i snagged it quick from redeth but my truck is missing the middle supports (6 fasteners attach it to the body)

the middle attachments on both sides on mine is missing got new plastic inserts for the centers an bolts to the corner supports

redeth is pulling them off his as he dont need them no valence now so in a bit ill have it fully attached

also snagged his bull bar already looking how to support its bolts through the bumper to the frame so to get a nice triangular support of it as it just bolts to the tow hooks mounting points also want to give it a tough rustolium paint job in gloss black but im drained of $ so has to wait

 

got the filler in and the valence yay shes got a nearly complete front end again



if you look right under the inside screws of each turn signal thats the mounting hole redeth is sending the brackets for (shes very dusty right now)


lots of dust we just had our first 2 wild fires in the region friday an saturday so i expect lots of dust an smoke pollution this summer

 

Will, I can't say enough how amazing the transformation of this is already! Can't wait to see you get those cutouts to complete most of the outer restoration...

I also I'm so eager to hear good news on your foot and otherwise... You been a very patient man with a great attitude about the whole nightmare. I have tons of respect for you, none of it I promise out of pity, but rather, of a respect and admiration due to your perseverance and refusal to be dragged into a dark state of mind! Hope truly is an incredible tool... But most often does its best when the person in hope continues to press on with as much as they can possibly get done in order to feel, well, useful would be a good word... And in a hands on type of way. Again, amazing work and as always I am excited to see every stage as it comes . Keep kicking arse!

 

Looking good Dragon, she's got a nice smile on her now!

 

thank ya mark yeah just need the bumper ends now get the passenger fender fixed/replace the rustout (guy hasnt said much lately likely busy with work)

the foot ehh is the foot change the bandage 2x a day an wait till july i have let it get to me if it werent for the runner id gone coocoo by now i seem strong cause im too stubborn to give in

 

yes she does! :-) thank ya daiberi

 

As stated before, great transformation man, that thing has came a long way since you started. My outlook with these first gens has changed so much I'm glad to see some of them being saved not that I'm appossed to a good off road build but there is just getting to less and less of them. Anyway great work man, time to start enjoying some of that effort.

 

HEY!......MISTA!.......HARRRRY UP OVA DEAHHHH! Hehehe.....

Really wish I could lend a hand!

 

i have been an though she has her flaws i love this truck its the flaws that make her mine

my daughter several days ago gave us a major scare she disappeared one moment we were telling her dinner was nearly done an poof shes gone when called for dinner we called checked the property twice (barns dog kennel horse corrals) nothing all of us yelling her name

Kris tore off on the 3 wheel atc i tore out in the runner ripping down the road to the neighbors to the east then went down couple of the rough farm roads to check irrigation catch fencing hoping she wouldnt be there the current in some is very strong an open to a child falling in

the runner shifted when asked floating over ruts an dips i know i was taking too fast i made the mile upmile over an back to find out she'd gone down the street to the neighbor 1/4 mile away to the west who we dont know.. had us all majorly scared her mom in tears me ..there are no words

the runner is an excellent truck

 

no worries man no worries

 

Wow man that's some Scarry stuff, so glad it worked out OK, kids don't seem to think us parents worry about them. Glad to hear the runner performed when you needed it.

 

my daughter will be on a literal 'short' leash if she dont respond in one call ooooh..... >..<


she certainly did! kris borrowed it last night an said it has a LOT more torque an get up n go than it first did when he took a drive in it, i said well its got just over a hundred on the trip'O'meeter an likely 150 in just idle running while adjusting things or moving her around rings they are a sealin better an better! lol

i was washing out a big rug for the living room on the patio an moved my runner round an flushed the frame power washing the rear end an undercarrage then just stuck the hose into the frame from the rear an let it flow for a bit to wash out anything loose an any salt inside it

 

Talking to you on the phone ur tension was palpable! You were clearly distraught and as any parent should be! My dad called us "his precious lil emotional terrorists"! Hahaha. I heard from him a few times and they have the police and everyone in Santa Monica and the surrounding cities looking for me... I was in this tiny little hole in the corner of my closet, laughing my butt off.... And that's how they found me is hearing me laughing! My daughter hid from me and her mother and one of the circular rock at a clothing store for nearly an hour.. Where we actually thought she was adopted and were absolutely panicked! Want I'm coming home from the field trip I got off the bus early by talking them into letting me off at like 8 years old... And then walk to my babysitter's Adventura Lee came home and then immediately called my parents who were panicked and again had the police looking for me!

 

mark i hid like that one time.. mom took me outside from my hiding spot an put me infront of the 2 sheriff cars and a fire dept rescue truck an did I EVER get an earful from those guys an i was old enough to have known better i got grounded for months and had to help out at the fire dept for 3 weekends washing the trucks NOT easy i was beat an fell asleep before getting home each time

 

yay shocks arrived was startin to wonder about usps 2 days late sat for a full day in salt lake city sigh...

went out an installed about the smallest LED assembly ive ever seen behind my climate controls easy an fast change out the bulb was dim with the green boot on it

SO i got a T5 replacement in green



and heres the brightness it dim's nicely with the other lights i think this will work nicely!

 

took some sky shots forgot i had them on my phone
first was from nov 2nd



the rest were yesterday





just thought id share

 

put in a couple 15 LED surface mount panels in the map light



AHH NOW were cooking! they fit on an angle up inside thus all the light hits the focusing lens an makes for a great light on the lap

now Kris wants me to work on his 93 Intrepid replacing bulbs with LED's i aught to just to get the fun multicolor shifting ones put um in behind his gauges an watch the fun HAHAHAHA

 

Cool pix..... amd nice work on the lighting.... PICS! Lol

 

See your sky pics made me smile, just the other night I was headed east on I40 just east of flagstaff AZ I glanced in the mirror and thought wow what a sunset so I pullee over to take a few pics, there was about 10 people in the rest area doing the same thing. Mine didn't turn out to good I'm going to go ahead and blame it on my camera lens being dirty Lol.

LEDs are cool and on my long list of future upgrades.

 

its hard to take night shots lol

LED's are easy an if you spend a bit of time looking you can find some great deals
for the SR5 dash you'll need
3 colored T10 LED's of your choice for illumination (so green for stock, red blue yellow purple pink warm white, cool white)
7 white T10's for turn arrows high beam, various warning lights and least
4 T5 whites one flat colored T5 for behind the climate control (you can see it above posts) they dont come in as many colors but the main ones they do

NOTE: white LED's will bleach a bit of color from warning lights or colored plastic so for example behind the ALT light a red LED T10 would be a good choice (or orange/yellow behind the check light) as it makes the indicator "yell" visually for attention but its not an absolute must be i used white in mine an looks great

outside though im disappointed with the 1157 brake lights ive tried so far havent gotten any 1156 for the turn signals OR high power CREE LED's for the backup lights yet i did change out the 194 bulbs in the markers for colored T10's an they are great

the more amps you drop via LED's taking out bulbs the more juice goes for headlights radio wipers an charging the battery