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bought the truck in Feb 09 looking like this
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by the next day it looked like this
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by July of 09 she had clear corners and a 08 bed
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January 2010 i added a non wastegated van turbo
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Spring of 2010: 3/5 djm drop and a modded 05 grill
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parked under my 1st trailer
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05 front end minus headlights and 5" stacked exhaust (april 2010)
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full 05 front end conversion
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prepped for paint (march 2010)
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John Deere Blitz Black
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Lariat wheels powdercoated in Kawasaki green
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photoshoot
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now for the meat and potatoes of the thread what im doing now!!!

FRONT SUSPENSION:

01 Chevy 2500 Upper and Lower Control Arms
01 Chevy 2500 Spindles
Slam Specialties SS8 air bags

REAR SUSPENSION

3" X 8" X 3/16" wall box tube frame rails from the cab back
Custom Made Parallel 6 link
Slam Specialties SS8 airbags

AIR MANAGEMENT

Factory A/C compressor converted to engine driven compressor
Air Zenith 12v compressor (back up)
10 gallon 8 port air tank x2
SMC 1/2" valves
SMC 3/8" valves
AVS 8 rocker switch box


PERFORMANCE

99.5+ conversion
Garrett gt4294 with one off Riff Raff Mount
Casserly Stage 3 Hybrid injectors (250cc / 100%)
DP Tuner F6 Reburn
Regulated Return
 

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@ Mason Dixon TDC Fall Brawl Dyno Event the weekend before taking it off the road

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its tight but it will do

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dismantle
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first night i cleaned the shop up a lil

took off:
hood
drivers fender
drivers inner fender well
wiper cowl
front bumper
grille
headlights
99 to 05 headlight harness
header panel
 

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front of the truck with all the unboltable sheet metal removed

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and the rear in the same condition
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updates:
removed the dash
floor mat
seats
hvac ducts
wiring harness
steering column
trans cross member

pics:

front
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back
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wire harness and heater box removed

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passengers side

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drivers side

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inside

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the wires i removed

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i think the harness will be retrofitted under the dash
 

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alt will is higher than the cowl... cowl hood or relocate??

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i can change turbo's while driving

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modded engine mounts...

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the motor mounts are not done they still need to be slugged with 1.5" dom tube and the ends capped
 

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pulled an all nighter and after 26 straight hours we introduced the truck to "Mother Earth"

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laying pinch

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mock ups ...just because

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few pics of the back with the leafs are off

the rear of the truck ... yes the center line of the pinion is over that crossmember and about even with the cross member that hold the carrier deop bracket

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frame shot from the floor

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front laid out the whole way

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and just because the shop felt empty with out one some where
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rear axle jigged to the floor and the frame is finished cut 8" behind the front bed bolts

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reinstalled the dashboard support... then cut it in half. ill only need the part that holds the steering wheel

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driver's side of the floor raised to clear the trans

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passenger's side

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from the back window

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close up

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got the floor panels in that are going in for now

Driver's side:

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Passenger's side:

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and some "finish" work done too (above the seat bolts)

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crappy cell pics but i made some cuts so i can get the turbo in and out again

from up high
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from the front
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from the drivers side
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i still have some finish grinding to do and have make a plate for the inside of the cowl on the passenger's side. im happy with how sturdy t still is and ill be able to remove the turbo very easily, at most i will have to remove the wiper cowl
 

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i found it in my grandfathers garage while putting up plywood
i cleaned it up but still need to shine it some more
 

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