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Old Dec 31, 2015 | 10:16 PM
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Dude! This is good to see someone go through the work to restore one of these trucks. They always just let the go, rust eats them quick. Good for you!

Also, where in kansas did you get your bed?
Thanks! I got it from a guy in Tonganoxie.
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Old Dec 31, 2015 | 11:17 PM
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Sub'd. Nice progress so far. Good to see it being brought back to life.
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Old Dec 31, 2015 | 11:37 PM
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Sub'd. nice truck.
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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by olie
Thanks! I got it from a guy in Tonganoxie.
Cool. Not far from where I love.
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 12:51 AM
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Killer build man, i plan on doing the same exact lift that you did and I'm just wondering on how difficult it was for you to install and how long it took you
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by rj678
Killer build man, i plan on doing the same exact lift that you did and I'm just wondering on how difficult it was for you to install and how long it took you
Well I only have the rear lift done for now...it would be stuck in the garage if I did the front so I gotta wait till summer to finish it outside. It was pretty easy though, but you will definitely have a problem with the leaf spring bushings. I had to buy new rear spring hangers.
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 03:02 PM
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Put some sound dampener on the roof. I don't notice any difference in sound when tapping on it but we'll see if there's a difference when going down the road.





Bought a used instrument bezel on ebay that was supposed to be in near-perfect condition with no cracks. Unsurprisingly the mounting hole was completely busted out so I thought I'd try to epoxy a washer on the back to see if it would hold.





There she is...hopefully it will last.





Anyone know what this connector is for?





Here it is back together. I also had the instrument cluster out and cleaned all the dust out of it.








Also replaced this pad. This is the old one obviously.








And new. Looks much better. I took the glove box out to clean it up.


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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 10:30 PM
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Very nice work! Is that Por 15 a rust killer too? I need to redo my headliner too, I might get some fabric like your doing.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 94f150-5.0
Very nice work! Is that Por 15 a rust killer too? I need to redo my headliner too, I might get some fabric like your doing.

Yep it should stop rust from spreading. I figured that replacing it with fabric was the best choice because you can match the visors to it.
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Old Jan 30, 2016 | 04:29 PM
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Just another question, how much of the por15 coating did you use for the entire frame. And did you undercoat the entire under body.
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