I think I just unsaw 3 missing studs on the driver's side. Definitely 2. Totally a problem for future Dustin.
I don't think I showed where I'd tucked some of the excess plow controller wiring. I did show how I ran it through the core support instead of brandishing it over the fan shroud, but the brain box itself apparently gets plopped on top of the fuse box. Not on my truck.
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Pop the hood and you'd be hard pressed to spot the plow wiring if you didn't know to look for it.
So once I got this thing home the other day, the intent was to repair the plow mount, clean the frame, and bolt them on. We-ell, in order to get a good swipe at the frame I needed the bumper off, which meant the grill and filler had to go. Well since I'm this deep I'd be r3t@rded not to swap on the not rotted front fenders. Then I yanked the driver's fender yesterday and found a small rust spot on the cab that it covered, yep this is a slippery slope. May as well embrace it. What better time than now to also swap in the upgraded trans cooler I've been sitting on?
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That's a good looking trans cooler, and a crap looking fan. Notice all the other stuff missing? It had a similar white/rust/garbage appearance. Here's a shot from this past Spring.
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This paints a better picture of all the not black that screamed through the grill. It's always driven me nuts. Here is tonight after installing yesterday's painted bits.
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And if you've been paying close attention, you'll see there's a real PS cooler in there now and not
@Schurkey 's favorite contraption.
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This abomination was still serviceable, but I hate it on principle alone. Not only that, it was miserable to finagle out of the truck. I should have just Grape Aped the thing out, after all it's dumpster bound. Installing the actual cooler was 10x easier especially since I had the inner and outer fender removed from the driver's side. I didn't even feel the need to utter a single cuss word to get the line started on the box which typically sucks donkey b@ll$. So now I've got the fan mounts and the front center case bit curing with some satin black VHT roll bar and chassis epoxy rattle can and a proof of concept section of rot free inner fender drying as well. The replacement inner fenders are spotty looking and I think may be a time suck to getting them looking decent.
