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Oct 3, 2017 | 03:30 PM

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56panelford

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Nice work on the cable end, John!

It works is the main thing, the part I ordered still hasn't arrived after two and a half weeks...

Oct 3, 2017 | 04:09 PM

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Well, that's the bad part about living out in the boonies, John!

Oct 4, 2017 | 06:55 PM

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Driving this truck now with that extra gear sure makes a big difference, so much quieter and seems much more responsive now that I put the 4bl on it. Very happy with this stock motor and no need for more power..

Oct 4, 2017 | 09:40 PM

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MMM more power good !!!!!

Oct 5, 2017 | 08:58 AM

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seems much more responsive now that I put the 4bl on it.

Great news John. What’d you have before the 4 barrel?

Oct 5, 2017 | 09:02 AM

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A 2 bl on a stock manifold, I think now that the rpm's and the engine isn't already screaming doing 60 makes a big difference too.

Oct 16, 2017 | 10:32 AM

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Hi I have enjoyed viewing your thread and now I have a question. Do you have spacers at the back of your box where it mounts to the frame? I am looking at a 54 with a C-notch done and the truck lowered but it has 3" spacers at the back of the box. I am wondering if the rear frame has sagged as the front of the box has no spacers where it mounts behind the cab. I realize this is to clear the diff due to the truck being lowered.

Oct 16, 2017 | 02:46 PM

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Think I have it figured out, truck came originally with wood deck and tailgate sill but this truck has a metal floor and no sill so spacers there to make up for thickness missing. Correct me if I am wrong.

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Nov 7, 2017 | 06:11 PM

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It sucks when winter arrives, all I can do is an oil change and keep the dust off it...

lol

Nov 7, 2017 | 07:33 PM

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Hmm I got stuff to do lol . I could ship you a few pieces to tide you over .

Nov 7, 2017 | 07:35 PM

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I do have a few things that need done to the panel, after that it's a slack do nothing winter...

I need to win the lottery so I can afford to go south for the winter ...

Nov 7, 2017 | 08:10 PM

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76 degrees today in socal, if you don't mind too many pigs in the same trough. . .

Nov 7, 2017 | 08:12 PM

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I do have a few things that need done to the panel, after that it's a slack do nothing winter...

I need to win the lottery so I can afford to go south for the winter ...

I need to win the lottery so that I can go north for the summer

Nov 7, 2017 | 08:32 PM

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I need to win the lottery so that I can go north for the summer

I wonder if there is a happy medium somewhere..

Nov 7, 2017 | 08:46 PM

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I wonder if there is a happy medium somewhere..

Yes there is, Central PA in September for the Truckstock at the Bald Eagle State Park!