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Big Dave I was hoping you would ring in. I read a lot of your posts for ideas when i got started with this project.
The 6 speed is actually a G56. They changed in mid 06. From everything I hear it's a better tranny than the NV. It's more heavy duty, more reliable, shifts nicer, and a lighter aluminum case. So I'm happy about that.
Ideally I would also like an aerolid. My mechanic skills are pretty good but my crafting skills are currently at a first grade level. I would buy an aerolid if anybody made them commercially but I can't seem to find anybody. I think Bondo on here was going to do it and is either still working on getting it off the ground, or isn't doing it anymore. So tonneau cover it is. I looked at the roll up ones but they weigh about 100 lbs! Seems like the extra weight will negate some of the benefits. So I will probably end up with a solid tri fold. I was also reading about fairings on the back of the cab adding some mileage. I might experiment with that too.
Fairing in the front just below the bumper seems like a worthy mod. Changing my mirror situation away from those huge things would help too. I was thinking an in cab or small camera set up would be ideal. Then a front fairing below the bumper. Grille block of some kind, ideally screen. It has an electric fan with a dial to set the temp. That along with waterless coolant and a little warmer thermostat I could seem helping............It's quite a list. A work in progress I will be tackling in the coming months.
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