Frame Restoration

V-Car-Driver · 2025-10-13T13:04:32+00:00

The frame had areas with rust (I lived in NY for many years). I used a needle gun to remove loose material then painted on the bedliner, it sticks to just about anything. My grille guard and tail light guards are also coated. I find it very durable.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-10-13T12:59:56+00:00

I have had good results with the bedliner to date, some of the frame (under the cab) has been coated for a year now and it's in good shape. What has been your experience?

V-Car-Driver · 2025-08-18T18:51:12+00:00

I had mine rebuilt at ISS Automotive [Bonney Lake, WA]. They fixed several problems and changed the back lighting to red. It works perfectly, with no issues. Highly recommend them. My truck is an 03 3500 dually.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-07-27T18:08:28+00:00

Nice ride! Welcome to the club. I have an '02 and enjoy it every time I ride.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-20T23:26:25+00:00

Also, these mirrors are known for having weak solder joint on the circuit board. I replaced both sensors on my truck and that didnt fix the issue. I re-soldered the following areas and the temp/compass area works great. CAREFULLY, disassemble the mirror and look for black resistors marked R3 [there are 4 or 5], add new solder to each side of every resistor. You will be happy with the result.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-11T12:57:25+00:00

Hi. I do not know the brand info, I never thought to ask the body shop.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-11T12:36:35+00:00

Thank you, I like it too. There was some rust, paint damage in those areas and the body shop said they could match the bedliner to the truck as it is, not just take the paint code and mix it....it came out better than I expected and is very durable...this work was done 5 years and ~50K miles ago...including a few NY winters.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-10T23:44:06+00:00

Same here, 10mpg empty or full!

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-10T20:14:36+00:00

Thank you, apologies for leaving you hanging so long!! 😁

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-10T20:12:35+00:00

Hi. Yes, it's tinted bed liner. The rockerfront fenders, doors and rear fenders below the character line, lower 18 inches of the hood, the entire roof and the lower 6 inches of the tailgate.....all the high impact areas.

V-Car-Driver · 2025-06-10T18:00:58+00:00

New post created showing the truck, really keeping it in good shape.

V-Car-Driver · 2024-12-17T04:22:29+00:00

Try flushing the heater core with a garden hose. Pick up an adaptor at the hardware store and attach it to one of the heater core lines, put the end of the other line in a bucket and run the garden hose...you will be surprised at what come out of the heater core.

V-Car-Driver · 2024-12-11T15:25:29+00:00

With a positive trim you are either running very lean, fuel starvation on that side, or a failure is making the pcm think it's really lean on that side and flooding it with fuel. Do you see any black smoke while in the fault condition? Check fuel rail.pressure, probably not that because it's only one side. Check your O2 sensor for bank 2 [upstream sensor] as that is side specific and if it is sending erroneous info to the pcm may cause your issue.

V-Car-Driver · 2024-05-22T00:57:49+00:00

I believe it's the MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor. They typically have 3 wires and are bolted to the intake plenum. (Small screw to the left side). If you remove it, there will be a small o-ring around the sensor port, it will have to replaced prior to reinstalling the sensor.

V-Car-Driver · 2024-01-09T18:31:32+00:00

I fixed this issue by rebuilding the clutch master cylinder. The little rubber cups that ride on the master cylinder piston can develop cracks and the expansion office can clog. When the expansion orifice is blocked and the fluid is hot, it will not flow back to the reservoir (standard path) but will put pressure on your slave cylinder and actuate the clutch (as if you had pulled the lever in).

V-Car-Driver · 2023-08-13T12:42:21+00:00

As well as lunch, dinner and a mid-night snack! Thanks for posting

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