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Old 01-11-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Richie O
The frame was almost unusable. One more season in the salt and it would have been gone. I could stick a screwdriver through the spring hangers on the rear. Also when I took off the fenders the cab actually collapsed on to the frame. She was a flintstone rig for sure.
yikes, that's what i don't want mine to turn into
Old 01-11-2009, 07:39 PM
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We dump salt up here by the tanker load. They have 600 foot boats up here 2 or 3 times a year. You should see the piles the state and towns go through in a year. Just in our small town. ( about 60 miles of roads ) we use 20 to 40 tons per storm.
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Originally Posted by Richie O
We dump salt up here by the tanker load. They have 600 foot boats up here 2 or 3 times a year. You should see the piles the state and towns go through in a year. Just in our small town. ( about 60 miles of roads ) we use 20 to 40 tons per storm.
they do the same here . all we get is ice it seems anymore and salt is plentiful on our roads
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Looks great. You have been a busy boy. That is a lot of work. Fill out your location so we know what state you are dumping salt. They use a lot in MA also
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Originally Posted by DeanM
Looks great. You have been a busy boy. That is a lot of work. Fill out your location so we know what state you are dumping salt. They use a lot in MA also
I live North of you. Midcoast Maine. " Where the mountains meet the sea " or some crap like that.
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Well ,, dug this back up for some updates.

Truck last year with the stacks installed

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Gauge pod I made installed last year







Hauling the 89 last year to the drags


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Old 06-07-2010, 09:37 PM
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And for the latest update. Truck is in primer.





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Old 06-07-2010, 10:20 PM
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10-4 Rich. You're haze gray and underway!
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I took my moldings off with a piano wire on the back side and did not ruin them. Then double side tape to put them back on. Worked pretty good besides the fact that two were already bad.
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This has inspired me to begin getting mine ready for new paint. Looking good!
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What color are you painting it?? Looks good.
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Originally Posted by The Sarge
What color are you painting it?? Looks good.
I am going with the darker grey that was on it from the factory. I did not want to take the time and expense of a 2 tone and I also did not want to have to paint door jams, inner hood, ect. So its all 1 color now. Paint is done, now need put it together.
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Looking forwards to seeing the finished product!
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