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  7. Maintenance before mods

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    Check the transmission fluid. Flush if needed. There's two camps when it comes to flushing a trans with that many miles. Read and make your own decision. Change the front and rear differential fluid for sure. Check the brake lines. Flush the radiator. Might even flush the braking system. Wheel bearings. Plugs. Wires. Maybe coil packs. Air filter. Check the power steering fluid.

     

    That's a lot of miles. I hope you got a good deal.

     

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  11. What headlights to get?

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    I ordered a set of tinted headlights and turnsignals from eBay and they were done so awful I demanded a refund. All four pieces had different levels of tint and to be honest it looked awful on my blue truck. Ended up with just some clear lenses and chrome background.

     

    If you can find projectors you like I'd go that route. There's nothing that'll compare to hids it a good set of projectors.

     

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  16. Bed removal issues

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    Nice work on the frame rehab. [emoji106] That bumper was rough. I wouldn't have figured Kentucky would be that bad for rust.

     

    Did the truck spend time in the rust belt?

     

    Did you blast the rust or clean it up by hand?

    Thank you sir. It came out of Illinois. Hayfield or Fairfield? Probably making those up.

     

    I used a wire brush and a wire wheel in a pneumatic drill. It took forever.

     

    Changed the rear end fluid while it was so accessible. I should have blasted the cover before I painted it but oh well.

     

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  22. Bed removal issues

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    I've read that the cable freeze is a real common problem. I'll be surprised if mine isn't. (Haven't tried it.)

     

    Bummer about the rust. Mine doesn't look too bad but I haven't taken the bed off yet.

     

    Are you going to do anything about the loose nut in the bed rail?

    If yours is froze up there's just one bolt holding that assembly to the frame. I think it was a 15mm. Back that out and take the whole thing down, tire and all.

     

    I think I'm gonna leave the nut as is. Seven bolts is plenty to hold the box on lol

     

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  23. Bed removal issues

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    Done is good! [emoji106]

     

    How did you wind up dealing with the spinning bolt?

    Drilled out the lock on the spare tire. The stupid cable was froze so I ended up dropping the spare tire assembly. After that was out of the way I used a sawzal (spelled wrong) to cut the head off the bolt.

     

    The rust on the frame is staggering. The rear bumper is gone. Gonna do some sand blasting and painting before the bed goes back on.

     

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  24. Bed removal issues

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    Got it. Thanks for the input fellas. 0dd20e7bfe581b0734ae320234167a1e.jpg

     

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    You can weasel a sawzall blade between the mount and the box, and cut the head off. You can tack the insert once the box is off to keep it from spinning, or run with 7 bolts. My question is why are you taking the box off if you have an evap code? the solenoid and canister can be serviced from the bottom pretty easily, no box removal required.

    My solenoid sits on top of the fuel tank. Been down that road already.

     

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  25. Bed removal issues

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    My truck threw a CEL resulting in two codes that are related to the evap fuel system. In the past I've replaced the evap solenoid on top of the fuel tank. Dropping the tank sucked. I started by replacing the fuel cap with high hopes it would clear the codes and of course it didn't.

     

    So. I figured since there's only eight bolts holding the bed on and two by the fuel door and I think two plugs I'd just pull it off. I soaked the bolts for two nights. I knew one was gonna suck I just didn't know which. All the driver side bolts came out with no issue. But the second bolt from the back on the passenger side won't come out. And of course I can't get to it. I can't drop my spare tire because there is a lock on it that apparently my truck key won't unlock.

     

    I'm guessing there's a threaded insert that's pressed into the metal and that insert broke free and is spinning with the bolt.

     

    I'm kinda stumped here and am open for suggestions from any and all. Please.

     

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