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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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I ended up getting some good deals on some stuff and modified the truck a bit. Enjoy the pics below:

Before:


After:


Hell Bent Steel 3" spacers:


Suspension Connection 1.5" Blocks and Custom Ubolts (uboltsdirect.com):


We had to do a bit of modifications on the blocks, I called the guy and talked to him to see if the blocks were universal or truck specific and he assures me that they are universal. However, our blocks have TWO line up points and these only had ONE. So we notched the bottom side of the blocks to get them in-between the two line up pins and then shaved the one pin on the top.

All in all not a bad experience putting them in, bruised my pinky though from dropping the strut tower on it and pinching it between the tower and the control arm (I don't recommend dropping those on your pinky to anyone else).

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We cut out the stock muffler, which no joke probably dropped a good 30-50 pounds of the truck weight, and replaced it with a muffler off of a Lexus. All in all it sounds pretty good. My friends and my boyfriend now say that I sound like all the 5.4 mustangs running around town.

Hope you enjoyed my adventure, thanks for looking
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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Looks good.

You may want to look into getting a single larger block to replace both of those, it'd suck to lose a block running like that.

There a lot of GT500s in Newnan?
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GATORB8
Looks good.

You may want to look into getting a single larger block to replace both of those, it'd suck to lose a block running like that.

There a lot of GT500s in Newnan?

+1, stacked blocks can be dangerous. I've seen an aluminum one crack in half before (that truck was offroad only, saw a LOT of stress, but still).


Looks good otherwise. Just need sound clips of that new muffler
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Old Jul 6, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by GATORB8
Looks good.

You may want to look into getting a single larger block to replace both of those, it'd suck to lose a block running like that.

There a lot of GT500s in Newnan?
there are a few, theres one from the town over we see all the time thats got a turbo its NIIIIICE
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