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mrZ71man
11-20-2011, 10:12 PM
I'm getting out of the off-road scene a little bit and haven't put enough miles on the Chevy to justify keeping it. It will hurt to see it go, but I think I'm ready to part with it and move on to another project. I have a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and money in this truck, but I'll list as much info as I can.

Engine - CA legal 5.3L Engine Swap (from 2004 pickup), tuned with EFI live, averages 12.5MPG City, over 13 MPG highway. K&N Air Filter, Flowmaster exhaust, York 210 On-Board Air Compressor. about 105K miles on motor/transmission.

Suspension/Axles - Front HP Dana 44 (Ford with Chevy Outers for 6 lug) with limited slip (I believe it's an Auburn), 4.88's, Warn Locking hubs, crossover steering, Alcan leaf springs, about 12" of lift total (6" springs, 3" ORU SAS kit, 3" body lift). Rear 14 Bolt SF 9.5 (6 lug) with 4.88's, Eaton E-Locker, Disc brake conversion, 6" leaf springs, Shackle Flip Kit. Dual Front Bilstein 7100 shocks, single Bilstein 5100 shocks in the rear. The steering box is drilled and tapped for Hydro-assist. I also have a hydro-assist ram (with hydraulic hose) that I never installed after I put on the crossover steering.

Tires/Wheels - 18"x12" Weld Rims, 38x15.50x18 Mickey Thompson MTZ's with 70% tread left.

I'm taking off the Nathan K5LA horns to put on my other truck, but I have mounted a 1/2" valve inside the truck to operate a horn if you end up putting one one. There is a 5 gallon air tank mounted under the bed near the rear bumper. You can almost any air tool off the York 210 compressor, but I just used it to air up my tires and blast the train horn.

Other odd's and end's include installing the 2004 steering wheel in the interior, installing the 2004 rear view mirror with temperature gauge, Driver's side A-Pillar gauges (tranny temp and air pressure), OBS escalade cluster, and a few others. I also have dual batteries under the hood (both batteries were purchased last month). E-Fans are controlled by the PCM or manually with a switch on the dash. I also have an older model Alpine deck and memphis amp/speakers. The subs have been taken out but I also have a 1,100 watt memphis amp and 4 - memphis 10's that we could include in the deal. The box was sold about 2 years ago. The interior is still in great shape. All of the gauges work except the fuel gauge. I swapped in the 2004 fuel tank (which was needed to pass the CA emissions test) and couldn't figure out how to get the fuel gauge to operate correctly.

The truck is in great shape and runs stronger than my 2008 GMC 4.8L Sierra. Update - transmission has been working fine. I changed the fluid and filter, so it may have been that the fluid was low. It may still need to be looked at, but I'm not going to throw money looking into it. Door pins have been swapped.

The mileage on the body and interior is around 200K, but the engine/transmission has 105K and the axles aren't original (and both have been rebuilt). There is still a lot more mileage to get out of this truck. Tags are paid through February 2012 and I'll get it smogged before selling to prove it's CA smog legal :cool: Update - truck just passed smog 5.26.12

I've played around in the mountains, snow, and sand. This truck will tear through just about anything when you air down and engage the e-locker.

I'm asking $8,500obo. Please PM me if you're interested. I live in Fresno, CA but will travel to meet with you if needed. I'm only putting a couple photos on here for now, but can take more pics if you need to see something specific.

Thanks,
Mike

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97vortec383
11-20-2011, 10:26 PM
I've always liked your truck. What a great build up, pretty much anything I'd want to do to my truck you have done.

Good luck with the sale man

mrZ71man
11-20-2011, 10:37 PM
Thanks - I've been a part of this forum for a long time and much of what I've done has been a result of the research I found here. It's hard to see it go, especially when I don't have to sell it. I just want to see someone enjoy all of the work I've done because right now it just sits at my parent's house...


I've always liked your truck. What a great build up, pretty much anything I'd want to do to my truck you have done.

Good luck with the sale man

jb034
11-23-2011, 11:56 AM
Do. Want!!!

itcantbestephen
11-23-2011, 04:13 PM
Wow, that's a steal at $10.5k. If I had the cash laying around I'd snatch that thing up.

Sub-Par
11-26-2011, 09:24 AM
If I can sell my Tahoe and that 454SS, we will talk. Is there a link to more pictures anywhere?

mrZ71man
11-27-2011, 10:50 AM
If I can sell my Tahoe and that 454SS, we will talk. Is there a link to more pictures anywhere?

As I'm looking through all my photos, they are almost all outdated. I'll take some more photos once I can get over to my parents house tomorrow.

FordeatinZ71
11-27-2011, 11:18 AM
damn that's an amazing truck. you should be damn proud of all the work you've done on that...it was executed beautifully! good luck on the sale!

mrZ71man
11-30-2011, 03:29 PM
Here are a few photos I took today. I didn't have time to give it a bath but will do so soon and post some better photos.

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FordeatinZ71
11-30-2011, 04:20 PM
wow, great looking truck, even dirty. i gotta ask though, why did you put the GMT800 steering column in it? i mean, it fits beautifully and looks like it belongs, i was just wondering why the swap? was it some sort of VATS issue (i know it's not really called "VATS" anymore, but you know what i mean)?

mrZ71man
11-30-2011, 04:39 PM
wow, great looking truck, even dirty. i gotta ask though, why did you put the GMT800 steering column in it? i mean, it fits beautifully and looks like it belongs, i was just wondering why the swap? was it some sort of VATS issue (i know it's not really called "VATS" anymore, but you know what i mean)?

There was no issue with the 95 column...I just had it laying around from the 04 I stole the motor from and thought it would look cool. It wasn't too difficult (at least when you compare it to swapping the engine).

FordeatinZ71
11-30-2011, 04:42 PM
it does look real good...nice work!

SS_355_Stripes
12-08-2011, 10:09 PM
thats a nice rig man, a buddy of mine did a sas swap on his 95 also, he used a hp 60 up front though. And hes just in the midst of putting a 01 5.3 in it. How was the wiring job?, cause his looked like a mess last time i saw it.

redchevy914x4
12-12-2011, 12:17 PM
beautiful truck man I love it

heavychevy85
01-09-2012, 08:40 PM
Dang, if only this was closer to FL or a good enough deal to make the trip worth it. free bump for a nicely executed conversion

mrZ71man
01-09-2012, 08:47 PM
Dang, if only this was closer to FL or a good enough deal to make the trip worth it. free bump for a nicely executed conversion

Thanks.

The truck is still for sale if anyone is interested. I'm paying tags this week as they are up in February. Truck will be smogged once I have a serious buyer lined up...

mrZ71man
03-14-2012, 10:35 PM
Bump - dropped asking price to $9,500obo

Truck is getting smogged on Saturday and installing new door pins / bushings.

Rye 21
03-16-2012, 10:13 AM
My dream rig!

I wonder how I would ship it over here? Most trucking companies would freak out about the height.

mrZ71man
03-16-2012, 08:12 PM
My dream rig!

I wonder how I would ship it over here? Most trucking companies would freak out about the height.

If you were closer, I would find a way...Massachusetts is quite a drive :)

jmpidgeo
03-26-2012, 07:56 AM
PM sent previous, but did you figure out the torque converter issue and get the door pins and trans/tcase gasket leak taken care of? Just wondering. Did you do all the work on the truck? Very very sharp!

jmpidgeo
04-01-2012, 07:08 AM
Your PM box is full. I'm gonna see if I can get my burb sniff tested up here somewhere to see if it's smog legal. I have literally been dreaming about this truck

mrZ71man
05-26-2012, 02:25 PM
Update - I fixed the driver side door pins and just smogged the truck yesterday. The truck is now ready to be sold. I'm dropping the price to $8,500obo. I'm not interested in trades.

Thanks.

mrZ71man
09-07-2012, 11:57 PM
Bump - Truck is still for sale, recently smogged, and tagged through Feb 2013.

jmpidgeo
09-15-2012, 08:48 AM
No trades? Boo. Still lovin this truck. GLWS

mrZ71man
09-17-2012, 03:22 PM
No trades? Boo. Still lovin this truck. GLWS

Don't need another vehicle...and I don't want to have to try selling another vehicle either. You should sell yours then buy mine

jmpidgeo
09-21-2012, 10:18 PM
No one is wanting to buy mine either.

Johnatv1995
10-03-2012, 11:02 PM
My buddy had a lifted ford and my brother used his c10 to pull it to Alabama on a gooseneck. We swapped the tires to small ones so we would have clearance. And I think at the weighing stations it was just under the regulations. I really like your truck.

blackcoffee
10-04-2012, 11:52 AM
Love it just wish it was a crew cab and a hell of a lot closer.

redchevy914x4
10-06-2012, 09:54 AM
BUMP for a sick truck man!!

mrZ71man
10-21-2012, 10:18 PM
Truck is sold.