JBNeal

Very nice...would ya happen to have a pic of the back of the cab / bed bulkhead transition area? I have never seen this and am curious how it compares to the cabs in the States

VINTAGEPIC: saw this B-1or2 hauling fresh flatheads over yonder

VINTAGEPIC: saw another B-1or2 stake bed from over yonder down under

are these the u-joints ya picked up? could you share some pics of the new ones, box included?

I've had dealings with several body shops over the years, and heard stories from others, and my opinion is that body shops maximize profit by doing high volume insurance claims (guaranteed $$$). I've had body shops take a 4 day job and stretch it out to 8 weeks, I've had estimates for simple paint & body work that were almost the book value of my truck, I've had a body man flat turn down painting a truck because he said that he made more $$$ doing insurance claims and did not want to clog up his shop with small jobs...those estimates I'm hearing from ya sure sound like the latter, and I cannot blame these guys from turning away work if they've got more income coming from another source and they've got bills to pay. There are at least 3 body shops out in the country where I live and knowing the guys who operate them, I am almost positive that they are skirting several laws by doing business this way, if not in violation of a few, just to make more $$$. So awhile back I decided to do it all myself and have done research and experimenting to accomplish getting a paint job on the old Dodge. I went to Amazon and got a Body Work book and a Paint Job book that were recommended from several sources, got'm sitting next to the couch for winter day reading. I read grey beard's notes on his roller paint job on his truck and put those techniques to work on the 500 LPG tank by the house. Four yrs later it still looks sharp, so I am confident that I can save some big $$$ by going that route. I also have accepted that perfection is an impossibility, so whatever minor flaws in my work I will accept as "character"

VINTAGEPIC: saw these B-1or2 Fargo Dump Trucks over yonder

Vegas loaded for rail transport over yonder

The Mother Load over yonder

Heaven over yonder

Golden Gate Bridge postcard

Golden Gate Bridge south tower

GUN IT

hey look it's the new Ram Rebel

sad trombone wah-waaaaah over yonder

a rare sight over yonder

doing a little work on a turbine over yonder

VINTAGEPIC: spotted this B-4 tanker gassin' up the boat over yonder

doing a little work on the flathead over yonder

I bet that whistle was sharp over yonder

The Killer at work over yonder

another road train from over yonder

VINTAGEPIC a Ute from over yonder

a few car haulers from over yonder

If you go with the 225/75R15, the steering wheel will take more effort at slower speeds than the 215/75R15...if you want a smoother ride, go with a passenger car tire rather than a truck tire (P215/75R15 rather than LT215/75R15). As for brands, that kinda depends on how much you will be driving the truck...cheaper tires typically will wear faster, transmit more road noise, have less traction on cold and/or wet surfaces, and may be more prone to separate in less than 3 years. I'd stay away from Chinese or Indian tires as they may be cheap but they may give ya trouble sooner than ya want. Most domestic tires rated 35k-45k miles will probably be the best value

from allll the Law & Order I've watched over the years, I'm wondering if the school kid made the mistake of signing his work...?