How about some pics of 88-98 Trucks

[19723DR]

Here's mine. I stole my 22's off my Suburban. I've done all the work myself and even painted it in my garage.

[jbjburbs]

Here's some shots of my 1st project, I didn't do any of the work on this truck. i did buy air ride tech control arms, but i decided to start with a truck in a little better shape. This burban could be sweet, but needs a ton work/time to be built right. I want a daily type truck.... my other burb will get air tech control arms (custom upper mounts), bolt of 4-link (modded to fit from what i hear). tryin to put the front cross memeber about inch and a half off the ground. the rear will be two maybe two and a half. 20's to come. Will start the build thread in a couple of weeks.. thanx

[ScrapMetalCustoms]

new member, heres my truck. 1990 GMC 1500 2wd

so far ive got a flowmaster 2 chamber on it, belltech 2/4 drop. just started doing the body work on it. going with a cream yellow satin with an orange and white pin.. logo on the tailgate.

[BowTieMan]

Here is a crappy camaraphone picture of my 88 s10 blazer.

[Pogwa]

My dads '95 GMC Sierra 3500.

- 129,000 miles
- 454, 7.4l
- 4.11 in the Rear End
- Dual Flowmasters

[Swed-Chevy]

Wow,how many nice cars to look at in this thread.Sending a couple of pics of mine.

[neev_nav]

Realized I never posted a pic of my truck. Here it is.

[Swed-Chevy]

Hi Neev nav,is your grillguard an Westin one piece ?
Have ordered one Westin grillguard to my car,it looked nice on yours.

[neev_nav]

Originally Posted by Swed-Chevy

Hi Neev nav,is your grillguard an Westin one piece ?
Have ordered one Westin grillguard to my car,it looked nice on yours.

Yup. It's a Westin one piece. It's a good guard, very strong, looks good.

[derek6787]

Here's my 93 GMC the after effects of a deer! What do you guys think racing stripes or not? Black ones!

[Woods87]

This is my 91 chevy sport truck! 5 speed manual, 350 motor

[griesel72]

here's my 1997, i bought it brand new in April of 1997. It has been the best running truck i've ever had and really hasn't had any major problems in the 180000 i have put on it in the last 11 years and i would put it up to the other 2 newer gm trucks and the ford powerstroke i've owned in the mean time

[griesel72]

another

[SUB602]

Here's my 98 Suburban

[SUB602]

My old project i recently sold

[flamingbig10]

my dads 91 ext 236,000 original miles with 350 tbi still runs like a top and 700r4 rebuild at 199,999 miles, the truck was bought by my grandpa in 91 its been a work truck, and when my dad bought it in 1995

[chetw]

here is my 96 I got it from my dad tinted the windows ditched the camper and the running boards and polished the wheels




this is what it looked like when I got it

[Bob 68327]

I USUALLY HANG OUT IN THE 67-72 SIDE !! i SCORED THIS 93 FOR 1200 BUCKS OVER THE WEEKEND !!

[Matt Mann]

Hi all...

My new ( well new to me) 1992 Chevy Silverado 1500 Stepside...

Silver Grey over Black, bone stock, 1992 Stepside, 2WD, factory original driveline 350 V-8, 4 speed AOD tranny, Not too sure if it's 700R4 or 4L60e, bought it 2/08, from a local dealer here in SC...

Seems to run great, 105,000 miles on it, and its amazingly clean, nothing more than surface rust anywhere...

I originally wanted a 4WD for those trips back home to Ohio, and snow country, but, I saw this truck and it was in decent shape for the money, seems like anything for sale in the south east either costs $15,000 or beat to heck, or has 550,000,000 miles on it...

Since I've bought it, I have gotten caught up on regular maintenance, replacing front brakes, lube oil and filter, radiator and tranny fluid flush and fill, and a tune up with all new plugs. wires cap and rotor...

I've also got a new tonneau cover for it, and replaced all four headlamps, and headlamp buckets, all 4 turn signal lamps in the front, and parking lamp buckets, front corner lamps, and numerous interior lamps out.

Jobs to be done, include-

Westin Grille Guard/ Fog lamps
nerf step bars
Get rid of all decals bumber stickers etc.
Sliding rear window
Replace rear bumper with new OEM piece and frame mounted trailer package
New stereo with amp
Install under dash amatuer radio, and figure out how to roof mount a dual band antenna.

dual exhaust... been told a true dual exaust isnt possible for this truck even if I replace both cats... hope that's not true.

Engine has that usual puff of smoke on cold start up... doesn't seem to be using that much oil... I am watching it, but it never seems to really lose that much between oil changes..

Do I rebuild the engine, and tranny, pull both and replace them or just do a top end kit with a new TBI, injectors, chip, and heads?

Suggestions gang, feel free to hit me up, and tell me what you think... I would love the ideas for upgrades, mods, parts suppliers, anything...

Has anyone tried to install an antenna on the roof of this thing? I asked the dealer to install a NMO mount 2 meter/440 antenna, and he told me a roof mount antenna wasn't possible because of the ribbing in the roof, GM's have to reinforce the cab in the case of a roll over...

Has anyone else put an extra radio in this era truck, and where did you put the antenna?

Just realize this is a daily driver, and must run on street gas. Would love to hear any ideas.

[69-350]

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

Not too sure if it's 700R4 or 4L60e, bought it 2/08, from a local dealer here in SC...

Should be a 700R4. 4L60's were later, 1993 in C/K pickups, I believe.

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

dual exhaust... been told a true dual exaust isnt possible for this truck even if I replace both cats... hope that's not true.

I don't understand what they mean by saying true duals isn't possible. Either they're dumb or smokin too much hoobeedoo. I'm not familiar if your state has emissions tests (speaking for myself, I don't know what emissions are. Sounds like some dumb democratic bulls**t to me, hah. I live in North Dakota, come on now) But if you want to take out the cat and run true duals, do it. There's no reason you can't.

Originally Posted by Matt Man

Engine has that usual puff of smoke on cold start up... doesn't seem to be using that much oil... I am watching it, but it never seems to really lose that much between oil changes..

Do I rebuild the engine, and tranny, pull both and replace them or just do a top end kit with a new TBI, injectors, chip, and heads?

Puff of blue smoke just when you fire it up? It's caused by oil dripping down your valves when the engines off. Oil will actually seep down the sides of your valves and sit on top of them, until you spin your motor up in the mornin, and that oil gets sucked in and burned for about the first few seconds of running. The way the oil gets in there? Could be valve stem seals, letting oil through your valve guides when you shut the motor off. Easy enough fix.

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

Has anyone tried to install an antenna on the roof of this thing? I asked the dealer to install a NMO mount 2 meter/440 antenna, and he told me a roof mount antenna wasn't possible because of the ribbing in the roof, GM's have to reinforce the cab in the case of a roll over...

Has anyone else put an extra radio in this era truck, and where did you put the antenna?

I mounted my CB whips on brackets screwed to the side of my toolbox, although you could do them without a toolbox on the inside of your box, or in the stakepockets somehow, or elsewhere. If you're deadset on putting it on the roof, and hard mounting it, it'd be a little more work on yours. My truck, for instance, has a small hole with a rubber plug insert on the roof, a couple of inches in front of the third brake light. I've seen people put a cb antenna there. As for yours, you could drill a hole there, or if you don't want to do that, mount one or two inside your box, or even just on on a small bracket dead center of your box, on the front headboard there.

And by the way, nice truck. Reminds me of my buddy's, he has a white 91 Chevy shorty stepside 4x4, 2" lift, 32" tires, white with blue racing stripes. Shortbox stepside 4x4s can look goofy, or they can look nice, in my opinion. I've seen some goofy looking ones, but around here, I've also seen some very killer good lookin ones. You have a good start for a truck.

And believe me, it goes with my 67-72's, and especially my 97. They can get expensive (as soon as my lift gets here, I'll have over 17,000 into it, in two years, with another 3 to 5 grand going into it right after. Nothing real custom done to it, just addons and repairs and misc stuff) but I'm never done. I'm always thinkin of stuff to do. Maybe that's why I'm not rich and famous yet So good luck and have fun with it!

[Matt Mann]

Originally Posted by 69-350

I don't understand what they mean by saying true duals isn't possible. Either they're dumb or smokin too much hoobeedoo. I'm not familiar if your state has emissions tests.

well, that came from summit racing when I called to order headers and a dual exhaust. I never did get the parts, but I did get a nice but unwanted debate on the legalities of removing a OEM exhaust.

As for emissions, the truck itself is bone stock with the single exhaust and one cat. I don't have a problem with running dual cats... SC has no emissions testing as part of a licencing, however, should I decide to return to Ohio, they may require an emissions check depending on the county, but that's 3 yrs away at the least.

Just smokes me that I can't modify a truck I own, using off the shelf parts when the locals couldn't care less.

Originally Posted by 69-350

Puff of blue smoke just when you fire it up? It's caused by oil dripping down your valves when the engines off. Oil will actually seep down the sides of your valves and sit on top of them, until you spin your motor up in the mornin, and that oil gets sucked in and burned for about the first few seconds of running. The way the oil gets in there? Could be valve stem seals, letting oil through your valve guides when you shut the motor off. Easy enough fix.

That's what I figgered, although I was trying to decide whether to just replace the top end, with something like an Edlebrock performer kit, or just spring for a crate ZZ383, or just have the whole engine rebult.

Originally Posted by 69-350

I mounted my CB whips on brackets screwed to the side of my toolbox, although you could do them without a toolbox on the inside of your box, or in the stakepockets somehow, or elsewhere. If you're deadset on putting it on the roof, and hard mounting it, it'd be a little more work on yours. My truck, for instance, has a small hole with a rubber plug insert on the roof, a couple of inches in front of the third brake light. I've seen people put a cb antenna there. As for yours, you could drill a hole there, or if you don't want to do that, mount one or two inside your box, or even just on on a small bracket dead center of your box, on the front headboard there.

Well, take another look at the pics... no third brake lamp, but, it would seem given those directions it would land directly above where the interior dome light is... I am installing a tonneau cover so stake pockets are out, no tool box so that's out, and this antenna isn't available with mirror mount, (Comet UHM-4) I was really hoping to mount on the roof just for simplicity, but I'll keep looking... I did find a fender mount bracket, and the mechanic and I will be looking more closely at that the next chance we get...

Originally Posted by 69-350

And by the way, nice truck.

Thanks for the kind words Mark, I appreciate your reply, and I'll keep working at it...I plan on keeping this truck at least another 3 years or 100,000 miles...

Stay Tuned...

Matt

[toplesskayfiver]

Heres my truck its a 99 2door 2wd: k&n fipk, borla catback, accel wires, 2.5 drop in the rear

[Matt Mann]

toplessK5-

That drop makes the truck I think.... I never liked how the ass rides so high on some trucks... I'd like to do a 2/4 drop on mine... I dont want it in the weeds, but i at least want it level... really nice ride you got...

[69-350]

Originally Posted by Matt Mann

well, that came from summit racing when I called to order headers and a dual exhaust. I never did get the parts, but I did get a nice but unwanted debate on the legalities of removing a OEM exhaust.

As for emissions, the truck itself is bone stock with the single exhaust and one cat. I don't have a problem with running dual cats... SC has no emissions testing as part of a licencing, however, should I decide to return to Ohio, they may require an emissions check depending on the county, but that's 3 yrs away at the least.

Just smokes me that I can't modify a truck I own, using off the shelf parts when the locals couldn't care less.




That's what I figgered, although I was trying to decide whether to just replace the top end, with something like an Edlebrock performer kit, or just spring for a crate ZZ383, or just have the whole engine rebult.





Well, take another look at the pics... no third brake lamp, but, it would seem given those directions it would land directly above where the interior dome light is... I am installing a tonneau cover so stake pockets are out, no tool box so that's out, and this antenna isn't available with mirror mount, (Comet UHM-4) I was really hoping to mount on the roof just for simplicity, but I'll keep looking... I did find a fender mount bracket, and the mechanic and I will be looking more closely at that the next chance we get...



Thanks for the kind words Mark, I appreciate your reply, and I'll keep working at it...I plan on keeping this truck at least another 3 years or 100,000 miles...

Stay Tuned...

Matt

Hah, legalities mean nothing to me. My truck is illegal with lift, tires, blue blinkers, and especially with exhaust. There's no reason you can't run the exhaust the way you want. Cats or no cats, take the one you have out, cut the exhaust before it bends over on the drivers side, make a straight pipe out of that, and to the back of your pickup, with 45's, 90's, or straight out the back or however you want to do it (most trucks around here run 45's, closely followed with 90's, and the occassional few, like mine, with straight out the back. I hate "me-too" stuff) and with whatever in the middle for sound deadening. Who cares what they say; afterall, it's your truck, they shouldn't try and stop you any.


As for the CB, you may just have to run a fender mounted one. In my opinion, they look goofy. But so do roof mounted ones to me, I guess I'm just more of a symmetry kinda guy. That's why I opted for two of the black fiberglass whips, not twin thin thirty yard tall whips that break FAA regulations.

As for the top end, it's all up to you. Depends on how willing you are to spend money. You could try just new valve stem seals, see if that works, if not, just order up some Edelbrock stuff! hah.

By the way, check out the link in my signature, my photobucket with some pictures of my stuff. That and you can see pics of the 97 when I had the whips on there, and how I ran mine. And all the other stuff. Now, I'm just waiting for my lift kit to get in (back ordered for gods sake, I should be rippin a pair of jeans every day gettin in it by now! ) then I'll be back in the yard takin pictures again. Hah. Good luck with your stuff.

[johnboyon20s]

heres my daily

and heres some my my past projects