2004 Tahoe Project Daily Driver

[Alan's Classic]

Wanted to have a central thread to document the transformation. It want be nothing too fancy, just some things to make it mine. Along with repairs along the way.

It's a LT 4X2 5.3 with 168,XXX

1. LTZ wheels= Done
2. Cowl hood= Done
3. Two tone paint= Planning
4. Window tint=Funds
5. Throaty exhaust= Funds
6. Beef up the rear suspension= Planning and funds
7. Repair drivers seat heater= Funds
8. Drivers seat bottom=Funds
9. AC Heat problems=Fixed

What it looked like.....

[Alan's Classic]

LTZ wheels installed

[Alan's Classic]

Goodmark cowl hood installed tonight. Will paint body color for now til I determine the two tone.

[flips72]

nice tahoe alan, always tried to get my wife to drive one but she always said it was to big for her, i still love the way they ride and drive.cant wait to see the paint.

[Alan's Classic]

They do ride nice. It also has a tight turning radius, which is nice in parking lots and backing a trailer. I was going to sell it and get a 4 door silverado. I've got all the little bugs worked out of it almost. If I bought a used truck I'd have to start over with taking with fixing things.
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[Alan's Classic]

Some pics in the daylight of the hood.

[yunkyarddog]

same color of my sierra..........itreresting to see your two tone choise..........

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by yunkyarddog

same color of my sierra..........itreresting to see your two tone choise..........

Wish I could make up my mind about the two tone. .
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[flashed]

Hood and wheels look good ,cant wait to see what happens next .

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by flashed

Hood and wheels look good ,cant wait to see what happens next .

Thinking of something like this, not fully decided.

[flashed]

I like it .

[Driveway Dreams]

That hood looks good on there. I want to do a hood, exhaust, and throw a 2 tone on my wife's Suburban too when funds and time allow. There are few good ways to 2 tone this body style, hard for me to settle on the best spot too.
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[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by flashed

I like it .

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

That hood looks good on there. I want to do a hood, exhaust, and throw a 2 tone on my wife's Suburban too when funds and time allow. There are few good ways to 2 tone this body style, hard for me to settle on the best spot too.
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Great minds think alike.

I believe I have decided on the color. It was cloudy today when I took the pic.

[66redw/white]

i wish chevrolet would keep makin the two tones like they used to. dont see enough of them anymore.

[Driveway Dreams]

Sunset orange is a great color. Should be a nice combo.
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[flips72]

that color is real close to 198's truck aint it? man that will look good.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by 66redw/white

i wish chevrolet would keep makin the two tones like they used to. dont see enough of them anymore.

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

Sunset orange is a great color. Should be a nice combo.
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I hope so.

Originally Posted by flips72

that color is real close to 198's truck aint it? man that will look good.

His is Prowler orange, but you are right they are pretty close.

Repairing some of the minor defects that were bugging me.

[Desert.Chevy]

Nice color choose. Keep us updated.
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[Alan's Classic]

I can't believe its been a year since my last post.

The Tahoe has been sitting for a while I changed jobs and got a better gas mileage car for the commute. I just sold my 95 K1500 and was going to find another truck, but I might just do some upgrades on the Tahoe. I want a nice aggressive tone with a cam/exhaust. I've been listening to youtube videos for ideas.

your thoughts on?

drop-brand, suggested useable drop
cam-nice usable lope without any other mods
headers-brand, long tube
exhaust- nice rumble that isn't annoying in the cabin

I've never worked on an LS, but need to learn.

I'll try to post some pics soon with the hood painted.

[flashed]

Get back to work on that awesome wrecker ,just kidding of course ,Im in for this one too. I had actually forgot about this one .

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by flashed

Get back to work on that awesome wrecker ,just kidding of course ,Im in for this one too. I had actually forgot about this one .

I got a little frustrated with the wrecker.

[Alan's Classic]

Gonna spend a few dollars on her. Just ordered some helper bags for the rear springs. Tires are also on the list.

I installed a brake controller today that was donated.

[gldevall]

check out performancetrucks.net A lot of good stuff over there. More related to the LS motors too. And also gmfullsize.com I'm not knocking this site by no means, its a great site, but the other two have a lot more related to the LS motor.

[slowcpe]

Good looking Tahoe, but I do have one just like it

How is the fit and finish of your hood? I'm probably going to tend to a little rust repair/paint touch-up on mine this spring/summer and contemplated getting a cowl or HD hood.

I've been looking at longtubes for mine as I have a cat on its way out and the price difference is about the same as a new catted "y" pipe. I have read, however, that to be prepared to have a few header studs to break off in the heads. They like to seize up in there and snap.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by gldevall

check out performancetrucks.net A lot of good stuff over there. More related to the LS motors too. And also gmfullsize.com I'm not knocking this site by no means, its a great site, but the other two have a lot more related to the LS motor.

Thank you I will check them out.

Originally Posted by slowcpe

Good looking Tahoe, but I do have one just like it

How is the fit and finish of your hood? I'm probably going to tend to a little rust repair/paint touch-up on mine this spring/summer and contemplated getting a cowl or HD hood.

I've been looking at longtubes for mine as I have a cat on its way out and the price difference is about the same as a new catted "y" pipe. I have read, however, that to be prepared to have a few header studs to break off in the heads. They like to seize up in there and snap.

I prefit the hood. It was a little low in the back. I put one shim under one bolt on each side and it fixed it.

Got the bags installed. Haven't put a load on it yet.

I zip tied the bags to keep them folded and they slid right in with the weight off the wheels.



Back to original shape but not pressurized in pic. I put the weight back on the wheels before I put the air to it.