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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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My new truck

well here she is just picked her up thursday.


its in ok condition. there is real bad rust in the drip rail that needs immediate attention. po had a tire let lose on the highway and did some damage to the bed. all fixable though. has 4.10 gears and on the highway it would only do 70 with the pedal on the floorboard so some diffrent gears might be in order. the auto tranny needs rebuilding because its toast. only has 120000miles on it. has a 4 inch lift as well. so what do you guys think? you like it?
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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Looks good!
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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Hey, did you steal Manganos' truck?

Looks pretty good, that's a nice color combo.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:08 AM
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Looks like my truck has grown up!!! IT LOOKS GREAT!!!

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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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ah so thats what my truck looks like without a lift.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 04:37 PM
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Sa-weeeet!
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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Nice truck! Cap looks great on it. Color combo unbeatable! Contact the leading tranny upgraders and go with one of them,it'll last forever. Good luck.
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Old Mar 25, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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dude, that is friggin SWEEEEET
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 06:26 AM
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Hey buddy,
if you dont like that topper let me know. I been thinking about gettin one for black beauty. I just put your old injectors in a roller with a 4bt for an emergency fix, they came in handy. At least 4 popped off ok, 2 didnt. What did you do with your old truck??
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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Still have the old truck. Just found too much rust and didn’t want to deal with it. This new truck is a lot more solid. Planning on taking all the performance goodies out of the old one and put them in the new one. Then I will probably sell the old truck. I am planning on keeping the topper at the moment but if I change my mind I will let you know.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 01:35 PM
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How far is Mulberry from Fort Walton Beach on the Gulf coast
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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pretty far, mulberry is near tampa
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 08:42 AM
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real trucks have side pipes, and deaf drivers
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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are those 33" tires, they look a little small. put on some 35"s and the 4.10s will be happy,its cheaper than a gear swap. Oh yea, the new trans will help if its slipping now!!! Ive got 37" and 4.56s and I can hit 90+
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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yeah im not a big fan of the dual pipes either.

yes they are 33" tires. im getting a set of 35"s sometime soon and will see how that goes. as far as the trans im pulling the built ATS trans out of my other truck and putting it in this one. eventually everything in my sig will be on this truck.
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