Beautiful work!!!
Great job!

 

Good job. You put alot of work into it.

 

Way to go. Saved yourself a ton of money and it turned out great.

Made my write-off repair look easy.

 

dam. Way awesom job. turned our really clean.

 

still some gaps between the fender and the body, as well as alignment issues with the hood, but the baby runs better now

 

I like that airbox tubing, where'd you get it?

 

pepboys for 15 bucks. You could always just get some 3" pipe and bend it urself, or just buy a bent pipe.

 

Thanks for the post--and the hard work. We have a similar problem (passenger side) on our 94 pickup 4WD. Wheelhouse, fender, bumper, valence, and lots of associated part will have to be replaced. 'Course we'll do the otherwise needed engine work, etc. while we're in there. This helps LOTS. Great work!

 

you prolly saved yourself like i dunno say 1800 right?? ide have to go prerunner with that little guy you can buy urself a BADASS pre-runner kit for that much, but on the other hand danm good work!

 

just make sure you have some time and a place to store the rig while you're working on it. Its also nice to have all the tools too, b/c buying them can get a little pricey

 

Thanks. I just got it driveable, after doing most of the work in my apartment parking lot. Thank God that manager here is cool. Still some work to do yet, but at least I can drive it now. Still some steering problems; I'm troubleshooting those now. I'd replaced the steering damper last year, and the original retaining nut popped off in the wreck, stripping the bolt. I've replaced those, but still have grinding when turning (especially left turns), and the steering wheel turns itself halfway to the left when driving straight. It's straight when parked and the wheels straight. I'm going through the manual you linked to right now to come up with more ideas, as there's nothing OBVIOUS causing the problems.
Thanks again!!

Update: Yes, I can be an idiot. I worked the still-bent bumper up and away from the tire more, as I'd forgotten that the truck leans away from turns as much as it does, and was hitting the tire with one of the mounting bolts. That problem solved. Also re-soldered the MAF internal connections, as those looked to have been poorly remanufactured anyway. Engine runs a LOT more smoothly, and fuel efficiency is improved.

 

good job... i too also have a mystery noise, but i can't figure it out. Im assuming something broke in the crash, but the wear is finally getting to the truck or something... Don't know, but don't really have the time to look into it with work and all.