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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:11 PM
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New mods and paint!

I installed my F250 trans cooler last weekend.


its 2x the size as the regular cooler.

i took off the front surround and just the center support for the hood latch.

just used regular machine screws to hold it in.




took off my billet grilles and painted my stock grille black with krylon fusion. also painted the radiator cover white with krylon fusion.


going to get some more pics friday.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Looks good man, that grill definitely looks better than the billet one.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Looks good. I really like the painted radiator cover.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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hey do you still have the billet??
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:35 PM
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Looks good!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 08:41 PM
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looks great. im gonna have to paint my grill since its turned gray
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 10:36 PM
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Good stuff, especially the bigger tranny cooler. Good work!
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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thanks guys, i was just getting tired of all the shiney on the truck so ive been taking some stuff off, i also removed the billet gas cover, chrome door handle surround, i also painted my running boards flat black. ill see if i can get some good pics of the whole truck tommorrow.

i really like how the radiator cover turned out. it makes the engine bay look alot better.

i dont think im going to sell the old grille, its over 4 years old and i think i may paint it black.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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looks good man. the cooler from a 6.0 or 7.3?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:26 PM
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and here is a vid of how slow my truck is

 
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Old Aug 24, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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jake, its from a V10
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 01:13 AM
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i still need to install my tru cool 40k.. but thats after the engine gets swapped out..
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 02:26 PM
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how much are billets usually?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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I don't remember what I paid for them
 
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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Looks good man.
 
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