Project: Orange Howler (91 B2200FI)

fukkin truck is sweet bro.....

Thanks Todd.

I am a little bummed about my lack of progress this weekend, but it was my birthday and I got a little f'd up on Friday night. So, I didn't get as much done as I thought I would. Saturday, I did change the pitted chrome door handles and locks out for the ones I had stashed away. Also my son and I took out the seats and door panels. I dropped them off at my upholstery guy and he ordered a carpet kit for me. I would have ordered one through the guy on here, but this one was about the same price installed. I couldn't pass it up. Unfortunately, my daily is now down for two weeks, but if anyone on here knows upholstry guys, It will probably take a month! I tell him I need it in a week and expect it in a month, that way I don't feel the need to strangle him for being late. The bumper has been filled,primed and re-sanded. I will reprime tonight and finish cleaning the plastics. Simple green works well. It was literally caked with bugs and they just hosed off. I also picked up some 3m epoxy bumper and trim paint ( Satin Black). It is in a spray can, so I hope it turns out well. If all goes well, it will be painted tommarrow night and assembled/installed on Wednesday. As always, pics to follow.

hurry up with the pics dammit!!hahaha

did you ever get the howl figured out?

No, but it seems like it is the pinion. I changed the gear oil and no change. Since It will be parked for a few weeks, I am going to send the drive shaft out for new u-joints. Then it will go to Max. He is gonna put shocks on it and probably change the rear for the one I have spare. I am also thinking of finding a narrower one. My rear axel could stand to be about 2" narrower. I am not looking to change lug patterns on this one. I like my wheels.

You should find a pathfinder axle. There around 2" shorter.

Cool, and aren't the pathies rear disk too?

Yessir.

Hmm, rear disks would be nice.

Yo...Today had its ups and downs (a little air bag humor). This morning I decided it would be a brilliant idea to smash the side of my Dodge into a concrete pillar. I was in the parking structure of an under construction building for work and the laborer on the job parked a forklift with a dumpster on it behind my truck. I was trying not to hit it and slid up against the support pillar. Just as I was trying to say every curse word I know in one sentance, my uhpolstery shop guy called and said my seats were done. I went over and got them. I drove home and bolted them in. They look tits! I also changed out the white faced gauges for the set I got with the tach. They even work! So today ended well any way. The door panels will be done next week and so will the carpet. I got a little extra carpet for the rear wall. I still haven't got the paint on the bumper right, so that is still on hold.