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Welcome to the site! I always like seeing 8.1 trucks on here. Looks like you've got a good one there. I'm really liking that bumper.
Thanks gents,
That ICI magnum bumper is pretty impressive..looks very well made.
Actually, it is my first time doing most of this stuff, so its a little slow going at times, but its getting there. Finding the Protec bed was tough....i had to piece it together from wrecks and fabricate a little bit, repair some cracks too.... But its a cool bed for the northeast's rust issues.
That ICI magnum bumper is pretty impressive..looks very well made.
Actually, it is my first time doing most of this stuff, so its a little slow going at times, but its getting there. Finding the Protec bed was tough....i had to piece it together from wrecks and fabricate a little bit, repair some cracks too.... But its a cool bed for the northeast's rust issues.
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Thats a good looking truck man! loving the rear bumper and tailgate....how bad were your bed bolts rusted?
Looks great! Keep up the good work, nice to watch the builds with attention to detail.
Thanks guys, appreciate the compliments, questions and feedback!
The bed bolts were easy to get off, but i had a powerful airgun...i think by hand mightve been a different story since the original bed was pretty substantially rusted. I ended up buying 8 new bolts becasue the threads were very thin due to rust, and i had to cut one bolt off. The tailgate is part of the composite Protec bed that was an option on the 1500s back in 2002-03, which i pieced together, refurbished, painted and installed.
The bed bolts were easy to get off, but i had a powerful airgun...i think by hand mightve been a different story since the original bed was pretty substantially rusted. I ended up buying 8 new bolts becasue the threads were very thin due to rust, and i had to cut one bolt off. The tailgate is part of the composite Protec bed that was an option on the 1500s back in 2002-03, which i pieced together, refurbished, painted and installed.
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Its coming along great! Thanks for the response, I'd be using a impact gun so thats good to hear. but i'll probably end up buying all new bolts then!
I probably couldve reused a few of the bolts...but it didnt seem worth risking it. Im not sure they had enough thread to grab the nut securely. But as far as removing, 7 came off with the impact gun, one i had to cut off because the bolt that was welded to the bed rail broke loose and was just spinning. Otherwise it wasnt a big deal on mine...
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I'm planing on taking it off to grind down the areas of surface rust than paint it in por15 (or something along that line) and i figured might as well throw a body lift while I'm at it. so i'm probably better off getting new bolts. Glad to hear that yours came out freely, it gives me some reassurance lol
I didnt do the body lift, but basically did the same type of thing. I used zero-rust instead of por-15, but same idea...i also ended up finding a few other things that needed replacement...rear shocks, fuel lines were weeping through, fuel filler neck etc...just lots of little things
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Thanks for the heads up, I'm going to check all the guts underneath...might as well get it all done when the beds off!...Or thats just my excuse to go over budget lol
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Will do, Thanks man!
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Welcome to the site
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