Living the dream

I bought a C1500.

Always wanted one. Was big into Truckin' magazine when I was in my teens. Gonna do little things here and there to it, but it was cheap, in good shape, and has the right engine (350 Vortec) and right color (white) and has room for the kids.



Already removed the bug shield, tail light covers, and ordered some smaller "sport" mirrors for it (both are broken). Gonna change up the wheels/tires, lower it a bit.... not sure what else yet.

pimpmobile paintjob.

and keep the wheels, just spraypaint them gold chrome.

All it needs then is a chain steering wheel and dingle balls.

How much? Looks to be in good shape for its age.

No 4x4 though eh?

Nope. Don't need 4WD. My first two cars were RWD only, and I never had no problem. Never even had snow tires.....

$3100 + tax title license. Plus I've laid a couple hundo on upgrades and replacement parts already..... it's gonna be a money pit.

But mechanically it needs/needed NOTHING other than a few fluid changes.

I wouldn't mind something like that for hauling toys into the mountains and band gear. My stepdad had a METALLIC TEAL with silver bottom Z71 when I was in high school and it was a cool truck.

TEAL. The 90s were awesome.

I have been listening to 90's music in it all week on its stock 90's speakers.

Its so horrible.

Benfolio wrote:All it needs then is a chain steering wheel and dingle balls.

God, WHY do people do that?
you have none in your pants so you have to hang a prosthetic pair from your truck's bumper?

Wrong Dingle Balls

oh, those. never called them that. I don;t even know what i'd call them.
dingle balls, apparently.

Benfolio wrote:I have been listening to 90's music in it all week on its stock 90's speakers.

Its so horrible.

It's bad enough to have to listen to Toad the Wet Sprocket, but in shitty 90's GM speakers? You're killing yourself.

and somebody told me that this is the place where everything's better, everything's safe,

Don't forget the pep boys flame decals and gtr badges.

YAY, no more Spic-up truck wheels!

Also did other things that made it look better.

Is there a specific name for those wheels? I've always liked those wheels.

Now you make me want to buy an older GM truck.

454SS wheels. Or Sport wheels. Or in junkyard terms, 15x7 steel D-window.

Changing the wheels/tires already lowered it by 2", and my DJM 4/6 drop kit came in the mail yesterday. Once I find time to put it on its gonna be kinda low.

they look much better in this pic, the one you posted on fb they looked awful for some reason

Aaaaand, its dumped.



Took me ALL FUCKING DAY. Its 2AM, I'm going to bed.

Looks good.

First snow storm and his name is going back to tailhappy now high centered

I don't get the logic of lowering a truck. Unless you're going all out spic or something...

lowering a full size extended cab truck is kind of "interesting" but think of who we are dealing with.

Talon wrote:I don't get the logic of lowering a truck.

Well, you see it's....the thing is, it....what you're going for is....

Got nothin'.

(still like the truck, though)

I mean, you're essentiall taking away half of what makes a truck a truck. You'd might as well fill the bed with concrete and make it completely useless.

It can still haul and tow just fine. The height of the suspension changes but not the travel (much) or the strength of the springs. Still all stock in the rear, the axle is just relocated ABOVE the spring perches, instead of below. Frame is notched (and reinforced) for clearance.

Soft and squishy rear is gone, so is the bottoming out on the exhaust (stupid shocks the forums said to use), got some air shocks out back now, rides like a frickin' dream. No more clunks. And I can air them up for towing/hauling or winter. In case... y'know.

Now you just need this decal for the liftgate and you're all set.

Wtf

You'd think you would double check how to spell it before doing all that work.

Maybe its a play on the word, since Chevrolet is French?

Chev-e' Ro-le'?

Doubt it.

obviously painted by wally

Tennessee!

1300ZUK wrote:Tennessee!