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My OL' Red Project.......


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After years of contemplation and deliberation i have decided to go ahead with the 302 conversion in ol' red so I could get her painted this summer....I pulled the 2.9 last night, here is a few pics and will update as I go:







 


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good lookin truck! There was one just like it for sale here a few months back..they were asking a wee too much for it though considering it was in worse shape body wise.
 

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nice truck! whadaya runnin'? 33" and a 6" lift?
 

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wow thats a nice gen 2, is that a huge CB whip i see near the roof, if so, wow thats pretty long heh
 

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thats a very nice truck. it warms my heart that you are putting a 302 in it.
 

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badass man, the 302 will really fling the mud when its together
 

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After years of contemplation and deliberation i have decided to go ahead with the 302 conversion in ol' red so I could get her painted this summer....I pulled the 2.9 last night, here is a few pics and will update as I go:

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Thats your truck in your avatar right? Wasn't that in readers rides of a 4x4 magazine along time ago? The specs were 6" of lift and 36x12.50's back then correct?
 
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^^^yea, it was......man, that was a while ago.....now it's got 35/15 swampers on it....it sure looked a lot better back then.....I have been using it for coon hunting, hence the 9ft. whip antenna-ha-ha...
 

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nice truck, the 302 is going to be nice in there
 

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thanks all....just scored an 8.8 out of a 98 ranger 4x4 for $125.....so many things to do, so little time--ha-ha....
 

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Very nice truck, I like it a lot man, I'm looking to build one with almost that exact setup sometime this year, most likely in the fall, gotta get the compilation of BII's done!
 

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thanks brother, it has a 4" susp. and 3" body but when all this is over with I want to put on an 8" lift cause I want 38 boggers in a bad way!!!
 

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38" boggers and a 302 = Carnage! :headbang:
 

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one more for now:

 

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