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Offline Sarge

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2011, 11:47:51 AM »
Hey keep your eyes open for a crew cab for me. I need a project when I get home.
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #31 on: September 22, 2011, 02:50:15 PM »
what area are you coming home to?

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #32 on: September 24, 2011, 11:28:29 AM »
Hey keep your eyes open for a crew cab for me. I need a project when I get home.
SARGE!  great to see you on here!  been on the lookout for one on craigslist and such..   will keep you posted..
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #33 on: September 24, 2011, 11:30:22 AM »
what area are you coming home to?
Hey beastie, sarge is my older brother deployed right now, he'll be coming home to Tenn, but we live out in Northern CA, so we're basically on a nation wide 3+3 4x4 search... lol 
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #34 on: September 26, 2011, 10:07:28 PM »
Exhaust Time! with our dad having over 30 years experience in the pipe fitting trade, this is where it gets good around our place, new hooker headers on then followed by a dual 3" system to a pair of 70 series 3 chamber flowmasters. This past Saturday we got the header to muffler sections mocked up, tailpipes next then weld everything solid.

..Oh and in case you were wondering, that is Stainless; 316L pharmaceutical grade.  This exhaust system is probably worth more than any around,   ;D



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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #35 on: September 27, 2011, 01:33:57 PM »
NICE!

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #36 on: September 27, 2011, 02:36:49 PM »
VERY NICE!!

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #37 on: September 27, 2011, 03:12:54 PM »
ohhhhhh shiney
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2011, 07:56:52 PM »
Looks good!!!
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #39 on: October 19, 2011, 01:17:58 PM »
finished up the exhaust...

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #40 on: October 19, 2011, 01:27:09 PM »
next phase!..  donor truck disassembly..    rolled her out this last saturday and went to work..


found a bit of rust in the usual spots, gonna have a little repair for our body guy to get after..  you back east guys probably think this isn't a big deal at all...   :D



here's the tub ready for delivery..
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #41 on: October 20, 2011, 04:03:14 AM »
Pa's truck is coming a long. Just needs new wheels!
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #42 on: October 20, 2011, 10:19:35 AM »
     Nice update, love the pics.
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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #43 on: December 08, 2011, 10:55:22 PM »
picked up body components from the paint shop this last weekend.  They got the old paint code from dads original glove box sticker.   This first phase is solid 'burnt orange', and after we assemble, we'll take it back so they can do the white stripe down the the sides.. 



seriously what a pain to carefully load all components for the short trip home, me and bro used both our rigs and both of our utility trailers..

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Re: Dads truck Re-build
« Reply #44 on: December 08, 2011, 11:32:13 PM »
ha the rust you saw is nothing compaired to my dually here in north carolina its got holes through the floor about the size to fit 3 fingers in but not that bad and i also got wires going through the wholes pluse if i get a water leak it wont stay in the truck but i do have one spot on the passenger side that is about to come completly out from rust and make a garbage shoot for my friend that i go scraping with
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