Well long story short, I havnt been online here in quite some time after the black truck got totaled....stopped by to check on old build threads from time to time an seen many of the old faces still posting. I went thru a few truck but never really felt at home after my Ext Cab. Nothing could fill that void where a cammed 5.3 sound sat in my mind. Not even my 450hp duramax could get me the fix i was after.
So ended up getting a super super clean 05 z71.....lifted 6'' 22x12 wheels with the wide offset, 35s, full led treatment and i loved it for a little while but still longed for another "black truck" as it was known around my town very well.

Sooo that leads to this past week i sold the Z for a ridiculous amount of money , no way i could turn the offer down. And i went on the prowl for a clean SS.

Found this really clean and bolt on modded 03 with 143k miles and at a under value price. Checked it out and test drove it thursday evening. Instantly fell in love and it passed me and a buddies 120 point inspection ha! So i went and paid cash for it friday at lunch time.

So now on to some specs and pics!
of course the standard LQ9-4L65-AWD with 4.10s front an rear
Has some Thorley mid lengths, high flow cats into a y pipe and 3'' back to a super 10 series flow that will be cut of ASAP and replaced with either a magnflow or dynomax bullet.
CAI-just a spectra but it does the job
MSD wires
PCM for less tune-will be getting a local tuner to do a street tune most likely
small stall-1800-2200 range to the best i can tell
Lowered 3/4 with belltech parts-rides excellent minus a few bumps on the stops
Snug top bed cover-most likely will be pulled off and will be re painting the bed where it has left a rub line
painted billet grille inserts and billet bowtie
Kenwood double din and full door speaker replacement with bose factory sub still in place
lightly tinted-will be recievieng another layer and full windshield to preserve the very good condition leather seats
not sure on brand of 20'' wheels but will be sold or traded for stock ss wheels that i will paint just like i did my old truck






i will get better pics after giving a good wash, it started raining for a whole 2 minutes on the ride home with it....i was pissed!
Any way, im glad to be back in my zone of the lsx world and back active in the performance truck family! Ill make a project thread later on when i start making more progress and mods to her!

 

That is a sweet looking truck!