The twin hoes plus one

[Tonyrodz]

First running board mod. Can’t return em now!

the open top in places May look cool, but at the rear end, it’s also where the hound steps to get in and out of the cabin. I had visions of a slipping foot, and broken doggie leg. No bueno.

I have an aluminum sheet that was a blank for a road sign. That’ll do for peace of mind.

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You did a good job. Pleasing to the eyes. Looks like it came that way.

 

[Sparksalot]

You did a good job. Pleasing to the eyes. Looks like it came that way.

Thanks!

 

[Sparksalot]

I’m sure glad I was able to bracket those triple naughts.

 

[Sparksalot]

Decided to garage it.

Not really, too much in the way. I “think” the cargo box would clear the door opening. By 1/2” or so.

 

[Sparksalot]

What I really did was get tired of the crappy hood finish. It looked like Daniel-san had done both wax on and wax off with a disc sander.

Before. Yay pretty.

With masking pulled off.

Outside away from bird perches. I think a hood louver will be coming soon. Getting rid of heat like I did on thecopcar.

 

[Sparksalot]

Miles and hours snapshot this morning.

 

[BacDoc]

I bought these.

Amazon.com

I had it in for a fuel leak and service, and the Chevy house suggested new ones. They only wanted $4200.

Just started following this thread, awesome! Is this price for running boards? If so you can get powered running boards for less and safer for the dog! AMP Research makes some great powered steps for half that price.

I didn’t read through all the pages (but will) I know these trucks are cop cars but like Blues Brothers, do they have cop motors, cop brakes, cop suspension etc? Lol
Do you have stuff that the civilian buyers can’t get on the Tahoe?

 

[Sparksalot]

Just started following this thread, awesome! Is this price for running boards? If so you can get powered running boards for less and safer for the dog! AMP Research makes some great powered steps for half that price.

I didn’t read through all the pages (but will) I know these trucks are cop cars but like Blues Brothers, do they have cop motors, cop brakes, cop suspension etc? Lol
Do you have stuff that the civilian buyers can’t get on the Tahoe?

That price was for the basic plastic running boards. I tried really hard not to laugh. Power running boards aren't my style, so I've never looked into any of them.

For a PPV, the motor and transmission are the same. Some of the programming seems to be different. The brakes and suspension are different, but can be purchased as service parts.

 

[oathbringer]

Flashback to 2020 for thecopcar. I replaced the original rear impact bar with one for a consumer Hoe, to get an OEM hitch receiver.

Here are the original PPV and consumer versions together. The aftermarket Drawtite hitch is below the spare.

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Where did you get the civ impact bar?

 

[Sparksalot]

Where did you get the civ impact bar?

Rock Auto. It was about $200, plus another $100 for shipping.

Wrecking yards may have them, but at the time you couldn’t find any gmt900 trucks in the local yards.

 

[oathbringer]

Rock Auto. It was about $200, plus another $100 for shipping.

Wrecking yards may have them, but at the time you couldn’t find any gmt900 trucks in the local yards.

Gotcha, thanks for the info and quick reply.

 

[mountie]

Rock Auto. It was about $200, plus another $100 for shipping.

Wrecking yards may have them, but at the time you couldn’t find any gmt900 trucks in the local yards.

I was just at a salvage yard... 95% of all GM suv's didn't have much of the front end usable parts left. But I was surprised how many good 'under-hood' plastic parts were left.

 

[Fless]

Our 5 local UPull yards generally don't have any GMT900s. Have to visit a regular junkyard to get parts from those.

 

[mountie]

Our 5 local UPull yards generally don't have any GMT900s. Have to visit a regular junkyard to get parts from those.

The West Palm Beach Pick Ur Part had at lease 12 of our Suv's & a bunch of similar style trucks.

 

[Sparksalot]

I was just at a salvage yard... 95% of all GM suv's didn't have much of the front end usable parts left. But I was surprised how many good 'under-hood' plastic parts were left.

This was the rear impact bar. PPV units don’t have the trailer hitch.

 

[mountie]

This was the rear impact bar. PPV units don’t have the trailer hitch.

From what I saw, most of the rear bumpers were still attached..... Or totally bashed in !!

 

[oathbringer]

From what I saw, most of the rear bumpers were still attached..... Or totally bashed in !!

The other issue i've found with the ones i've been able to locate is the amount of rust on them and how much these places want for the part itself. I'm not paying $250 for 12yrold rusted impact bar that I have to pull and transport myself.

 

[mountie]

The other issue i've found with the ones i've been able to locate is the amount of rust on them and how much these places want for the part itself. I'm not paying $250 for 12yrold rusted impact bar that I have to pull and transport myself.

Like me,...... You are "shopping"..... ( You might try a large dealership - body shop yard )

 

[Sparksalot]

Next step in my ongoing battle with underhood heat in thethirdtwin.

I bought an H3 louver from Rodlouvers. Etching primer and finished with bed liner to match the hood.

 

[Sparksalot]

Laid out, then ventilated. The aluminum skin was easier than the steel of thecopcar.