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haha! by who? My truck got it's name from my suster when she was visiting from Tennessee. She saw the "Thrasher" magazine sticker in the back window from the PO and decided it was the perfect name for the truck. So now we all call it the Thrasher.

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Sorry, I already put it in. You have to practically fold it in half to get it in through the glove box opening, so I don't know how sheet metal would work. Maybe with no AC it would be possible to install from below?

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I have been looking at that and I think I am going to do a 2 piece (top and bottom) that overlap eachother, and then on the outer piece of the overlap, tack a nut or use a well nut, and put a few round head screws from the inside to hold them together, then finish it off with some felt or something so it isn't bare metal.

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I just got mine from GMC Pauls sitting in the garage. I can get some dimensions for you when I get home.

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I just ordered 4 new shocks from Amazon for $102.
Amazon.com: KYB KIT 4 FRONT & REAR shocks /...
I also found this $40 mail-in rebate from KYB (http://www.kyb.com/40-for-4/), so my total cost for all new shocks will be $62!

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I installed some tie-down hooks in the bed of the truck today. No drilling required.

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I actually got the rebate mailed in - shocking!

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pun intended? Those look like nice shocks.

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Pun definitely intended. ;)

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Used my truck for some real work today. Hauled a yard of concrete for a foundation for a shed I'm building.

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That's a truck doing what it meant to do. Nice.

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:metal: How freaking cool is that! your truck is a beast

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[QUOTE=jimbosprint;7161977]Used my truck for some real work today. Hauled a yard of concrete for a foundation for a shed...[/QUOTE ]

that concrete pad doesn't look big enough to fit your truck on, what the heck man?

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Haha, I do need a garage. A little 8'x10' shed is the best I can do for now. At least I'll be able to get the truck parts out of my living room. :)

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More work for the truck today picking up lumber for my shed.

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That's some manly stuff, right there.

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I had some time today to install the new shocks. Looks like the old ones weren't doing much good.

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New shocks ride smooth.

Oh, and here is the shed I built. It sure is nice to have a truck to do things with.

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Jim ,the shed turned out nice ,did not take you long to build it either .

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Here's a couple more truck action photos - hauling yard waste to the recycling yard. :metal:

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My Old Air Products order arrived! Should have working AC relatively soon.

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Very Nice:metal:

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Good news ,you have made that such a nice truck ,staying tuned in .

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Sweet, I'm happy to see you are continuing to improve the old girl.
It's going to be a cool 60 degrees in there this summer.

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Well, I've only read up through page 5, but this looks like my kind of build! I'm subscribed, and so far, what I've seen looks fantastic! Excellent work!