My 88 Chevy Silverado Project
 

I plan on running it in the lsx shootout next year.
5.3
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Fab 9 reaend and prostreet 4 link.
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Street tires
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Fab 9 and 4link
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Just a little 5.3
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look like you got a good start going on - so what does the truck look like ??

Here is a pic with bed off.
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Thanks man u have a awesome truck by the way.
How is Kenny doing? Rock Crawling is a big thing
around here since both Skyjacker and Superlift are
based here.

Little Update
 

My buddy terry got the new frame built and the rearend put
under the truck. Good start to get ever thing going. He said
he still got to do some more bracin and clean up work.
Old frame.
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New frame.
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Rearend and brace shots.
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Nice looking truck

Kenny's doing better. He had the stiches removed yesterday and they said he was looking good.

I plan to call Angie this afternoon to get an update.

Thanks again for asking.

We got a few things lately. Finished the rearend.
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Got the bed cut out. That spray in bed liner is a but to get out.
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Rearend pics.
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Frame painted.
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thats comming out real nice, might have to take a trip north to check it out one day.:cheers:

Thanks. Just getting started really. Ur welcome to come up an time.
The rearend and 4link bars are at powdercoater right now. I will post pics
when i get them back. Looks like u have two nice projects to.

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Just a little update. Got new wheels in and rearend under truck. Im getting ready to make motor and trans mou

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Rearend pics
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Bitchin build! I've owned 5 of these trucks-a 90 standard cab shortbed, a '95 X-cab, a '99 3/4-ton crew cab and now a '98 crew cab dually and a 95 standard cab. i just finished my '95 std. cab. Air ride tech susp., 20-inch bonspeed's, baer brakes, big fat sway bar, 383 small block, white with flat black SS badges and stripes, black vinyl interior with houndstooth inserts, black loop carpet, bonspeed billet steering wheel. Has a flat black finished glare shelid hood and a raw muscle truck look. Took it to Sema this year and it turned some heads.

I am the Editor of Street Trucks Magazine and would love to stay updated on your build. Good looking truck-keep up the good work.

Travis????:D

Thanks Travis u have some badass trucks as well. My dad subscribes to Street Truck Mag so hes in to them too. He has a 69 we are goin to start on.
:thumbsup: Heres a few more pics of the truck so far. Headers are 1 3/4 stainless goin into 3 collectors.
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Yep. Its Travis. Cool project. I'll follow the build. Perhaps we can do a Blood, Sweat & Gears project spotlight on it in Street Trucks.

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Took the dash out to take out air and heater. What a pain but had to do it anyway to re-wire truck. A few pics of my gauges and my DD to.
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What do yall think?
With coils.
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Or do u think i need to remote mount them.
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I think it looks better with a remote mount. What's the scoop on the 5.3? It looks great but what did you do inside? Nice project you have going.:thumbsup:

I had two blocks but one had a burnt main and the other one had a messed up cylinder so i decided to bore it 30 and go with the cubes.
ARP rod bolts
TSP stage 2.5 heads
Comp Cams R roller lifters
TSP chromemoly 7.40 pushrods
ARP headbolts
TSP 224R Cam 224/224, 581/581, 112 LSA
IN motion double roller timimg chain
Victor JR intake
90 degree sheetmetal elbow
90mm fast throttle body
1 3/4 stainlessworks headers
Hopin for 400 or more hp. :unibrow:

Sounds pretty stout. I am going to guess that you break the 450hp mark with that combo depending on your compression ratio. Do you know where that ended up at?

A tic over 10.5. I'm goin to have run good gas but not my dd so it won't be that big of deal. :D

How is the project coming along? Have you had a chance to get that engine fired up yet?

It's goin slowly here lately been workin my butt off at work which is good i guess but not so much for workin on the truck. :mad: I been tryin to find brakes for the front but nobody makes any i like except the big 14" 6 piston that i cant afford. :wow: Im takin everything off of it to get frame powdercoated and to paint firewall and underside.
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No i have not had a chance to fire engine yet. I am re wiring the entire truck and i havnt decided what ECM to run yet. I been thinkin Big Stuff 3 but idk. Thats alot for a computer but it can control trans to so i will see. Thanks for askin thou.

Save some money and see if you can tweak a stock GM computer enough to run it. And the trans too. No need to blow the cash on the BS3 unit if you don't really need it.

Running the Mega Squirt computer on Op Muscle Truck

Im rewire the truck cause im putting a 5.3 motor and 4l605e trans in it that never came in the truck so i figure it be easier to rewire entire truck. Plus i want clean up some of the wiring any way. The Big Stuff 3 can control trans to so i was thinking it might be better in long run with tuning. Some new bling for the interior.
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I got the bed and cab off the frame today. Now have to take everything off and get it to powdercoater.
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Well one of them.:lol:

Frame goin to the powdercoater tomorrow. I will post pics when i get it back. Finally seems like im gettin somewhere. :D

My boy Cam helping clean the bottom of the cab.
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We got the bottom cleaned now got put Upol raptor liner on it.
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Yea but i had to get it clean. :lol: Thats the cleanest its ever been since it was new.