FordGuy100
Registered User
So I'm sure everyone has one. You know the list of all the things that you are going to do/buy for your truck. Anyways, I need a little bit of help with mine.
My summer job is about to come to a close, only a couple more days at the most, then its all over. I have around $2300 so far, should be close to $3000 when its all said and done. I love minimum wage being $7.95 here (they pay me an even $8 an hour).
So I need help with deciding on things and what not.
The list:
1) Send money to DieselJD for sending me those injector lines, I'll drop some cash of in the mail tommorow
2) Injectors: I'm going to get BB codes, new, from oregon fuel injection, and a return line kit.
3) Since I pulled the top off the tranny to take off the shifter, and the speedo cable/gear out of the T/C, and since when I lowered the jack and the tranny twisted and all that oil came gushing out both, I'm going to go ahead and order up all my Amsoil stuff tonight.
4) Clutch. I went ahead and got a Luk 12" upgraded clutch kit. What is the the Kevlar piece that everyone says they should upgrade? Hopefully the kit comes with that
5) AutoRx: I'm going to buy enough for 2 doses to clean things out before I switch over to Amsoil synthetic oil.
6) Starter: I have the factory starter in it. We all know that the gear reduction starters are better. Where should I go to get one? And how much do they run?
7) Battery cables: Mine are basically toast, 20+ years of wear and tear has taken its toll on them. Should I buy from that one guy that others have ordered from, or should I just make up my own from stuff I can get at Napa?
8) Stereo: I have beaten this to death over the years, but still havent done it. Is it really all that easy to do, or would be I better off just going to car-toys or something like that and having them do it? I'm not looking at anything to crazy.
9) Spray in bed liner: What everyone opinion? I'm thinking that I'll just go with Line-X cause they have a dealer close by.
10) Tires: This is probably one of the bigger questions. I'm wondering if I should go with a narrower tires, the same height or maybe a little taller. I would like to stay with an A/T tire like my BFG's, with a tread parttern about that aggresive, but I'm open to suggestions. What is everyone running, and do they like them or not. I would like to keep the price at or under the price of my BFG's (an arm and a leg FYI , like $250 a tire if I remember right).
11) Lighting: I would like some more exterior lights. Dont know how I'm going to do that, but I like the look of peterbilts running down the road at night with a bunch of them glowing. Dont know how that would look like on my truck, but I would like to think it would be cool. I'll have to research that one a little more.
12) Head studs: Yup, I might as well do it. It'll only be a matter of time till my head gaskets crap out on me . Anyways, I know there was another thread, but where is the cheapest place to buy from?
13) Intercooler: I'm going to fab up an intercooler for my truck. Maybe I can call upon the help of Russ
Thats all thats coming to me right now. Any thoughts or advice on any of the above would be great .
My summer job is about to come to a close, only a couple more days at the most, then its all over. I have around $2300 so far, should be close to $3000 when its all said and done. I love minimum wage being $7.95 here (they pay me an even $8 an hour).
So I need help with deciding on things and what not.
The list:
1) Send money to DieselJD for sending me those injector lines, I'll drop some cash of in the mail tommorow
2) Injectors: I'm going to get BB codes, new, from oregon fuel injection, and a return line kit.
3) Since I pulled the top off the tranny to take off the shifter, and the speedo cable/gear out of the T/C, and since when I lowered the jack and the tranny twisted and all that oil came gushing out both, I'm going to go ahead and order up all my Amsoil stuff tonight.
4) Clutch. I went ahead and got a Luk 12" upgraded clutch kit. What is the the Kevlar piece that everyone says they should upgrade? Hopefully the kit comes with that
5) AutoRx: I'm going to buy enough for 2 doses to clean things out before I switch over to Amsoil synthetic oil.
6) Starter: I have the factory starter in it. We all know that the gear reduction starters are better. Where should I go to get one? And how much do they run?
7) Battery cables: Mine are basically toast, 20+ years of wear and tear has taken its toll on them. Should I buy from that one guy that others have ordered from, or should I just make up my own from stuff I can get at Napa?
8) Stereo: I have beaten this to death over the years, but still havent done it. Is it really all that easy to do, or would be I better off just going to car-toys or something like that and having them do it? I'm not looking at anything to crazy.
9) Spray in bed liner: What everyone opinion? I'm thinking that I'll just go with Line-X cause they have a dealer close by.
10) Tires: This is probably one of the bigger questions. I'm wondering if I should go with a narrower tires, the same height or maybe a little taller. I would like to stay with an A/T tire like my BFG's, with a tread parttern about that aggresive, but I'm open to suggestions. What is everyone running, and do they like them or not. I would like to keep the price at or under the price of my BFG's (an arm and a leg FYI , like $250 a tire if I remember right).
11) Lighting: I would like some more exterior lights. Dont know how I'm going to do that, but I like the look of peterbilts running down the road at night with a bunch of them glowing. Dont know how that would look like on my truck, but I would like to think it would be cool. I'll have to research that one a little more.
12) Head studs: Yup, I might as well do it. It'll only be a matter of time till my head gaskets crap out on me . Anyways, I know there was another thread, but where is the cheapest place to buy from?
13) Intercooler: I'm going to fab up an intercooler for my truck. Maybe I can call upon the help of Russ
Thats all thats coming to me right now. Any thoughts or advice on any of the above would be great .