I saved a tahoe's life

[Snipe2288]

how it got it... wrecked head on, bent frame, salvage title.... (was about to be junked)

front end...

drivers door...

inner wheel well buckled...

Radiator support/radiator/ac cooler were all pushed into the fan/front of the motor.. (you can tell by looking at the radiator itself) the only reason it doesnt look bad is because i hooked up a winch and pulled out the whole radiator support a good foot forward! good ol' chevy still drove away from the accident

strip down.....

frame...

Straight frame, new radiator support, radiator, ac cooler, trans cooler, headlight assy,
drivers fender, hood, bumper and all the little bs along the way

call me a nut... but i love this truck.. by the way, i have detailed pics of the rebuild process if anyone wants to see ALL of the damage

 

[LAP TOP GAMER]

That dosen't look that bad.

 

[chevyrider]

Nice job, how long did it take ? any other damage other than the front end ?

 

[Snipe2288]

it didnt take very long actually.. i had it stripped in a weekend. it was gone at the frame shop for about a week or two.. then just this last weekend i started putting it all back together.. i still need to hook up alot of stuff, and finish the grille and minor front end things.. but other than that.. its about 90% complete.. best part is that i only payed 1500 hundred for it

cant go wrong when the motor has 30k, a new rear end with 3.73's and pozzy, an interior that looks like it just came out of the factory, a full JL sound system, Alpine deck, clifford alarm with AUTO START, limo tint all around, 20% over stock tint in front, and borla exhaust.

oh yeah.. and i only spent about 900 bucks fixing it.. INCLUDING THE FRAME WORK.

FRAME WORK: $600
98 FRONT CLIP: $350 ( thanks to craigslist )

 

[sasquatch094]

wow your a bitch dude.. lol.. i wish i would of found that for that price.. its a 95 right??? if u want to send some pictures of the hoe in general that would be sweet.. always looking to get some ideas.. but no to shabby for about 2 grand.. the salvage title, who cares as long as u dont sell it to some ahole whos gunna bitch you out for it.. hehe.. i sold a car before on a salvage title to some guy and he called me back a couple days later saying wth why is it salvage title and crap.. and well its a AS-IS.. i cant do anything.. man he was pissed. hehe.. but nice hoe man i gotta give ya some credit for that one..

 

[tast101]

Nice, can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Snipe2288]

yup.. its a 95 with TBI... but you guys wanna know something else????
i got a Vortec 5.7 with 80k sitting in my garage... my buddy just got a new motor in his 99, so i payed the 100 bucks core charge and kept the motor. im thinking about just rebuilding it, getting a new comp. and harness and swapping it in mine.... but i did also see a 383 stroker kit for the vortec for a little over 6 hundred bucks that puts out 400+ HP :thumbsup:

 

[bsamoul]

you have a good heart for saving its life!

 

[blazenlo]

Nice 2 door man! Good job.:cool2:

 

[96ProCompTahoe]

where did you see the 383 kit at!? been looking for one

 

[Snipe2288]

they got some good sh*t.. and actually i was wrong, the 383 kit they have is 500+HP :wow:

i found it on http://www.rpmmachine.com/stroker.shtml



you can get an unbalanced kit, and bring everything to a machine shop and have it balanced yourself, or for a bit more you can get a kit that has already been balanced. im gonna be investing in it soon since my motor only has 30K, and i have the extra vortec in my garage.. that gives me something to build and look forward to when i eventually blow this one up!!

 

[Snipe2288]

well, since you guys are reading this... i'm still looking for a grille for the front of my truck. if you guys have one, or know anyone whos got one let me know.

 

[tast101]

well, since you guys are reading this... i'm still looking for a grille for the front of my truck. if you guys have one, or know anyone whos got one let me know.

Came across this today.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-9...ryZ33645QQihZ009QQitemZ190208516143QQtcZphoto

 

[1999HOE]

i got a stock chrome one in pretty good condition lemme pm me an offer...

 

[Snipe2288]

UPDATES!!!!!!

this is how it sits as of right now.... its starting to look really good

 

[Snipe2288]

by the way.... the offer of $2500 is still on the table if anyone is interested.

 

[yuhoe96]

looks good man

 

[Slammed]

where do you live ?

 

[sasquatch094]

good job. i give ya props man.. yea where do u live around??

 

[Snipe2288]

South San Francisco, CA