BIG RED's build thread
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From: AZ
Looks good Bill! Mine sticks up in the rear but not as much as yours. You need a big old 5th wheel on there to level it out, LOL. I got the new coil springs to put in and I'm hoping it will raise it up in the front a inch or two, should make it look better.
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From: Southern West Virginia
I think that would look good Jose 
I do need a fifth wheel camper! I hope to have one next year. I'll probably take that extra leaf out of the rear springs though to level it out.
Glad your over your crisis Travis, LOL What your saying about the exhaust I found out by accident. When I put the 38 gallon rear tank in I had to clear the tank with the tailpipe. It ended up like you described!
Looks good Bill! Mine sticks up in the rear but not as much as yours. You need a big old 5th wheel on there to level it out, LOL. I got the new coil springs to put in and I'm hoping it will raise it up in the front a inch or two, should make it look better.
Looks good Bill! Mine sticks up in the rear but not as much as yours. You need a big old 5th wheel on there to level it out, LOL. I got the new coil springs to put in and I'm hoping it will raise it up in the front a inch or two, should make it look better.
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Thanks for the offer but I think I might just keep it.LOL
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Are you sure? I don't mind a bit LOL!
I thought about pricing the pipe and fittings, and just building the exhaust myself. I have to see if I can save enough money doing it that way to make it worth the trouble.
I thought about pricing the pipe and fittings, and just building the exhaust myself. I have to see if I can save enough money doing it that way to make it worth the trouble.
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Honestly I don't think it'd be worth it unless you can source the bends super cheap and you'll have to use aluminized to see any real savings. Buying individual mandrel bends gets expensive real quick. Lol
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Got the filler necks made, the lights in and my tool box on. I may wait until I paint the bed to put a tailgate on it, and I have a chrome factory bumper on one of the parts trucks, just need to get it off. This is what it looks like now......I like it!
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Glad your over your crisis Travis, LOL What your saying about the exhaust I found out by accident. When I put the 38 gallon rear tank in I had to clear the tank with the tailpipe. It ended up like you described!
Looks good Bill! Mine sticks up in the rear but not as much as yours. You need a big old 5th wheel on there to level it out, LOL. I got the new coil springs to put in and I'm hoping it will raise it up in the front a inch or two, should make it look better.
Looks good Bill! Mine sticks up in the rear but not as much as yours. You need a big old 5th wheel on there to level it out, LOL. I got the new coil springs to put in and I'm hoping it will raise it up in the front a inch or two, should make it look better.
Bill, it does look good. I unlike some others, really liked the utilitarian look of the flat bed though. Not all flat beds are created equal, but that one just fit that truck. You going to put the lower trim on the dually bed?
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Looks good Bill! The rake is pretty similar to mine, maybe a hair more? I like it that way too. I hooked on the trailer with two cars stored in it and pulled it out a few days ago to unload them and it sits right at level.
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YOUR truck looks great Bill. I, like Todd said, liked the flatbed also but the dually bed I like better!