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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Default Muffler and tailpipe about gone

made this Y pipe, removed muffler, muffler shop did the rest. $ 125.00

tween 3" pipes
 
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 11:08 AM
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I wanna see the finished flatbed
 
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Old Apr 23, 2007 | 09:17 PM
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Is working on it, need to finish with front end, tie rods outside and bottom balljoints.
Here are some pic's, working on it in between, been busy in shop with customer work.

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w98/saab9k/

blue bed is off my other truck, we was working on tranny when pic was taken.
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 07:16 AM
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the one is my intake and the other takes the exhust from going out the stacks to going out a tail pipe that is almost hidden, thats for when your pullin your fifthwheel and you don't want to give your wife and kids a headace
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DBogo
hey whit can you give me some more info on your eaton fuller shift ****

I got it from Bob Verhoff in Oregon or Washington I cant remember...its an Eaton fuller **** and I use the front switch to activate my exhaust brake and the side switch for my 2 wheel low range................I also cut 4" off my stick to accomidate it better...if you cut the stick let me know cuz its hallow and trickey
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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Here is a pic of my Eaton Fuller installed last Friday. I had to cut 3 inches off my stick to return to stock height.

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Old May 28, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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Here is my finished truck with home made bed, did have to buy 2 floorplates, rest i found in shop and in scrap yard. Made bed heavy for better ride.
On the top of bed in back, made a storage bin for chains and binders.
Painted the bed with tractor paint $33 gal, and clearcoated it $80.00 gal.
Painted truck with dupont white and clear, that paint is expensive, wanted to make truck original in paint.

truck with bed and full tank weight in at 7740 lbs.
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ERorlandoC
Here is a pic of my Eaton Fuller installed last Friday. I had to cut 3 inches off my stick to return to stock height.

Attachment 1334

Attachment 1335

cool man..now get you a chunk of 3/8" pipe insulation the foam stuff and run it down the stick to the rubber boot



saab9k...good job on the flatbed...looks good
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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so how are you guys doing this, i should probably buy a different stick so i dont screw mine up, and whit how did you make the switches activate things, arnt they air valves?
 
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Old May 28, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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Mug flaps...does that count?




Sub box and amp rack, rear seat mounts most of the stuff I install on my truck I customize in some way or another and a few of the stock part. Its hard to do much when your shop is the street in front of your apartment.
 
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