88GMCtruck's 98 Silverado Towpig Build: "Black Fox"

[BNielsen]

Is he on the forum?
If not he needs to be;

 

[Biggershaft96]

A friend of mine from TN is the guy who bought the truck. So far he likes it. I told him the NV4500 would be more fun. He posted a bunch of pics from the road trip coming home. Got a cool pic with Rushmore.

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get him on here plznthx

 

[Biggershaft96]

The Silver Shih Tzu

The Silver Pomski lol

 

[88GMCtruck]

Silver dog? Should be the silver stallion!

The Silver Shih Tzu

The Silver Pomski lol

Uh, no.

Now that's just selfish

Well one set left with the Black Fox, the others are going on the 06.

Is he on the forum?
If not he needs to be;

get him on here plznthx

That is totally up to him, TBH.

A friend of mine from TN is the guy who bought the truck. So far he likes it. I told him the NV4500 would be more fun. He posted a bunch of pics from the road trip coming home. Got a cool pic with Rushmore.

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He sent me that photo too. Sounded like his trip went well and he's enjoying the truck, glad the crazy deal worked out.

 

[DanteGTZ]

Yup, I'm on here. I heard about the Black Fox from a guy on Facebook when I posted a "searching for" message on one of the 88-98 truck pages.

I found this thread in early December, went through all ~148 pages and then sent Dave a message. These days it seems like a lot of people do a lot of talking but very little follow through so I'm pretty sure he thought I was nuts when I said I was in Tennessee and interested in his truck in Washington. It took a decent amount of planning and prep to get the deal done. I've bought a fair amount of vehicles out of state (even one in Canada) and I was impressed with the amount of photographs and detail that Dave included.

All in all, the trip took us 5 days from start to finish, about 2600 miles. No major issues and all went fairly smooth. Spent over $550 in fuel but that was to be expected. Even after airfare, fuel, food and lodging it was still less expensive than having it shipped.

The truck feels almost new on the inside. It definitely doesn't feel like a 21 year old truck in the cab. A testament to Dave's hard work, for sure.

The truck will serve as the tow rig for our travel trailer, cargo trailer and flatbed when needed. Plans for the truck are small at the moment, as most of what I would have wanted to do was already done. Ultimately it may end up with a Cummins swap when the ~8-9mpg becomes unbearable. I've actually done 2 Cummins swaps in GMT400 trucks before and they seem to turn out really nice. One of the reasons I went back to an older truck after having many newer ones (diesels included) was simplicity. The simpler, the better, at least for my purposes.

I'll be around the forum time to time. Rest assured, the truck is in good hands.

Thanks,
Brian

 

[Biggershaft96]

Yup, I'm on here. I heard about the Black Fox from a guy on Facebook when I posted a "searching for" message on one of the 88-98 truck pages.

I found this thread in early December, went through all ~148 pages and then sent Dave a message. These days it seems like a lot of people do a lot of talking but very little follow through so I'm pretty sure he thought I was nuts when I said I was in Tennessee and interested in his truck in Washington. It took a decent amount of planning and prep to get the deal done. I've bought a fair amount of vehicles out of state (even one in Canada) and I was impressed with the amount of photographs and detail that Dave included.

All in all, the trip took us 5 days from start to finish, about 2600 miles. No major issues and all went fairly smooth. Spent over $550 in fuel but that was to be expected. Even after airfare, fuel, food and lodging it was still less expensive than having it shipped.

The truck feels almost new on the inside. It definitely doesn't feel like a 21 year old truck in the cab. A testament to Dave's hard work, for sure.

The truck will serve as the tow rig for our travel trailer, cargo trailer and flatbed when needed. Plans for the truck are small at the moment, as most of what I would have wanted to do was already done. Ultimately it may end up with a Cummins swap when the ~8-9mpg becomes unbearable. I've actually done 2 Cummins swaps in GMT400 trucks before and they seem to turn out really nice. One of the reasons I went back to an older truck after having many newer ones (diesels included) was simplicity. The simpler, the better, at least for my purposes.

I'll be around the forum time to time. Rest assured, the truck is in good hands.

Thanks,
Brian

Dont be a stranger, a picture every now and then would be cool too

 

[Supercharged111]

I can't believe nobody has suggested silver bullet yet. . .

 

[88GMCtruck]

I can't believe nobody has suggested silver bullet yet. . .

HAHA I have but, I don't care for Coors. I'm a Rainier or Miller Lite kinda guy.

Also, The "Silver Dog" name kinda goes with the sticker on the back window, which has yet to be revealed.

 

[88GMCtruck]

Yup, I'm on here. I heard about the Black Fox from a guy on Facebook when I posted a "searching for" message on one of the 88-98 truck pages.

I found this thread in early December, went through all ~148 pages and then sent Dave a message. These days it seems like a lot of people do a lot of talking but very little follow through so I'm pretty sure he thought I was nuts when I said I was in Tennessee and interested in his truck in Washington. It took a decent amount of planning and prep to get the deal done. I've bought a fair amount of vehicles out of state (even one in Canada) and I was impressed with the amount of photographs and detail that Dave included.

All in all, the trip took us 5 days from start to finish, about 2600 miles. No major issues and all went fairly smooth. Spent over $550 in fuel but that was to be expected. Even after airfare, fuel, food and lodging it was still less expensive than having it shipped.

The truck feels almost new on the inside. It definitely doesn't feel like a 21 year old truck in the cab. A testament to Dave's hard work, for sure.

The truck will serve as the tow rig for our travel trailer, cargo trailer and flatbed when needed. Plans for the truck are small at the moment, as most of what I would have wanted to do was already done. Ultimately it may end up with a Cummins swap when the ~8-9mpg becomes unbearable. I've actually done 2 Cummins swaps in GMT400 trucks before and they seem to turn out really nice. One of the reasons I went back to an older truck after having many newer ones (diesels included) was simplicity. The simpler, the better, at least for my purposes.

I'll be around the forum time to time. Rest assured, the truck is in good hands.

Thanks,
Brian

I didn't quite think you were nuts, because I would probably have done something similar! I honestly figured someone would pick it up that wasn't local, since it would have been a pretty unique sale. I will say, it was the longest but easiest sale I've ever had, partly due to me having to take time to prep it and partly just the back and forth and figuring things out. I'm glad it all worked out and went smoothly. And glad that it went to someone who will actually enjoy the truck and not just start throwing lumber and **** in the bed and destroying it or something silly.

 

[454cid]

HAHA I have but, I don't care for Coors. I'm a Rainier or Miller Lite kinda guy.

Also, The "Silver Dog" name kinda goes with the sticker on the back window, which has yet to be revealed.

A friend used to have a silver and black AMC Concord that he called the Silver Donkey.