Got the front brake updates done, need to get the rears done tomorrow...

 

Got the rears on, and then the rain started. I do NOT want to break in these new brakes in the rain!

Not a bad weekend really. So far I have the trim work in the dining room finished, all the bleed through spots where the original paint color didn't quite get covered well enough repainted, and all the painting / drywall stuff out of the dining room. It, well looks like a dining room again!

Got front and rear brakes done on the truck, AND got a couple of study hours for my next certification exam done.

This used to be a whole lot easier when I was in my 20s that is for sure!

***UPDATE***
The rain let up and I have the break in done per the Powerstop recommendations. Or at least as close as I can get without running stop signs, stop lights, and plowing over neighborhood kids... Taken to a little used farm road and stand on the brake pedal and this thing stops on a dime and spits back 6 cents change... Niiiice....

 

I did my first burnout (on my stock wheels with average tires) on a closed road!

 

I drove home from Galveston and just uploaded some more pics.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/st...ml#post5014387

 

Not sure what happened but the pics from my last post disappeared so I'll try this. Here is my most recent mods. Window tint 35% on front side windows, clear blue on entire windshield, 35% sun strip. And custom rock sliders.

 

I love those rock sliders!

widj, I wish I could do that!

 

Thank you! You should try and get a hold of Mike at BAS Offroad (they are on line, located in southern CA). He might be able to fab you a set and mail them to you. Not sure what postage would cost for something like that. I know he was the cheapest I could find.

 

Sorry

As you should see,





Also, I have a true plastic surround this time around so I can throw your old grille on it. The sanded chrome didn't hold up in a thunderstorm down the highway behind a fedex semi for a couple minutes at 70 mph

 

nice! Looks good, loving that wheel offset!

I may have tried before, but can I have your step bars and can I give you mine? Good deal if you ask me, I want that style so bad!

 

Drove it on in to work today (short drive), ordered the new shoes for it...

 

I really want to see if I could retrofit the steps off a king ranch SD with the polished inserts and lights! But thanks man I'm happy my small torpedo steps

 

Oil change yesterday, rear brakes done today. Get some new shoes on her and I'll have her as new as I can lol

 

Going to give it a nice wash and wax because turned 190,000 today



edit... oops sorry...didn't see it was in the wrong forum. Meant to put this in pre 97. My bad

 

dyno for data logging to improve custom tune from troyer

 

Did the gotts mod, put fresh headlights in, installed my amp research bed extender, gave the interior a good detail, installed a pioneer appradio 3 HU w/ kicker components in the front, kicker two channels in the rear and a rockford prime 600w 5 channel amp. vary happy with the sound quality after I put dynapad along the rear of the cab to deaden the (too noisy) exhaust. Oh and I cleaned up the throttle body while doing the gotts mod. I gotta say wherever I read how to clear a flooded engine was a life saver!!! I went to drive over to the beach and the starter turned over and over; I had a wtf moment and remembered to put the pedel to the floor then turn the key. The truck fired right up and cleared everything out!! Thanks, I got to go the beach again because of this forum!!!! I'll take some photos tomorrow.