84 f150 aka Christine
#21
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84 f150 aka Christine
Repair any rust before you try to bedline or paint the bottom. Otherwise it'll bubble and look like ****. Lol
#23
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Took the time today to help my buddy out with his exhaust. Considering it had more patches than a boy scout vest we decided to lay fresh pipe and weld in a new magnaflow muffler.
In return his boss introduced me to an 85 f350 diesel he was selling tomorrow to a guy who only wanted the frame. Good news I snagged 2 mint fenders rust free and a set of original mirrors as well as a dome light with 2 map lights for only $160! Woopp woop :P
Will post pics of my new goodies tomorrow!
In return his boss introduced me to an 85 f350 diesel he was selling tomorrow to a guy who only wanted the frame. Good news I snagged 2 mint fenders rust free and a set of original mirrors as well as a dome light with 2 map lights for only $160! Woopp woop :P
Will post pics of my new goodies tomorrow!
#24
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My infamous procrastinator of a best friend has yet to meet with me so I can get my fenders lol.
In better news...I brought my truck into the shop at work today and tinkered with her on the alignment rack. Now for those who aren't as mechanical and own a big lifted truck...especially older truck I really recommend hugging your mechanic and buying him a beer because it's a very tedious task to get perfect.
I only had 40 minutes so I lined up the toe and camber...days ahead I'll battle with the devil aka caster and make everything straight.
In better news...I brought my truck into the shop at work today and tinkered with her on the alignment rack. Now for those who aren't as mechanical and own a big lifted truck...especially older truck I really recommend hugging your mechanic and buying him a beer because it's a very tedious task to get perfect.
I only had 40 minutes so I lined up the toe and camber...days ahead I'll battle with the devil aka caster and make everything straight.
#25
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Damn has work had me busy lol. Also this New York weather has taking a toll on my want to work on my truck. Anyway, a few new things.
For one I finally snagged you guys a pic of my new fenders!
Also I was bored so I ordered some goodies. New headlight switch and a set of LED projector headlights...a bit pricey almost totalling 300 but very high quality and they'll last forever.
Gloss black housings and a very clean light output unlike my previous HID kit which scattered the light everywhere. The high beams are killer bright! Some pics of the light output..
Low beams.
High beams.
Btw these are plug n play no ballast no harness none of that ugly craps just boom right into the factory harness!
For one I finally snagged you guys a pic of my new fenders!
Also I was bored so I ordered some goodies. New headlight switch and a set of LED projector headlights...a bit pricey almost totalling 300 but very high quality and they'll last forever.
Gloss black housings and a very clean light output unlike my previous HID kit which scattered the light everywhere. The high beams are killer bright! Some pics of the light output..
Low beams.
High beams.
Btw these are plug n play no ballast no harness none of that ugly craps just boom right into the factory harness!
#26
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Things got a bit messy at the previous owner of my truck had a harness terrible red neck spliced into the wiring. The harness was from an 89 or something like that...seriously the wiring was awful. I bought a original harness and a new switch and got to work wiring it up!
Ermmm things got a bit messy lol.
I was racing the sunlight and as expected I lost...thus doing half this job in the dark. I'm the end all was well! Here's a pic of the headlights in...I know I have some repainting to do lol sadly it all chipped off my grill and bumper.
Honestly I think they're a bit ugly...I preferred my old ones but these are far more higher quality than anything else on the market and they light very well which is important to me because I do drive this thing a lot and go off-road as well.
I think it's time for some clear front turn signal housings! And throw a bit of tint on them to match the headlights better than these ugly amber ones.
That's all for now sadly! Although I do have two ten inch light bars for my push bar coming in the next few days!
Ermmm things got a bit messy lol.
I was racing the sunlight and as expected I lost...thus doing half this job in the dark. I'm the end all was well! Here's a pic of the headlights in...I know I have some repainting to do lol sadly it all chipped off my grill and bumper.
Honestly I think they're a bit ugly...I preferred my old ones but these are far more higher quality than anything else on the market and they light very well which is important to me because I do drive this thing a lot and go off-road as well.
I think it's time for some clear front turn signal housings! And throw a bit of tint on them to match the headlights better than these ugly amber ones.
That's all for now sadly! Although I do have two ten inch light bars for my push bar coming in the next few days!
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Today was my day off so I wanted to get some stuff done, but it's been raining all day. I put led bulbs in my tail lights and mounted up my two ten inch led light bars. I didn't wire them yet because it was freezing and wet...
Although I tapped one to the battery quick for ****s and giggles and DAMNNN is it bright lol.
Although I tapped one to the battery quick for ****s and giggles and DAMNNN is it bright lol.