Silverado2469

Had to post this up. Let me know if the link works. If not ill try and fix it. I couldn't believe how cheap this is! http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/ptd/3658327271.html HAHA. 2-6mpg for adding their mufflers! 4mpg for adding a 30.00 chip! Love it! Haha.

Ok so I'm going to be going by my local pick your part. Picking up a use lq4. Or lq9. Which ever I can find, my pick your part sells engines complete for 300+ tax. But not Guaranteed to have a 6.0. So I'm just hoping one of them does. It's a popular motor so hopefully they do. We shall see. After I pick the motor up. Ill rebuild it. Add a cam, possibly heads, ill raise compression to around 11:1. And make 400 rwhp no prob. Ill then upgrade the trans. And then upgrade the motor again.

They included the 6.0? What's the name of the shop. How long did it take them? Is there a big difference between the 5.3 vs the 6.0?

Well as of now looks like the owner of the turbo kit doesn't wanna sell it. I've been trying to get up close pics, or even a video of the stuff so I can see it before buying. And I can't get him to send pics, which is making me nervous that he doesn't have it and gonna try to take my money, so not sure what ima do yet, I'm gonna keep looking for another rear mount, or I may buy a used 5.3. And do a mild build on it. And drop it in. If I can find a 6.0 cheap enough I will do that instead.

Nice hood, not my style. But a very clean hood. GLWS. Free bump.

Yup I started a build thread. Ill be jumping there when things start showing up. Right now I'm trying to get the guy to send me close ups of the turbo since I can't inspect it. He hasn't yet though.

Ok took it out for a ride today rides nice, hit frame once on a big dip going 45-50. So I think it's ok. I don't need to rush on cutting frame, but ill do it eventually haha. But it runs good can't wait for the turbo. It's gonna haul ass!

So I got it aligned today. The camber is still off but it's maxed out. And it's not completely aligned. Is there a camber kit they sell to fix it? And I need to fix the back it hit the wheel wells. And they are fiberglass so I need that fixed ASAP. Before I crack the bed. And the front needs to be lowered lol. It's up about 1-2" just a few bugs and it'll be good. Looks like I may still need to notch the frame I thought I had enough room, so I'm not sure yet when the wheels fit under the fenders it may hit frame. We will see.

Ya that would be the best I think. These heads are bad ass. He expects 800 out of this 383 with them, and 1000 or so with a built 400.

I don't really drink but maybe once a month if nor less. Lol. But a beer here or there ain't bad.

Damn nice truck. Agreed to much wheel dress up. But that's an easy fix. Looks good.

Saw it yesterday loved it! Had me rolling. Loved when he is starting off and says " wow this is a lot more than I'm used to" Lol.

Agreed ^^^ bitches and beer. Or racing! Lol. What we need is all 3 . Lol. Of course beer AFTER we race . Haha. Looks like we're gonna have 3 meets. Each with 1 person! Lol XD.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9mecrcqxbmaukca/2012-07-12%2008.52.44.mov (Not sure if the link will work but that's a video of the she sounds. It has a full exhaust, air filter, the good is on hinges, etc.

Yup it's a street car, right now it's a 383 stroker, cage inside, 2 seats. Trans is a power glide. We just bought a set of 18* heads though. And my dads wants to build a 400 small block. He hasn't made up his mind if he's gonna just rebuild the 383 with the new heads, and put a new cam etc. or build a 400+" sbc. Ill be outside a little later. Ill snap a few shots.

Thanks always nice to hear when you do something that not only do you like it. But others do to! And ya the nova is a lot of fun haha. Does the 1/8th at 7 flat at 100mph. And that was with a 1.7-1.8 60'. The new rear end should put it down to a 6.70~ car. With like a 1.5 60'. (So were hoping.)

Lol looks like a lonely meet haha

I'm not sure how to view the pole on my iPhone. Ill have to open it up on my laptop later. Hopefully we can get quite a few people up. I may even be turboed by the time the meet takes place. That would be awesome. Lets get the pole going guys! Hahaha

Looks like I won't be notching the frame just yet. After removing bump stops I have at least 4". And I still need to I stall the rear lift shackles. For another inch or so ill finish Install tomorrow and get her aligned. And go from there on what I need. So far I'm loving the truck. The front is a little bit higher than the rear right now. About an inch. And considering I have 2" lift keys just about as loose as they go that's about right. I need to get the rims milled about 1/2" so they fit inside the wheel well and I can then go a little lower. So happy with the install and look of the truck. Awesome!

The oh shit bar is for when they are acting like sway rolling up on a house. And need people hanging on the outside! Hahaha

He says it's in great shape. And ya I figured yours would be higher price. Due to it bring front mount. And I want a rear mount anyways for smog purposes. It's easier to get smogged. In CA because its got a carb number .

Sorry forgot to say the kit comes with 60# injectors.

Ok guys. So I've had a few posts elsewhere asking questions and getting a plethora of information. And now I'm putting together my build thread. I'm a picture whore when it comes to my truck, so there will be plenty of pictures. To start off I'd like to thank everyone for there help so far, and apologize for my newbness. This is my first build, and so far it's coming out great. So I bought the truck 2 years ago, it started its new life with 124k miles, and was a bone stock Z71. When I first bought it. I wanted to do some off reading, I had buddies into that so I thought I'd buy a 4x4 and join them. And since I'm a Chevy fan till the day I die. I bought a Silverado. Well about 15 months after I bought it. And put bilstien 5100 series shocks, 2" lift keys, Mickey Thompson tires, and general grabber 285/75/16 tires on it. 2800$ later. My buddy sold his jeep, and my other buddy got out of off roading. So since I love going fast, and wanted to build a race car. But knew I couldn't afford that kind of build. I thought, ok ill buy an SS well when I realized no clean SS was under 18+k near me. And my truck only worth 8k and I owed 4300. I decided to make a replica SS. Or at least that's my goal. Ill make my own mods to fit me as I go but that's my general goal, so I bought some headers, and exhaust. then a 3/5 lowering kit, and a set of eagle alloy rims. I'm pretty close to having that done, just need to c-notch and get aligned. Looks amazing, I like it much more than when it was lifted. Next is going to be the engine. Can't be an SS unless it spanks any ford that comes up to it right? So a STS rear mount turbo kit is on it's way home. Got a master power t70 turbo, tial wastegate, tial BOV, all piping etc. it's used with about 10k on it. When that gets here. Ill have to save up a couple hundred and buy a fuel pump, and a wideband and ill be doing the install. Ill be adding more later but I gotta go finish my install. So I can get to the bank.

Well only thing left to do, add the rear lift shackles to bring a more level stance, and do the c-notch. Then get it aligned, figured I'd Sri a picture of the nova in there as well. It's getting a new 9" put in it soon. We blew the old 10 bolt up. Haha.

I love the roof rack. I want one. >. Hahaha