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Intro I guess?
I have been lurking around and made a few posts... I havent done an into so I figured I better. ANYWHO my name is Cole, I live in SC. I am 22 and I am head mechanic at Bilton Chevrolet. I have a 96 z71 with 9in of lift on 38s, with a new vortec, built up 4l60e, 4:56s, locker, with 38in Supper Swamper TSR radials. ....I have a totalled 96 Tahoe LT that I rolled a few years back.. Makes a good show at local mud runs...lol I just bought a 82 SWB last weekend for $200 that is a basket case if there ever was one.. No bed, just a block between the fenders, no trans.. I set myself a goal of 3 weeks to get the truck running, driving, stoping and together.... I will gather parts durring the week and thrash on the weekends. I will start a build thread saturday when I start on it.. Monday I got power doors off and clean front clip off a 87 suburban, guy owed me money, I called it even for the parts. There is nothing wrong with my front clip, just a little surface rust and a little rot on the lower right fender from the battery. But this one is perfect. Today I picked up a complete 76 SWB that has a decent bed, despite a couple of bullit holes lol. 6cyl 3spd truck. Acutally would not be a bad truck to fix. Needs floors. Everything else is solid.. The 6cyl suposidly has a cracked head. I am going to use the bed off of it for now. I would like to find a solid bed around me with one gas door. If I do that I may end up building this one later. Paid $150 for it and it has new tires. Sold the converter off of the 82 for 80 bux. So I have $270 in the whole project so far... I am using the drivetrain out of a 76 elcamino project that I have long since abandoned... Hope to have the motor in this weekend. I plan on getting the truck together, primmed and bomb around as a DD for a while, then blast completly apart for paint and body work.. These damn truck are very expensive around here so I figured I'd start with the stuff nobody else wanted lol
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2004 z71, 96 z71 on 38s, 88 Chevy k5 blazer, 4in lift. 84 swb project, 82 SWB project , 84 chevy 4x4 lwb project, 88 Jimmy beater/highschool ride. 79 c30. 99 tahoe 4x4 project. and a bunch of parts trucks.. Last edited by spudz; 11-08-2007 at 11:07 PM. |
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Re: Intro I guess?
Oh I also got a 04 Z71....quicksilver...
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2004 z71, 96 z71 on 38s, 88 Chevy k5 blazer, 4in lift. 84 swb project, 82 SWB project , 84 chevy 4x4 lwb project, 88 Jimmy beater/highschool ride. 79 c30. 99 tahoe 4x4 project. and a bunch of parts trucks.. |
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Re: Intro I guess?
Welcome to the forum....
![]() We are always glad to have new people here. Thanks for sharing your pics, the 96 looks killer. Get those project pics loaded up so we can cheer you along.
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I sure will I am going to start taking pics this saturday as soon as I wake up and get started... I got the damn parts truck running..I been bombing around the dealership today in it lol. He said it had a cracked head but all I can find is a busted water pipe...
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Re: Intro I guess?
I have a totalled 96 Tahoe LT that I rolled a few years back.. Makes a good show at local mud runs.
Is that all you do with this one? That looks like it would be a show..
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Re: Intro I guess?
Yes it was.. I spun a bearing last year at that mud run... SO It needs a crank kit.. But if I get a chance to fix it I will.. Its full leather, 4wd.. People get a kit when I hit a HUGE hole at about 50mph and cover myself and the interior with mud lol.
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Now that is funny!!!!!!!
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Re: Intro I guess?
Welcome to the boards. I love the look of your '96 and good for you becoming a head mechanic at the age of 22.
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Looks like you're #1 from the second pic... Hee hee
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welcome......
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