My 1997 Chevy Z71 "Black Betty" Build thread

[MDR-97-Z71]

WARNING pic heavy post!! Gotta have lots of your own photoshoots!

Old section of local Route 66

here you can see my very first and favorite "mod" Z71 3rd brake light cover. It was chrome when I ordered it from summit back in September of '13

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Back roads

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After months of riding on the nittos I was tired of them, slipped in the lightest rain, broke traction as if I was always on ice, and even made me use 4-hi to get out of my damn front yard once........ I felt in early November it was time for 285's!! Also bought some 2" solid aluminum lift blocks but it's currently only cranked level

White letter out FTW!!

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Another Route 66 section

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[MDR-97-Z71]

Almost up to current progress!

Ordered some HID's in early December
8k 35w for low beams, I'll eventually get around to ordering high beams and installing the 4 high harness.

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Maybe we'll see some black bumpers in 2016?? Dunno yet!

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Current window stickers. And before you ask, no that 400 is not crooked... It's launching! Lol

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Interior sticker!

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Christmas 2015!

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Final photo shoot of 2015

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[MDR-97-Z71]

Nearly forgot I did this not too long ago, I had 2 blue LEDs in there but I love the Amber LED

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[kkirwan71]

Keep the chrome bumpers! Sweet looking truck with an awesome story!

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[MDR-97-Z71]

Keep the chrome bumpers! Sweet looking truck with an awesome story!

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Thanks man! Hard decision with the bumpers still, I do love the chrome but I kinda look at southernprides old truck a lot lol


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[Rogue]

Looking good...same head unit I put in mine a year ago!

I wish mine had a floor shifter instead of the push button...then I could put some blue LEDs in mine...that looks awesome.

 

[MDR-97-Z71]

Looking good...same head unit I put in mine a year ago!

I wish mine had a floor shifter instead of the push button...then I could put some blue LEDs in mine...that looks awesome.

I'm loving the head unit! I had no idea how much better that alone would make everything sound and I haven't even installed the new speakers


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[Suburban1500]

I'm loving the truck man! It looks clean! If I were you, I would undercoat the frame, for protection and also it would look great too. Any plans to lift this thing?

 

[spiderjohn]

Real nice truck

 

[MDR-97-Z71]

I'm loving the truck man! It looks clean! If I were you, I would undercoat the frame, for protection and also it would look great too. Any plans to lift this thing?

Thanks!

Future dreams are 6" lift, most likely RCX, and paired with 35x12.5 on either 16" or 17" rims, but rims are gonna be M/T Classic III's in chrome. Nice and simple!

She's actually a lot rustier than the pics show... Gonna need cab corners, rockers (worst part), door bottoms, and there's a small hole in the right front fender. One day it'll all get fixed!!


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