http://www.gmt400.com/forum/ The Build Thread area is for you to keep a closed thread detailing your work on your projects. Copy your tech pictures and writeups from other areas of the forum to your thread here. en Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:21:22 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.gmt400.com/forum/images/Darkness3/misc/rss.png http://www.gmt400.com/forum/ http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1729-97-1500-HD&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:17:29 GMT Ok, so I brought the truck home last night. It was late so I didnt get any pictures yet. This will chronicle the rebuild/build progress on the... Ok, so I brought the truck home last night. It was late so I didnt get any pictures yet. This will chronicle the rebuild/build progress on the truck.

As she sits, it a 97 hd 1500 so it has the standard ext cab short bed, 5.7L 4x4. The truck has 530,000 kms on it. The previous owner (friend of my brothers) had the tranny rebuilt 40k ago and the motor is freshly redone. I got it with the motor and tranny in, but the intake mani, ac comp, tb, etc etc etc off the motor. I will be replacing the passenger side inner fender well, then rebuilding the truck. Iam debating dropping a lunati cam in the motor first since everything is appart already. That isnt 100% though. The main goal for right now is get it to pass its one an only safety inspection and then go from there. The previous owner put 50kms on a set of 245/75R16 ruff rider M+S that seem to be beefy as hell!!!! I eventually will be lifting it roughly 6 inches and possibly cranking the tortion bars to fit 35" tires. My end goal for this truck is to be able to tow anything and go anywhere. That means tq and ground clearance are an absolute must. I have already started some VERY minor work and pulled the dealer badge off.

Pics to follow. ]]> Offroad Build Threads 97HeavyHalf http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1729-97-1500-HD http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1707-help-me-with-my-build&goto=newpost Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:05:20 GMT i have a 90 chevy 1500 2wd standard cab and long bed with a 4.3 and a 5 speed stick. it does not like to move in the snow so i want to make it 4x4 to... i have a 90 chevy 1500 2wd standard cab and long bed with a 4.3 and a 5 speed stick. it does not like to move in the snow so i want to make it 4x4 to help. i have already found a donor frame to use, it has everything i need to make this swap work. the frame is from a similar truck (same body style but not sure of the year was told it is a 88 or 89, once the guy gets back to me on the price i will see the title and know for sure) and has dual 25 or 34 gal fuel tanks and the entire driveline frome the tranny back. i have done some research on this and so far it seems like a standard drop off the old and bolt on the new, but some areas are still fuzzy. the biggest thing is the motor mounts. since the donor frame had the 350 on it this falls under a 350 swap but in reverse. my problem is that i have yet to find anyone who can say anything for sure. i have heard that they are the same, they are different, they have to move and wether you can just unbolt and move them or you have to weld in new ones. please help me with whatever wisdom you have and some wise pics would be a great help. ]]> Offroad Build Threads barebones 1500 http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1707-help-me-with-my-build http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1663-build-of-the-big-blue-bus&goto=newpost Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:48:24 GMT i just turned 16 so progress wont be so fast but im getting there. specs are its a 1995 tahoe ls 4x4 with 350 5.7 and auto. right now its all... i just turned 16 so progress wont be so fast but im getting there.

specs are its a 1995 tahoe ls 4x4 with 350 5.7 and auto. right now its all stock with 245/75/16s. im looking for bigger tires. i just got my 3 inch body lift in mail today and ive got new head lights coming as well along with my cb antens and the fender brackets for them. plan to hav it on 35s when i get the money to buy them from my friend. so far ive done clear corners i got from my buddy and apc clear parking lights off ebay. ive dont a lil paint work like wipers and roof rack is all painted i just need to install it back on.

the passenger door is going to be fixed and i will find a new front bumper probably the diesel bumper and put some lights in it. i also want to do cab lights and some exhaust work. it needs some work here and there but i like it and its been in the family since i was little so ill keep it for a while and i dont see many this color.

on to the pics of it...

here is was 2 years ago before the door.


another more recent before i startted to work on it. lights are just placed on roof not mounted


door damage :(


clears in


new parking lights



should have the new headlights in tomorrow or sometime soon. ill get updated pics after i get those in.
thats about it for now. i have a cobra 19 waiting to go in and my antennas in the mail. alsp have a overhead console i bought. dont know when ill get to install the body lift but when i do ill take a lot of pics of that as well. if this is in wrong section feel free to move it.

more pictures of the painting and install of stuff on my cardomain. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3856942 ]]> Offroad Build Threads the big blue bus http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1663-build-of-the-big-blue-bus