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LONG weekend of mods!! (lots O pics!)

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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 03:20 AM
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Looks great!!! Where did you pick up a PIAA valance at? I know that they are hard to come by! I have had some nice offers on mine
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:01 AM
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nice!!!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 10:19 AM
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Where did you get your locker from?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 11:01 AM
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Nice job on the headlights!!!

Boost =
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 11:38 AM
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looks great, just wait till u get that locker off road. what are all ur gauges for?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by GATOR CREW
Looks great!!! Where did you pick up a PIAA valance at? I know that they are hard to come by! I have had some nice offers on mine
i bought it off a guy on here last year. how did you get the valence to work with the body lift? did you just cut slots in the valence for the frame horns to slide into?


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Where did you get your locker from?
i bought it off ebay.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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you need to hurry up and get that eaton on...you are going to fall in love with your truck all over again!!! what are you planning on running for boost?
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by archangel2003
looks great, just wait till u get that locker off road. what are all ur gauges for?
yeah me either, hope i can hit up the sand dunes here soon. my gauges are boost,oil pressure, trans temp, A/F ratio, and i have a livewire that monitors more.

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you need to hurry up and get that eaton on...you are going to fall in love with your truck all over again!!! what are you planning on running for boost?
im going to be running 8# of boost, i was debating on running 10# but didnt want to risk it in the cold winters up here.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:03 PM
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Sick man!! How much that Eaton run you? I'm going to supercharge mine too later on. I don't know what company to choose. Eaton, Whipple, or Keene Bell
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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Sick man!! How much that Eaton run you? I'm going to supercharge mine too later on. I don't know what company to choose. Eaton, Whipple, or Keene Bell
i originally bought the eaton takoff for 600. but ive got alot more into it now with all the extra parts you need for it to work.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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thanks guys!

i got some more things done today.

mounted my windshield washer reservoir. yes, its a flask, im a redneck LOL



and mounted up my heat exchanger. the PIAA valance exposes the whole thing, so cooling should not be a issue.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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haha I love the flask! ya Im on 8lbs and the truck hauls man! the first time I drove it I about sh*t myself! Its funny though...I said I was totally happy, but now it almost feels normal to me and I want more...I think I getting the same sickness everyone on lightningrodder has! Thinking about bumping up to 10lbs and a custom tune from JJ this month
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:17 PM
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hey just saw you have a circle d 2400 stall converter...what do you think of it? did it make a big noticable difference? do you use your truck to tow much? Im debating on what to go with for a converter when I build my spare lightning 4r100 but I use the truck for towing and I didnt know how gearing & bigger tires would affect it...cant really compare to a lightning.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 06:54 PM
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i really wanted to run 10# but dont want to blow my block during the winters.

i love the stall!! i dont tow any but when i talked to darrin, he said a 2400 would be fine for towing so im not concerned when i hook up to a trailer or a chevy for that matter the truck accelerates faster and it just sounds better above 2K when accelerating. i wouldnt go above 2500 tho, you really cant tell its there when just driving around till you hit the gas.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2011 | 09:57 PM
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As always truck looks great! I'll have you know I am very jealous of that valance
 
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