I was thinking of using something like the high heat locktite.

Dude, I would love to. I still think its odd that I've talked to you as much as I have on the phone and such but have yet to meet you face to face. Maybe we need a vacation that runs through MO.

I'm not sure I would use locktite, you'll never get those bitches back off. Some anti-seize wouldn't be a bad idea.

:fuckyea:

I wish I could get out more too! I would love to come down to a GTG down there and meet a lot of guys! :rockit:

Come on dude! Its not that far of a drive... lol

Make sure and give a good heads up if possible because i'd like to be at that one!

I would need a weekend off (lol) and a full wallet for gas :D

Took 5 tanks to drive the whole way from NY to Moore with the truck

Rape.... You should press charges lol

I made it back from red river, nm to my driveway on one tank. Bout a 12 hour drive.

yep.. 1400 miles :D.. 24 hours

Just a little update:

On Thursday night I washed the truck with ONR. If you've never heard of it, check it out. I've been using it for over two years:

http://www.optimumcarcare.com/onrwns.php

It only took an hour and a half in the garage, where I left the truck until Friday morning when I would do some real work.

Friday morning I got up at 9:30 and started claying the truck with the Mother's California Gold Clay kit. Seemed pretty good. I've used a Mother's kit before and was happy enough. I'm not sure what the difference is between the "California Gold" and regular kits though. Claying took about two hours or so.

It wasn't nearly as much work as I expected. The last truck I clayed was the white '04 and it had rail dust spots all over so it was tedious work. On the '10, I just went off of the feeling. I could tell where the really rough spots were and when it started to clear up. Honestly, half of the nicks and such that I thought were damage were just contaminates in the paint. I even got one spot off of the tailgate that I thought was under the clear.

Next I waxed with Zaino's ZAIO, or "All in one." I wanted a wax better than some store-bought stuff and this was recomended to me by a guy who used to detail vehicles and keeps his Corvette flawless. I was even able to pick it up locally from the guy he buys from. I am very happy with the ZAIO finish. I didn't layer it because it's pointless with a wax that contains cleaners as you just take the previous layer off. It went on easy and came off even easier. It wasn't until I was done that I found out about Z2 and Z5, which can be layered as much as you want on top of ZAIO. Now I have something to try in the spring.

Here are the products I used:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...pse00880c0.jpg

Overall I'm very happy with over six hours of work. The truck's paint feels almost odd as it's so slippery now. It's not a wet feeling...just slippery. I'll get some better pics off of my DSLR, but here's one off of my cell. I think next time I'm going to try polishing after I clay...I've seen amazing results with even a cheap polish.

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps0791b076.jpg

Looks good... Need to try something like that on mine

Here are some more pics just showing the finish...I definitely want to polish next time. I'm about to go out to one of my photo spots and get some good ones:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax5.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax4.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax3.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax1.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax2.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax7.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...layandwax6.jpg

Looks awesome Dave. Good job

Good thing you had pants on in the pic with your reflection. Lol

Sorry to disappoint dude, haha.

Here are some pics from a local spot I like:

http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3459.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3446.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3442.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3438.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3434.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3433.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3432.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3430.jpg
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/j...m/IMG_3427.jpg

My favorite spot was occupied by a group of people taking pics and the light was fading too fast.

Tail lights and 3rd break light?

I think tinting those would look good or painting then to match but then again, the red breaks everything up a little bit and throws a little brightness and contrast in there.

Jon got them. I'm trying to come up with something different but the one thing I want is apparently impossible.

I have some ideas..........lol

I just need to find some time to crack one of these bitches

lol.. I was like dude.. I know them were tinted.. Why would it be impossible?

Truck looks awesome!

And I'm curious to, what are you wanting to do with the lights?

Truck looks awesome man!! Cool to see the new pics at the same place as old pics and see the transformation.

Care to share?

Some crazy custom tails would be sweet!

My ultimate custom tails would match my headlights. I wanted to find an aftermarket set of led tails with clear lenses. I wanted to have my factory tails separated, painted so that the bowls are satin black and the rest is color matched, and then put back together with the clear lenses...these would match my headlights perfectly. Then, I could put my factory red lenses on the led tails and sell them to recoup some of the cost.

The problem with this is that I have been told it is nearly impossible to separate the tails without damage.

the stock tails I think I can get..........

the LED ones with the clear lens, different story. those effers look nuts!

And.........nah, won't share until I can see if I can pop a bitch open. LOL

Don't tease me....please don't tease me.

you know you like it...........

Check out Robbie's Ferd build..... I like the tails. ;)

The Enkore build? I saw them. They almost look like a high-end factory option.

The truck looks great. I didnt realize youve done so much.

Thanks bud. I've got some more stuff planned soon also.

kinda. :D

You didn't do them, did you?

nah.

Well, lame sauce time. I cancelled my BBK headers order. They are having constant issues and instead of shipping this week, they backed it up AGAIN to November 20th. I could have probably taken one more week, but a month? This is no fault of Matt at Moe's, by the way. He was basically lied to last week when they said they sent them out to the coaters.

So, now I have $400 or so do something with. My first thought was an 87mm Moe's throttle body. However, I want to think out some options. There are plenty of "show" mods I could do like painting my wheels or giving the interior a shot (blacking out the pillars and headliner) but I really wanted something to get the truck moving better.

A re-gear is not going to happen anywhere near that price but I started looking into stall converters. I've seen everything from a Circle-D as low as $400 to an Edge at $700 and back to a Circle-D as high as $1100+. Anyone ever installed one? Any reason why I would need billet this and billet that?

Yes it can :)

You have to consider that your truck is ten years old versus mine at two...a full rear-end is not as easily or affordably available.

I know my experience is a bit old school, but I've run high stall converters...and while they work well, I've always found a gear swap a better way to increase performance.

What had you planned on running? I also figure you have a limited slip rear as well?