If you do go with new fenders let me know if you want to sell the old ones.

can't **** with money.

It's from all the money I saved by selling the race boat! :p Now that we know where to get the needed parts, your 450 could be done in just a few days!

This is the last one I built. I will try to get some pics of the 450.

Cool rides!

Ok, it's been a while since I have posted an update, but the project was put on hold for a few weeks while waiting for the rear fenders to arrive. The parts got hung up in Texas compliments of Hurricane Ike, but they finally arrived and have been painted and installed. Here are some shots of the truck at the paint shop.

A few more.

Rather than just bolting them in place, the flares were glassed to the wider rear fenders so that they wouldn't look like an add on or an after thought. Since we were doing that glass work, we also widened the front and rear of the wheel wells to give the tires a little more clearance. It was a lot of work, but the end result is something that looks 100% like it came from the factory.

The rear fenders still need to be tightened up and are missing the lights and fender liners in these pictures, but you can get the idea of what the finished product will look like. Oh yea, for those wondering about the paint on the rear bumper, we are going to Rhino Line (in black) all of the step areas. Otherwise the paint would look like crap in a hurry in those spots.

We finally got it back outside today. I snapped these pics when they moved it to the detail booth. It will be ready to go tomorrow so I will get some better pictures then.

Holland said you rolled up on the Freightliner last week. Tru?

In which one?

Just saw Hot Duck's truck at the body shop were it was painted
First thought-"AWESOME"
Second Thought-"BAD ASS"
Third Thought -"I Want One"

You must see this thing to believe it-
It looks like something from a Mad Max movie-

Thanks Rob! I love it and am glad to finally have it back in the garage at home!!! If it stops raining this weekend I'll snap a few more pictures.

I keep coming back and looking at your rig - - Makes me want dually! I've got an 08 250, got a new lift in a box in the garage. Thanks for the motivation!

Just love you Western & S.Western guys...

You've got some slammin' trucks...

Divenstar;);)

updates?

you bringing that monster to KW? :drink:

looks great Bill

Thanks guys. I will get some updates pics posted this weekend.

Looks awesome. Makes me want a dually now...:ernaehrung004:

Looks great Wil!! Just don't Rhino the tops of those new fenders. I saw a Dodge that was done like that, looked like shiite.

Here you go Matt lift coming soon. Already got the logo on front.:drink::drink:

Sorry it took so long but here are the pics of color matched handles, amp steps and billet vent inserts. Can't wait to lift it now. Thanks!:ernaehrung004:

It will be staying @ home because we are flying down this year. One stop and we are in KW. It's hard to beat.

Here are some updates pics though. All we have left to do is install the power inverter and run the lines to the cab and bed for the plugs and install the water pump for the tank in the bed. Other than that it's finished. I'll post some detailed pics of everything when we get that done, which will probably happen when we get home from KW.

Oh yea, we have one more thing to do as well. The step areas of the rear bumper will be Rhino Lined on Tuesday.

It's amazing how this truck just eats up the 37" tires. They don't look really big on this one like they do on some other trucks. The top of the front fenders are right at eye level, but the size of the truck makes it look like it is not that tall when you are standing away from it. I like it because people don't realize how big the truck is until they get right up to it.

I took a picture of the fender emblem because we painted the vent part to match the vents in the hood and the factory grill. The factory fender vents were red, but we made them black. It's all in the details.

Here is a link to a video that shows the lighting we added. Other than the lights in the front and rear bumpers, we also added amber running lights to the steps and some LEDs in the bed. The lights on the steps are the same LEDs that are in the rear dually fenders, only with smoked lenses so they disappear against the black background when they are off. The lights in the bed are just white LEDs that came as a kit from Recon.

In case you are really looking, the lights under the front bumper are not installed in the pictures above. We just installed them today. Also, the link to the video may not work until tomorrow because it sometimes takes a while for the videos to be available for viewing on Putfile.

http://media.putfile.com/Walk-Around-36

Awesome project, all the way around...:cool:How does it ride with those tires. I know you will hear more road noise, but, any more vibration at 70 mph. Thanks Jeff

Looks awesome!

sweet!!!!!

That is nice. Just need to talk the wife into it.

Looks incredible. Congrats on a awesome project.

The ride is the same as it was stock. I thought it would be rougher, but it's not. My biggest surprise with the whole project was with the tires. They are very quiet on the road and don't wander at all. With the windows down there is a little bit of noise, but with the windows up you cannot hear them. I was amazed the first time we ran it down the road.

As for vibration, I have just a little at exactly 40mph. Other than that they are as steady and smooth as can be. We did not balance the wheels and tires, but used Centramatic balancers instead. These balance the tires every time you start moving so they will change as the tires wear. I am planning to balance the tires and wheels now, but will also continue to use the Centramatic balancers. This will no doubt get rid of that vibration.

http://www.centramatic.com/

HEy Will find me in KW.....try the geico tent......truck looks great...

Thanks on the info..It's a problem I have on all 3 of our dooleys.. vibration that nobody around here knows how to do a wheel balance...Ill check these Centramatic balancers out. Thanks Jeff

Thanks for the feedback on the tire noise, I have always steered away from the M/T due to noise. I've had 2 sets of the Toyo Open Country A/T's and will probably go with the Toyo M/T's next since the they are not loud!

nice 450.

Duck, I saw this one on a SEMA site, you did a much nicer job.

That's saying something if you think it compares with the stuff at SEMA!! Wow, thank you all for the compliments. The truck is working perfectly. I have finally taken a few shots of some of the stuff we added, so here they are.

Here is the water tank and tool box combo mounted in the bed. We installed the demand pump inside the tool box portion and then just simply installed the garden hose fitting on the exterior of the box. Hook up the hose, flip the power switch and wash/flush the boat anywhere.

Here are the outlets connected to the power inverter (3000 watt). We used one of the dash switches to power the inverter so we can turn it on and off from inside the cab as needed.

In the bed we mounted an exterior plug box by the tailgate. We were initially going to mount another box in the cab under the drink holders on the back of the console, but we changed the plan after considering what it would look like. Instead, we just ran the power up under the front passenger seat and left a cord rolled up under there. The cord has a three way plug on it and is long enough to reach around the cab as needed. Then when it is not in use it is tucked up under the seat and is completely out of sight.

Here is the horn setup. The horns are mounted to the frame rails and we installed a foot pedal to activate them. Yes, we stole this idea from the fire service, but it works perfectly. The pedal is mounted to the wall just under the emergency brake. The factory horn still works in the steering wheel and all you need is a tap of the toe on the pedal for the air horns.

Sorry. For some reason it would not let me upload this picture to the previous post.