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Old Sep 9, 2021 | 08:37 PM
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This truck is so sick. I love it. Keep up the good work brother. keep posting pics i love the updates.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2021 | 10:26 PM
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Agreed - the truck is looking awesome Manny.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2021 | 06:53 AM
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nice cage work...will need to add forced induction to overcome the additional wt on this rig!
 
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Old Sep 10, 2021 | 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by somethingclever
nice cage work...will need to add forced induction to overcome the additional wt on this rig!

It has an all aluminum 6.2 LS engine so we traded weight
 
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Old Sep 10, 2021 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Mannysouza
It has an all-aluminum 6.2 LS engine so we traded weight
Let the hate begin. I think an LS upgrade is a great option for this truck. But some people just cant stand it.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2021 | 02:45 PM
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Gotta comment on cage as well. It is quite a sight to behold, probably even more impressive in person.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2021 | 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by maddogjohnson
Gotta comment on cage as well. It is quite a sight to behold, probably even more impressive in person.

Thanks! It will have more bracing before it’s done. I have not seen it in person myself, the pictures are from the fabricator that I elected to redo what I did but better. All the work I have seen in person is high quality. Hope to have this thing driving next year sometime.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2021 | 09:41 AM
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1977 4wd crew cab short bed 400m with dual tanks

Does anyone know what the stock exhaust looked like on these trucks? Did any of them come with dual exhaust exiting from both sides of the box?
thanks,
Kurt
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 03:30 PM
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Howdy all,

Just joined and am getting started on this Beast. You should see me here a good bit asking questions. I know very little about it. One owner, been in my Girlfriends family since new, but I may have to marry into the family to actually get to work on it. I've already been told "Don't fix the dents!"

Few dents here and there, and repainted at least once, a ton of rust in the bed and floor boards, and a rough replacement 351.

It was an overstocked fleet vehicle for Brown and Root, apparently, when purchased new by her father, I guess in 77'.




 

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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 03:32 PM
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That looks like a real nice truck
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 03:38 PM
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yeah, it's strangely beautiful. That green is kind of mesmerizing.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 04:19 PM
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Looks like a score to me. Love the color.

I could only WISH my in-laws loved these trucks as much as me. Heck, I'd be OK with them even accepting the trucks as acceptable...
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 04:59 PM
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Welcome to the Dentside, PatStat69! Awesome Crew you have there! Lots of friendly folks with a ton of knowledge here. My in-laws are chebby fans so we have a love hate relationship, lol, all in good fun though! It burns Cool Pop up that his sweet daughter, Belle, drives a ‘78 Bronco and a ‘12 Mustang. “And it’s all my fault” 🤣
 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 06:50 PM
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Finally getting some paint done!!

Hey guys, I’m finally getting some paint on her after 2 long years, she should be done by the end of this month. I hope.





 
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Old Sep 15, 2021 | 08:33 PM
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Hey guys, I’m finally getting some paint on her after 2 long years…she should be done by the end of this month…I hope…
S code - Midnight Blue Metallic? Looks good!
 
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