96 Tahoe build

[DoMiNiC1]

Sold my xj after getting an offer I just could not say no to, paid some bills and picked up a Tahoe, there had been a ton of maintenance done and the gentleman had 6500 worth of receipts from the last 4 years he owned it, he said he had fun restoring it but he was 70 and could not get in and out of it anymore. He wanted 4 and I gave 3800. Took it out for a three day camping trip in northern AZ and it did VERY well. Was much better on gas then I thought. Looking for the 20,000 foot fly by on what I should know about this platform. 5.7 vortech

Truck has;
40k on motor and tranny
??? 6in lift
rancho 9000xl shocks-new
33x12.5 goodyears-new-old ones on truck were 11 years old.
super stock under hood
0 rust AZ truck
worst headlight EVER! Drove through the woods holding my spot light out the window.









The old XJ

[MrPaul]

Recently purchased a 96 myself, will be following your thread with interest

[bftank]

I like how your tahoe looks, I agree the tinted light covers have to go.

[DoMiNiC1]

I wish they were removable, unfortuntly they are POS HID's that are covered with VHT nightshade. So on the lookout for a stock stock set of head lights. down the road I will prob grab some offroad light too.

[xpndbl3]

wetsand with 600 grit, then 800 grit, then 1000, then polish with mothers buff ball and some rubbing compound, it'll take all the scratches and the tint right off.

[bftank]

ipcw makes a set of diamond cut headlight lenses for $150.

i have used these on my explorer and f350 and like the quality. combine these with good quality light bulb like silverstars should do the trick.

[bfdiesel]

bftank's headlights are pretty bright.

[DoMiNiC1]

Looks like the trip up north cooked the starter, so the next step is starter and headlights. Starter swap looks straight forward; with the lift I can roll right under this thing. lol. Any advise on a starter, is there an upgrade? I see several options, the AC/delco is around 300 and all the rest are around 200... Feedback. Advises?

[bftank]

take your starter apart and see what is wrong with it. the solenoids are common problems and easily replaced. they get over heated easily, you might look into a heat shield.

upgrades
mean green makes a mini starter that gets a lot of good comments. i am sure there are others as well.

[DoMiNiC1]

take your starter apart and see what is wrong with it. the solenoids are common problems and easily replaced. they get over heated easily, you might look into a heat shield.

upgrades
mean green makes a mini starter that gets a lot of good comments. i am sure there are others as well.

Thanks for the feedback, It does have the heat shield, I was thinking when I have it off I am going to spray it with VHT heat shield and bake it... I will check out the solenoid, but thinking it should be a good upgrade as the one on their looks to have some miles on it. I think I am going to look into a mini starter and dream up a couple ideas for heat dissipation. May be some exhaust wrap...