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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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The 2nd wave of mods has been completed! A friend of mine is a bodyman so he did some painting for me last week. I picked up a Sierra "work truck" grill that is black instead of chrome. He sanded that and my mirrors then painted them red. He also sprayed a set of smooth flares, Denali door handles and the tailgate handle. The newly painted shell received a Precision Stainless grill before it went in. I also had him take all of the badges off the truck.

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I installed the Denali headlights before he started this. They will be upgraded to HID next week. My lift shipped later than it was supposed to so I should see that by the end of the week. 4.56 gears and performance mods will be going on after that.

2005 Duramax powered Sierra HD - MANY mods going on now!
2002 8.1 Silverado HD - Full Throttle lift, 37" tires, 4.56 gears, Comp Cam, TOG headers, Volant induction plus more! - for sale!
2002 8.1 Suburban -Intercooled Whipple supercharger, 22" wheels/tires + more - 407hp/558 ft-lb torque at the rear wheels - 13.93 @ 95.79 MPH - sold!

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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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Looks very good.
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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WOW...that made a huge difference, looks great!
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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came out good Tom.

can't wait to see the finished product
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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WOW...that made a huge difference, looks great!
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 03:39 AM
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kinda partial to the chrome grill myself. Still looks good.
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 06:16 AM
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good looks aside you need to start in the motor compartment
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 06:32 AM
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The stock front end looked too busy, looks much smoother now
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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good looks aside you need to start in the motor compartment
I was trying to hold out on performance mods until I put the lift and 37" tires on but I couldn't want. So, I upgraded the tuning with the Predator programmer for now. That is good for about 65hp and 150ft-lb torque. I'll get into that more in a few weeks.
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Old Jan 3, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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Lookin' good Tom!
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