94 c1500 prerunner...er kinda.

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I havent posted here much but the forum has been a great help for information. Guess its about time I create a build thread to share with everyone!

To start, 2 years ago i purchased a 94 c1500 ext. cab shortbed for a whopping thousand clams. Its rough, has rust, high miles, and was quite hideous when i got it. Perfect canvas!

With 224k miles on the original engine and trans, it was a dog at best. Looking over the RPO sticker i found that it was equipped with 3.07:1 gears. That explains (mostly) why its a slug.

I don't have many pics of when i initially bought it but it looked like a hoopty. Spraypainted chrome cragars, bald tires, leaky dual exhaust, chrome bug deflector, and an inverted air cleaner lid for performance.

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The first thing i did with this truck upon bringing it home was the basics. Plugs, wires, filters along with shocks, pitman and idler arms. Borrowed a set of wheels and tires from a buddy until i decided what i wanted to get for it.

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After a few months of driving this truck around mostly as a parts getter, i ordered a set of 4" lift spindles. I also happened to score a free set of 15x10 American Racing wheels but they were 6 lug. So at that moment I decided to convert to 6 lug and also swap the rear axle out for a different gear ratio. Found a 6 lug, semi float 14 bolt with a 4.10 gear at a junkyard. Ordered a set of 33x12.50x15 general grabbers to fit my gifted wheels. In one single day i installed the lift spindles, swapped rear ends and mounted the new rubber.

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Only pic i could find after the lift and tires.

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Now that i had a little bit of lift, better tires and it seemed somewhat reliable, it was time to start building accessories to make it more prerunner-ish! 5 7" HID lights, tubing and a little time led to the construction of a light rack.

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After lighting, i decided that i needed audio. Thankfully for all the help that i provide to friends i was able to acquire a JL audio amp, Alpine type r sub and box. I removed the rear seat and tossed it. Some mdf and gray carpeting provided a nice solid wall to mount the amp and box to.

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Every prerunner needs a center console and a fancy shifter. And everyone knows how much the factory cup holders suck. I again was gifted with a Winter's Sidewinder shifter and began constructing a sturdy console to mount it in. Using 3/4" square tube i built a frame. Then using 1/8" aluminum sheet, paneled the top and sides. I had left over carpet from the sub project so i used it on the sides of the console.

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Added a switch panel to the center console. Comes with 6 switches, volt gauge, dual usb port and cigar port. Im a little ocd with wiring but it will be simple to connect other components in the future.

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Finishing up the switch panel install. Oh and the cup holders work great!

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Now for the real fun stuff!

The 350 tbi is weak. The 4l60e trans is having issues after letting someone borrow it. This garbage needs to go! Back when i bought the truck, i knew that i was going to want more power so a 5.3 from an 03 tahoe was picked up, stripped down and stuffed with some goodies! Ordered a standalone wiring harness from swapspecialties along with a new flashed pcm. Should be double the hp once installed and running.

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