beertestr
Club Member
I am picking up a newer truck today, so the old one needs to find a new home. I bought the truck as a roller from a forum member, and did the LS install myself. It's served me well, but it was time to find a newer tow vehicle that can seat the wife, kid, and dogs at the same time.
$4600 Motown Price..
The truck is dead nuts reliable, It's been my DD for 19 months now, and I've put about 18,000 miles on it since I did the motor swap.
1994 Standard Cab Long Bed Z71 Pickup.
Truck body has ZERO rust, but has some scrapes, dents and dings. Zero rust means ZERO rust. Dent in front right fender, small dent in right rear lower bed area (between bumper and wheelwell). Only minor rust popping up on the frame this winter (lesson: never powerwash a frame, it knocks the wax dipping off). - New Windshield in 2010, no rust in the window frame. - Plastic bed liner with Herculiner over the bed rails , under the rails, inside the tailgate, and under plastic liner was thin. Bedliner appears to have been in the truck since new, the metal bed floor is in excellent shape, aside from the paint wear I already noted (and fixed).
Motor - 4.8L V8 LR4 out of a 2004 Silverado, motor has less than 25,000 on it. The motor came out of a new truck with less than 10 miles on it. I ran the motor in a different truck for a few years, hence the mileage difference from wha's stated above. -Stock 2004 exhaust from exhaust manifolds back, including cats, to tailpipe. - Gauge cluster was working perfectly, temp guage just quit, looks like it's the cluster showing it's age.
-1994 Trans was rebuilt right before I got the truck,with shift kit, upgraded Sun Shell and clutch packs. It shifts firm on the 1-2, tight on the 2-3 and has been solid for 18000 miles - 18000# GVW TCI trans cooler. It's plumbed with fitted hoses made up by a local hydraulic shop.
- Axles upgraded to 3.73's front and rear. Rearend has the 3.73/Gov lock parts out of the same 04 Silvy I got the motor, and has about 16,000 miles on them. I replaced all the seals and bearings (diff/pinion and axle) when I installed the gears. Install kit was from DTS (adapts 8.6" differential to an 8.5" housing). Axle shafts show no wear grooves around the seals. -Front axle is a 3.73 unit from a 99 Tahoe, and is the solenoid one, not the thermo-actuator. I replaced the stub shaft seals before I installed the axle. Truck is wired with a switch and telltale light to engage the front axle, and the truck has a floor shift NP241C transfer case. I got the 4WD running this summer, and have only used it a few times, but it's worked perfectly every time.
Interior has some grey cloth seats from a 2000-ish Bonneville on stock seat rails. It also has a center console from a 88-94 Extended cab truck. It's properly mounted with Riv-nuts in the floorpan.
-New front rotors and drums this summer, new Right side caliper too. Hawk HPS Pads, and Russell DOT Braided brakes lines hoses front and rear. New Wagner brake shoes in the rear too.
-New MOOG Ball Joints summer 2010, new tie-rods, idler arm, and pitman arm in 2010 as well.
-New Bilstein HD shocks all around last Sept. (see pics in link to see what happens to crappy O'reilly brand shocks on MI roads in 1 year).
-Cube Radio Deleted and a single DIN Sony head unit installed. Polk 4x6 speakers in Front, Eclipse 4x6 in the back.
-3" body lift installed last summer, stock rear bumper needs lift brackets, front bumper lifted to body.
-Push bar installed in front, but comes off with 4 bolts. Deep drop chrome rear bumper comes with the truck, but not installed.
Class 3 hitch installed, and truck is wired for a trailer brake controller, 7 pin and 4-pin connectors wired up.
Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/KGeneG...&authkey=Gv1sRgCLK3wKC79pvIBw&feat=directlink
Truck is FS with the polished Escalade wheels, tires have 10,000 miles on them (factory take off wheels) OR Black wheels are available, price dependent.
- I guess I'll put this out there, I'd be willing to trade for a Evo or Twin Cam Harley, or 600cc sport bike. Clean title only.
$4600 Motown Price..
The truck is dead nuts reliable, It's been my DD for 19 months now, and I've put about 18,000 miles on it since I did the motor swap.
1994 Standard Cab Long Bed Z71 Pickup.
Truck body has ZERO rust, but has some scrapes, dents and dings. Zero rust means ZERO rust. Dent in front right fender, small dent in right rear lower bed area (between bumper and wheelwell). Only minor rust popping up on the frame this winter (lesson: never powerwash a frame, it knocks the wax dipping off). - New Windshield in 2010, no rust in the window frame. - Plastic bed liner with Herculiner over the bed rails , under the rails, inside the tailgate, and under plastic liner was thin. Bedliner appears to have been in the truck since new, the metal bed floor is in excellent shape, aside from the paint wear I already noted (and fixed).
Motor - 4.8L V8 LR4 out of a 2004 Silverado, motor has less than 25,000 on it. The motor came out of a new truck with less than 10 miles on it. I ran the motor in a different truck for a few years, hence the mileage difference from wha's stated above. -Stock 2004 exhaust from exhaust manifolds back, including cats, to tailpipe. - Gauge cluster was working perfectly, temp guage just quit, looks like it's the cluster showing it's age.
-1994 Trans was rebuilt right before I got the truck,with shift kit, upgraded Sun Shell and clutch packs. It shifts firm on the 1-2, tight on the 2-3 and has been solid for 18000 miles - 18000# GVW TCI trans cooler. It's plumbed with fitted hoses made up by a local hydraulic shop.
- Axles upgraded to 3.73's front and rear. Rearend has the 3.73/Gov lock parts out of the same 04 Silvy I got the motor, and has about 16,000 miles on them. I replaced all the seals and bearings (diff/pinion and axle) when I installed the gears. Install kit was from DTS (adapts 8.6" differential to an 8.5" housing). Axle shafts show no wear grooves around the seals. -Front axle is a 3.73 unit from a 99 Tahoe, and is the solenoid one, not the thermo-actuator. I replaced the stub shaft seals before I installed the axle. Truck is wired with a switch and telltale light to engage the front axle, and the truck has a floor shift NP241C transfer case. I got the 4WD running this summer, and have only used it a few times, but it's worked perfectly every time.
Interior has some grey cloth seats from a 2000-ish Bonneville on stock seat rails. It also has a center console from a 88-94 Extended cab truck. It's properly mounted with Riv-nuts in the floorpan.
-New front rotors and drums this summer, new Right side caliper too. Hawk HPS Pads, and Russell DOT Braided brakes lines hoses front and rear. New Wagner brake shoes in the rear too.
-New MOOG Ball Joints summer 2010, new tie-rods, idler arm, and pitman arm in 2010 as well.
-New Bilstein HD shocks all around last Sept. (see pics in link to see what happens to crappy O'reilly brand shocks on MI roads in 1 year).
-Cube Radio Deleted and a single DIN Sony head unit installed. Polk 4x6 speakers in Front, Eclipse 4x6 in the back.
-3" body lift installed last summer, stock rear bumper needs lift brackets, front bumper lifted to body.
-Push bar installed in front, but comes off with 4 bolts. Deep drop chrome rear bumper comes with the truck, but not installed.
Class 3 hitch installed, and truck is wired for a trailer brake controller, 7 pin and 4-pin connectors wired up.
Pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/KGeneG...&authkey=Gv1sRgCLK3wKC79pvIBw&feat=directlink
Truck is FS with the polished Escalade wheels, tires have 10,000 miles on them (factory take off wheels) OR Black wheels are available, price dependent.
- I guess I'll put this out there, I'd be willing to trade for a Evo or Twin Cam Harley, or 600cc sport bike. Clean title only.
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