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Old 07-25-2012 | 07:10 AM
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It's gonna be hard to hook that rascal without bump stops, not legal in your class ? ? ?

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Old 07-25-2012 | 07:22 AM
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It will be tough but were goin in the right direction now, This week were gonna pull 2 leaves out of the front to get it down, were also puttin a sway bar on. I also have a buttload of frame flex, so we've already started fabbing some frame stiffeners. Also gonna swap exhaust housing to make it spool a little slower.
Old 07-28-2012 | 08:32 AM
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So after not being able to sleep I stayed up all night trying to figure out my suspension issues in the rear of the 90 by watchin old youtube videos of my truck, And i think I got it figured out now. And yes it was somthing super simple. Now this morning its off to a local u pull yard to scavenge some stuff and when we get back we'll bust out the welder and rearange some stuff.
Old 07-28-2012 | 09:22 AM
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What is wrong with it?

Thanks to a buddy of mine, I am getting a free set of traction bars. He quit pulling and is unloading it off on me.

So the other night I had a mishap... I learned a valuable lesson to boot. Someone unlocked my hubs when I was waiting in line, but at the track watching my friends pull. I left my truck unattended for 30 mins.

So I came back last night.

I beat 5 other trucks out of 30+ truck field. Mostly Duramaxes that had front end or bouncing issues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58yr...eature=g-all-u
Old 07-29-2012 | 02:14 PM
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my friends still haven't got my pull up from last week or last night, but I did do a quick in cab vid of last nights pull. I think I took 2nd or 3rd this time out of 6 trucks in 3.0 class. Got beat by the stinkin common rail that wins everytime.
http://youtu.be/gZeLh0MTFek
But all in all I'm still very impressed with the ol truck and am liking the 14mm VE so far. It was nice to load up my weights in the bed, drive about an hour, pull, then load back up and drive it home in one piece.
Old 07-29-2012 | 08:57 PM
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Just got some newish AT tires. 33x12.5x16.5 tires and wheels. Now to build the brackets for the traction bars.
Old 07-30-2012 | 02:27 AM
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You probably just forgot to lock em in jon.

I rearanged the angle and location of my rear shocks, it also got a newish set of Rs5000s. Today we put a sway bar on the front and tomorow were fabbing in a big front bar off an excursion onto the rear of my truck.
Old 08-02-2012 | 09:00 PM
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pulling the crew, won the class against three newer trucks.

http://youtu.be/ASiGvp73yo4
Old 08-02-2012 | 09:42 PM
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pulling the crew, won the class against three newer trucks.

http://youtu.be/ASiGvp73yo4
Nice pull
Old 08-03-2012 | 03:12 AM
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Hooked mine again tonight, Woulda ended up 2nd but had a little carnage and got DQd for puttin pars on the track. Tonight I was running bars blocks and hangin weights. It was a short tack and they had the sled set Heavy.

Even though we tore it up and got DQd I am very pleased with how it ran. I put 15ft on the guy behind me and was only 6ft off the leader when she broke. I think I coulda got the winner but..........


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Old 08-03-2012 | 01:43 PM
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Wow, nice work. Where was that one at?
Old 08-03-2012 | 02:25 PM
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Sarpy county fair in Springfield NE. You shoulda come down, You probably coulda had the mod class. There was only 3 trucks that made it down the track out of about 8 or 10
Old 08-03-2012 | 04:37 PM
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Thats pretty good for your week link to be the shaft, that looks to be in good shape, not all rusty and week.

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Old 08-04-2012 | 02:41 AM
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Old 08-05-2012 | 11:06 PM
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Anywho here is the whole class from Thursday night.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caVzgPrCyBc&feature=plcp


Well I hooked it 2 times last night and ended up 4th in both the Light and heavy 2.6 Classes. I'm still working on those videos though.

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