Dillins Build Thread
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o ya for sure mark, i will be doing that, i just wanted to get the truck roughed in. i will fine tune everything as i go. just wanted to get it on its own weight. ya i thought about a cross member for them front one? what you guys think you think bracin to the frame would be alright or just go all out and put a cross member in? thanks
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That would work, good call..
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ok question just snooping around on cl and found a fresh rebuilt 429 for 1200 everything stock except .40 over...should i hop on it and just leave mine in storage and wait for another day. because i cant get mine that nice for 1200? what you think?
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ya not sure yet just found it so i txted him but no responsesoo ill call him tomorrow and ya ill only buy or think about it if i see reciepts of less than a couple of months old. i dont have lots of extra money but i would rather put money in something 100% ready to rock and roll than dick around with mine cause all im going to do is keeping building and buildin on it cause im never happy.
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See if you can hear it run first or have some kind of guarantee from a machine shop or wherever it was built.
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dillin, where do you live? my local prices are high, but that seems high to me. i would much rather spend 3-500$ on a motor i could hear run, and have the spare cash left to put in it. 1200 is a chit price, cause it probably means they only did what needed to be done to make it run again. i would much rather get a junkyard motor or a runner from a private seller. my yards will get them running before you buy em, and thats why i trust them. if it is close and you can see it and hear it run, it may be worth it, otherwise save your cash and look elsewhere
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i dont trust no one on motors. i would much rather buy a locked up one and rebuild it he said he had no reciepts so its going to be a no go, unless he can drop that prices a **** ton.....ya i can hear it run, but i already have one so ill prolly just stick to orignal plan.
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you could always find a stock set to rig together with the lift coils. i haven't seen that riggertry voodoo done in a long time, then you could get them chrome plated. that would scream badass and let people know you mean business
