Franken-Tahoe? Found for sale in Brazil, not sure what it is... or was

[HotWheelsBurban]

Depends upon where you live.
Here in MA, once it's 20yrs old, it only has to pass safety.

Yup in Texas once it's 25 , no more emissions inspection. Only safety inspection, and that goes away next January. Newer vehicles in the urban/suburban counties will still have emissions inspection until they hit 25.

 

[Insert Quarter]

Front brakes

GM Brazil GMT400 factory service manual

Thanks for sharing!!! The bracket has two bolts holding it to the spindle but the caliper has only one guide bolt, never seen that before. The picture of the spindle in the repair manual reminds me of Baer spindle mod. Also interesting, the crossmember for the rear body mounts, I've never seen that before. Actually the frame looks to be a good bit different in general, the bed body mounts, and the front clip. And I'd guess the gas tank is in the rear, the fuel door is on the passenger side rear of the tire. Interesting, thank you!

 

[1998_K1500_Sub]

Thanks for sharing!!! The bracket has two bolts holding it to the spindle but the caliper has only one guide bolt, never seen that before. The picture of the spindle in the repair manual reminds me of Baer spindle mod. Also interesting, the crossmember for the rear body mounts, I've never seen that before. Actually the frame looks to be a good bit different in general, the bed body mounts, and the front clip. And I'd guess the gas tank is in the rear, the fuel door is on the passenger side rear of the tire. Interesting, thank you!

Yes, it’s very interesting.

As reported some years ago, elsewhere on GMT400 by a member from South America, the version sold in South America is actually based on a different chassis and powertrain.

The body and trim is identical, or at least very similar in many ways, but the rest of the vehicle is based on a different platform.

See https://www.gmt400.com/threads/brazilian-gmt400s.12965/post-1002433

and

Chevrolet D-20 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[evilunclegrimace]

Depends upon where you live.
Here in MA, once it's 20yrs old, it only has to pass safety.

It still has to pass 25 year federal inspection to be allowed to be imported unless it meets certain specs.

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[mars2878]

It still has to pass 25 year federal inspection to be allowed to be imported unless it meets certain specs.

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That maybe, but the majority of them are already over that year mark & the rest will be there shortly.