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Old 01-02-2017, 02:23 PM
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Just thought cause im bored and id like to document my trucks progress.

heres what i started out with, an 09 avalanche, 5.3 6l80e truck 2wd with 62k miles on it when i got it a year ago. Grandpa style truck






First thing first, pulled the bug deflector off and got some 20" centerlines from my boss.



badges had to go





done



black emblem



up next was the tailgate



tailgate done, unfortunately this is the first gm truck that i have encountered that has holes behind the emblem





previous owner had some cheap led driving lights that were burnt out so i replaced them with the sylvania LEDS



Random towing, 6l80e feels way better towing then a 4l60e









off to the exhaust shop



had a Pypes race pro muffler installed and all 3 cats removed



had a diesel exhaust down turn tip given to me, wasnt too sure how it would look, but i like how it came out



hoover dam



LED bed light cause the factory one went out

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had a little trouble at the tire shop and they messed up the centerlines by leaving the lug nuts loose and they gave me these to roll around on till replacement wheels showed up



new wheels came in. 22" gmc replicas on a 305/40 r22 nitto 420s







time for a little brake upgrade. powerstop kit all around











trans temps were always close to 200 degrees being in arizona and crusing on the freeway i wanted to do something to help out



full set of AN fittings to do braided steel lines



this pricey little piece for the 6l80e to run -6 an fittings



front clip removed for access



cooler mounted up





nicely tucked behind the grill, and the emblem needs touched up lol





ive put 2 motor mounts in it at this time now



trying a poly trans mount to see if that'll help with motor mounts breaking
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LED dome lights cause a few of the factory ones went out


$500 Cherokee i picked up to make into a crawler

thats all for now, currently looking to get a afm delete kit with cause i just hit 90k miles
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completed the free travel mod to get this thing low



pulled the springs to see how low it could go





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