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Post subject: my new toy  Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2010 11:08 pm |
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i just got this the other day...puryear, how do you like my new/used dodge,it's a 97 2500 4x4...i got it from my brother in law for a steel,about $2000...the tranny was rebuilt this time last year with a shift kit to...it has 36x14.50 super swampers on it that are almost bald...i'm ordering some new super swamper's this week...i plain on getting it painted soon after i do a little body work...so what do you guy's think??? here are some pic's of it from tonight...i'll post some better ones tomorrow after i clean it up...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:37 am |
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:31 am |
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For the price,,,I love it!!! The body looks great in the pictures, what body work are you talking about having to do?
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:25 pm |
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there are a few small dent's on it and rock chips in the hood...both front finders need to be lined up with the doors some...need to fix the drive door, for you have to pick up on it to shut it...i plan on painting it soon so i need to get on the body work...i'm thinking of painting it charcole black with black racing strips...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 11:36 pm |
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sorry for no pic's i'll try to load them later this week...i just put on a 2inch leveling kit on the front and put on some new shoes...she now ride's on 36x13.30x 17 irok super swampers on black 8 hole crawler rim's...why they call them crawler rim's when they are not beed lock rim's, i do not know...they cost me $1750 buck's if you wanted to know...so the 2.2 comp rig i want to get is going to have to wait...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 1:37 am |
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well never mind on the comp rig...i just ordered a dodge body and venom creeper to build a scale version of my truck so look in the 1.9 thread for the build...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 7:11 am |
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i have the same tire on my bronco, ride pretty well, nice little hum running down the interstate and work great off road.
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 10:03 am |
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I have a spare sportsman rig if you wanna run with us. 
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:07 am |
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baldchris wrote: i have the same tire on my bronco, ride pretty well, nice little hum running down the interstate and work great off road. yeah, they are a pretty good tire all around and the hum is not to bad...i just replaced the track bar to get rid of the death bumps the truck had a 45mph...i need replace the shock's and all the rubber bushings because the shaking is still in the front but no where near as bad as it was...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:41 pm |
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here are some pic's...now i just need to get it painted and do some interior work...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 1:39 am |
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sweet iroks! are they radials?
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 12:00 pm |
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Nismotuningrocks wrote: sweet iroks! are they radials? yes they are radials plus 10ply tires...
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 12:42 pm |
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i used to have one almost identical to this.
we need to get together some time. i found some some really nice 4x4 trails up in the mountains this weekend.
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:45 pm |
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:06 am |
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my wife and i went to lurray to hike hazel mt this past weekend and while i was there i found some trails near the cabin. they're on the atlas just west of lurray. that's how i found them.
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 4:56 pm |
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I have a house out in Luray, hopefully if I get my license straight I'll move out there in the next year.
Specifically it's in Stanley, but all in the same county.
Nice looking truck BTW, those Dodge's look pretty brawny.
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Post subject: Re: my new toy Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:27 am |
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the place we stayed was right accross the road, kinda, from shannendoah outfitters. that's beautiful country out there.
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