Dillins Build Thread
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From: utica il
idk, jacked it from photobucket. dillnutz was seriously supposed to get a new truck today though. 97 f250 4x4 powerstroke ext. cab. lower miles with a 5spd. kid was pumped. hope it turns out as good as he hopes. looks like a nice rig.
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From: utica il
for a 17 year old kid dillin has his head on pretty straight and he has a lot going for him. he works full time(with a lot of ot) in a fab shop and is still in h/s. he barely has any time to himself, but he likes it i guess. i don't think he's made much progress lately. but like i said he's trying to avoid dicking around on the net. i just hope this truck doesn't end up as a pile of parts collecting rust in the back of his shop.
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Ill wait until he makes a little more progress then buy it. #1 on the agenda? Remove homoghey lift and finned Sterling diff cover. 
He told me last night he finished the hangers and a crossmember. I stay on his **** all the time about working to the point he has zero personal time while still in HS. He has the rest of his life for that unfortunately.
He told me last night he finished the hangers and a crossmember. I stay on his **** all the time about working to the point he has zero personal time while still in HS. He has the rest of his life for that unfortunately.
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From: Joppa, Maryland
I try to tell him that too, did the same thing when I was his age (like 5 yrs ago lol), but I do regret it at least a little bit. Though, I didn't knock up any bishes, get any felonies, etc, so maybe it was a good thing.
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There is a slight bit of progess. I did build a new set of front rear hangers. Only took about an hour because i got sweet tools to play with. I gusseted the front side. Made them a tad shorter. My rear was a touch to high. I cut out the rusty stock cross member and have made one to tie in with backside of the cross members. I would post pictures but my phone is out of space and I have deleted all I can. So someday I will take a camera from home and snap a couple. No my truck will not become a pile of parts, I don't care what happens it will be finished. Im thinking we will slow down enough this winter to where I can work all weekends on it. No I still come around on the sites, just get a tad bit tired of the drama and no one is posting up builds so its not fun to read.
Easy on the fin diff cover, its in the scrap pile. I don't want that thing to haunt me for the rest of my life. I don't see any homoghey lift on my truck. haha
Easy on the fin diff cover, its in the scrap pile. I don't want that thing to haunt me for the rest of my life. I don't see any homoghey lift on my truck. haha
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I need some input from you guys. I got a new daily driver. Red 97 F250 ext cab long bed 4x4. Im thinkin about putting km2's on it and also some aftermarket rims. Nothing silly. Just a nice clean and simple wheel that is good looking. Right now it has some bfg km's, they will last me through winter so I'm in no rush. Im mainly concerned about the rim's I cant find any that I think would just pop on the truck. Thanks
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From: utica il
17'' classic II's with the fake beadlock ring. it'll look good, but not too blingy. regular classic II's are nice but a little too plain nowadays, the fake lock ring really makes them "pop"
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/i...assic_lock.jpg
http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/i...assic_lock.jpg