I don't think I could get away from these trucks if I tried. 2005 Silverado 2500HD, extended cab - 6ft box, LQ4 6.0, 4L80E, 4x4, 4.10 rear end gear.
Dad bought this truck on eBay in 2016. Drove it very sporadically from 2017-2021, although never in winter. It mostly sat in the driveway. It has been inside his barn since late 2021. His goal was to tow the 5th wheel camper and use it as a hauler, but he never had much of an opportunity. Now with his 2022 Silverado, 5.3 L84/10-speed, this thing has just been sitting. Anything he tows now is easily done with the 1/2 ton. Maybe 100 miles have been put on since 2021.
He hasn't liked seeing it sitting, and I wanted another project. We did some talking and the truck made its way home today.
Carfax shows the truck was an Indiana truck, frame is super clean, cab is beautiful, but it needs rockers and cab corners. Not a big deal. Rest of the truck is clean.
Plans are in no particular order: rockers and cab corners, new tail lamps and headlights, body matched bumpers (front + rear), new grille, new headlights, full panel of maintenance, shocks, wheels + tires, traction bars, E-fan conversion (I pulled the K5L fans I put in my 2005 Tahoe for just this type of occasion), interior refresh (headliner, power + heated seat swap from junkyard units - recovered with new leather), center console from a Tahoe/Suburban, rebuild the cluster, all new LEDs in dash buttons/panels, pull carpet and clean it, CarPlay headunit, stealth box sub + amp in the center console.
And a big single turbo. Fuel system, injectors, Cam + springs for now. Run on some low boost. We'll see where it goes from there. Maybe forged rotating assembly with some LS3/823 heads.
Good thing these trucks are easy and they still litter the junkyards. Here's some pics. Already started taking off the faded door bumpers and getting the foam tape/glue off. So much cleaner with out them. Running boards, mud flaps, window visors and bug shield are all going as well.
Dad bought this truck on eBay in 2016. Drove it very sporadically from 2017-2021, although never in winter. It mostly sat in the driveway. It has been inside his barn since late 2021. His goal was to tow the 5th wheel camper and use it as a hauler, but he never had much of an opportunity. Now with his 2022 Silverado, 5.3 L84/10-speed, this thing has just been sitting. Anything he tows now is easily done with the 1/2 ton. Maybe 100 miles have been put on since 2021.
He hasn't liked seeing it sitting, and I wanted another project. We did some talking and the truck made its way home today.
Carfax shows the truck was an Indiana truck, frame is super clean, cab is beautiful, but it needs rockers and cab corners. Not a big deal. Rest of the truck is clean.
Plans are in no particular order: rockers and cab corners, new tail lamps and headlights, body matched bumpers (front + rear), new grille, new headlights, full panel of maintenance, shocks, wheels + tires, traction bars, E-fan conversion (I pulled the K5L fans I put in my 2005 Tahoe for just this type of occasion), interior refresh (headliner, power + heated seat swap from junkyard units - recovered with new leather), center console from a Tahoe/Suburban, rebuild the cluster, all new LEDs in dash buttons/panels, pull carpet and clean it, CarPlay headunit, stealth box sub + amp in the center console.
And a big single turbo. Fuel system, injectors, Cam + springs for now. Run on some low boost. We'll see where it goes from there. Maybe forged rotating assembly with some LS3/823 heads.
Good thing these trucks are easy and they still litter the junkyards. Here's some pics. Already started taking off the faded door bumpers and getting the foam tape/glue off. So much cleaner with out them. Running boards, mud flaps, window visors and bug shield are all going as well.
