Dave's multiple beer break Expy build

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Tail lights and third brake light done. So far to me this mod has made the biggest impact on the looks of the expy. Looks like the tails are part of the truck now instead of tacked on. Rustoleum lens tint is works great with royal red. It was a real pain in the #ss to get all 3 pieces the same shade though! Lots of buffing.................. and buffing..................and buffing...........................................................

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Haven't been getting much done since old man winter is here and now I have no garage. I did manage to install my 750 watt inverter under the console and some floor lighting.

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Removed the center seat from the second row. Now no more fold and tumble just an isle like a minivan. Gee now I can only haul 7 people. I'll have to see what other seats I can eliminate.:naughty:

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New shoes:

Cooper Discoverer AT3 275/70/18's because the price was right at $190 each installed.
Not really a Discoverer fan but we'll see. No rubs so far but I have the Readylift to put on soon as the weather breaks. Can't wait to get it in the air some!

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Well it was almost 30 deg.here today and I was out of beer so i decided to try and accomplish something(anything).Today is the day I finally rid my engine of that ugly ass octopus and all it's tentacles. Picked up a Spectre CAI from Summit while I was ordering other stuff for only $150.Usually I run K&N stuff but I didn't have the extra cash because I ordered a lift and a Powerstop 1 click brake kit. TBH i really don't care if it runs better,I just wanted that factory POS off the engine so I went for looks this time with a polished aluminum tube.

Can somebody tell me just what is the purpose of all those blobs. Surely this cant help performance.

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Ripped this puppy out too so I guess I did the Gotts mod??

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Starting to see an engine!! Sorry about the dirt but really no use in cleaning up under here till the weather breaks.

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Trimmed the rubber the snorkel went through to make the hole bigger to suck more air baby!

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Ok ok I cleaned things up a bit. All done

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Another shot of the new tires. Lift is next.

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Parts are starting to pile up.

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Readylift:

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Powerstop drilled and slotted rotors + carbon ceramic pads:

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