This was my 06 cummins that fit a 42" curved LED light bar perfectly in the bumper with the tow hooks removed. I did not notice any difference as in transmission temps. The light bar was from amazon and was insanely bright. I know of guys that put rigid light bars and they are brighter but not...
Finally got my buddy to come over and finish tig welding the bed and also the roll pan :woohoo: it was not fun but we got it done!
Getting close to doing the final touches and getting very excited!
Some updates on the truck:
I went with D&P on my torque converter, He is local and wasn't afraid to show me the inside of the torque converter and prove to me what made him different from others. I Emailed and called other companies and never got a response. I'm super happy with my purchase and...
Swapped my 47RH transmission for a 4l80e (late model) 2wd last night. Guy was super cool and full of knowledge! I will be going through D&P torque converters, he is local to me and built my grandfather's torque converter for his 03 quad cab dually compound turbo truck and its awesome! I will...
Finally coming together! I tacked in the coilovers and the crossmember last night. Also tacked in the 4link brackets on the axle. Im having to make custom brackets to attach to the crossmember with more holes to be able to adjust better.
On another note, I did run into a sticky situation. A...
Last nights job was to get the axle tacked on so that I can start mocking up the 4-link and the coil overs. I got the pinion angle and the axle mounted exactly where I needed it (ride height). Took a while and measured probably 40 million times haha. I do need some advice though, who’s good at...
Goodmorning everyone!
Last night I welded in the airdog bracket and also the battery box. Tacked in the front Metal sheets to box in the front of the frame. Installed everything just to be able to take a picture because I was so excited :woohoo: Now tonight the plans are to start figuring out...
Hello everyone, this thread is about my single cab short bed duramax budget build. I will be updating it as much as I can along the way. I would love ideas/suggestions along the way since I will be doing everything myself. Ive been a long time diesel enthusiast since my Dad and Uncle got me...