98 Tahoe 2DR 4x4

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Pulled the racks and the abs spoiler, just for s&g I painted the top and bottom parts of the grill and left the center chrome, cranked the keys, setup my dual Optima yellowtop battery setup, started ripping out the interior in the rear to address leaking issues and to start re-wrapping and dye-ing plastic trim pieces, bought a set of 18" moto metal 961's with red inserts to match the truck and mocked one up to make sure the fitment is alright, tomorrow i'll be going to get some tires, Nitto terra or trail grapplers.
 

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Thanks man. I would've but it was a bit windy today to be spraying, I want to clean up the calipers and hit them with some semi gloss black so if the weather permits i'll be doing that bright and early tomorrow. Thanks for the input. Ill put some pictures up with the tires mounted on the new wheels this weekend.
 

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Nice how did u paint the grill? I'm gonna do that but in white
 
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Well I did it with the idea that I'm going to be getting a new grill within the next few months so I didn't focus too much on durability, was more interested in seeing what it would look like. Being as its ABS plastic with chrome finish and the fact that its on the front of a truck sitting at a 90 degree angle, its likely to get hit with a lot of sand and rocks. Paint doesn't like to stick to ABS chrome to begin with and add in the factor i stated in the last sentence, it'll be pretty hard to keep it looking perfect forever. But that being said if you want to have a go at it I'd recommend the following surface prep steps:
Take grille off the truck
Tape off the area that you would like to keep chrome( I suggest a very thin tape to obtain the curves on the vertical bars of the grille, then use a thick tape to fill in the rest of it)
Sand with a 400 grit sandpaper
Clean well with mineral spirits(paint thinner)
Wash with soap and water
Rinse with just water
Make sure the surface is completely dry
Spray an adhesion promoter primer such as http://www.amazon.com/VHT-SP440-Adhesion-Promotor-Clear/dp/B003BGSJGC
Then spray a few coats of white
Spray a few coats of clear
Wait a few hours then carefully pull off masking tape
Then let it dry for a couple days to make sure you don't mess up your beautiful paint job Mount it back on the truck
 

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Alright cool yea ill try on my silverado first I guess then on the hoe if it turns out nice
 

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Im diggin the look of the truck.. I agree with touching up the wheel Wells..

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Tires and wheels mounted, not too many pictures, more tomorrow when its all washed up.
Tires are Nitto Trail Grapplers LT285/65/18 (33" x 12")
Wheels are Moto Metal 961 18" x 9" with +18 mm offset(5.7" backspacing)
No rub no trim, 1" torsion crank in the front at the moment, no lift in the back yet, will be putting 2" blocks in back and cranking torsion keys to make it level when i swap out my rear with the new to me rear end I picked up for 250 out of a salvage truck, and then a much needed alignment.
Tow mirrors will be next on the list after the above mentioned, then dual flowmasters.
Still deciding on rollpan or streamlined custom rear bumper.
 

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damn, looks good man! looks hellloffffa lot better with the rims. Nice mods and tastefully done!

I think black bumpers would be sick. Rollpans are getting old IMO, i have one and regretting it lol
 

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