What did you do to your Gen 1 today?
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QUOTE=aicomp;3239555]That's about as cute as it gets.
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Thanks guys, glad you liked it!
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Not today but of the past 2 weeks or so. Tire blew out and 1 other had a chunk missing, dry rot...so since there was only 3 215s available and not 235s I ended up throwing on some 245/75s. Also hit the rear wheels with some aluminum cleaner, came out decent so this weekend will hit the side steps and the fronts, replace the MC and finish plumbing the exhaust to dump in front of the duals.
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Not today but of the past 2 weeks or so. Tire blew out and 1 other had a chunk missing, dry rot...so since there was only 3 215s available and not 235s I ended up throwing on some 245/75s. Also hit the rear wheels with some aluminum cleaner, came out decent so this weekend will hit the side steps and the fronts, replace the MC and finish plumbing the exhaust to dump in front of the duals.
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Cab in Primer / surfacer. I just put sealer on and will paint today. Pics of painted cab when they are approved.
Back of cab
One side where trim holes were welded up
Pics have some spots from the lens being dirty. Sorry bou that
Mike
Back of cab
One side where trim holes were welded up
Pics have some spots from the lens being dirty. Sorry bou that
Mike
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Not today but of the past 2 weeks or so. Tire blew out and 1 other had a chunk missing, dry rot...so since there was only 3 215s available and not 235s I ended up throwing on some 245/75s. Also hit the rear wheels with some aluminum cleaner, came out decent so this weekend will hit the side steps and the fronts, replace the MC and finish plumbing the exhaust to dump in front of the duals.
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I started taking it apart.
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Doing a4x4 conversion Mike. I have a link to my build thread in my signature if you would like to take a look. you can point and laugh if you like. Gotta go to a bonsai club meeting see ya.
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https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...0-t314771.html
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Doing a4x4 conversion Mike. I have a link to my build thread in my signature if you would like to take a look. you can point and laugh if you like. Gotta go to a bonsai club meeting see ya.
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https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...0-t314771.html
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https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...0-t314771.html
Got the cab painted and put it up on the lift to keep it up where I can't touch it to see if it is dry, Lol.
Mike
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Today, I did my brakes again...
Last time was in August of 2012 where I replaced rotors, calipers, studs, hoses, pads etc. I was stoked to find "USA made" rotors as NOS at my local napa. Well, that didn't do didley. What I thought would last me a decade didn't even last two full years.
So again,
New rotors, pads, hoses, calipers, grease seals
Depressing.....
Last time was in August of 2012 where I replaced rotors, calipers, studs, hoses, pads etc. I was stoked to find "USA made" rotors as NOS at my local napa. Well, that didn't do didley. What I thought would last me a decade didn't even last two full years.
So again,
New rotors, pads, hoses, calipers, grease seals
Depressing.....
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Man that sucks T-man. I know the "new" rotors I put on the front axle in the crewcab are warped out of the box. I have to find time to pull them off and get them down to the machine shop to be straightened out.
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Besides the 8 hours dis-assembly, cleaning, repacking bearings, getting new parts, pressing the new rotors on, bleeding the brakes, etc.... it's the $375 out of pocket again that grinds my gears. You would think that after replacing everything 22 months ago, swapping out a set of pads less than a year ago, that I wouldn't have to change everything out again.
The passenger side caliper must have stuck, as the rotor which looked good from the outside, when removed, had a channel dug into the backside that was as wide as the pad. What I thought would be a "pull the rotors and have them cut" turned out to be a lot more, because that rotor wasn't able to be trimmed.