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Toolate

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Hello,

So happy to have found this place. Life long GM truck owner (93 full size blazer, 88 3/4 ton suburban with 6" lift/36's, '99 3/4 ton Chevy p/u, '09 extended cab truck, '10 Tahoe, yeah a Chevy guy) and I am thinking of buying my fathers old truck back from a friend to restore to use as a daily driver. It's a 97 work truck no frills truck with 8' bed.

I don't own it so I don't have pics of it to post sadly... Major mistake I know but that is what brings me here. Looking for recommendations on a shop to talk to about the resto.
Truck is not a rust bucket but I suspect it might need a frame off job (but hope not!) and I am not up to that much work at this stage of my life (running my building business and starting 2 others plus have 2 kids).

Anyone suggest a shop who could handle this?? I promise to creat a pic heavy build thread!!!

Thanks,

Ben
 

twomanymontes

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Welcome Aboard! Can't help with any shops in your area though. But looking forward to seeing your project
 

Toolate

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Thank you guys! I'd be open to shipping the truck if need be. I I am surprised there isn't someone who specializes in Chevy truck restorations. I realize this isn't a "antique" – yet…
 

Bob L

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Welcome, The good news is there is still rust free sheet metal available for these trucks. Being from New England you want to get under and give the frame a real good inspection I just parted a 96 the frame had rusted real bad yet the truck looked good. Where in Ct. are you? I go to Mystic every summer and just cruised through on a trip to NY to deliver lobster traps.
 

deejaaa

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Welcome.
rebuilding a truck/car is risky to say the least. be careful with your final decision. i have heard many horror stories of shops/individuals/friends of family who have promised to rebuild and only failed with years down the road until realized. check around first.
good luck in your (ad)venture.
 

Toolate

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I am all done at the western end of Connecticut in Stamford..

Has anyone gone through a complete restoration And posted pictures in a thread dedicated to it here? I looked around quite a bit again find a thread where one of these trucks was completely torn down and rebuilt.
 
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