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BenBB

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Hey all from New Mexico, been a member for the last three years lurking and learning, last month found the one I've been looking for. Silver 2013 Supercrew with lotsa miles but the price was right. Already fixed P0456 code (CPV) and P0128 (thermostat) with help from old posts here, changed rear diff oil, modded rear seats to fold down, new battery, coolant, xfer case oil, etc. etc. She might be ugly but I don't care, she's MY warthog.

After all the mechanicals checked out (still need a shitton of mods of course) I took it out on a shakedown solo road trip, about 120 miles of desert and backroads between Carlsbad and Pinon and 54 south of Alamogordo. First of many. Got giddy hitting 80 on a washboard. Closest thing to the Banshee I used to desert race back in the day, with freakin' air conditioned seats and cupholders to boot! Google Erf is my new best friend finding the next point-to-point and any new loops I can find, with some coyote hunting thrown in for good measure.

Anyway, big thanks to everyone here for all the knowledge already posted and for continuing to help others, much appreciated.

Pics hopefully show up of day 1, day 2 (washed), day like 5 (new KO2's), couple weeks after near intersection of CR 44 & 30, and same day at end of like 20 miles of straight dirt road CR 506, blew by 4 oryx and found this carport right off Hwy 54 in the middle of nowhere:
 

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Thanks guys. Don't get me wrong, truck is badass and I love it. But with 153k miles it's got built-in excuses for upgrades (both bumpers are beat=need SVC's, shocks leak=rebuild or 3.0 or LT hmm, tranny due for service=aFe pan & PA dipstick tube & RPG cooler, the list goes on and on). And compared to the countless build threads and run/mod pictures on here...
 

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Congrats, great truck. 6.2 V8 is work horse. You will get a ton of life out of her. The money you saved buying put to mods. Great to have you here. I envy you guys who live in the hands reach of awesome trails. Here in South Jersey we are famous for tomatoes....
 
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