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Old 01-22-2009, 12:26 AM   #126
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Well, that little gem belongs to my Old Man, his '62 Nova convertible. He bought it about 2 years ago and it was so bad to drive with the old manual drum/drum brakes and broken down steering that he drove it maybe twice. It really was scary to drive. I convinced him to bring it to my house and let me give it a suspension/brake/wheel makeover. I found a 5-lug rear and disc brake spindles from a '65 sedan and had them blasted, painted, etc.... He bought CPP's mini subframe, power disc brake conversion, fuel tank, new brake lines, new steering stuff, and the Coy's wheels/tires. I basically gutted the underside of the car and started fresh. Rides like it should now.

The bad part is it took me like 7 months and we completely missed the cruising season. I brought it to my house in freezing weather and it went back to him in the same weather. He was so happy with me though that for Christmas he bought me a whole new interior for my '71 Cheyenne.






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Old 01-22-2009, 01:33 AM   #127
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Here's my 2008 silverado. It's got the dog 4.8 but sounds good and gets me from point A to B in comfort.
They're not dogs anymore. The first gen 5.3L (99+) put out 285HP and 325 FT LBS of torque. The "new" 4.8L puts out 295HP and 305 FT LBS

NICE NOVA! Your pops has good taste.
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Old 01-22-2009, 08:32 AM   #128
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Leevon, that is such a sweet Nova. Nice work!
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Old 01-22-2009, 10:23 AM   #129
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my crew cab has a 4.8 with the factory 20's and factory 2.23's and it still gets up and goes
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Old 01-22-2009, 10:24 AM   #130
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This truck sits nice, is there a lift kit on it, or did you just crank it level?
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Old 01-22-2009, 10:55 AM   #131
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Leevon, that is such a sweet Nova. Nice work!
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my crew cab has a 4.8 with the factory 20's and factory 2.23's and it still gets up and goes
Mine's got the 3.23's too, it just seems slow but I really need to get it tuned and throw a cam in there. When it around 4000 RPM's it pulls nicely though. I just don't like the lags on shifting, and slow response from the torque management.

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This truck sits nice, is there a lift kit on it, or did you just crank it level?
Thanks! It was cranked with FORD keys and 2" blocks in the rear. Front was a little stiff but bearable. I never should have sold her If I still had her, she would be sitting on a 6" Superlift FIT right now.
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Old 01-26-2009, 10:14 PM   #132
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My daily driver, 2000 Silverado. 5-7 drop, BT spindles and 2 inch coils, flipped axle and shackles, frame in bed, trans crossmember narrowed. 20 inch Coddington's, 5.3litre, flowmaster with a custom tip. SM roll pan, gate handle flip and custom paint.
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Old 01-27-2009, 08:41 AM   #133
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Sweet truck Grandpa's CST!
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:51 PM   #134
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My Daily drivers 06 Silverado 2-3 drop with factory 20's and 08 Trailblazer SS 2 wd....stock for now!
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:55 PM   #135
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crawdad... you just know how to roll don't you?

Nice daily drivers!
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Old 02-16-2009, 09:59 PM   #136
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If only i could get the LS-2 out of the Trailblazer and into my 77 without the wife knowing!!
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Old 02-16-2009, 10:19 PM   #137
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If only i could get the LS-2 out of the Trailblazer and into my 77 without the wife knowing!!
What would have been great is to swap the old 250 into the TB... that would have been a shocker once you pressed on the pedal.
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Old 02-16-2009, 10:24 PM   #138
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Well, that little gem belongs to my Old Man, his '62 Nova convertible. He bought it about 2 years ago and it was so bad to drive with the old manual drum/drum brakes and broken down steering that he drove it maybe twice. It really was scary to drive. I convinced him to bring it to my house and let me give it a suspension/brake/wheel makeover. I found a 5-lug rear and disc brake spindles from a '65 sedan and had them blasted, painted, etc.... He bought CPP's mini subframe, power disc brake conversion, fuel tank, new brake lines, new steering stuff, and the Coy's wheels/tires. I basically gutted the underside of the car and started fresh. Rides like it should now.

The bad part is it took me like 7 months and we completely missed the cruising season. I brought it to my house in freezing weather and it went back to him in the same weather. He was so happy with me though that for Christmas he bought me a whole new interior for my '71 Cheyenne.






Nice Nova. I like the way you work. Nice & neat, and organized,
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Yeah i think the 0-140 times would be off just a little! I think you should come down and pick up the 250....a/c, power steering, HEI...you need all the creature comforts when you get old!
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Old 02-19-2009, 04:56 PM   #140
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my rides past and present
JUST GOT THIS ONE ON EBAY it has drop spindles but I need to do a flip kit anyone done one????


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Old 02-19-2009, 05:34 PM   #141
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:16 PM   #142
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Here's my 2008 silverado. It's got the dog 4.8 but sounds good and gets me from point A to B in comfort. Within two weeks of buying it I put on a DJM 3/6 drop, rear helper bags, Borla Pro XS muffler, color matched handles and the wheels/tires.


Here's my favorite truck, one that I sold last year. I really miss it. It had factory leather (strange for a reg. cab). Wait4me tune, edelbrock tri-tech headers, K&N 77 series intake, dual IMCO exhaust, Boyd Coddinton 18x9's w/ Hankook MT tires, Sony head unit with DB drive amp and 10" sub.
That red shorty is nice! I like how it sits. I have a 2" lift kit thats on back order for my '04 extended cab. The kit, if it ever comes in, consists of torsion bar keys for the front and 2" add-a-leafs for the rear. I'm going to run 285/75r16 BFG AT's on some 16x8 Alcoa look-a-likes. What size tires is in the pic? Diameter wise? Thanks. jc
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Old 02-19-2009, 07:36 PM   #143
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love the stance on the new body! I have 24s on mine so I just dropped the rear 2" with shackles. I too have the 4.8 dog, but I like it just the same. I removed the factory badges and side moldings and I love the look I got. I also took off all of the stuff on the tailgate too. You have and had lots off cool rides, Im jealous!!
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Holy crap batman.... that is one tall truck!

Nice work BWC!
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Old 03-08-2009, 07:50 PM   #146
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Hey guys...I've been over on the square body forums for a little bit...here is my new daily...

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Old 03-19-2009, 11:05 PM   #147
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Here what i picked up a couple months ago. Only paid 8k so it was worth it.

2001 Silverado Ext Cab 1500 LT. Nothing special yet but i have a spare motor i am working plan on running a rear mounted turbo. So should be fun!

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