The night i brought the big girl home i smacked a 4pointer and trashed the bumper and grille. I was able to bend the valance and grille(nearly impossible to find) back into shape but the bumper was toast.
So now it's time to build her a proper apocalypse bumper. Found a 3" tube bumper on the list for another model, chopped the mounts and need 3" to make it work(thats what she said). So i ordered in some 3"od 1/4 wall tube to cut in 5" bits. I will turn down 1" on each end with my new smithy 3 in 1 to fit inside the 3/32 wall tube thats there.
While i was at it tonight i adjusted the aftermarket grant wheel,fixed the dome light,and added a calling card the the back glass. Not a bad night. Off the Vegas in the morn for work.
That truck is Fuckin Pist! My wife digs it too. I can't keep my 03 running no matter how many thousands I dump into it. They don't make em' like they used too. Hopefully you managed to toss that buck in the bed to feed the family. I think that new bumper could take a moose on. Fuck yeah!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, inspired by Ry's shop i just picked a 3in1 mill/lathe/drill press. Ready to start making parts. Tell your wife thanks, its growing on mine. Next on the list after the bumper is to do some step tubes so she can get in it. I think it reminds her of our younger days in my 79' and 66' fords.
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