After having my fun with the stereo and showing for the shop on several occassions, I was content, bu as we all know, this wasn't going to last. An opportunity at work came my way that I could not pass up, so I left for Texas from my home in California and began working 14-16hr days for the next 5 months straight.
All this over time allowed me to do alot of fun things while in Texas, and offer an opportunity or two for friends back home. A good friend of mine volunteered to do the fab work on a one-off STS turbo system and once all the parts were gathered, I sent the truck off to Fresno to undergo some surgery.
Some small things have changed since these cellphone pictures. I'll make sure and get some better photos soon.
It's at this point that we ran into a snag with a tuner in Fresno. He didn't really know what he was doing and I got to pay for it. Several weeks of frustration went by before I finally drove down and took the truck back home to a shop that I know and trust and we subsequently went through the truck and undid all the work done by the tuner. Low and behold, once this was done, the truck fired right up, idled like stock, and actually drove home...
As it stands, I'm going to be working with another, much more trustworthy shop here in Sacramento and finally get this truck running as it should.
Next step is to get some new wheels/tires, and suspension under the truck, then the exterior.
And now, finally, the rendering.
