My "New" 1999 Pete

The areas where the paint has faded or chipped off are going to be touched up. We may paint the fenders and side farings silver!

I'm very happy it has a 13 speed. I don't think my dad would've bought a truck without a 13 or 18!

We do plan on installing some better headlights. I believe my dad said you can buy whole new assemblies that are LED or similar.

 

I believe it's a 13 with single OD.

The rest of the lights are already LED, and the ones I'm adding will be LED as well.

 

This truck will probably never leave the Midwest, haha. MAYBE once a year, maybe. The equipment my Dad and I haul stays mostly in Upper Michigan, Wisconsin & Minnesota. The dry freight I will haul when equipment slows down goes all over the country, but I will never have to leave the Midwest unless I specifically ask to. I'm driving a company truck right now for the company this Peterbilt will be leased to and I don't leave the Midwest. They got me set up pretty nicely. I ain't getting no 3,000 miles a week, but 1,500-2,000 will do just fine until I am in this baby. Then I will be getting paid totally differently.

 

I'm actually going to the Big Rig Chrome Shop in Oshkosh, WI tomorrow to pick some things up for it! Lights under the cab and sleeper are a for sure, and my dad wants me to get prices on a new bumper for it.

Definitely will have a new bumper some day, but it won't be slammed! Remember, we live in the Upper Peninsula and we have some harsh winters! And since we haul equipment, we don't always go into the best places so the thing has to have some ground clearance!

And the only thing that about this truck that drives me nuts is the 24.5" wheels. I am not a fan of those. I want 22.5's on it but my dad wants to use the rest of the life up in the tires that are on it, and then we will switch it over to 22.5's.

 

You know, I just noticed all of those zip ties looking back at the pictures. Holy crap. That's a lot of zip ties. Everything does look organized though and I guess if that's why they are all there, they can stay lol.