1997 old man truck rehab

[Uncle Ben]

Picked up this single owner 1997 with 97,000kms.

It was fairly clean, with some dings and dents but overall in great shape.

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[Uncle Ben]

Topper gone, bed liner removed, and truck cleaned.


Had the brake fluid changed and coolant replaced.

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[Uncle Ben]

New alternator, battery, belt tensioner, serpentine belt, oil change.

Also cleaned up the battery tray and painted it.

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[Uncle Ben]

Pin stripes and stickers removed. Chrome tailgate strip removed.

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[Uncle Ben]

Paint cleaned and polished. Rock chips and scratches filled. Three stage paint polish followed by cquartz ceramic coated and topped with cquartz gliss.

Paint isn’t perfect, but way better than before.

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[Uncle Ben]

Running boards removed, time for a 2/4 drop. DJM drop spindles, Belltech shackles, hangers, c-notch, shock extenders (top and bottom) and Belltech shocks

Decided to run a notch for more clearance, I sometimes put a pair of motorcycles in the box and didn’t want to be sitting on the bump stops when the box was fully loaded

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[Uncle Ben]

C-notch and driveline allignment kit.

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[Uncle Ben]

Shackles and hangers installed, new U-bolts to replace badly rusted ones.

Had to trim bed support in order to get front hangers to fit properly.

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[Uncle Ben]

Shock extenders installed, had to trim factory bracket to clear new shocks at top slightly. Also installed djm front spindles.

Regret not painting djm spindles, they come uncoated and after a short time on the truck, they instantly became covered in an even coat of rust

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[Uncle Ben]

Happy with the end result, but noticed some clunking in rear over bumps. Turns out the rear bed support was hitting the leaf spring on compression. Once it was trimmed everything was perfect.

Also trimmed front lower control arms to clear 15” wheels.

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