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Old 11-06-2006, 09:09 PM   #1
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99 Silverado Buildup
First Stage: Front End!
Jig and mock up time. Used mild steel and some extra bungs around the shop. 4130 will be used for the final with grade 8 bolts thoughout.

Front End Specs/Plans:
4.5'' over arms
2.5 x 10'' fox duel rate coil overs
Hannemann 5'' fiberglass.
2.0 hydro bumps
heimed steering
blitzkreig billet chevy hubs

Picked up a 35'' for mock up for $40 bucks!
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:11 PM   #2
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:13 PM   #3
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:14 PM   #4
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:15 PM   #5
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
LCA jig mock up. I had to size down the bushing kits to fit
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:17 PM   #6
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Arms material :)
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:21 PM   #7
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
heimed uppers, had to machine some mis spacers to fit to taper from 3/4 heim size to the 9/16 bolt that is stock on the uca.
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:24 PM   #8
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fiberglass! hannemann 5"
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:26 PM   #9
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
quick mock up the day I got the fenders. i was super stoked on the size on the flair and the look.
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:27 PM   #10
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full bump, tires stuffed good with room, again super stoked on the fenders i got :)
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:28 PM   #11
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
worked on my bumper, capped off ends, plated front of frame, and painted it again to clean it up.
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:30 PM   #12
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
built a center console to fit between the center seat and the dash. going to hold the gauges i have plus switches for the light rack that i built on the front bumper that holds 4 hella 4000s!
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Old 11-06-2006, 09:31 PM   #13
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
picked up a couple more rims
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Old 11-07-2006, 05:59 PM   #14
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
Wow man i love the project. The fenders look great. I wish i had any use to build a prerunner, but i find it pretty pointless living in north carolina. Keep it up and keep posting the pics!
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Old 11-07-2006, 06:33 PM   #15
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
nice
97 yukon....BIG BUILD UNDERWAY!!! Todays agenda- Polished MAFS (in and out)

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Old 11-07-2006, 07:03 PM   #16
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
thats sweet what size engine?
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Old 11-09-2006, 12:46 PM   #17
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
wow wow wow more pictures of that bumper!!!!! please ive been looking everywhere for something like that. looks freakin awesome. from the looks of it that will be one menacing silverado.
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Old 11-10-2006, 11:52 PM   #18
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
Selling the spindles posted above. They are brand new and cost $1000 bucks but letting them go for $500 bucks! Decided to go with another spindle and hub setup. They are the CST Uniball lift spindles from the 99+ Silverado 1500 kit. Ill deliver too.
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Old 11-17-2006, 10:07 PM   #19
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anyone for the spindles?
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Old 01-16-2007, 05:28 PM   #20
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Re: 99 Silverado Buildup
small update. got some 35'' bfg muds i got a couple of months ago(thanks to elex at skg motorsports). mounted them to the 2 new rims i got a while ago. also got new clear corners off ebay for the truck.





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