"Daisy's" build (pic heavy)

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eryk

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I guess ill start all the way at the beginning bought my truck for a straight trade on a honda civic with these parts already in it:
Stereo system
Throttle spacer
k&n cai
Dual Radiators/ with hose re route
Pa system
Associated Polarized Power Socket
Bed rails/bed liner
2 in straight pipe exhaust
this is her when i first had her.
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i got bored with the stock height so i threw in a rough country leveling kit with 33" rugged terrains
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then my bed got really rusty (typical dodge rust) on the passenger side of the vehicle and it started on the driver so i bought a new bed haha yes i drove like this for close to 50 miles... it was a dually :) haha
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during the bed swap i painted my rockers with por 15 to try and get rid of the rust
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then i had the bed painted
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then i put in a k&n cai
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i liked the por 15 but it wasnt really aggressive enough for me so i did the rockers with duplicolor bed liner here is the prep
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up close
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full side view
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then one day my front right wheel started to wobble, it was time for new hubs, ujoints and sway bar links
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suspension maxx sway bar links, i highly recommend them to any one with atleast a leveling kit
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greasable ujoints
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and then of course i had to test it out ;)
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next up i plan on buying a new front bumper and grill(and by new i mean junkyard fresh) and a push bar. then im going to plasti dip all the plastics on the truck with krylon fusion satin black to get rid of the sun faded effect. and then im going to do away with the chome on the bumper and paint that black as well. and maybe 35" mud tires with an offset black wheel, but i might have to put that on hold bc i walked out for work this morning and my truck wont start. definitely more to come hope you guys like it so far
 
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very nice. also i moved this to Members truck section
 
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very nice. also i moved this to Members truck section
thank you :) sorry im new here i just threw it under the first thing i saw

@catchinz's thanks :) and ive been thinking about it but idk im kind of nervous ive had a bad experience with getting 3m off my truck before. i was thinking of buy 3rd gen emblems and replacing all the stock ones to say war 2500 and bed line those to match the rest of the truck? but idk yet
 
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eryk

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Love it bro! Bed looks good. I love the bed liner on the bottom. :)

thanks man :) im glad i did it everyone compliments it, just need to fix that front bumper
 

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Looking good so far
 

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pic heavy yes, but really great to see. Thanks for sharing this first part of your build
 
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eryk

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pulling off the old bumper and grill
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and here are the new ones
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i just ordered a b&m hi cap tranny pan, flowmaster super 44 dual exhaust kit, and floor mats :)
 
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eryk

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alright so here are some more mods ive done...
i got my dual exhaust kit off ebay, with a flowmaster 44 (ps way to quiet, i need to do more research to find a better sounding muffler)
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here is a video, im only taking it up to 3k, didnt want to push it
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i bought a b&m hi cap tranny pan for better cooling
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here is the provided filter (note: they are universal so trying to find out the right alignment and bolt size can take a couple of extra minutes, but is pretty straight forward)
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and here it is installed
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next up im thinking of going with a plenum kit, kegger mod or m1, headers and all major tune up stuff (wires, distributor cap, 180 t stat, ignition coil, plugs, 02 sensors, belt, etc...) any suggestions for headers though? i have the 360 v8
 
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eryk

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Nice! You plan on adding a trans temp gauge?
yup :) its on my parts list but my burning oil situation is kind of starting to worry me, so i want to tackle that project and basic maintenance first...
this is what parts im thinking of throwing at it next and i still havnt decided on what kind of spark plugs, maybe e3? any help or suggestions are appreciated
ACCEL DISTRIBUTOR ROTOR $8.95
Hughes Engines

ACCEL DISTRIBUTOR CAP $14.95
Hughes Engines

MSD wires $79.95
Hughes Engines

180º POWERSTAT $7.95
Hughes Engines

Accel ignition coil $48.95
Hughes Engines

ADAPTER HARNESS MAGNUM COIL $23.95
Hughes Engines

FI AirGap Kit $599.99
Hughes Engines

PaceSetter Performance $233.95
PaceSetter Performance 70-1315 - PaceSetter Headers - Overview - SummitRacing.com

Flowmaster Super 10 $69.99
Flowmaster 8425152 - Flowmaster Super 10 Series Mufflers - Overview - SummitRacing.com
 

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Nice build list..truck is looking good! See your from Mass. what part? Born in Brockton here!
 

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Talk to Ramhunter1 about the parts. I'm sure he can get you a great deal on them.
 
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