I bought a super nice wrecked 04 silverado regular cab short bed to drive.

[468BIGBLOCK]

it is finished. got the front cap painted blended back on the doors. got rid of the black side moulding. put on the painted mirrors and upper bumper pad and door handles. runs and drives great.

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a few more.

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more.

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before/after.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Holy crap that was quick!

Mine was hit by a deer in the bedside and the bodyshop had it as long as you had this one

[Low Elco]

Man, that's nice! Not to be jerk, but how much you in for so far?
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[468BIGBLOCK]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Holy crap that was quick!

Mine was hit by a deer in the bedside and the bodyshop had it as long as you had this one

I was i a hurry i sold my other truck and had to get this one done. i went and put tags on it today. ICE cold air. i think that i am going like this one.

[468BIGBLOCK]

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Man, that's nice! Not to be jerk, but how much you in for so far?
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i paid $3400.00 for it wrecked. $500.00 for a frame,$1500.00 for the front cap.$125.00 for a air bag. $400.00 to get the front cap painted. misc door handles and mirrors. $200.00, $40.00 to get the air bag module reset. roughtly $6165.00 plus my time. around here trucks like this are bringing $8000-$9500.00 so i think that i done ok.

[LEEVON]

DANG! Hey 468BIGBLOCK what'ya doin? "Oh, nothing just bought this wrecked truck, swapped the frame and had it painted in a few days".

Looks slick.

Do you know how your painter prepped the bumper cap? I'd like to do mine, and the mirrors/caps also.

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Originally Posted by LEEVON

DANG! Hey 468BIGBLOCK what'ya doin? "Oh, nothing just bought this wrecked truck, swapped the frame and had it painted in a few days".

Looks slick.

Do you know how your painter prepped the bumper cap? I'd like to do mine, and the mirrors/caps also.

those door handles came off a 2005 chevy tahoe. the mirrors are off a 2005 suburban that were painted from the factory they were black. the upper bumper pad is off a 2005 chevy silverado that was painted from the factory it was white. you can get a new upper bumper pad that is smooth and paintable from an aftermarket suppier like keystone automotive.

[PT'S 70 CST]

Ok guys I read this whole thread and just bought a 2000 swb Silverado and it has the rear disc brakes. What do I need to be concerned with and would it be best to just disable the emergency brakes on the rear? Thanks for any input.


PT

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just drive it. that is a nice truck!! love those wheels.

[no moa]

Originally Posted by 468BIGBLOCK

gm went back to drum brakes in 2005-2013 because of thousands of lawsuits and even deaths on the rear disc brakes. so on this truck i am doing a rear drum brake upgrade. gm is going back to disc on there all new 2014 model. lets see how they do in the real world.

On the 1/2 ton models they had issues?

[PT'S 70 CST]

Thanks and the reason I asked is I heard a squeak,squeak,squeak sound today and went by my buddies shop and he put it on the lift and said it was going to need rear brakes before long so I am going to be doing a brake job soon. Anything that I need to be looking for?


Thanks PT

[AMERICAN PICK-UP]

Originally Posted by PT'S 70 CST

Thanks and the reason I asked is I heard a squeak,squeak,squeak sound today and went by my buddies shop and he put it on the lift and said it was going to need rear brakes before long so I am going to be doing a brake job soon. Anything that I need to be looking for?


Thanks PT

they did have a lot of problems form them i have has 3 of these trucks and every one wear out the left rear brake pads twice as fast as the right sides.