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And the truck was affectionately named:

"The Panda"


Lol

Even in rustfree Florida that is a steal. Get it before some Flat-biller ruins it

Fishing line will also work .......

Take some dental floss and remove those hoodscoops. Lund scoops are held on with 3M doublesided tape.

1/2 ton 6.2 is a 700r4, mechanical governer

And you forgot......far fewer people driving on the road because the vehicle doesn't warn them when they drift off the road while texting (or sleeping) and park itself.

Nope,

The vehicle quality isn't there. Trucks weigh more; weight from sheetmetal has been replaced with hundreds of pounds of wire, plastic, PCMs, and airbags. Everything is constructed to gain...

Not Impressive

New technology, same mileage since the 50's....... Let me know when a 1/2 ton truck gets mileage in the 30's

Or

"Works really sweet until it eventually breaks"


They don't call the Gov-bombs for nothing

I see this project is still going strong :ylsmoke:

More dealer advertising?

I thought we took care of this months ago

Dodge vehicle

Italian diesel

Could it get any worse?

A full convertible K5 !

I bet that suburban won't be that nice in 40 years.

Every Texan thinks they're a celebrity

A cousin of mine had a mid 80's Chevrolet Celebrity with the FWD 4.3 Diesel. It was ugly and slow.

Why would someone waste their time swapping one of those boat anchors?

I wouldn't waste money replacing good springs with OE spec replacements.

Now where did I put my tinfoil hat?

Great build!

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Dec/1213-2014-silverado.html

According to this,

the 4.3 will get an aluminum block and have enough power to...

Unfortunately mine has the automatic with 3:23 gears. I never keep more than 15 gallons in the tank; otherwise it's a real dog around town.

The 4.3 in my 06 is anemic at best.... But you have the 5 speed and 4wd gearing to help.

Wish my truck was the 5 speed

When did 1996-2006 Chevy/GMC trucks become identical?

Car theives don't run VIN numbers to confirm the Ram they are going to steal is actually a 2004...... They steal the vehicle that matches...

Can't beat a $200 fastback

Suncoast makes a nice transmission and converter for the Cummins. A little pricey, but they have a great warranty.