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GMT 400 obsessed Swede.
This is my '97 C1500 with 400,000 miles!! It's been around the block a time or two, to say the least. To start this story, I bought the truck a week after I turned 18(I'm now 28). It had about 293K on the clock when I bought it, and if I knew anything about mileage at the time, I would've never have bought it. But you learn as you get older, right? I've put roughly 110K on it in the last 10 years and have replaced ALOT on this truck.
Major repairs:
Engine rebuilt weeks after I bought it(old one had a rod knock)
Transmission rebuilt twice(first one probably didn't need it, second one because I lost reverse)
Steering gear replaced
Driveshaft replaced after U-joint exploded
Less major:
Drivers' side window regulator
Both inside door handles(multiple times) because they are notorious for breaking
Bilstein shocks all around. Best $300 I've ever spent
Drivers' door pin and bushings. Now it will actually close without me slamming the door
Valve cover seals after they randomly started to leak oil
There's more I could post, but this is a condensed version of my truck. Maybe one day I'll make a post about everything about it. Overall, I'm glad I have this truck because I will never sell it with how much I've been through with it.
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Major repairs:
Engine rebuilt weeks after I bought it(old one had a rod knock)
Transmission rebuilt twice(first one probably didn't need it, second one because I lost reverse)
Steering gear replaced
Driveshaft replaced after U-joint exploded
Less major:
Drivers' side window regulator
Both inside door handles(multiple times) because they are notorious for breaking
Bilstein shocks all around. Best $300 I've ever spent
Drivers' door pin and bushings. Now it will actually close without me slamming the door
Valve cover seals after they randomly started to leak oil
There's more I could post, but this is a condensed version of my truck. Maybe one day I'll make a post about everything about it. Overall, I'm glad I have this truck because I will never sell it with how much I've been through with it.
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