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Old 07-18-2013, 03:43 PM   #1
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1997 chevy new toy

I sold my 1954 gmc last week the guy came an picked it up yesterday. So I have been truck shopping since last week. today I picked this little gem up today. 154,000 miles one owner trade in. needs rear brake shoes, a interior door handle and the a/c charged. what do you all think.
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Old 07-19-2013, 11:28 PM   #2
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

I think it looks good. I'm not big on the mud flaps, but i'd drive it no problem.
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Old 07-20-2013, 07:30 AM   #3
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

yea I'm not big on them either. I may swap the ones off my 89 to this one. may be getting a set of tube steps. kids have a little bit of a hard time getting in/out of the truck. thanks d metal.
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Old 07-20-2013, 05:47 PM   #4
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

took the chevy rubber mud flaps the previous owner bolted onto the other ones. looks better this way. got all my stuff stripped off the 89. now to get the third door fixed. new brakes on the rear. take the bug deflector off and put it on the 89 to hide the dent in the hood on the 89. got to take the trailer hitch of the 89 yet. put the stock wheels and tires back on the 89. man do I have a lot to do.
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Old 07-20-2013, 05:54 PM   #5
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

nice truck, that color has been growing on me lately.
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Old 07-20-2013, 06:52 PM   #6
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

thanks. yea, at first I didn't care for the light blue but I do really like it. it is light quasar blue metallic (#20)2
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Old 07-21-2013, 10:24 AM   #7
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

well I got the third door fixed. had to sacrifice the lower door latch. cut the arm off it and then cut the top off to get at the striker bolts. picked up another yesterday at the junk yard. there was a few rocks jammed in the latch. explains why it was stuck. also took of the bug deflector. rust self tappers are no match for wd-40 and a few raps from the hammer. changing the brakes sometime today.
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Old 07-23-2013, 08:59 PM   #8
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

well got the new brakes on the rear. stops a lot better. they were low but the spring were shot. I put new hardware kit on. painted my brush guard and trailer hitch and got them put on the truck. man I love this truck.
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Old 07-26-2013, 08:44 PM   #9
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

brown box guy dropped of my new style towing mirrors off today. they are great. I can finally see everything behind me now. boy did those stock mirrors suck.
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Old 08-15-2013, 07:25 PM   #10
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

well I got my old wheels and some bfg's I had laying around on the truck. the factory wheels I will be selling and looking for 4 more steel wheels for the tires. I think it looks better.
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Old 08-30-2013, 07:35 PM   #11
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

got my keyless entry installed today on my truck. also fixed the radio lights. I can see the buttons at night now. mine is a am/fm cass so it only requires three bulbs. two were just pull out and push in. the third I had to unsoder then soder the new one in. I will get pics up soon. the bulbs were #37's
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Old 03-11-2014, 05:23 PM   #12
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

got my new exhaust today. fedex dropped it off this morning. also got my rear window decal installed at custom trim today. chris did a great job. pics of new exhaust to come soon. it is mandrel bent with a magnaflow muffler. can't wait since the previous owner had some one do a crappy job welding up true duels on the truck. this one will be done right. no duck s&&t welds on unclean pipes here.
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Old 03-12-2014, 02:56 PM   #13
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nice truck. keep the pics coming.
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Old 06-23-2014, 05:06 PM   #14
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

well I tinted the taillights, installed the clearance lights, and put the bfg's and 2002 wheels back on the truck. here she is sitting in the parking lot at work.
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Old 08-02-2014, 03:16 PM   #15
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

well the black out begins. blacking out the rail caps, bumpers, grille, lights, mud flaps, and wheels. also tinting the windows soon. here are a few pics of what I got done so far. also pulled the front seats out and got the stains off the carpet and fixed the broken center console.
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Old 08-27-2014, 08:53 PM   #16
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well the black out continues. wheels are done. gmc none emblem grille is done an installed. next working on bumpers. the front is just plasti dipped right now.
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

got some new wheels and tires for the old girl yesterday.
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Old 11-07-2015, 07:36 PM   #19
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new stock/custom bumper. have done some other mods like color matched front bumper and grill. nbs master swap. next is rebuild the 8600 gvw steering box to swap in the truck.
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front shot(with the wife's new toy). not a ford fan but I really like this car.
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Re: 1997 chevy new toy

haven't updated in a while. installed e3 plugs, summit hi performance coil, fender flares, and put the mags back on for the summer with some goodyear dura tracs.
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The truck looks good. You did some very nice, but subtle changes. I am surprised how clean that truck is for a PA truck ( I grew up in Pittsburgh area)
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those wheels look great, i was considering a set of those myself!

i like the addition of the fender flares.
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Old 03-15-2016, 01:11 PM   #24
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thanks yea I lucked out this was a southern truck. I have to put a rocker on the pass side but other than that just dents and dings. this summer after the rocker fix it is getting color matched raptor liner on the whole lower half. the wheels take like 10 years off the truck. lol
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well start of my not hd hood mod now that we are done moving into our house. no more renting for this guy. stock 09 hood I want the look of the hd hood without the height. think it will look killer without being over the top. also picking up a 1996 reg cab sb 4x4 on sunday. the wife will drive that for the winter. we live on the top of a slight hill and her stang just wont cut it in the snow.
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