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I gave her a good spitshine today. Gotta admit after almost 150k kms she still cleans up good for a 6 year old pickup truck heres a Couple photos. post-65833-134237703758_thumb.jpg

 

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Installed my Silverado SS gauges this morning

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Bought a set of bushwacker fender flares that was missing one....guy said insurance paid for it when he got t boned and he only needed one. Paid very little. Problem is they are for a 2500. Question now becomes should i sell them or sit on them in case i upgrade to a 2500. Also found a ping pong table in the trash of the apartment complex next to me.. took two guys to lift it but got it in my bed and back to my apartment. doesn't fit but could be worth something to someone

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It stayed parked. Truck 2 came out of the she'd (damn our grass is dry :( )

 

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Tested out the blackbear tune on my camaro. It just made driving it that much better!

 

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Brought my tuck up to the friend with the body shop and got him to buff out the mark Silver Lake left on my drivers door. It was good to get out, I haven't done anything but work it seems since my weekend at St. Ignace at the end of last month.

 

 

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Got a new set of GM tow mirrors for my birthday, installed them tonight. Will add pictures tomorrow. I dont tow much other than a small fishing boat on occasion, but the visibility with the tow mirrors is awesome!

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Brought my tuck up to the friend with the body shop and got him to buff out the mark Silver Lake left on my drivers door. It was good to get out, I haven't done anything but work it seems since my weekend at St. Ignace at the end of last month.

 

 

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No one will forget you incident :lol:

 

 

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Brought my tuck up to the friend with the body shop and got him to buff out the mark Silver Lake left on my drivers door. It was good to get out, I haven't done anything but work it seems since my weekend at St. Ignace at the end of last month.

 

 

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No one will forget you incident :lol:

 

 

Ryan

 

 

 

 

Well I know you jerks won't let me forget but at least now I won't need to be reminded of it every time I walk up to the truck. :lol: I also gotta get the truck in for an alignment after my trip tomorrow/Tuesday cause the fronts have gotten choppy and I noticed yesterday I can actually see a fair bit of negative camber in the front end.

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Just menas you can get new tires faster. I am trying to wear out my stock bstones. This fall I will probabaly be getting a set of 275 BFG AT's :)

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Just menas you can get new tires faster. I am trying to wear out my stock bstones. This fall I will probabaly be getting a set of 275 BFG AT's :)

 

 

 

Yeah but the noise bothers me. :lol: If work continues at the pace it has I'll probably genuinely wear these out before the year is up anyhow. Averaging 3000-3500 miles a month since the move.

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This weekend i made my truck look like hell ill post pics when i get on my computer, there was a long travel buggy show in the dunes and this girl got her mud hole back :D

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This weekend i made my truck look like hell ill post pics when i get on my computer, there was a long travel buggy show in the dunes and this girl got her mud hole back :D

 

 

I'll be on the sand this weekend, taking the Jeep out for a good thrashing

 

 

I won't be getting stuck on any of the small side hills, or any of the hills for that matter

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One overnight trip I finish tomorrow, work in my "office" Wednesday and Thursday I leave to head back east for vacation with my parents and brother.

 

 

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played around went fishing and to the beach tonight for a late night walk, was fun

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