New guy to this forum with 2000 f150

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    Well I got "promoted" kindaish at work and now I got a dollar raise and my hours more doubled so I'm working full time for at least the summer so I'm planning on a lift and 35s in the near future. Probably just gonna go with a 3 inch BL. I'm contemplating getting some chrome 18x10 moto metal 962s as well

    Planning on 35x12.50 atturo trail blades for the tires. They are only $50 more expensive for 18s than 17s[​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    Tommorow is payday so Im gonna order my cable for the big 3 then and finally get the rest of that shit of the cooler. I need to figure out what's wrong with my brakes too before I lift it. I have to pretty much put the pedal to the floor to hold the truck still at idle. If I come to a stop light I can hold it for the first few seconds or so with the pedal about half way down then the truck starts to creep forward and you have to give it more brake and it keeps doing that until your foot is pretty much to the floor
     
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    Sounds like a leak or bad master cylinder
     
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    I'm starting to think it's the master cylinder or maybe the ABS HCU. Apparently there's a valve in the HCU that can go bad and cause the pressure to slowly leak off at idle
     
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    Started on the big 3 yesterday and picked up a new ABS pump and computer from a guy on the other forum. Got a really good deal on it and even if it doesn't fix my brake fade issue that's OK because my ABS computer went out about 2 years ago. Anyways, I got the battery to chassis ground done and the alternator power wire done. I'm trying to pull out all the stock wiring as I do this so it looks cleaner. Also 1/0 cable is huge! Easily double the size of the stock alt wiring, probably more than double. I'm gonna do the rest of the wiring some time this week or next week. [​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    Amperage !

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    Nice work, and congrats on the promotion.
     
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    Finished up the big 3 and starter wiring today. Also got my 2 fuse boxes mounted. Now I just gotta rerun all the wires for the heads, fogs, efans, and aux lights. May be a little over kill but it works lol. I was also able to take out the old wiring harness that went to the starter so it looks somewhat cleaner [​IMG]
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    Also got this cheap eBay catch can that's I'm gonna add baffling and filters to to make it actually work [​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    Looks great Jake !

    Just advice tip:
    Paint some axle grease and baking soda mixture
    on those exposed metal terminals.

    When adding aux circuits to the fuse panel remember
    not to overrun the total output of the alternator if you're
    in a "has to be on" situation ie: rainy cold night
    wipers 15amp
    defrost blower low speed 10amp
    headlights/parking 30amp or lower depending on bulbs.
    Rad fan or any must have accessories

    Total the amperage say if fog lights are also on stereo/amp
    and rolling down windows with the other items at the same time.
    You'l know by it causing dimming of the headlights when
    overrunning the alternator, something that may not be
    seen in the daytime.

    @2thousand5four
     
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