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Kodiak181
08-03-2009, 10:04 PM
Heres the ol girl. I sure love this truck so far. Plans are to lift it so I can fit those 35's properly, Gears, Engine clean/tune up, and when the frickin tranny finally dies, rebuild it. Heres my first trip out since I've been in Cordova. The weather was great, so I even pulled the top off!

http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj451/kodiak181/FSBpic.jpg

Making sure the 4WD worked like it should.

http://i555.photobucket.com/albums/jj451/kodiak181/fsbpic3.jpg

Just got it home and cleaned up

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TonyM
08-03-2009, 10:07 PM
Boy... pretty brave with the top off in cordova...

Good lookin rig man.. although, it looks like its beggin for a big block...lol :troll:
Kodiak181
08-03-2009, 10:35 PM
Boy... pretty brave with the top off in cordova...

Good lookin rig man.. although, it looks like its beggin for a big block...lol :troll:

I wouldn't mind swapping in a bigger engine down the road. This 302 keeps impressing me every time i take it out tho. Maybe i'll just drive it till it dies, then swap in a 351. I really want to get it lifted up before I damage a fender.

First time I've had the top off, and it was great! 3 days of beautiful weather. then a mad dash to put it back on. Altho I did luck out and didn't have a single leak! Even after 7 days of down pour.
TonyM
08-03-2009, 10:39 PM
I wouldn't mind swapping in a bigger engine down the road. This 302 keeps impressing me every time i take it out tho. Maybe i'll just drive it till it dies, then swap in a 351. I really want to get it lifted up before I damage a fender.

First time I've had the top off, and it was great! 3 days of beautiful weather. then a mad dash to put it back on. Altho I did luck out and didn't have a single leak! Even after 7 days of down pour.



That is impressive. THats why I don't hink i'll ever take mine off... they never seem to want to seal back up tight again... Would have loved to have the top off her today... it was nice...:hurray:
Kodiak181
08-03-2009, 10:53 PM
That is impressive. THats why I don't hink i'll ever take mine off... they never seem to want to seal back up tight again... Would have loved to have the top off her today... it was nice...:hurray:
I know, I've heard the horror stories. 2 seconds after I did it, I remembered how much it rains here. I think if your careful when you put it back on, and your seals are in good shape, you'd be ok. I already planned on if the seal failed, I was just going to silicone the seam down to the bed rail, then put all new seals in over the winter.
BLB
08-04-2009, 03:17 AM
COuld always get the cool soft top and take it off when you get those three days of nice weather lol
Kodiak181
08-04-2009, 10:08 PM
Dont I wish! Too spendy for me right now. Now if we get say 5 days of sunny weather, might be worth the investment! lol
Bronco85
08-24-2009, 12:24 PM
Never had a problem with my top leaking.. Even with a few bolts broken on it...
Kodiak181
09-02-2009, 10:54 PM
:frown2:

Spoke WAY too soon. Opened the truck up the other day and all the carpet was soaked and starting to smell. :incazzato: So everything came out, seats, carpet and trim. Got it all cleaned out and just put the seats back in. I'm thinking now is a good time to rhino line the inside, and finish some painting on the inside while I wait for some gaskets to arrive. It was nice to see there wasn't any rust on the floor boards anywhere. Luckily I was planning on stripping the carpet out anyways.