Sooooooo, I bought a PPV ...

[RichardCranium]

They look really good, I have mine off at the moment, because I still have a tire that needs a repair. But I think I’m going to drill and tap mine. My center caps are factory black..maybe off a newer model? I did get mine lowered to 4/6 last week. Had to do the free travel mod myself, my shop didnt want to do it. It was a pain, but turned out good. Couple hours in the driveway. Used 5-6 thin cut off disks on angle grinder. Moved bump stop to axle pad.

That's low, looks good!

I don't know about the centercaps, but thought they were all chrome. I could be wrong, or maybe they were painted?

 

[RichardCranium]

Finally got pics with the DSLR!

 

[RichardCranium]

 

[Markat666]

Here’s my 72 that I sold 2 years ago….

 

[Markat666]

Here’s what I’ve done in the past couple weeks…

 

[Markat666]

Oh, and I price and value shopped every tire shop online and in town, and no one could beat TireRack.com. I even got mobile install, he showed up on time the van setup was super dope, and because I had them off my truck at the time, he got these Pirellis on in less than in hour. All balanced from inside the rim…..and done in my driveway. I’ll never sit at a tire store again. Install was $130 total, disposal fee included. Crazy.

 

[iamdub]

Oh, and I price and value shopped every tire shop online and in town, and no one could beat TireRack.com. I even got mobile install, he showed up on time the van setup was super dope, and because I had them off my truck at the time, he got these Pirellis on in less than in hour. All balanced from inside the rim…..and done in my driveway. I’ll never sit at a tire store again. Install was $130 total, disposal fee included. Crazy.

What part number of rear shock do you have and what's your assessment of its feel and performance?

 

[Markat666]

Belltech 2410FF…I’d probably prefer them to be a little stiffer.

 

[iamdub]

Belltech 2410FF…I’d probably prefer them to be a little stiffer.

You could try some load bags in the coils with around 6-9 psi in them. They'll come in handy if you ever have a load in the cargo hold or get a hitch and tow. They'd be cheaper than another pair of shocks that may or may not suit you better and you could adjust them to fine-tune the ride.

 

[RichardCranium]

Hard to tell from this phone picture, but it's amazing what a little chassis coating will do for the profile.

 

[Sparksalot]

Hard to tell from this phone picture, but it's amazing what a little chassis coating will do for the profile.

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Didja remove the running boards?

 

[RichardCranium]

Didja remove the running boards?

Indeed I did. My PPV had them on when I bought it, and they were super faded from the sun as one would expect. I actually documented an experience in this thread, where I used a bedliner to coat them. It looked great for a short while, then they just weren't fitting what my look was. I am happy I took them off, gives it a much cleaner look IMO.

 

[Sparksalot]

They're faded on both of mine.I thought about removing them from thecopcar a while ago, but it wouldn't have gained anything since the bottom of the step is even with the bottom of the frame.

I may change them to a new step on thethirdtwin, but haven't decided yet. That's pretty low on the priority list.

 

[Markat666]

After looking at yours RC, I took mine off..and immediately put it back on. I just didn’t dig it on mine. But they look great removed from yours. I’ve been doing a lot of black chassis painting myself lately…everytime I expose something, I’ve been painting it.

 

[RichardCranium]

When your sheriff's office still has a GMT900 as a reserve unit, why not grab a pic. Not a fan of this color but it works well with the decals.

 

[RichardCranium]

For those asking about brake fade with the solid wheels. No issues in the NC mountains all weekend.

 

[RichardCranium]

After I swapped rear tailgates, due to the holes drilled by NCSHP, the applique was hanging on barely by just 2 studs. Doesn't really hurt anything, but it has always bothered me.

I grabbed a brand new one off eBay, it actually has the camera mount and no button for the glass hatch. I do not have a camera, and I do have the button for the glass. Never use it though, and maybe now I'll grab a camera for the rear.

Slapped it on, and grabbed some of these LED lights for the hell of it. I'll report back on how they do at night if anyone is curious.

 

[RichardCranium]

I had these LED's forever, one side started to flicker. So that's why I changed to the style in the previous post.

 

[PG01]

I had these LED's forever, one side started to flicker. So that's why I changed to the style in the previous post.

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I have same and they do the same… and 1 reverse light falls out of the socket…. I think I got the whole kit of Amazon… all interior and those for the exterior.

Let me know how the tag lights work out.

 

[iamdub]

After I swapped rear tailgates, due to the holes drilled by NCSHP, the applique was hanging on barely by just 2 studs. Doesn't really hurt anything, but it has always bothered me.

I grabbed a brand new one off eBay, it actually has the camera mount and no button for the glass hatch. I do not have a camera, and I do have the button for the glass. Never use it though, and maybe now I'll grab a camera for the rear.

Slapped it on, and grabbed some of these LED lights for the hell of it. I'll report back on how they do at night if anyone is curious.

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Damn, that's clean. Makes me wanna get a new applique to lose the bow tie.

I'd like to see how those LEDs do. Have a link for them?