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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher
Jarrod, very nice work on your truck! Those gauges are sweet! I wish DD would have done custom gauges when I ordered my VHX cluster in my orange truck. Oh well. You will be able to defrost with out AC. It may just take a little longer. My orange truck has no AC hooked up and on certain wet snowy high humid days it is a pain but I just crack the windows a bit and it helps. I like those wheels too. The bed is taking shape quite nicely as well. Keep up the great work.
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Thanks!, I was planning on getting a set of Dakota Digital RTX gauges, however after months of thinking about it and what it would cost. I decided to go with custom gauges as I would have had to buy different BIM Expansion modules to add boost and diesel tachometer signal converter. and I would still have to buy a standalone egt gauge. That and I could not get past the 8k tachometer. The cost ended up being the same as if I went with the DD gauges. One day I will have a/c but for know this will work for me. I'm really happy with the wheels but I will be a while before I can afford the rears. That and I plan to swap the rear axle to a dana s111 axle out of a dodge 4500/5500, its rated at 14,500lbs it uses a 10 lug bolt pattern. So I have to wait until I can afford the axle swap and the wheels and tires. I just hope my current set of rear tire last until then.
I am finally able to start on the exhaust. I ordered the tubing V bands a stuff before I had my hip sugary I am just now getting to where I can get down and back up that I am able to install the exhaust. I'm using 4 inch stainless tubing.
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I have super low ceilings just over 8 feet.
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using a WIX Filter - 42790
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I started milling a heater control bezel. I scored for cheap on ebay.
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Test fit.
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I used an steel/ aluminum epoxy
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I'm still wait on some switches the one I have I bought off amazon but I ordered some from billet automotive buttons I did not realize until after I placed the order they are coming from australia so its going to be a while before I can get them wired up.
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