I purchased my 99’ Chevy, 2door Tahoe from a dealership in Tacoma, WA in 03’. I have always had a thing for the 2door SUV, so after getting situated into the Army life I began the search. In between deployments I would have my buddies drive me around to all of the local dealerships. One night I spotted it from about a quarter of a mile away and knew I had found what I was looking for. 4x4, 36k on the dash, and it was super clean, after 3 years the search was over.
A K&N cold air intake, Gibson stainless steel shorty headers, and true dual exhaust through Flowmaster 40 series were installed after one of the later deployments. The Tahoe took me and my buddies all around WA state and a half dozen or more trips to Vancouver, B.C. until it was time to separate from the Army. I was Honorably Discharged 05’ and it was time to go back home to Florida and see what the Tahoe could do in the mud holes.
It wasn’t long before the white 2door was completely covered in the dark black Florida mud. I ran it hard and it never disappointed. There were many late nights of mud slinging, mufflers screaming, headers glowing and beer flowing. I gave it hell, but the 5.7 vortec kept giving back, the body however was taking damage. One night a tow rope slipped off my brother-in-laws ball and caved in my tailgate as I was trying to retrieve his Ford, a few weeks after that I took the Tahoe and bounced the passenger side off of a guard rail.
It was in early 07’ that I packed up the Tahoe and moved across the country again, this time to the desert southwest. Traded the grass and dirt for rocks and sand. The new terrain offered new off-road experiences and new dents and dings to go along with them. One late bud light night, I tried to retrieve a friends Toyota from a deceptively soft sand pit. I quickly became a victim of the pit and after about an hour or more of shifting from first to reverse, the transmission started leaking and my friend was calling a tow company.
Shortly after the sand pit worked me over, the transmission stopped shifting, causing the Tahoe to become a project that I had no time or money for. It was paid off now and it was no longer the primary vehicle so I parked it on the side of the house and there it sat.. for 5 years. I could never sell the Tahoe, despite the many low-ball offers. So while the Tahoe sat in its sad, maroon tailgate, black fender, busted transmission state, I started putting money aside. Priorities change, however and money gets redirected and the Tahoe continued to suffer in neglect.
It has been sitting too long, its time to breath some life back into my Tahoe.
A K&N cold air intake, Gibson stainless steel shorty headers, and true dual exhaust through Flowmaster 40 series were installed after one of the later deployments. The Tahoe took me and my buddies all around WA state and a half dozen or more trips to Vancouver, B.C. until it was time to separate from the Army. I was Honorably Discharged 05’ and it was time to go back home to Florida and see what the Tahoe could do in the mud holes.
It wasn’t long before the white 2door was completely covered in the dark black Florida mud. I ran it hard and it never disappointed. There were many late nights of mud slinging, mufflers screaming, headers glowing and beer flowing. I gave it hell, but the 5.7 vortec kept giving back, the body however was taking damage. One night a tow rope slipped off my brother-in-laws ball and caved in my tailgate as I was trying to retrieve his Ford, a few weeks after that I took the Tahoe and bounced the passenger side off of a guard rail.
It was in early 07’ that I packed up the Tahoe and moved across the country again, this time to the desert southwest. Traded the grass and dirt for rocks and sand. The new terrain offered new off-road experiences and new dents and dings to go along with them. One late bud light night, I tried to retrieve a friends Toyota from a deceptively soft sand pit. I quickly became a victim of the pit and after about an hour or more of shifting from first to reverse, the transmission started leaking and my friend was calling a tow company.
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Shortly after the sand pit worked me over, the transmission stopped shifting, causing the Tahoe to become a project that I had no time or money for. It was paid off now and it was no longer the primary vehicle so I parked it on the side of the house and there it sat.. for 5 years. I could never sell the Tahoe, despite the many low-ball offers. So while the Tahoe sat in its sad, maroon tailgate, black fender, busted transmission state, I started putting money aside. Priorities change, however and money gets redirected and the Tahoe continued to suffer in neglect.
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It has been sitting too long, its time to breath some life back into my Tahoe.
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