my truck so far

mcdonald58

mcdonald58

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the truck the day i got it. i i got it as a birthday present from the parents it had 38k on it.
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after i did some painting and added the tool tool box. painted my wheels black and covered the blue stripe. also got the tool box for free.
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my front end as it sits right now. ive got some big plans for this spring and the front end. like painting both my bumpers black and grille black . then getting a fog light valance and tow hooks. the lights are mounted by light tabs i might put in a angle iron between the tabs with the left over i have from making brackets for the fogs and possibly some black headlights or just clear corners still havent decided. .
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i also plan to add some bed rail caps from bushwacker and possibly getting a pair of 06+ mirrors.
let me know what you guys think and if you have any suggestions on how to make it look updated.
 
Sounds like you're going all out on it man. Gonna look good! Oh, and paint your rockers black! Haha. Spray on bedliner is your one and only friend lol
 
i am its going to last me forever because i am running it until its completely dead. so i am making it how i want it.now that i think of it painting my rockers would bee awesome. and would cover up the damage that some prick did to my truck in a hit and run in my school i was so angry and the cop was clueless i did more investigative work than her.
 
lol Gotta love clueless fuzz. But yeah, even though your truck is dark blue, it'll still show up. Just don't clear coat it so it has that matte finish, and if you're doing your rockers you might as well do the bumpers in bedliner too.
 
mcdonald58 said:
yea would it have a textured look to it? never painted anything with it.
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Depends on what kind you use. If you use roll on, it'll have a real textured look. Spray on, not so much if any at all. It's rough to the feel, but just looks like black matted and slightly textured paint. No big lumps like Rhino Liner if that's what you're asking
 
i would like to go up but i need to keep my mpg and its just 2wd. no offense to those guys who lower their trucks but i hate the look of it. im more of a rugged off-road type of guy.
 
If you wanna keep MPGs, go with a body lift for now. Won't affect the handling of the truck and you'll still have pretty good mileage. Plus, it's cheap and easy to do lol
 
yea then i would have to get some bigger tires. i see the dollar signs adding up. stupid college making me have a budget lol.
 
I'd leave it the way it is, get a nice set of 15s and slap a set of 235/75/R15s. Im running 32s on my stock rangerj and they fit other than having to trim the bumper a bit and they're a hell of a lot bigger than 235's

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yea i think im going to try and find a body shop to repaint my doors and pull out the dent then ill paint my rockers.
 
i think i might put some spray on bedliner on my tool box. has anyone done this? i also might get a set of the newer center caps.
 
nice truck man!

ive got 235/75/15s that i run in winter. with 3.73s and my 4 banger they push easy. i think theyre like 29ish inches tall
 
ive got most of the prep work done on the grille sanded it down this morning painting will begin tomorrow when its 60 outside. dont worry ill post up pics when its done.
 
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