Project ugly duckling

[dazedandconfused]

No and im not sure what i want to do for a battery. This is a Autozone special and I've never been impressed with it. What does everyone else run? I believe this one is a duralast.

[PToombs]

I had a Carquest. I had a problem with the terminals corroding all the time. On TDR somebody posted the same and you should have seen the responses. I guess it's common with the Cq batteries, they gas out and make a big mess. Now I have a Case battery in each truck, Exide supplies them to us. They work great but are actually too tall. I got them at work, the correct ones would obviously fit better.

[ellis93]

I have one from oreillys. Been in for 3 or 4yrs. Its a 31 series

[oldestof11]

^ What he said. I always had good luck with O'Reilly's "Gold" or something like that.

[cmann250]

x3 on O'Reilly's I never had a problem, other that me cooking two. That was my stupid fault though

[dazedandconfused]

So i put the battery on the charger at work for 12 hours yesterday and now its holding a charge. I have no idea what its problem is. On another note the D70 started growling at me on my way home tonight.

[ahale2772]

time for an 80

[dazedandconfused]

Ill just stick that 3.07 geared D71 in it i just listed for sale.

[dazedandconfused]

Well since im DDing the 01 i parked the Duck. I can take my time and start working on her a little when time allows.

[ahale2772]

NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOOOOooooooooOOOOOOooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fell for the same curse, second gen driver... work on the 1stgen.... then, the secondgen turns out to need EVERYTHING and the 1stgen gets side lined.

becarefull my friend... its a slippery slope

[dazedandconfused]

Yeah but the first gen needs a lot more right now then the 2nd. Hard driving 30+ miles one way in the duck not knowing if its going to blow a tire or not. Until i finish the front end she isnt safe to drive.

[ellis93]

[dazedandconfused]

Im pretty sure i have a bent lower control arm on the driver side after getting ran off the road last month. Ive got to change the rearend as well since its growling. I havent drove it in 3 weeks now. It gives me the time to build it like i want now.

[PToombs]

I like this!

It gets hard to drive the 1st gen after driving the 2nd genner. I'm in the same boat. The seats are a little nicer, the ride is better, it has AC, I just put it in gear and go.... Plus I don't have time to fix anything, so I just drive the one that needs less.

[dazedandconfused]

Oh my first gen rides like a caddy and the second gen rides like a hay wagon. I just dont like rushing things together because i have to drive it to work the next day.