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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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new 4500 dually

Just thought you might like a look see.......
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:27 PM
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and another view....
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Whats with the filler panel?? No offense it looks kind of crappy, there has to be a better way. Hopefully someone will come up with a body matching filler panel like they did for the Fords a few years back.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Oh, I love that.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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So now, that is a "legal" California pick up truck, correct? No scales required?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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that is correct. And as far as the filler panel goes, we have tried to have one made that matches the truck and they are at least two months out. But the ones we make now are color matched, and have tie down rings on the top to secure your cargo. It is steel and not plastic. We have some better photos showing how they are shaped, the top is perfect, it's the side bed/body lines that are hard to duplicate within the price we are charging. So we went with the steel one with the rings for now.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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here is a closer look at the top half...
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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here is another shot
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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and from this shot you can see how we tried to follow the body lines...
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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I think it looks great, nice work. Bet it rides horrible without a big 5th wheel. This one has 4.44's?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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Thanks a lot now I can't decide whether I like the regular pickup bed of a B&W custom flat bed the best. What an amazing truck! What transmission did you get?
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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That looks sweeeeeeet! great job!
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 11:52 PM
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thats choping ford ***** offfffff idk i think dodge makes everything better than for
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:43 AM
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There is a fab shop in Indiana that is making the body matching filler panels. He is using new take off beds and basically doing what your doing. If your interested in maybe getting with him I could get you his contact info (another driver I know bought one). He charging between $2500-3000 for the conversion (bed, mount, filler, paint and so on).
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Old Feb 20, 2008 | 07:55 AM
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I did a quick photo editing and removed the filler panel. Doesn't look bad. Gives the truck the 'industrial look'.
It's a work truck, right?

MikeyB
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