FishTown
TLCA Member #29560
I'm starting this thread as a way for me to document everything I've done to my 60. I’ve been meaning to do this for a while, so the first few posts will just be bringing it up to speed. I've had her just about a year now and have done a few things here and there to make her a reliable daily driver and suit my needs.
Back Story:
The truck was originally purchased in Virginia. I have the original purchase ticket for it somewhere in a huge folder of documents and receipts – I’ll post a picture of it if I find it. The original owner drove it until 2012. In 2005, the truck had about 200k miles and the owner had anew 2F long block the engine rebuilt with a brand new short block as well as added a refurbished H55F transmission, headers, custom exhaust, full OME suspension, a roof rack, and 33” tires installed. The truck was sold in 2012 to a military couple in Georgetown. It was the wife’s daily driver and she was driving it to Fort Hood and back every day for work (about 45 miles one way). They had the OME suspension and roof rack removed and had some new [lower] springs installed and 31” Michelins installed along with several maintenance items taken care of (which I’m finding out weren’t done very well.) They also installed an ungodly sound system (two 12” subs, focal speakers, amps, capacitors, etc.) The husband wasn’t fond of the truck - he was more of a “luxury car kind of guy”. His words. Anyways, he sold it for her while she was in Japan. She was aware of what was happening, but she didn’t seem happy about it. She had named the truck “Sherman” because it reminded her of the old WWII M4 Sherman tanks. I thought that was pretty bad ass, but I prefer women’s names for my vehicles. It’s weird to have a love affair with something with a man’s name… so, I modified it to Shirley.
Here it is the day I bought it:
What I’ve done so far:
Back Story:
The truck was originally purchased in Virginia. I have the original purchase ticket for it somewhere in a huge folder of documents and receipts – I’ll post a picture of it if I find it. The original owner drove it until 2012. In 2005, the truck had about 200k miles and the owner had a
Here it is the day I bought it:
What I’ve done so far:
- New AISIN clutch master and slave cylinders
- New back hatch lift struts from CruiserYard
- Removed the amps, capacitors, and subs (for now)
- Tuffy center console
- New power steering hoses
- Homemade aluminum roof rack purchased from Mud member
- New CSF radiator
- All new OEM radiator hoses via Beno
- DIY dent repair (a whitetail slammed into the driver side rear door)
- Driven ~8,000 miles in the last year
- A few camping/fishing trips
- Acquired some hail dents on the hood and roof
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