MrPink
Bainisteoir Páirteanna
Well I just picked this truck up a week ago, my original goal was to find a square body or GMT800 Reg cab. But this GMT400 was too good of a deal to pass up 181k miles 350, reg cab long bed very nicely optioned truck, pw,pl,bucket seats, center console and the color is pretty cool too 20U(Quasar Blue Met). The truck has the typical rocker and cab corner rust of a rust belt truck, however the bed's only rust is a weird 2"x2" hole on the passenger side by the tailgate.
The first things on the docket for this truck are to get the maintenance up to ***** and replace the whole suspension the only things that will be reused are the leafs themselves the bushings will be replaced. The truck will get a 4/6 Drop from Trekline Motorsports, 17x8/17x9 wheel combo( U.S. Wheel 69 series) that will be either powder coated gunmetal gray(forged charcoal) or done in Cerekote of a similar color. With the wheels i will be cleaning up the original chrome caps that i have and putting them with them, which will eventually be the only chrome on the truck.
The 350 will eventually be swapped out for a LM7 5.3L which will probably stay N/A, with the normal Intake manifold(TBSS), Stg 4 BTR cam, BTR valve springs, SS headers and a rework of the current 2.5" exhaust that is on the truck. I am looking for reliable, I may want to eventually go faster but this truck will still be used as a truck.
The truck will stay the OE Quasar Blue Met color, I am however torn on keeping the flares on it or not. They are not mounted correctly but are OEM flares. The flares would allow me to run a wheel setup with a wider foot print and a different offset as well but we will see.
Like i said the truck will be getting all it's maintenance up to ***** first, on Thursday last week I ordered a decent amount of parts to get that going.
New Delco/Remy Alternator
New Belt
Plugs(Delco)
Cap
Rotor
Wires
Fuel Pump and Sender(Vortec Pump(60psi))
Fuel Filter
Air Filter
Tank Straps
I will be doing this in stages, its not that I don't want to order everything at once, I am just looking to stretch this out as it is winter lol
I will be doing the brakes and cooling system after the tune-up and fuel system is squared away. The truck runs very well now but it has a cobbled fuel system as the sending unit rusted out. The cosmetics will be last but before the engine swap, like I said it runs well. As I go I will be wire wheeling the frame and chassis painting it. under the bed will get undercoated as will the cab, I don't plan on removing the cab more than to just replace the cab mount bushings.
Cosmetic wise it will be getting black bumpers a color matched grille with black bow tie and inserts, the SS aluminum trimmed emblem on the gate will be taken off and replaced by a Chevrolet script style emblem. the side moldings will also be removed. I will also be redoing the interior in the OE gray but recovering the buckets with a light blue tartan plaid in the middle. There is a ton of thigs I envision for this truck and will accomplish over time but it will be a slow long process as I want to teach my little one and wife how to do some things on the truck.
The first things on the docket for this truck are to get the maintenance up to ***** and replace the whole suspension the only things that will be reused are the leafs themselves the bushings will be replaced. The truck will get a 4/6 Drop from Trekline Motorsports, 17x8/17x9 wheel combo( U.S. Wheel 69 series) that will be either powder coated gunmetal gray(forged charcoal) or done in Cerekote of a similar color. With the wheels i will be cleaning up the original chrome caps that i have and putting them with them, which will eventually be the only chrome on the truck.
The 350 will eventually be swapped out for a LM7 5.3L which will probably stay N/A, with the normal Intake manifold(TBSS), Stg 4 BTR cam, BTR valve springs, SS headers and a rework of the current 2.5" exhaust that is on the truck. I am looking for reliable, I may want to eventually go faster but this truck will still be used as a truck.
The truck will stay the OE Quasar Blue Met color, I am however torn on keeping the flares on it or not. They are not mounted correctly but are OEM flares. The flares would allow me to run a wheel setup with a wider foot print and a different offset as well but we will see.
Like i said the truck will be getting all it's maintenance up to ***** first, on Thursday last week I ordered a decent amount of parts to get that going.
New Delco/Remy Alternator
New Belt
Plugs(Delco)
Cap
Rotor
Wires
Fuel Pump and Sender(Vortec Pump(60psi))
Fuel Filter
Air Filter
Tank Straps
I will be doing this in stages, its not that I don't want to order everything at once, I am just looking to stretch this out as it is winter lol
I will be doing the brakes and cooling system after the tune-up and fuel system is squared away. The truck runs very well now but it has a cobbled fuel system as the sending unit rusted out. The cosmetics will be last but before the engine swap, like I said it runs well. As I go I will be wire wheeling the frame and chassis painting it. under the bed will get undercoated as will the cab, I don't plan on removing the cab more than to just replace the cab mount bushings.
Cosmetic wise it will be getting black bumpers a color matched grille with black bow tie and inserts, the SS aluminum trimmed emblem on the gate will be taken off and replaced by a Chevrolet script style emblem. the side moldings will also be removed. I will also be redoing the interior in the OE gray but recovering the buckets with a light blue tartan plaid in the middle. There is a ton of thigs I envision for this truck and will accomplish over time but it will be a slow long process as I want to teach my little one and wife how to do some things on the truck.
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