91stranger
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- 2003
- Make / Model
- Gets Mo Chicks
- Engine Size
- 4.2 straight six powered by gremlins, goblins and mudbloods.
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
So I was working on my truck for the past month or so. Had to replace the fuel pump. Of course the fuel pump goes bad when I have a full tank of gas. So instead of dealing with a full tank of gas and dropping the tank I decided to remove the bed instead. Wanted to remove the bed anyway so I could paint the frame too. So I start on the bed bolts, had to use a break bar to bust them loose then my impact gun. Only broke one bolt shockingly. The bolts were soooo rusty and thin that most of them were not reusable. After seeing that they are almost 60-70 dollars for new ones I decided to use 1/2" grade 8 bolts with stop nuts instead. So I got the pump replaced then started cleaning the frame since it was really rusty. Our body shop guys have a sweet frame scaler that I used which ate the rust off with ease. I accidentally got too close to a brake line and busted it. (it was due). So I replaced most of the rusted out brake lines. Finally got to where I was ready for paint. I had found a bargain on craigslist a few months ago for some rustoleum tractor paint. I have green, blue, two reds and two yellows. I was testing out some colors and found that the green was way too bright. Mixed in some blue and it was too bright as well. Finally bought a quart of black paint and mixed with the green and blue and I got a color that was almost dead on with the paint. So now I have painted the back half of the frame since the bed was off. Got the bed back on and used the better 1/2" bolts on every spot except the front bolts by the gas tank. I couldn't get the 1/2" bolt to work there since I don't have a j-clip there so I had to use the factory torx bolt with j clip. By the way, I was sure to use anti-seize on all the bolts so they come off easy down the road. So now I have my good ol' truck up and running again. Here are some pics of the before and after.
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