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Lost again
So. I'm finally getting around to throwing together a build thread for my wifes 2003 GMC Sierra. It is a late '03, has the 5.3 with max tow, G80, 2wd, regular cab and 79" bed. Now, a little about this truck... My dad bought this thing new in 2003 for his company truck and when he did that he got the bed sprayed and got a hardshell bed cap and a full length bed slide. He ended up selling it to my wife in 2014 when he bought a pro-4x Xterra and we've had it since then. I wish I had some photos of this truck when it was new because it was a pretty sharp looking one, but oh well. Its been a fantastic truck and its nearing 200k and its been settling slowly into its middle age as my wifes DD, kid school dropping off, grocery getter, part time off roader.
One of the super nice things is that we have the full service history on this truck from when it was new and the second anything happened with it ever it got new OEM parts at the shop he took his HVAC shop trucks to get fixed at. Other than some dents and dings that were parking lot incidents and some more recent pinstripe additions, it is in fantastic shape for being 16yrs old.
Here it is before i started ripping into the suspension. This was while I was replacing the speakers in the cab and the stereo.
Fighting with the front end...
Fighting with the front end again...
I hate this bolt. I've had to order two for friends trucks. Haven't had to get one for ours yet at least...
Fambam in Big Sur a month ago!
After Big Sur (we drove up at like 10pm.) Alix (mah wife!) asked about improving the light situation because the forward lights in her truck were just, well, not good. So. We did.
Rear bumper lights:
Box o relays and the start of the wiring cluster fsk..
new vs old headlights...
Up in the Sierra late June... We started seeing just where our ground clearance issues were on this trip. The truck was a champ but the front bumper lost a bunch of plastic clips and generally stopped being... attached... (this was taken on a trip while waiting the new headlamp housings to show up...)
So, onto the next installment... coilovers?! BUMPER STUFF?! WHATS NEXT!
One of the super nice things is that we have the full service history on this truck from when it was new and the second anything happened with it ever it got new OEM parts at the shop he took his HVAC shop trucks to get fixed at. Other than some dents and dings that were parking lot incidents and some more recent pinstripe additions, it is in fantastic shape for being 16yrs old.
Here it is before i started ripping into the suspension. This was while I was replacing the speakers in the cab and the stereo.
Fighting with the front end...
Fighting with the front end again...
I hate this bolt. I've had to order two for friends trucks. Haven't had to get one for ours yet at least...
Fambam in Big Sur a month ago!
After Big Sur (we drove up at like 10pm.) Alix (mah wife!) asked about improving the light situation because the forward lights in her truck were just, well, not good. So. We did.
Rear bumper lights:
Box o relays and the start of the wiring cluster fsk..
new vs old headlights...
Up in the Sierra late June... We started seeing just where our ground clearance issues were on this trip. The truck was a champ but the front bumper lost a bunch of plastic clips and generally stopped being... attached... (this was taken on a trip while waiting the new headlamp housings to show up...)
So, onto the next installment... coilovers?! BUMPER STUFF?! WHATS NEXT!
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