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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 11:24 AM
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Lol no surprises under that cap.. no big spiders
 
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 02:18 AM
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Haha thats good. That would suck to have some giant spider be in there mucking everything up..
 
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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It would suck to be a giant spider in the dizzy when that bad boy was running. It's like an upside down blender.

I hate rust too, just knocked some of it off my truck the other day.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2012 | 02:31 AM
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Not a good day for that poor fellow...

I saw the patch job, it looks good so far.
 
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 05:47 PM
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2 coil springs in.. 1.5-2" lift looks good.. this is what factory ride height should have been..
New rear shackle brackets and 2 new rear leaf springs are next on the list..
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 06:26 PM
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Nothing has been done except for removing the drivers mirror.. still need the rear leafs and shackles
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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Thats more than i have done to my 78... I drove it to and from the bank and work, thats about it. I tried to price up new upholstery for my front bench but the website didn't tell me anything.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 09:25 PM
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Yea the only big thing that i did was that broken plug tune up.. took some time but it worked.. I got a Dtc code 0174.. probably gotta clean the MAF or replace it.. but its easy stuff now.. 4 new shocks and leaf springs
 
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Old Nov 10, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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Replaced 4 rear shackles.. did full tune up.. only torched the leaf spring bushings.. kept the old leaf springs since new ones are about $400+.. needs all new suspension.. i may just throw the dana 60s in and keep it for myself.. put a 4" in lift in or something idk yet
 
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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Hey what springs did you use to gain that extra lift?
 
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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I used stock ones.. I used 1.5 lift coils in the front
 
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Old Nov 24, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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Stock coils lifted it? Oh you mean from being broken then? Ok
 
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I got skyjacker.2" lift coils in the front to level the truck.. those are stock leafs with new bushings and shackles
 
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