Nothing special class3 pics

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Testing 1,2,3

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I might be a little out of build order given I'm playing catch up, but here's more!

Panels before paint

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Prep help

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primed and seam sealed

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exterior tub painting:

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built a front bumper

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Then it was time to put all these parts I've been hording for 15 years back on the truck!

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Plumbing and wiring going back in

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Bolting shocks and panels in

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more coolers and radiator gaurds

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fabbed up a cross member

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......at this point we were in crunch time to KOH - full panic had set in

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threw in some more wiring!

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then fabbed up the twin stick operation

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I can jam it in and out of 4H on the fly. 4L is on the co-dog side. If we need 4 low he's probably getting out anyway.....

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Put the seats and "interior" back in the truck to complete the (opposite of a) luxury prerunner feel

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Fabbed up a quick spare tire mount just so I'd have one out at KOH. I want to build a dual swing out rack later but this fit the need and the timeline.

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At this point it was starting to look promising... I wasn't sleeping, and hadn't seen my family for days....

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loaded up and rolled out!

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made it!

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High fived my bronco bro. We made a bet the year prior committing to have both Broncos there this year. We both won.

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having it out for the first time was awesome....it's been in the works a lonnnnnnngggggggg time....

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Broke some stuff we could fix...

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stocked up on desert karma.

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Then broke some stuff we couldn't fix....

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Dang! What couldn't you fix?

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Broke the steering rod with the bend in it. Murphy's Law also dictated that when the broken parts went tumbling under the truck it would center punch the oil filter and wipe that out. lol