04 ext 4x4
#1
04 ext 4x4
hey guys been a while since ive been on the forums. not too sure who all may or may not remember me, but this was my first truck
well several trucks later, im currently driving this, 09 avalanche 5.3 6l80 combos, but im not building that in this thread
so onto the project this thread is about, so basically a little back story is a friend of mine came to me and said i really hate the new trucks, id love to have an older one that would be basically brand new but looks old. so i told him i could do that. after finding the nearly perfect truck for him. (04 extended cab silverado) the build began last weekend
here we got the truck home to my place after driving it 50 miles one way. 5.3 4l60e manual shift 4x4 with 235k miles on the clock. picked it up for a whopping $2200
mandatory flex shots lol
well several trucks later, im currently driving this, 09 avalanche 5.3 6l80 combos, but im not building that in this thread
so onto the project this thread is about, so basically a little back story is a friend of mine came to me and said i really hate the new trucks, id love to have an older one that would be basically brand new but looks old. so i told him i could do that. after finding the nearly perfect truck for him. (04 extended cab silverado) the build began last weekend
here we got the truck home to my place after driving it 50 miles one way. 5.3 4l60e manual shift 4x4 with 235k miles on the clock. picked it up for a whopping $2200
mandatory flex shots lol
#2
and the tear down begins
tiny little trans cooler
front clip pulled
pulled the bed
starting removal of the cab, supported by jack stands and some thick *** steel to lift the cab high enough. tires removed and sitting on the rotors on those rolling car dollys
front tires on, used a come-along on a tow hook to slowly pull the frame from under the body
temporary stationary cab
in-case you've never seen a nbs frame separated from the body here it is in all its glory
and that was all for last weekends progress
tiny little trans cooler
front clip pulled
pulled the bed
starting removal of the cab, supported by jack stands and some thick *** steel to lift the cab high enough. tires removed and sitting on the rotors on those rolling car dollys
front tires on, used a come-along on a tow hook to slowly pull the frame from under the body
temporary stationary cab
in-case you've never seen a nbs frame separated from the body here it is in all its glory
and that was all for last weekends progress
#3
engine, trans, tranfercase pulled
lots of cleaning required on the frame, still going to pull all the brake lines, and suspension to re coat the frame
transmission separated getting rebuilt for a jeep project
old oily 5.3 getting rebuilt for the same jeep.
now im on the search for a gen iv 5.3, and 4l80e to drop back into this truck
#6
is it a 4x4 4l80? whats the condition? ive made day trips out to cali for parts before