Andy L
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Hey Guys, I thought this would be a good place to document my build. I bought my '95 Cheyenne nearly 5 years ago. This is what it looked like shortly after purchase....
It had 119K on it, 4.3, auto, a/c, tilt, cruise, and little else. No p/w or door locks or carpet, just a blue mat. The tires were not in good shape and were big, like 31x10x15. Truck needed a lot of small stuff: exterior door handle broken, a/c not cooling, cloudy mirrors, broken grille and air dam, worn out original appearing shocks, clear coat coming off wheels, but solid bones. Within a couple months, I managed to buy some ebay rims, american eagle 15x7's. When I went to have them put on, the bigger tires were in such bad shape they would not balance correctly so I had to buy tires right then. Not in my plan or budget at the time. Got some blackwall 235/75-15 for good price. I also ordered new shocks, Monroe Gas Magnums which made a huge difference and $40 or so for some ebay drop shackles. The next couple of years I started fixing all the little broken or missing items trying to get it back to where I thought it should be. This is how I drove it and what it looks like up until last month when I started the major mods.
I had been researching and gathering parts for the past 8-10 months to fix up the truck the way I wanted to. It is a fairly tight budget so got parts when I could at the best price I could. Here is the plan: lower the truck 2/4", add rear disc brakes, rear sway bar, fix rear leaking pinion seal, upgrade fuel pump, bigger front sway bar, upgrade front brakes, swap in 5.3/4.8 w/automatic trans.
During the time the first picture was taken, we were renting the house. Finally I was in our own house, but it originally had no garage. It took awhile, now it has a garage. But, I also needed back up transportation to get me around while working on the Cheyenne. We were given a 2002 Jeep Liberty:
It looked pretty good on the outside, but it had 190K on it and needed a lot of work to be a dependable driver. I ended up replacing all the suspension parts, brakes, steering parts, radiator, water pump, hoses, etc...about $1800 worth of parts... Needless to say, it kept pushing the Cheyenne off.
Finally, it is a driver and I could start on the Cheyenne. Timing was close, at this point, the Cheyenne now has 179K and is needing work. The front suspension is worn out and the under hood are is leaking several fluids. Time to stop driving it until it can be fixed. Thinking ahead, I was going to be needing tools..an engine hoist, engine stand, some way to remove the truck bed, move it around, etc...
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It had 119K on it, 4.3, auto, a/c, tilt, cruise, and little else. No p/w or door locks or carpet, just a blue mat. The tires were not in good shape and were big, like 31x10x15. Truck needed a lot of small stuff: exterior door handle broken, a/c not cooling, cloudy mirrors, broken grille and air dam, worn out original appearing shocks, clear coat coming off wheels, but solid bones. Within a couple months, I managed to buy some ebay rims, american eagle 15x7's. When I went to have them put on, the bigger tires were in such bad shape they would not balance correctly so I had to buy tires right then. Not in my plan or budget at the time. Got some blackwall 235/75-15 for good price. I also ordered new shocks, Monroe Gas Magnums which made a huge difference and $40 or so for some ebay drop shackles. The next couple of years I started fixing all the little broken or missing items trying to get it back to where I thought it should be. This is how I drove it and what it looks like up until last month when I started the major mods.
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I had been researching and gathering parts for the past 8-10 months to fix up the truck the way I wanted to. It is a fairly tight budget so got parts when I could at the best price I could. Here is the plan: lower the truck 2/4", add rear disc brakes, rear sway bar, fix rear leaking pinion seal, upgrade fuel pump, bigger front sway bar, upgrade front brakes, swap in 5.3/4.8 w/automatic trans.
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During the time the first picture was taken, we were renting the house. Finally I was in our own house, but it originally had no garage. It took awhile, now it has a garage. But, I also needed back up transportation to get me around while working on the Cheyenne. We were given a 2002 Jeep Liberty:
It looked pretty good on the outside, but it had 190K on it and needed a lot of work to be a dependable driver. I ended up replacing all the suspension parts, brakes, steering parts, radiator, water pump, hoses, etc...about $1800 worth of parts... Needless to say, it kept pushing the Cheyenne off.
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Finally, it is a driver and I could start on the Cheyenne. Timing was close, at this point, the Cheyenne now has 179K and is needing work. The front suspension is worn out and the under hood are is leaking several fluids. Time to stop driving it until it can be fixed. Thinking ahead, I was going to be needing tools..an engine hoist, engine stand, some way to remove the truck bed, move it around, etc...
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