Here are the dimensions of the box i made. remember these are outside dimensions of the carpeted the box

 

jake WHEN you get that thing line-X'd it will look so mean I'd pull over if i saw that thing coming the other direction!

 

haha yea i would too. im still trying to get some quotes on it but ive been busy with school. theres another 98 at my apartment complex thats the same truck minus mods and his is an xlt and has the mirrors and grille surround im gonna be looking for. i may just try and paint the current one i have since im not really a fan of the one that goes straight across

 

So its been a busy week this past week. alot of things went down and alot went on the truck. First heres two pics to start us off. one is the original of the truck and the other was the goal for my project.





so for those of you who couldnt guess what was happend here was the plan. the bumpers and rockers were going to get rhino-lined and go with a black/blue theme on the truck.

Well lets get started then.

first thing to go was the chrome rear bumper. (sold it off the truck and picked up a painted one for 15 bucks to save on lining)



After selling the chrome bumper and on my way back to college station from houston i picked up my new rims. a set of steelies painted black by another member for cheap



once i got back i tool the replacement and stripped it down.



this was all on saturday. so on sunday i woke up and got to work on the rims. and heres what they look like



not bad for 50 bucks and some paint, (gonna hold me over till i can afford better ones but i do like them)

then i took the short drive out to bryan to get the tires mounted on them for 6 bucks each. (not balanced. i went to brake check where i had free balancing)





when i got back i put the center caps on and took off the front bumper





i only got three of the new rims mounted because i had a nail in one tire and it didnt make sense to pay for it to be done when discount was just gonna take it right off to fix the tire. so i got discount to do it for free. i also got them balanced with sticky weights so there arent any weights on the outside of the rims.

i also went black out on the tires.

 

here are some day shots with black wheels and no bumpers





Tuesday morning the rear bumper went in to get sprayed. and i got it back that afternoon after class.







after seeing how the rear looked black i came to the decision that the rockers had to be done asap as well as the front.

I spent the rest of the night working on the front bumper to not get it to lean forward and the rips around the liscence plate. on wednesday moring the front bumper and light bar went in to get sprayed and got them back that evening also.



i had to say i was very impressed with them because i had them delete the holes for the trim piece and the bumper looked in almost perfect shape and when it was mounted it was straight.(except it wasnt level at first had to adjust it twice to get it right)





Then i spent thursday morning and night (around my classes) doing my grille surround PTM. i had to get 4 cans of paint and bought college station out of my color (bryan also)





the next morning a daytime pic before the truck went in to get the rockers done (friday)

 

Truck was in the shop till about 5pm and when i got it back i came home got a pic then put the lights back on and wired them up and had to leave. so heres where we sit now.







compared to



more is to come as i have new heads in the mail as well as a can of nightshade waiting till i have the time. plus something will happen with the toolbox and mirrors.

 

Looks real good bro. Can't wait to see it lifted.

 

thanks man. its so tempting but i cant just yet. im also not sure which way i want to go yet. im torn between doing spindles and a BL and blocks and AAL in the rear or just doing the 7.5" kit. idk about what i want to spend or if i dont do the fabtech where would i go after spindles up front. do they make brackets that lower the control arms? idk.

also did you re-gear? im going to have to with my 4.2 if i go any bigger

 

IMO you need to spray the bottom bolt of your KCs black so they dont stick out. but looks freak awesome!

 

thanks and yea im going to have to do something about the chrome wire tubes behind them also but i really needed them on and working friday night so i didnt have the time to mess with them.

 

looks great.

id line-x the toolbox inside and out.

 

maybe. but i think i may just get a new one since i do have to get new shocks for the lid since the ones on there dont hold it up any more and the lid is dented in from a run in with a falling couch

 

im getting a new one aswell, its going to sit in the bed not on the bed rails. Its getting line-x before it even gets put in. Should last forever that way

 

You've been busy! Looks awesome!

 

how the one you got now? wanna send it my way haha

thanks man i had a slow week at school which helped out alot. i wish i could do the tails this week but i have tests and lab reports plus drive everyday so idk when its gonna get done