Please tell me you are planing on going to LSfest next year (2014). I would like to meet you in person and compare our trucks, maybe a few pics/videos. I can't this year because that will be about a month after my son is born.

 

How much is left to do stewie? Looking good!! That paint job is a lot nicer than I orgiinally thought. Very cool!

 

fuel cell, lots-o-wiring/cleaning, full fuel system, battery relocate, install radiator, cut 8.8 rear end, rebuild posi, install spring sliders, box/brace frame. doesnt sound like much but i only get to peck at it an hour here and there. honestly all i got done today was putting the bed back on. and it's not even bolted down yet. had to go eat lunch with the wife. im back at it now. want to atleast get 2 bolts in the bed and get all of the transmission linkage in. maybe pull the radiator out and pressure wash/paint it and get it ready for the radiator/efan install.

havent decided if i want to box and brace the frame and see how long i can get away with no cage, or just bite the bullet and put a cage with down bars out the back window to brace everything up. i really dont want bars out the back. hard to argue street truck at that point lol.

 

Put the bars in like Manny's truck. Instead of having the rear kickers out the back glass they go in to the center behind the console.

 

I was looking for pictures of that truck and cant find them. what is manny's SN?

 

As far as boxing the frame i only boxed mine above the sliders but i have no cage and didnt want to add any extra weight. I have seen pictures with of s10s with the down bars under the bed rail but the threads are usually accompanied bt post saying they wont pass tech idk

 

it will probably be my turn to plasti dip soon. i rattle caned the rear wheels black just to see how it would look. personally i like the blacked out look on this truck more than the blingy wheels. what do you guys think?

the plan at this point is to plastidip the wheels black, leave the hood/grille/f and r bumpers black and tint the windows with a black leather bed cover. yay or nay?

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Nay. Paint the hood and bumpers to match, leave wheels as is.

 

What size tires front and rear also what size wheels please what brand wheels are? If you don't mind. Are you running explorer 8.8 rearend swap?

 

15x10 rears with 6.5 backspacing. the backspacing is to fit an 8.8 rear end that is narrowed 3". if you want to run a stock width 8.8 you will need 7.5" backspacing.

15x4 front wheels with a 26x6 sportsman tire. rear tire is a 275/60-15 m/t et drag radial.