Picked up a running '99 RCSB for $400. My cousin just wanted to get it out of his way. Drove it to the shop and started tearing it down



Plans are a follows.

Drivetrain:
Engine: '04 LS6
Trans: 4l60E w/ 2800-3000 stall
Rear end: 3:73

Suspension: 4/6 or 4/5 (with helper spring to achieve a raked stance)
McGaughy's 2" drop spindles
Hotchkis Sport Performance 2" drop coils
DJM 4" flip kit
Belltech c-notches
Hotchkis sway bars - front and rear

Wheels/Tires:
Silverado SS wheels
255/40R20 - front
275/45R20 - rear

Paint:
GM Jetstream Blue and GM Black two tone.

 

Tear down....

 

More tear down.

 

Frame... before and after paint.

 

Engine... '04 LS6

 

Wheels.



New hubs and spindles.

 

awsome project

 

if i can ask where and how much did u pay for your 04 ls1?

 

That's an LS6 not an LS1. My dad found it for me and too much, that's all I will say. Damn thing is like brand new. Came out of a weekend driver that got hit hard in the right rear, totaling the car. Considering I only spent $400 on the truck I could afford to spend a little more. Sure, I could have gone with a 6.0 or 5.3 but, I really just wanted something stock that I could just drop in. Anything will be better then the v6 that was in the truck. lol.

 

Should be a bitchin' truck when it's done. Nice work on that frame. It looks great.