I picked up my 2005 Sierra from Alden GMC in Fairhaven, MA yesterday. They were VERY good to deal with so I left the front plate on for about 20 miles

So, it's now time to start taking this one apart! A Rhino liner will be sprayed in the bed on Tuesday and then it will go over to Secured Sound in Westport for the following upgrades -

Kenwood DDX7015 2-DIN In-Dash 6.5" Monitor DVD/CD/MP3/WMA with Navigation, voice recognition ect…

9” Screens behind each of the front headrests. One of these will also accept DVDs so people in the front can watch one up there while a different one can be playing in the back. A Microsoft X-Box will also be added. This will feed signal to at least one of the monitors.

Interfaces to allow me to use the steering wheel radio controls and Onstar.

Two back-up cameras. One to see behind me when backing up and one pointing towards the hitch so make it easy to hook up to a trailer.

Tint the front side windows to match the rear.

Clear film over the front of the hood to protect it from chips.

I'll be having a new grill shell, the mirrors, smooth door handles,tailgate handle and flares painted to match the truck while the A/V upgrades are being done. A Stainless steel Precision grill will fill that shell when it is done and a set of Sierra Denali headlights will replace what came from the factory. The high beams, low beams and lower driving lights will all be converted to 6000k HIDs. I'll also wire the low beams to stay on when the highs are activated. This will be the bright truck that you see coming down the other side of the road!

I haven't decided on the brands yet but I will be installing an 8-9" lift kit to get this truck up in the air. This will allow me to bolt a set of 37 or 38" tall tires under it. I'll probably either go with a Cognito or Full Throttle lift with ProComp Xterrain tires are wrapped around Weld Evo Renegade XT wheels. The front section of the lift will be powdercoated red or black. I'll also be having the driveshaft polished and clear coated to keep it looking good. The big tires will be spun by Yukon 4.56 gears.

This truck is powered by the Duramax motor that sends power to the Allison 5 speed automatic transmission. It's rated at 310 horsepower @ 3000 RPMs and 605 lb.-ft. of torque @ 1600 RPMs (about 235/455 rear wheel). It is "ok", but not good enough. There isn't alot of performance parts for the new "LLY" Duramax that was introduced half way through 2004 so I'll be doing some of the basics for now. That includes a Volant induction, the Edge programming with Attitude and a MBRP "Cool Dual" exhaust. These upgrades will be good for at least a 115hp increase and ungodly amounts of torque! The Allision transmission starts to become a little unhappy when it's asked to handle to much power. This is usually when over 130 horsepower is added so I might have a new transmission built with an upgraded converter and then take it to the "next level" of performance when the time comes.

All of this will probably complete the truck for now. The Silverado pictured above will be for sale soon.

Tom

 

and so it begins!!

 

damn tom, very nice!

 

cool!

the truck has aluminum driveshafts?

 

YEP, GREAT BIG DRIVESHAFTS

Tom - You are gonna love the juice box.

 

wish I could polish mine, they are steal though.

 

I hate you. I wish I had that much money. Cool truck BTW, lol.

 

Can't wait to see how the HIDs work out.
Can't wait to see all the mods!!

 

what are your thoughts on duramax vs. 8.1?

 

Nice will look awesome lifted and a cool lookin driveshaft too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!