1998 Chevy 1500 RCSS
 

New around here. Been kinda browsing through the forum for awhile and decided to make an account! Anyways here are the stats on the truck:

1998 Chevy 1500 Z71 Reg Cab Stepside
5.7 Vortec
Automatic
3.73 gears
Around 180,000 on her.

"Built not Bought"

I am a young at only 17, but I respect a good looking truck, and worked at a semi detailing/polishing shop for a year when I was 16. Bought the truck when I was 15. Waited until winter was over then parked it and started rippin her apart! Got it done a few months later! This was my dad and I's father/son project and I enjoyed every minute of working on her! Well after all the work my dad and I went through it has started to rust a little bit again sadly because of winter, so I will be rust repairing again this summer and hopefully have a different vehicle for next winter!

Anyways enough of my talking, here are the pics of the stages she has gone through! (probably going to take a few posts because I am a pic whore lol)

Current pics!

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The day I bought her:

Yes I know looked like a POS, but I looked past the dirt and seen a canvas for something sick!

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Cleaned her up to see her real beauty! Haha

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Trying to get paint ideas with some masking tape because I was bored...

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Then the tear down began! (next post)

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Tear down!

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Fixing the cracks in the bed...

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Painting the frame!

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Tried the new grill on! haha

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More prep for paint...

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Getting there...

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Next post is Paint!

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And then on what felt like the 1000th day God said let there be paint.

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Look some hanging parts! haha

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Then the grey went on!!!

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The sexy looking grill!

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Coming together!

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And she is done! Photo shoot time!

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Got the pin striping down!

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Tube steps!

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Messin around!

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With my cousins car.

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Got my mudflaps on!

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Went back out to the quarry for some more pond pics and other stuff!

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Sitting at school next to a friend of mines!

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CHOO CHOO! lmao

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With dad's big rig!

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Next to my good buddies 97 after we washed them!

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By the semi again!

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A great scenery!

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Out at the farm!

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Met up with another guy off of GMT400.com just shooting the ****, so I had to grab a pic!

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I then got it ready for Homecoming and changed the look up a little by pulling the chrome rings off!

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Favorite pic of my truck and my dads!
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Painted the dash!

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Sound system wasn't good enough for me I guess... So I upgraded...
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AND last post! Here is what she looks like today!

New tires and rims about a week ago!

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Remember my buddies green truck? Here she is now!

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And that is pretty much it! Thanks for reading about my truck! She sure has come a long way! Gonna be rust repairing soon, and I will keep you guys posted! Again I apologize because I love taking pics! Haha

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Great looking truck. Looked good before, looks better now. I do like those wheels that were on it, they have always struck me as period-correct for these trucks. :D

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hey i know you! welcome to the site! your truck is really nice!

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Yeah, but the truck is going through a whole face lift here soon, so I think the rims and tires will be right at home with the new look she is going to have!

I know you too! Lmao! Thanks man! Your truck don't look half bad either!! Give me a few months to get rid of the rust and she will be close to perfect again!

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Good looking truck. Great color combo.

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Thanks! I recognize your truck from over at GMT400! I can really appreciate the amount of work that had to go into that thing! If only I had the cash to get mine perfected like that! Haha

Anyways, grabbed a couple pics today after I gave her a quick bath.

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It's far from perfect, but thanks. :cool:

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Went to an Iowa meet up yesterday!

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Double...

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Grabbed some pics of my truck today next to dads rig...

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Good looking truck man, how loud is that speaker box?

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Thanks man! It is pretty loud. All the vids that I have taken of the system going are just after installation. I will have to get a new vid because they have really broken in since. People hop in and want to hear it and are blown away that it is coming from only 2 10" subs on only 1000 watts. The airflow is key with the ported box! If you have any questions just hit me up!