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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 11:29 PM
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A little upgrading

Decided to do a little upgrading again. The truck has come a long way in the last year I've had it. Started as a gasser that I bought from a kid, swore I'd never buy another truck from a high school kid again. Did a RSK with v/b codes and bilstein 5100's. 17" fuel hostage wheels and 35" bfg AT KO2's. DIY e-fuel. Baby swamps and an Adrenaline hpop. Had Tony Wildman burn my ts-6. Installed a new headliner and vinyl floor a few months ago. And just installed seats from a '10 F150. A lot of other small odds and ends. Still have more to do, some more interior pieces, spray in bed liner, new paint... It never ends. I've received a lot of help from this forum and others and wanted to say thanks.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 12:00 AM
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looks great, those seats have me intrigued, how difficult was it to mount them? custom brackets or?
 
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 12:34 AM
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The fronts weren't bad. I mounted them to my original seat mount. I still need to figure out a way to lower the center a few inches though. The rears were a little more difficult. The rear mounts went thru the pan and I braced underneath. Their front mount , which is close to the rear, I built a cross frame and mounted it to the factory seats rear studs. I can flip the bottom cushions up and use the floor for storage. I still need to finish it up and paint it. I'll take more pics tomorrow of the mounts.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 07:32 AM
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Really nice truck!! Do you have any pictures of the wheels? I'm looking to buy a set of hostages and it would be nice to see what they look like with tires mounted on them.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 07:59 AM
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A lot of work for one year!


The seats look fantastic in there.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2015 | 08:19 PM
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Here's pics of the wheels and tires. Couldn't get a decent pic of the seat mount. When I get some days off and pull it out to finish and paint it I'll take some better ones.
 
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Thank you!
 
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