99z28monster
I'm Awesome
First I would like to start by giving a baseline of what I have and what my ideas are so far. A few months back I picked up a 94 ext cab z71 that was supposed to have a bad transmission. Ended up being a bad fuel filter sucks to be the guy I bought it from. So my build is starting with a 94 half ton Silverado everything is stock except a 14bolt Sf rear end with 3.73 gears and a leer camper shell. It is a 5.7 liter backed by a 4l60. I have just been throwing money at it right now to get it into decent shape. So far I have purchased new carpet and all the crap that goes with that, new mirrors, new bumper for rear " didn't like the roll pan", new 14bolt sf, new front fenders, replacement panels for rust, 3 inch body lift, 15x10 rock crawlers, and 33x12.50 wrangler dura tracs.
I am trying to keep this build with in reason so that it will still function well as a daily driver and get me where ever I need to go be it a cross country road trip or back in the woods to hunt. I am thinking it needs to stay relatively low to fit in tight trails being its not a small truck to start with. I have it in my head that I can make a obs 4x4 with 33s an extremely capable truck off road and still be a good DD. Maybe I am wrong that's where you guys come in to help me bounce ideas around.
As of right now I am thinking paint will be olive drab being that I like the color and it is really easy to touch up. The wd carc that the military uses would be best but I am not paying 189 a gallon if I will need a few gallons to do the truck and Camper shell. Being that I did the body lift I don't really have a good recovery point right now. I would like to get rid of the front "hooks" and replace them with shackles. Would it be easier and cheaper to just use a tow hitch for the front and rear to get solid mounts for the D-rings? Right now Custom bumpers are not possible I have two kids that come first. I am thinking as for lockers that I will go with selectable rear and a limited slip front. I would like to go cheaper but I don't care for lockers in icey conditions and I believe up state new york gets some weather like that every now and then
I hope that helps you guys get an idea of what I am looking for and the idea I have for the truck. All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Sorry for all the rambling but being in Iraq I have plenty of time to brainstorm for the truck build. Oh and if anyone has a pic of an Obs in olive drab could you post a link or something? I am having a hell of a time finding one.
I am trying to keep this build with in reason so that it will still function well as a daily driver and get me where ever I need to go be it a cross country road trip or back in the woods to hunt. I am thinking it needs to stay relatively low to fit in tight trails being its not a small truck to start with. I have it in my head that I can make a obs 4x4 with 33s an extremely capable truck off road and still be a good DD. Maybe I am wrong that's where you guys come in to help me bounce ideas around.
As of right now I am thinking paint will be olive drab being that I like the color and it is really easy to touch up. The wd carc that the military uses would be best but I am not paying 189 a gallon if I will need a few gallons to do the truck and Camper shell. Being that I did the body lift I don't really have a good recovery point right now. I would like to get rid of the front "hooks" and replace them with shackles. Would it be easier and cheaper to just use a tow hitch for the front and rear to get solid mounts for the D-rings? Right now Custom bumpers are not possible I have two kids that come first. I am thinking as for lockers that I will go with selectable rear and a limited slip front. I would like to go cheaper but I don't care for lockers in icey conditions and I believe up state new york gets some weather like that every now and then
I hope that helps you guys get an idea of what I am looking for and the idea I have for the truck. All suggestions are greatly appreciated. Sorry for all the rambling but being in Iraq I have plenty of time to brainstorm for the truck build. Oh and if anyone has a pic of an Obs in olive drab could you post a link or something? I am having a hell of a time finding one.
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