'88 pickup- to start with

Discussion in '1984-1988 Build-Up/Project Threads' started by estgang1991, Mar 29, 2013.

  1. estgang1991

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    and i actually used another wrech as a breaker bar, worked wonders. lol busted my hands a few times but it was worth it
     
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    Did u make sure your torsions were even? If I were you I would take those bump stops off or shave em down to half way.....now lets see the pics man:headbang::headbang:
     
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    yeah, i made sure they were, it started getting dark on me or the bump stops woulda already been out and the front woulda already been lower lol. i'm fixing to start working on trying to get them out i think, i think my instructor is gonna let me do it in the shop. after i go up to my work and get my check i'ma grab batteries and head home to get some pictures of it and put them up
     
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    how do i "shave" my bump stops? i'd rather not remove them honestly but i tried cutting one of them while it was on the truck and couldn't even seem to scratch it!!! is the rubber just that hard? what do i do?
     
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    its just that thick. im honestly not running any on my truck and no issues thus far. you can also use 69 camaro v8 shocks for a better ride. or look at the how-to on here for using the ford pinto shocks which are shorter as well.
     
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    alright guys, got pics now. i'll put up side by sides of the before and after to the best of my abilities lol
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    that's the last one i took today, got my blocks finally. going with 3" blocks and i'm remove a leaf and flip my overload this coming weekend and i'll post pics then too. i'll grab some pics of the interior for everyone(it's rough, don't judge me) and post them later tonight. get some clearance pics too!
     
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    more pics, some of interior then a couple shots of it from the front
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    damn neighbor kids wont stay away from it!!
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    the rusty looking stuff is from when the door panel was in the bed of the truck when i got it(it's warped too) i just took the camo seat cover off to find a couple tears in the seat back no pics of that though
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    haven't had it long, still haven't gotten around to cleaning it
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    got my blocks today, too. i know they're aluminum but they're only temporary
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    tried gettin a pic of something under the frame rail, but i couldnt get a good angle
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    still got alot of clearance under it but that's soon to be no more. still on the bump stops, didnt get around to removing them today but when i do i'm taking more outta the front, probably another inch and a half to 2"
     
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    got bored in the little bit of rain we got last night
     

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