wheeling my 01

[dgray69]

yup will have new rims in next week or two then theres 36 inch superswampers going on, that should make it a little more exciting. cant wait to hit the trails with it, and use it the way it was intended, might even get body work done and do a show or two with walnuts just to shake it up, hmmmm and make him look better, lol. ive got alot to do yet, like front clip being replaced. not looking forward to that. its alot of work, and the carpets all coming out and floor duralined at some point, no more shaggy floor, its a pride thing, not to many guys can say the entire build was done by them, i take blame for this entire mess, lmao,

 

[97_edition]

dgray69, Great pics. You have done a good job with your expy. I can't wait to see it with the new wheels/tires.

 

[nvycrmn]

its a pride thing, not to many guys can say the entire build was done by them, i take blame for this entire mess, lmao,

i agree. i feel so much better knowing that i am doing almost all of the work on my expy. the only things i have a shop do is if i cant do it with the tools i got. then i just usually go buy them so i can learn to do it myself. plus, the hobby shop on base is extremely helpful!

 

[97_edition]

dgray69, Great pics. You have done a nice job with your expy. I can't wait to see it with the new wheels/tires.

 

[dgray69]

should be intresting 36s going on, thats going to be tight, think i will end up with battle scars from this move, even if i shim the spring and tweek the tb another inch its going to be tight. guess i will have to be carefull slamming burms, ditches and banks

 

[dgray69]

picked up rims, bumper and lights from walnuts last night, cant wait to get them on, hope sunday to go get the 36s, and monday, tues to get lights in, and start with the mods needed for the bumper, thinking that the bumper i got from him may go on the front of my truck has 2 inch reciever, built in, i already have a reciever going on back, and i can always run a portable plate and winch from the front, and remove it when not needed, not sure, pondering thoughts, and walnuts new rims look great, saw them last night at the truck stop, he was playing with the rest of the big trucks hehe

 

[walnuts4x4]

yes my rims are on... just need to post some pics... and I am almost as big as the big trucks!! lol just because you could put mine on your flat bed and drive it around doesn't mean anything.... I could still out run your truck... with or without the "lava"... LOL

 

[dgray69]

a turtle out runs my frog work truck, and the lava pays well, allows me to buy more at wingnut mart, if i dont have tools to fix it myself, well the wife gets pist but i go buy them, i only trust my work, and before driving truck i had my own garage, so theres not much i dont do, i was in the dog house when i bought the new welder but she let me back in after i worked off that grand, lol

 

[XLTman]

nice wheeling pics i need to get out before the mud trails dry up here

 

[dgray69]

i need to get back out to play, but leave today to work out of town till saterday, then sunday hope to go get my 36 inch super swampers, so the next week is out for me,

 

[dgray69]

getting more pist every day, ive made arrangments several times to go get my new 36 supers, every time i get with in a few days of getting them the kid turns up missing and wont answer his phone, i also found another set down fall there in southern pa, and i cant get to them with work pushing manditory ot on us, do i hunt the kid down and run over his stock lil f150, lol, at this point im just livid, my truck wont be done and ready to run with the big dogs, just venting sorry

 

[dgray69]

well the rims are done, had fun with them cleaned them up then decided, leaving them or painting, decided on paint, wasnt sure what color so one was black one was gray to match truck, well truck match won, still waiting on new tires for them but these are the rims, and i got the tail lights installed, here are a few pics

rims before paint, one on right was cleaned up

rim on right body matched gray
the new tail lights i got from walnuts

 

[walnuts4x4]

damn I swear I've seen those parts before... lol looking good now if we could only find you some tires your expy will look good... almost as good as someone else.... just kidding

 

[dgray69]

yeah ya think, was looking on e/c 4x4 and a guy had a ford f150 fabtek 6 inch lift for 800. i called and it was gone, he posted it within 5 minutes a guy was on his way for it, hell ida taken my chances with the dog house for that, tires are kickin my ass, wifes adiment that i dont put another dime into this truck till i get side jobs lined up, grrrrrrr bet the other one your talking about is the one in fulton being parted out right, *****

 

[walnuts4x4]

yeah i think the guy that is parting out expy is full of s**t.... emailed him twice for bumper told him i would pay what he wants and he doesn't answer... guess he wants to hold on to a smashed up expy... starting to doubt anything on craigslist.... from your 36s to my bumper....

 

[dgray69]

yeah talked to kid today on 36s, hes still screwing around, told him i no longer was intrested in his game, looking for something different, ill get there eventually, lol, I havent heard back either from him, but know where theres a few parts xpys in rochester, guys also got the 34 lbt supers for sale

 

[nvycrmn]

what kind of paint did you use for the rims?

 

[dgray69]

duplicolor ford gray, in rattle can, was going to spray them, but off roading is gonna beat them up, so can was cheaper, 6.99 a can vs 21.99 for a quart, ill wheel them, wet sand spray again then clear coat, dont need to be fancy, cant tell they were rattlecanned, im happy with them