wear parts underneath while i had it on the lift. next up is painting underneath i believe.
Got bedliner planned 2 weeks out if all goes well. Need to do fuel pumps at the same time. While i pull the bed off ill paint as much of the frame as possible and probably throw my body lift on with new body bushings. Wish me luck guys and gals.
I also changed the oil and filter and cleaned out the air filter. And did a good check up on all my wear parts underneath while i had it on the lift. next up is painting underneath i believe.
Got bedliner planned 2 weeks out if all goes well. Need to do fuel pumps at the same time. While i pull the bed off ill paint as much of the frame as possible and probably throw my body lift on with new body bushings. Wish me luck guys and gals.
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06-08-2011, 11:27 PM
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Yes i have discovered this accidentely also. You wont believe me, but its been flexed out and then some, in water to the windshield at 15 MPH, in mud to the frame, climbed hills, pulled HEAVY trailers, been loaded with 7 people in the cab, maxed out the speedometer(just the other day to test out my newly installed wheel bearings). You name it, this trucks probably done it. Ive lightened up lately. But i take care of it and it takes of me. That thing is tough. And fairly clean fir a 95 with 184,000. My hopes are someday when ive settled down to do a to the frame restore on it. Or almost anyway. But its gonna be a classic that people are gonna love to look at either way.