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*87 chevy silverado* · 03-08-2010, 10:12 PM

this is not mine i found it on youtube. I really like the truck watch the hole thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!playne...&v=3OElIbtbuhc

heres 2 anothers i found

YouTube- BRODIE'S LIFTED '87 4X4 CHEVY

YouTube- 85 Silverado 454 Lifted Blown Doing...

knightowl73 · 03-08-2010, 10:31 PM

yeah really bad ass truck. wish i coulda pulled somethin like that out the bag during my time in the army. dont think i coulda come close to that big though.

Rollinsqrbdy · 03-08-2010, 11:59 PM

Bad A$$ truck, and bad a$$ guy serving our country.

smashingchuck · 03-09-2010, 01:28 AM

What is up with that lift?

midnite · 03-09-2010, 01:42 AM

top heavy much? i would have widened it a bit tho

i liked it better before the 12" frame lift

Driveway Dreams · 03-09-2010, 01:50 AM

Looks cool and all. But frankly, it kinda scares me to think that that set up is out on the road. But I can appreciate the work involved, and am very grateful to the owner for his service.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 03-09-2010, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Rollinsqrbdy

Bad A$$ truck, and bad a$$ guy serving our country.

Yea x2

That's one awesome truck defiantly took some work to get it to where its at now!

Stepsideride · 03-09-2010, 03:24 AM

note to self: DO NOT Raise truck that high.

diponyou · 03-09-2010, 06:15 AM

that just kinda seems unsafe...
he could have done the frame lift and just gone with like 4 inches instead of 12 and it wouldnt have looked so scary.

78swest · 03-09-2010, 07:20 AM

that guy is in iraq with my unit he lives in oregon 30 minutes from me i used to see it all the time

Cherub · 03-09-2010, 09:28 AM

I agree the truck seems like it would be top heavy but i does look good. i also liked the video

GmtGmt · 03-09-2010, 02:13 PM

not big enough haha

My great friend state side his from montana (kalispell) originaly out of seattle
This is a the only Street Legal REAL Monster Truck not a home grown wannerbe "monster truck" that build for Trucks Gone Wild

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smashingchuck · 03-09-2010, 02:37 PM

There is no way that truck is "street legal" no matter what state you are from.

diponyou · 03-09-2010, 02:56 PM

unless its registered as two cars.
thats thing is wide as crap haha.

GmtGmt · 03-09-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by smashingchuck

There is no way that truck is "street legal" no matter what state you are from.

belive it or not, it really is

GmtGmt · 03-09-2010, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by diponyou

unless its registered as two cars.
thats thing is wide as crap haha.

12 feet wide 12 feet high

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74 C-30 · 03-09-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

Looks cool and all. But frankly, it kinda scares me to think that that set up is out on the road. But I can appreciate the work involved, and am very grateful to the owner for his service.

Agreed. 12 inch drop spring hangers? scary. 6 inch body lift? bad idea. I wouldn't inspect it, way too much liability.

78swest · 03-10-2010, 12:13 AM

in oregon the headlights have to be i think 54 inches off the ground but ive gotten away with a lot in albany where the big yellow truck is from ....my uncle says you could rape a nun there

68Timber · 03-10-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

Looks cool and all. But frankly, it kinda scares me to think that that set up is out on the road...

No kidding, that's scary. Stacy David did something like that on SGT Rock, but it was triangulated boxed steel. This truck was much better on 12" of spring lift, heck it was still a 4x4 then. Notice the front driveshaft left the project unmentioned at some point?

Driveway Dreams · 03-10-2010, 07:33 PM

I did notice that too. Wondered if it was just not built yet or something.

68Timber · 03-10-2010, 09:47 PM

The front output shaft of the transfer case is (naturally) much closer to the front of the truck. After a certain amount of lift the angles are too extreme. I'm pretty sure he's past that point.

68Timber · 03-11-2010, 11:59 AM

Click through these pictures.

Sgt Rock

That's how to drop spring perches the right way. The ladder model is insanely unsafe.

diponyou · 03-11-2010, 02:44 PM

yea those are pretty beefy.
and 800+ horsepower !

68Timber · 03-11-2010, 03:12 PM

I don't mean to hack on the guy's initiative and ingenuity, but you can't go for extremes and ignore the norm unless you're a mechanical engineer and know how to go one better. Being able to weld doesn't qualify.

Just to put things into perspective, suppose you're going down the road and he's behind you. The car is front of you slams on the brakes to panic stop but doesn't have any brake lights. You're reaction time will be 1.5 to 2 seconds late and so will his. Do you think all those welds will hold up? Not a chance.

Whether you want to take your truck up or down, use the best off-the-shelf parts available and go overkill. This guy went sky-high, consequences be damned. Not that he's an evil dude, just ill-informed.

Rollinsqrbdy · 03-11-2010, 03:15 PM

^I agree with you bud. Use the BEST parts. Safety First

03-08-2010, 10:31 PM	#2
knightowl73 TUKE-NoBullChit Customs owner Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: La Marque, Tx Posts: 640	Re: :devil:now this is a truck yeah really bad ass truck. wish i coulda pulled somethin like that out the bag during my time in the army. dont think i coulda come close to that big though.

03-08-2010, 11:59 PM	#3
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: :devil:now this is a truck Bad A$$ truck, and bad a$$ guy serving our country. __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---

03-09-2010, 01:28 AM	#4
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: :devil:now this is a truck What is up with that lift? __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

03-09-2010, 01:42 AM	#5
midnite Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada Posts: 107	Re: :devil:now this is a truck top heavy much? i would have widened it a bit tho i liked it better before the 12" frame lift

03-09-2010, 01:50 AM	#6
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: :devil:now this is a truck Looks cool and all. But frankly, it kinda scares me to think that that set up is out on the road. But I can appreciate the work involved, and am very grateful to the owner for his service. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

03-09-2010, 03:24 AM	#8
Stepsideride Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Murfreesboro Tennessee Posts: 129	Re: :devil:now this is a truck note to self: DO NOT Raise truck that high.

03-09-2010, 06:15 AM	#9
diponyou Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: duluth,ga Posts: 201	Re: :devil:now this is a truck that just kinda seems unsafe... he could have done the frame lift and just gone with like 4 inches instead of 12 and it wouldnt have looked so scary.

03-09-2010, 07:20 AM	#10
78swest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: aumsville oregon/afganistan Posts: 89	Re: :devil:now this is a truck that guy is in iraq with my unit he lives in oregon 30 minutes from me i used to see it all the time

03-09-2010, 09:28 AM	#11
Cherub Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 970	Re: :devil:now this is a truck I agree the truck seems like it would be top heavy but i does look good. i also liked the video __________________ 2014 LTZ Z71 Silverado 82 C15 LQ4/4L80E Conversion 78 Suburban build (SOLD) 83 4x4 Suburban(SOLD) 82 C15 (my first truck)

03-09-2010, 02:37 PM	#13
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: :devil:now this is a truck There is no way that truck is "street legal" no matter what state you are from. __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build

03-09-2010, 02:56 PM	#14
diponyou Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: duluth,ga Posts: 201	Re: :devil:now this is a truck unless its registered as two cars. thats thing is wide as crap haha.

03-10-2010, 12:13 AM	#18
78swest Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: aumsville oregon/afganistan Posts: 89	Re: :devil:now this is a truck in oregon the headlights have to be i think 54 inches off the ground but ive gotten away with a lot in albany where the big yellow truck is from ....my uncle says you could rape a nun there

03-10-2010, 07:33 PM	#20
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: :devil:now this is a truck I did notice that too. Wondered if it was just not built yet or something. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

03-10-2010, 09:47 PM	#21
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: :devil:now this is a truck The front output shaft of the transfer case is (naturally) much closer to the front of the truck. After a certain amount of lift the angles are too extreme. I'm pretty sure he's past that point. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

03-11-2010, 11:59 AM	#22
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: :devil:now this is a truck Click through these pictures. Sgt Rock That's how to drop spring perches the right way. The ladder model is insanely unsafe. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build



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03-11-2010, 02:44 PM	#23
diponyou Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: duluth,ga Posts: 201	Re: :devil:now this is a truck yea those are pretty beefy. and 800+ horsepower !

03-11-2010, 03:12 PM	#24
68Timber I know the pieces fit Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MONTGOMERY, AL Posts: 5,523	Re: :devil:now this is a truck I don't mean to hack on the guy's initiative and ingenuity, but you can't go for extremes and ignore the norm unless you're a mechanical engineer and know how to go one better. Being able to weld doesn't qualify. Just to put things into perspective, suppose you're going down the road and he's behind you. The car is front of you slams on the brakes to panic stop but doesn't have any brake lights. You're reaction time will be 1.5 to 2 seconds late and so will his. Do you think all those welds will hold up? Not a chance. Whether you want to take your truck up or down, use the best off-the-shelf parts available and go overkill. This guy went sky-high, consequences be damned. Not that he's an evil dude, just ill-informed. __________________ John 79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser) 85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build 74 Honda Z50 build

03-11-2010, 03:15 PM	#25
Rollinsqrbdy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Dexter, N.M. Posts: 1,082	Re: :devil:now this is a truck ^I agree with you bud. Use the BEST parts. Safety First __________________ Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers New Mexico Member --- Member of the Square Body Club---

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