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Out with the old.....

Here we go! 6.5 2015 rebuild. It’s got to be better than the tied up 6.2 that’s in there now.

That’s a great find.

Well I installed a rhino tire carrier. I also have a new engine being shipped so will post pics when it gets here.

Thanks all! I do believe I’m going to drop the oil pan (as I have to remove the starter anyway) and take a gander. If I find anything interesting I’ll post some pics.

Yes. I’ve filled the cylinders at least 10 times with several products. But the biggest thing to make me feel it’s shot is I dumped some antifreeze in the reservoir and I had the oil drain plug out. The antifreeze instantly came out of the oil pan. So I assume there’s some hole in the water...

So pull the engine trans and transfer case as one unit still connected? I planned to pull all three anyway but that would sure be easier.

I’m getting ready to do an engine swap and the motor is locked up. Should I pull the transmission with the engine or just slip the torque converter out?

Thank you for your input😊. I believe the troop seats are the same except for the slats themselves. I’ve seen just the fiberglass slats for sale.

I was looking at that pic and thinking the same thing. I’m making exact mirror images so to be able to do that.

Newest iteration

Thats a novel approach. But I think I’ll go to the muffler shop and have them make the bends. I have drawings I’ve made for a tube side. I have some 10’ sticks of 1 1/2” 4130 for that project. As soon as I run out of troop seats.

One of the few tools I don’t have. I have a tube bender but not mandrel.

I don’t want a closed back. I think any covering would turn it into an oven in the summer. Really I’m just bored to death and thought I’d give it a go and see what I can come up with. Those troop seats are almost free so I can scrap it and go another direction.

Raised the middle slat up a little.

Ok. Re-do. So I think this really puts them more in the spirit of sideboards.

Yes. It’s not what side boards look like. I’m going to round the rear upright and I’m thinking I’m going to lower the front upright a couple of inches and see how that looks. I bought 4 sets of troop seats to prototype different ideas I have. Well I will say that I love doing stuff like this so...

So here we go. I’ve mocked up a slant back sideboard and was wondering what everyone thinks. The only materials I used are a set of troop seats. I’ve got about three hours in to this mock up and now I’ve got to sit and stew about it for a few days. I know I’m going to put a two inch radius on...

I installed some grab handles to help pull my old ass up into the bed.

Thank you. I was thinking along those lines.