I think were going to replace the tail pipe and muffler, quiet the truck down, and then go from there. Can too much valve clearance/bent push rod damage the engine when driving, or is just an annoying sound?
As far as the lights, we're running a generator. No special bulbs, just the ones from Classic Parts. We didn't do anything out of the ordinary, other than clean EVERY contact throughly and make sure all the screws were nice and tight. I'm sure a nice new harness couldn't have hurt! I did notice they were surprisingly bright.
I guess that's a good thing. Thanks for the nice comments guys.
Last edited by 50chvytrk; 08/11/2012 10:49 PM.