Like the title says....
I'm a gear head, own a few hot rods, and owned a lifted GM product a few years ago. Decided I needed another man truck, I work at a dealer and we took a 99 Eddie Bauer in on trade a couple weeks ago. Has 275k (I'm a canuck lol) and was a one owner rig.
I bought it for $800, replaced the manifolds, studs and egr pipe myself, the outer edges of the floor to door frame channel was virtually non exsistant, and on both sides the wiring harnesses were outside the truck instead of inside lol. So cut some sheet metal, bent and hammered into place, speed screwed it in, tar and undercoated the hell out of it and layed the carpet back down. Fixed the broken wire to the rear amp for the sub, and called it good. Replaced the oil pressure switch for the wonky guage readings. Changed the oil and its done. Has brand new snows, brakes, and virtually everything in the front end. Its clean, its quiet and drives like a dream. I ran a switch to bypass the AWD so I can actually play in the snow in 2 wheel drive. I absolutely love this thing.....next up is exhaust, just a dynomax 3" tailpipe and a single chamber flow master. Then come spring time a set of knobby 285/70/17's and that's about it. Total investment so far is $1200 all in including purchase, I figure its a good vehicle for my 16year old when he gets his license later this year. That's it, just wanted to share lol
Dave
I'm a gear head, own a few hot rods, and owned a lifted GM product a few years ago. Decided I needed another man truck, I work at a dealer and we took a 99 Eddie Bauer in on trade a couple weeks ago. Has 275k (I'm a canuck lol) and was a one owner rig.
I bought it for $800, replaced the manifolds, studs and egr pipe myself, the outer edges of the floor to door frame channel was virtually non exsistant, and on both sides the wiring harnesses were outside the truck instead of inside lol. So cut some sheet metal, bent and hammered into place, speed screwed it in, tar and undercoated the hell out of it and layed the carpet back down. Fixed the broken wire to the rear amp for the sub, and called it good. Replaced the oil pressure switch for the wonky guage readings. Changed the oil and its done. Has brand new snows, brakes, and virtually everything in the front end. Its clean, its quiet and drives like a dream. I ran a switch to bypass the AWD so I can actually play in the snow in 2 wheel drive. I absolutely love this thing.....next up is exhaust, just a dynomax 3" tailpipe and a single chamber flow master. Then come spring time a set of knobby 285/70/17's and that's about it. Total investment so far is $1200 all in including purchase, I figure its a good vehicle for my 16year old when he gets his license later this year. That's it, just wanted to share lol
Dave
