John Youngman
TYF Newbie
I hate to call it a restoration considering it's only 15 years old. But, with 260,000 miles, and the amount of rust on the undercarriage, rockers, and quarters, that's exactly what it turned into.
Last summer, replaced the trans, front diff, suspension, ball joints, oil and trans cooler lines, radiator, hubs, steering arms, tie-rod ends, and pretty much everything in between except for the motor.
Decided to fix the rusty rockers while the shutdown had us slow at work this spring That quickly snowballed into starting from the ground up and completely restoring the exterior. Took over 150 labor hours, around $1600 in parts/materials, and a trade to get the slightly newer Tahoe LTZ wheels but it ended up coming together pretty nice.
I'll eventually work my way to the motor and interior but taking a break from it for the summer.
Last summer, replaced the trans, front diff, suspension, ball joints, oil and trans cooler lines, radiator, hubs, steering arms, tie-rod ends, and pretty much everything in between except for the motor.
Decided to fix the rusty rockers while the shutdown had us slow at work this spring That quickly snowballed into starting from the ground up and completely restoring the exterior. Took over 150 labor hours, around $1600 in parts/materials, and a trade to get the slightly newer Tahoe LTZ wheels but it ended up coming together pretty nice.
I'll eventually work my way to the motor and interior but taking a break from it for the summer.