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    Project: TwistedTahoe

    Yeah actually that was my first thought haha fully boxed and stiffened frame hydraulic body mounts better suspension better breaking everything is already sized for the motor trany and trans and the electrical and gas lines are already done haha it would be perfect but just from looking at the...
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    Project: TwistedTahoe

    I had, i have nothing against the style at all, lets be honest its why we buy the truck in the first place haha, but I think with everything else getting upgraded and refreshed i thought why not I love the finicky little details that drive most people nuts so the challenge of getting all...
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    Project: TwistedTahoe

    Just because there are a couple in the junkyards up here that have blown motors or something and I can get the front end off them. The body style is probably the closest in my mind to the OBS body and I don't like the style of the nbs chevy's or the "angry asian" body style that followed that...
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    Project: TwistedTahoe

    Hey everyone! Ill start this new project by introducing myself then the truck's themselves. My name is Jamie, I live in Alberta and I'm a 23 year old oil patch worker who likes pulling wrenches. I have a 1997 two door that ive been itching to do a bunch of work to, so without further prolonging...
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    Z06 Motor...Will it work?

    @ superchargedSS would you care to elaborate on that haha, what happened after 96 that is going to make this a big pain in my ass :emotions122:
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    Z06 Motor...Will it work?

    Thanks guys!! apparently I need to learn up on this one a lot more before i even look at that corvette. Has anyone one here ever attempted or seen it or know someone who has done something like this? Im assuming (once again) that is would be called something like a OBS LSx swap? or am I out in...
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    Z06 Motor...Will it work?

    Hey guys, I have access to a complete full working motor from a 2008 corvette Z06 with only 74,000km on it. its an LS7 7.0L V8. Does anyone know how much it will take to get it going in my truck? Im assuming the wiring harness is going to be the hardest part, but then again in not use to working...
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    Truck is stuck and so am I

    Are the improved style injectors more efficient or do they just work better in general? I started the tear down today, tomorrow the block gets yanked from its home. Then the clean up and rebuild begins Any thoughts on how to put it back together? 1000-1200$ budget
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    Truck is stuck and so am I

    Sunlit that was my first thought but after seeing the oil, and feeling it almost hit something like something was binding makes me think that there is more too it. But in the interest of doing the simple stuff first ill pull the heads and see what i can in the morning Got any other thoughts...
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    Rebuild - Need Ideas

    Hey guys, so after two days of screwing around I can't get my truck back in running shape, and I do have to pull the block cus it either cracked the block internally, warped a head, or lost a gasket and need to drain the entire block cus the oils in the antifreeze and the antifreeze is in the...
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    Truck is stuck and so am I

    Alright guys update number two! So after changing the fuel pump, fuel filter, strainer, water pump, alternator, idler pulley, battery, and starter. I have finally met my match. After checking my oil for the second time (the first being right after it stopped running) I have a problem. It...
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    Truck is stuck and so am I

    Update time, I messed around the with relay and to my amazement it started after some coaxing but it ran like shit, I also had a big cloud of smoke (i couldn't tell the colour, cus i was outside in the dark with a trouble light) Ill check on that tomorrow morning, I'm thinking now that it could...
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    Truck is stuck and so am I

    Hey guys, so I'm having some issues lately. I have a 1996 2 dr Tahoe, 5.7. I noticed that my water pump was starting to leak so i assumed the cold weather got to the packing in the back so i went and got another one, but as i left i noticed it was idling very low and rough, so i gave it some gas...
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    What is this and what dose it do?

    Weel i spent the night in my garage doing some routine maitinence, fields, and general snooping cus its a new to me truck. Sunlit I did what you said however the only thing that has changed is the silver box won't stop clicking after i shut the truck off. I simply unplugged it and left it for...
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    What is this and what dose it do?

    Hey sunlit yeah I do still have the original one, after switching them didn't help i just put the old one back in. yes is it on the left side of the column very close to the firewall. and yes the 4LO is on 100% of the time even if i try and change to anything else Thanks for the...
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    What is this and what dose it do?

    Hey guys, I just picked up a 96 2 door and I'm having a few issues. 1. There is a silver box under the dash not he steering column close to the fire wall that clicks every time i shut the truck off. I have tried replacing it with 4 different once from the junk yard with no success. What is...

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