I just got one of my old hotshot trucks back from my son. I let him use while he was looking for a truck...that was over a year ago..LOL! Mine is a 04' CC, 2wd, 5.9HO,6 speed. Its a beast and ran the dog out of it. I bought it new, got it home and pulled out the passenger front/rear seats-built a bed. Feet under the dash and head at the back of cab, I had a small fridge/TV and cloths rack behind driver seat. I ran it like an 18 wheeler OTR. The first 11 months I put over 100k on it. It pulled a 40' GN from day one. When I left hotshotting, it served as a daily driver for a short period of time. I eventually sold it to my father when he was needing a "new" hot shot truck, he put the finishing miles on it to break the 500k mark. When he finally retired, the old truck was given the title of "ranch truck" and like most it was used hard and put up wet. Sat outside and eventually became offroad truck only, driven around the pastures etc. I finally talked my father into selling it back to me. I got it home, cleaned it up some. Got it street legal and drove it some before letting my son use it for a year. This one was my favorite hotshot truck that I ever had. All I did was straight pipe the exhaust and run the dog out of it. It pulled some heavy loads all over the place. I had a 90 gallon tank in the bed with a gravity feed setup, it was awesome. I remember one time I went 9 days without turning it off. I was up north in the snow/ice sub zero temps in Minnesota, Wisconsion and bordering states-it was cold! Enough of memory lane, I got side tracked...my apologies. I am going to redo this old truck. I am thinking about a color change. I am PJ dealer and I really like the PJ red that they have. I am thinking color change to that and installing a PJ Utility Steel Truck Bed(GT). Change the interior from cloth to vinyl and remove the carpet. I want to make more dog friendly so I can take my old white dog with me. Lets see some pics of your rides. I need some motivation!
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