[rshadd]

Re: RSHADD's Build Journal

Finally got around to replacing the blown woofer today. Sounds sooo much better.



These Boston Acoustics Pro60SE really sound great.







Took longer to heat up the garage than replacing the speaker.

 

[rshadd]

Garmin Navigation updates...

 

[blurred]

It would be nice to have nav in the truck rather than using the phone...

 

[rshadd]

Washed the truck for the first time this year. It's just been sitting in the garage all winter so it wasn't really dirty but it got up to 60°F today and I felt the urge to wash it.



Things were going well until I leaned over to scrub the drivers side front tire. I had my hand on top the the fender with the hood halfway open when, "Wham!" down comes the hood. Smacked my hand good and had me pinned to the truck.



I was on the side and I couldn't move to reach the hood latch to get my hand out. Luckily I was able to slide my hand down towards the front edge of the hood and wiggle my hand free and escape. Had me worried for few minutes.

 

[ahelm3]

Ouch! The hood was able to latch even with your fingers in there?

 

[rshadd]

It closed far enough for the safety latch to catch.

After I got my hand out, I think it pissed me off more that I dropped my cigar on the wet floor. It was sore for a little while but I iced it with a cold beer and went back to washing.

 

[DowntimeDesigns]

After I got my hand out, I think it pissed me off more that I dropped my cigar on the wet floor. It was sore for a little while but I iced it with a cold beer and went back to washing.

Now thats a real man doing real men things! I salute you sir!!

 

[1BADI5]

Well played Rich...fosho

 

[no friends at 200mph]

OUCH! Hell of a story Rich! Must have been a cuban? I've never ever seen a cleaner looking truck. Take care of yourself bro, hire a boy from the hood to do the dirty work!

 

[rshadd]

Decided to reinstall my clear reflectors this afternoon.

 

[(N.L.C)]

Looking great like always

 

[Supermodulation]

Looks Good!:salute:

 

[un4giv3n]

Love it!

 

[irish350]

I tend to favor the contrast ambers bring, but the clears do look like they belong with the red.

 

[Blue15ColoradoLT]

If the new Colorado headlights weren't $700 each, I'd try to get clears on mine

 

[rshadd]

Motivated by the Redline-Tuning group buy that's currently going on, I decided to do something a little different with my Redline-Tuning Elite Hood Struts and give them a splash of color.

I started off snapping a before pic that shows the part number just in case I needed it.



Next I taped off the area that I didn't want to get paint on. Then I hit the stainless steel tubes with a maroon scotch brite pad to give the paint something to bite into. I followed that up with some prep-solve to clean off any remaining oils.



Then I sprayed them with a few light coats of primer...



...followed a few coats of Victory Red. Lastly I finished them off with several layers of clear.



Pretty easy job and I like the look of the painted over the stainless.

Here's a few pics.



I decided to turn them around. This is upside down from how Redline-Tuning tells you how to mount them. I just think they look better this way and I really don't see how it matters much.












Detail of the retaining clips..

 

[05RadoXtreme]

I think that is my next mod, I love those. Looking good Rich!

 

[rshadd]

You won't regret getting them and you'll kick yourself for not getting them sooner.

 

[rshadd]

 

[t-bone]

Awesome pic