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Old 05-30-2011, 10:02 AM   #1
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Project 98 Sonoma, Work Truck to High School Beater

Ok quick story about my truck. I had a 89 Silverado for a month or two when I first got my licence. But I had no job at the time and gas being $4 a gallon, Had to sell my baby. Anyway So with 3k in my pocket I had some options. We looked at acouple trucks but we never really found anything. Well we went out to look at a 01 s10 and on the way theres a 93 Silverado shorty with a 5/7 on it. We stoped for funnys and then my dad said, " How bout I buy this for me and then I give you my old truck?". Back in 06 he sold his 04 SS Silverado (that was a fun truck ) and his 06 Dodge Viper truck (Funner truck ) and bought this 98 Sonoma with the 2.2 and 5 speed. He new gas was on the rise and he didnt want to mess with having to sell his v8 toys when it was $5 a gallon. The Sonoma was a work truck for turminex (Not sure of the spelling) and for Sears. He got it with 98k on the clock. Fast Forward to 2011 and it has 210k . Ive had some great memories in this bad boy. This is the truck I learned to drive a 5 speed in, and I went for my first date in it last night. Quickie about the wheels, He bought a 69 SS Chevelle with vette rims, restored it (Matching #'s the whole deal), and when the tires on the Sonoma got baled, he remember the vette rims sitting up stairs, Threw them on and thats where I got my vette rims from . Ive done some cheap mods to it so far but nothing major yet . Here are some pics:

When I got it It was in bad shape, it was his W/T for the past 6 years.


This is the only body damage to it
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Old 05-30-2011, 10:03 AM   #2
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I then Bought 4 new chrome rings (It only had 2)


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Old 05-30-2011, 10:07 AM   #3
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Then The old bench seat went bye bye and I bought some 96 s10 buckets w/ con


Then I got a CD player

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Old 05-30-2011, 10:08 AM   #4
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Got tired of the grey front end so I did some painting


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Old 05-30-2011, 10:09 AM   #5
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Got some window guards
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Old 05-30-2011, 10:12 AM   #6
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Then I said thats not good enought for me, My nbor has a 94 s10 ss, there whole front end is painted to match there body color, Sooooo........

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Old 05-30-2011, 10:13 AM   #7
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Here is how close my vette rims are to the frame, bout a inch


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Spraying that front end made a big difference. Its looking good.
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Old 05-30-2011, 11:40 AM   #9
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Spraying that front end made a big difference. Its looking good.
Thanks, I hope to get a GM roll pan soon
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Headlights cleaned up today

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Looks like a good little truck. What all plans do you have for it?
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Old 06-06-2011, 08:02 PM   #12
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Looks like a good little truck. What all plans do you have for it?
Not alot , I want to sell it or trade for a 80-87 short bed. I dont wanna do anything to it becuase it might not sell fast if I do. So im just going to keep it clean right now.
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Little truck looks good, amazing how a little clean up and paint can make a big difference in appearance.
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Old 06-07-2011, 05:02 PM   #14
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Little truck looks good, amazing how a little clean up and paint can make a big difference in appearance.
Thats what my goal was for this truck was to make it look pretty clean. I just can decied on my next truck, Z71 or C10 (67-87).....
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Go C10, cheap and easy to work on, 80-87
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Old 06-26-2011, 10:35 AM   #16
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Took the bumper off this weekend and fixed the bumper, now its straight. My bed still has a dent but im allmost done with my body work on this truck. I will post pics in a sec
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Its not pretty by any means but its looking 100% better.
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Well Im only 16, so im not a pro at body work by anymeans but I think it came out good for just me.













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I bent the bumper back to the stock looking place and sanded it and primed then paint.

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bumper looks pretty good.
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bumper looks pretty good.
Thanks it aint prudy but I called a local yard and $100 for a new one, I think i will stick with this one
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Old 08-23-2011, 01:47 PM   #22
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Got the dent fixed!!! It looks like a truck to be proud of haha, looking for a 2/3 lowering kit.
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good lookin little truck. i guess you decided to keep it then?
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good lookin little truck. i guess you decided to keep it then?
Yea, I think im going to, for now anyway. If I ever get rid of it I would sell/give it back to my dad. I bought it off him.
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Very nice truck!!
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