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Old Nov 15, 2022 | 01:32 PM
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Bronco guys steal the extended cab seats as the same, ****ers.

I am all about making a buck, sure. But do not sell me a door panel for $250 you paid $10 for at the yard. Get bent. Better off buying a complete truck for its stuff. At least now is the time for 10th Gen stuff all over the yards, easy easy to fix what you need.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2022 | 01:42 PM
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Bronco guys steal the extended cab seats as the same, ****ers.

I am all about making a buck, sure. But do not sell me a door panel for $250 you paid $10 for at the yard. Get bent. Better off buying a complete truck for its stuff. At least now is the time for 10th Gen stuff all over the yards, easy easy to fix what you need.
Nothing wrong with making a quick buck, but when the only crew cab on the lot has all the missing parts you need, it gets the blood boiling lol
 
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Old Nov 15, 2022 | 02:08 PM
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Hey, I have a complete, rot free crew cab...with brown door cards. If I part it, they are yours vato.

Probably will fix and flip.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2022 | 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by z31freakify
Nothing wrong with making a quick buck, but when the only crew cab on the lot has all the missing parts you need, it gets the blood boiling lol
Well there is quick buck and then there is blatant rip off. I'd say get bent too and find it myself LOL
 
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Old Nov 19, 2022 | 04:56 PM
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I ordered a key less entry system for the truck it was very cheap like $17 after taxes, plan on installing sometime down the line, to cold right now to really do anything "comfortably" didn't get to go to junk yard been kicking back, playing some games on the old idiot box.




 
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Old Nov 19, 2022 | 06:48 PM
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I love mine, easy to install down in pass kick panel. Six wires I think it was only!
 
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Old Nov 26, 2022 | 05:27 PM
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Finally got a chance to go to the JY. Found what I needed for both Mule and the wifes Cadillac. Also found what I believe are west coast mirrors? Didn't take them cause I uave no use but if SicarioX needs them I'll get them.













so I found a speedo, kick panels, glove box, dash pad and what I really went for, the I beam. Also notice the speedois only reading 167k lol. If that were the original cluster on that truck it was worn to **** for that mileage
Total cost $104 and change.


 
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Old Nov 26, 2022 | 05:42 PM
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I know @Hit Man X has been looking for those mirrors for years. Might wanna holler at him.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2022 | 08:25 PM
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Another thing I just noticed is that the truck at the JY has a steering damper, might take the brakets from it tomorrow, I'll see what else I can find, only traveled 1/4 of the JY, it's a big JY

 
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Old Nov 28, 2022 | 08:01 AM
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Looks like a nice yard, good scores!
 
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Old Nov 28, 2022 | 10:36 AM
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Si, por favor.
 
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Old Nov 28, 2022 | 11:17 AM
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Ill see if I can go today, didn't get to go yesterday.

Also wire wheeled the living shet out of the I beam, primed it and painted it looks 100x better IMO


And now to wait on parts
 
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Old Nov 30, 2022 | 08:33 AM
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Safe to say the PSOM fixed my harsh shifting, and all this time I was sure the tune had something to with it, now I feel like a dumb tard, truck is shifting awesome now, shifts are crisp, although I still get that flare between 2nd to 3rd on WOT, probably tuning, or trans not able to keep up with the tune.

Also got the ball joints and I beam bushings I opted not to replace the radious arm bushings, they are a year old and still are solid, they are cheap but ehh, I'm gambling it.



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Old Dec 3, 2022 | 05:53 PM
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Got a little done on the truck, worked all day so she got very little one on one time, to top it off the parts store gave me the wrong I beam pivot bushing, so I went and picked the right one from their HUB.







I Beam removed, new ball joints pressed in, just need to install the new I beam bushings on the "new" I beam.

And yes you can see the old I beam worn eyelet from a worn out bushing and a bolt traveling it's way up.

Next is driver side but that's a tale for tomorrow.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2022 | 06:41 PM
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Finished most of the work still need to do driver side I beam bushings. Truck is driving good now.

Stuff I did, replaced I beam bushing on passenger side, upper and lower ball joints, had to get new bushings as the second set they sent me were the wrong ones, again, so that in itself was a small journey, added 2" spacers to the shock mounts as did lift the truck up 2" and got to polish the truck (hasn't been polished bsincebthe paint job lol.












I'll post pics of the work done underneath when I get a chance missed the opportunity to take pics as I was in a rush to get that thing done.
 
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