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budget 88 b2 build


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well guys got some done today, went muddin with some freinds, ordered about $60 worth of parts off ebay, and got my cb in place, and finally did my shifter handles. the cb isnt wired up yet, im waiting till my dual whip setup gets here. well here are the pics, let me know what you guys think of the shifter handles and the cb idea. oh and im flipping off the old knobs because they were hard as hell to gett off, especially the tranny knob. oh and i got the b&m knob from a freind he needed gas money so he sold me that knob and some $80 offroad lights all for $20. also got some sshifter boots from a toyota from a nnother freind for $5, hope to make one of em for the t case. and i the warn knob i had laying around so i drilled it to fit and hammered it on there





 


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well i went out to check my light out, and nothing, i checked my in line ffuse and its good. ill check it out more tomorrow when its not raining
 

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well it stopped raining, and i went out to get to work on my truck. got the front end stripped apart for painting, painted most of the interior, and looked at where i should put my reverse lights. i kneed your guys help on the reverse lights, should i mount them directly under the tailight, or baside it? im thinking beside it, but im not sure yet, let me know what you guys think. also noticed how ugly my core support was so i went over it with a quick coat of flat black, also painted the front of my frame, and touched up my bumper where it was welded. i got everything but 2 peices painted today, ill have a finished pictures up tommorow, the last pic is what it looks like as of now. oh and i took my truck for a quick drive to test out my t handle shifter and i love it, much better than the old one. also got a pic of my new tach i traded the big one for. also took a pic of my cb antenna mounts, and also took of the side steps.















 

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I got a B&M shifter knob too, love better then my factory one.

I so want a set of chrome steel wheels like you have, my dad has the samething, I have ugly factory ones and one doesnt match the rest plus they are are bent to hell.
 

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I got a B&M shifter knob too, love better then my factory one.

I so want a set of chrome steel wheels like you have, my dad has the samething, I have ugly factory ones and one doesnt match the rest plus they are are bent to hell.
i'm using the b and m shifter knob too. love it!
 

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I got a B&M shifter knob too, love better then my factory one.

I so want a set of chrome steel wheels like you have, my dad has the samething, I have ugly factory ones and one doesnt match the rest plus they are are bent to hell.
yea i love it, but i really wasnt a set of black 15 inch cragar soft 8 rims
 

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oh and i got my lights working, went out and one of the connections came loose
 

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well got my front put back together and it looks much better. the grill doesnt stick out to much farther than where i mangled the fender. got all but 2 peices painted, and got a lot of interior peices put in. still need help on deciding about the reverse lights. and yes the last pic is a poser shot, i had very very little flex on the curb. and a couple random pics.










 

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thats some mad flex there yo, looking good!
 

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beats mine lol its in my thread of build
 

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lol i dont think it does, i wasnt eeven flexed lol
i was on a curb as tall as my shoes insole lol you still win
 

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