my 5 year 01 turbo silverado ecsb build
01-27-2010, 11:33 PM
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01 bagged turbo silverado ecsb build
I figure I'll start my project build here. Its gone a long way but still has lots to go.
when I first picked it up back in 04 for a work truck
Changed the wheels, did a 2/4, added new grille
added a cowl hood and changed the front bumper:
I bought a STS Turbo Kit back in 05 and it sat for almost a year and a half. Had an intercooler and the gt-67 upgrade...
I got a good deal on an Escalade front end with HID's:
Then we decided to bag it and put the turbo on.
when I first picked it up back in 04 for a work truck
Changed the wheels, did a 2/4, added new grille
added a cowl hood and changed the front bumper:
I bought a STS Turbo Kit back in 05 and it sat for almost a year and a half. Had an intercooler and the gt-67 upgrade...
I got a good deal on an Escalade front end with HID's:
Then we decided to bag it and put the turbo on.
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I got an idea to do Corvette z06 brakes. I was going to market them but a guy went out to the shop, had a set of brackets copied off my truck and sold them as his own idea (we know who came up with the idea and who did the research)
Then we decided to powdercoat the frame...crazy for a daily driver
Then we decided to powdercoat the frame...crazy for a daily driver
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Then I found this site and it went all crazy...
found a brand new remanufactured 5.3 so I removed my tired 4.8, got an FLT level 5 tranny, 2600 stall, arp rod bolts, head bolts, meth injection, injectors, e fans, eaton posi, walbro fuel pump, sts ball bearing gt67, apexi avcr boost controller, Nelson Tune, bunch of gauges...and I'm sure I'm leaving lots out..
We got the truck running and it sat like this for many years
found a brand new remanufactured 5.3 so I removed my tired 4.8, got an FLT level 5 tranny, 2600 stall, arp rod bolts, head bolts, meth injection, injectors, e fans, eaton posi, walbro fuel pump, sts ball bearing gt67, apexi avcr boost controller, Nelson Tune, bunch of gauges...and I'm sure I'm leaving lots out..
We got the truck running and it sat like this for many years
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01-27-2010, 11:52 PM
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I owned a bodyshop for a couple years and my partner and his son were the only people I would let do the work. We closed down because of the Economy in 2008. In August 2009, I took it to my old partner to get the truck done.
out of the paint booth:
buffing process:
Got it all together and snapped a few pics when I got it home:
out of the paint booth:
buffing process:
Got it all together and snapped a few pics when I got it home:
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Jon with DB Rods and Minis did the bag work, brake fabrication, the engine swap and all mechanicals. I did the electrical and whatever else I could do on the truck. The paintwork was done by Tim Pereira and his son Timmy...they now have a shop off Lamar in Austin.
Jon and I are on the next phaze of this project. We are yanking out the 5.3, STS Turbo kit, rear end and FLT level 5 tranny. He is building a 6.0 stroking it out to 403ci, doing a 4l80e (built of course), front mount turbo and a Ford 9" shortened. Going to do a 76mm or a 88mm single turbo. Hoping for 700-800whp on pump gas
Jon and I are on the next phaze of this project. We are yanking out the 5.3, STS Turbo kit, rear end and FLT level 5 tranny. He is building a 6.0 stroking it out to 403ci, doing a 4l80e (built of course), front mount turbo and a Ford 9" shortened. Going to do a 76mm or a 88mm single turbo. Hoping for 700-800whp on pump gas
