Wednesday, December 19, 2012

BIG changes are a comin'

I don't want to jinx anything, so I won't go into detail, but.... There are some changes coming to Slick's Speed Shop, and I can barely wait!

Should all take place within the next 2 to 3 weeks, so stay tuned!

Friday, November 23, 2012

More cleaning

I have put this off as long as I can and I guess I should just get it over with. Time to clean the under side. It's really not so bad and I am surprised just how good the floors are. Here is what I'm starting with.

From the drivers side

From the passenger side

Thursday, November 8, 2012

meanwhile back at the shop....

Pulling the crapped out 305 and transmission from the Apache yesterday. Good grief this is dirty. I see alot of cleaning in my future.....


I had to laugh when I saw this. I bet the previous owner was scratching his head wondering where his wrench went!




Sunday, November 4, 2012

Caps are here

Finally after order, return, re-order, back order, etc etc. the caps are here. I also turned the white letters out on the tires. I am happy with the whole thing!



Thursday, October 4, 2012

bad luck

Well shit! The caps I ordered came in and have now gone back out. I had to return them because they weren't deep enough to clear the hub. So I popped one off my son's truck and gave it a try, it fit.

 I boxed up the olds ones, filled out the exchange form, and now will just set and wait. Here is what will be coming:




Saturday, September 29, 2012

The drop kit is done, new shocks are on, the wheels are lined up, and new brakes are installed. So I think I'm done taking the wheels on and off for a while, and it's time to order up the center caps! Here are the ones I decided on:

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Drop installed

Finished installing the 4 - 6 drop and couldn't be happier. Great kit, and everything went together as it should.

I did find out all 4 shocks where pretty worn out and so got new ones for all four corners. Now it's off to the alignment shop and we can move on to the next project!