White 1994 F-150 Sleeper Build

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Re: White 1994 F-150 Sleeper Build

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11/26/2015

Swapped out my cracked, junky pep boys battery terminals for some much nicer units. Pretty excited to have terminals where you can actually get a wrench on the pinch bolt to loosen them.

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12/23/2015

Some new shoes with a bit more backspacing to pull the front track width back in.

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12/29/2015

Finally got the bedsides/new bed mounted up, pretty psyched with how it turned out. Need to get the shell back on there to make sure it's still going to work with the bedsides, and eventually need to through-bolt it to the bedrail to keep it from moving around while in the dirt.

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1/2/2016

Got the shell back on...kind of undecided. I like the functionality of it, and also like the old man style points, but I kinda like the look of the truck more without it. Hmmmmmmm

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1/23/2016

Went from this:

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To this:

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And got the fuel pump access panel sprayed as well.

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I can't say enough good things about the good folks at LineX San Diego in National City. They knocked this out in a day and made the truck look great. Highly recommend those guys!
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2/29/2016

The boys over at Richer were able to whip me up a set of bedside supports to finish off the fiberglass install. I had them shot with some LineX to keep em from rusting.

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Re: White 1994 F-150 Sleeper Build

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3/23/2016

Swapping on the new 8125 coilovers. Pretty excited about these...1" shorter eye to eye measurement at full compression, so I can drop the ride height a little bit and keep the same amount of bump travel (Once I shorten the bump pads on the radius arms...more about that later).

Yes, I know the coil springs are opposite in direction. For some strange reason Hypercoil winds their heavier rate springs one way, and their lighter weight springs the opposite direction. Go figure.

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3/24/2016

Got it all back together last night, but it needs way more preload than I thought (only put .5" on it to start). I forgot that losing 2" of spring length would also affect ride height quite a bit. Gonna crank the preload another inch or so tonight and see how that goes with the ride height. Or just slap a Kibbe sticker on it and call it good...lol.

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3/25/2016

Cranked an inch of preload on there, much happier with the ride height.

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4/3/2016

New front springs installed, shell removed, washed, clay bar, and waxed. Aint she purdy!

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4/10/2016

Had a fun little day trip out to Barstow. Had a chance to put around and get a feel for the new steering, new spring rates/coilovers, etc... Truck ran great, no issues and drove it home. Good times!

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5/14/2016

I had to replace my drivers side door handle cable, so figured while I was in there, might as well toss some fat mat and MLV in the door to cut down on road noise (Did both doors). Works pretty well!

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6/3/2016

Snagged some sweet center caps to match my front ones ;-)

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6/4/2016

Swapped some of the Autofab 5" Vessels front fenders onto the rig today. Really happy with the extra tire coverage, and as always, Autofab quality is second to none.

Comparison between the 5" and 3" front fenders:

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And a bunch more pics:

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9/9/2016

A couple updates. Can't wait to see it with the rear width filled out to more closely match the front.

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And just for giggles, I finally bought a set of the wheels I should have bought about 5 sets of wheels ago.

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9/11/2016

A few more update pics. Pretty happy with the width in relation to the bedsides.

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9/22/2016

Bump pics

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10/5/2016

My favorite day...picking up stuff from powdercoat day!

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10/7/2016

Headed up to Richer to drop off all the coated parts and bolted the tin work back up. I love the look with it coated black. Kinda makes me wanna shoot the lower firewall with LineX now.

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10/12/2016

Getting close!

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