I heard about another business that several people recommended to me. High Velocity Heads in South Knoxville. They used to do heads for Nascar and drag cars.
I have done several heads at Claxton Automotive Machine Shop in the Powell area near Clinton Hwy. I had done 2 80 series heads. The owner is pretty straight forward, you can give him a call and he will tell you when to bring the head. His name is Burt.
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Also went to the 8th Annual 70 series meet and greet at Windrock Park in Oliver Springs TN. Only went on Saturday and we did an easy trail with 15 other trucks. There was another 80 series on that group beside this one.
New body mount bushings installed like 2 months ago. I went with the Energy suspension red polyurethane kit. The old ones were shot, some of them were cracked already.
Updated the turn signals and tail lights. We went for a clear lens to freshen off the front end. I think it looks more modern. The one on the tail lights are LED lights. I took some pictures before and after.
It's going to be babied all the time, he won't be wheeling it, I had invited him on a couple occasions. He has never been off-roading and he is not interested in doing it.
It was built out of the desire to have one for years. He wants to build it up but just for looks. Also he wants to use it...
Yes, it was someone local. My uncle knew a guy from a dealership that used that guy for paint jobs. The painter recently moved from Honduras and he did a good job for what was paid for it, but took over a month to paint it because was too busy.
The paint need some detailing, one buff to looks...
Also changed all the leather interior seats including the third row.
We added a brand new OEM floor carpet all the front section and under the back seats, we kept the trunk carpet.
New weather strip in all windows and new tail gate rubber.
Prinsu rack is coming and we will change the rear...
My friend @Underwood helped me to install all the new OME bushings. Also painted all arms while replacing the bushings.
While doing that work he recommended undercoating the fender wells and frame. It was a hard job, he sanded everything down and removed all dirt and grease from under...
The center pillar got painted by mistake, need to be wrapped in black. The color changes a little bit with light.
The hitch and splash guards look hideous painted. But I'm guessing it will be removed later on.
Those pictures were taken just coming out of the paint shop. These are all the...
The truck was fully painted in and out, painted front rear bumper, running boards and splash guards for now. All that will be removed in the future with armor. The wheel wells were also painted.
The engine bay was sprayed black to hide the red color. I should be getting more pictures soon.
We kept working on the engine and axles. On the suspension size, he decided that he didn't want it to be too high so we decided to go with
Old Man Emu Suspension Light/Medium Load
1 - OME 2851 Front Coil Springs
2 - 60018 Front Nitrocharger Sport Shocks
1 - 2860 Rear Coil Springs
2 - 60020 Rear...
This 80 series project started at the end of last year, and we suddenly decided to change the original color for the new light green or gray Lunar Rock from Toyota. I'm helping my cousin with this project, he doesn't know anything about cruisers but I decided to document what we have done so far...