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HJ

I like your Idea! I think that just might work. I just need to find someone that has a buffer wheel I can borrow for a day.

Thanks
Steve

Steve2003

I have the superlift Skid Plate and it is stainless steel. What I would like to do is shine it up a bit, maybee to match my alluminum wheels. I have a cheapy buffer and tried a metal pollish on it, no difference! Does anyone Know of a product or a way I could shine this up that wouldn't be to spendy...

Steve2003

"Marsha, Marsha, Marsha...It's always about Marsha!" Sorry, I had a "Brady moment" :lol: :lol: :lol: Do you know how much I get that? Especially since I have long blonde hair :roflmao: I can relate to the Brady moment, grew up during that era! Sometimes I can see it on people's faces that they want...

Steve2003

Hi this is Steve's wife Marsha. I come on here and read a lot of this stuff along with my husband and find a lot of it very interesting. This is particularly interesting to me, what is a cache and how does all this work? It sounds like a blast! What is it your are looking for and what is the object ...

Steve2003

I would say your right, I have only been at it a couple months. By the way what kind of fuel treatment additive do you use? I don't remember seeing what product you use. I do know to stay away from the techron and the slick 50.

Steve

Steve2003

HJ wrote:You have to save money somewhere all the mods are expensive

You are right! I had to trade from getting my ORI light bar powder coated chromed and leave it black for now in order to get the HPPIII. The mod's, they never end!

Steve

Steve2003

Well I got the fuel filter changed, it took me about 20 min. I got the old filter off ok but had a little trouble getting the new one on. I did not remove the bracket but I did spray a little silicone on the new one and it helped slip it on! Before I found this site I would have never put this on my...

Steve2003

Thanks, Going to do that right now! Tanks for the link!

Steve2003

Jeff024

How many miles do you have on your CC? Is this the first time you have changed your fuel filter? I have 33,000 on my truck, do you suggest I change mine?

Steve

Steve2003

That's a good price! I have 6" SL K776B. that kit does not come with the skid plate. I guess that's a trade off for the Bilsteen shocks. Summit has it for about the same price with the skidplate and free shipping but no upgrade on the shocks. The skid itself is about $325. The skid plate is a real p...

Steve2003

Thanks everyone for your help, already ordered it from JC Whitney $325 to the door. I am a very impatient person, especially when my wife is starting to have second thoughts!

Steve

Steve2003

Jeff Thanks for all your research on the HPPIII, I really do appreciate it. I am not sure I want to buy something used over the internet. I don't feel real comfortable with that. I kind of feel like if I buy something like that used, it should be about 1/2 price and I would want to see if it actuall...

Steve2003

Thanks guys I was looking at the JC Whitney catalog, it shows HPPIII for the 96-03 4 3L for $359.95. Also in the catalog there is a 15% coupon when you spend $200 or more, but according to the catalog the shipping is pretty spendy, like $25 bucks. I went on their web site and they advertise free shi...

Steve2003

Can anyone tell me who has the best deals on the HPPIII? I got My wife to agree today, that I need to Have this!!!

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Steve2003

I also have the flowmaster deltaflow with 2.5 inch custom pipes, with the chrome tip. http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/36%7E0.jpg You will definitly notice a difference in performance. It's got a nice low rumble when you first start your truck, but you really don't notice ...

Steve2003

This is why I want to get some CC members together so we can have some real fun out here in CA. That sounds great. Where is the Rubicon? I'm 3hrs from Bakersfield, so I'm thinking another 3-4 hrs up to that area. That would make it a 3 day weekend for me and the wife. I would have to have some time...

Steve2003

which is frustrating because when i pay 5000 bucks for something ( this is canada lol) i would like it to be done well. No offense dude but you were giving me s**t about spending 40 bucks to pay these guys, who are professional lift mechanics, for installing my skid plate, which took them the bette...

Steve2003

Jeggers You snuck that in there before I managed to post that last posting. Glad things are working out better for you, it is indeed a good lift. I don't know that much about installing the lift as I did not do it myself and I am not that knowledgeable about mechanics, in fact I have always had my o...

Steve2003

Sorry to hear you guys are having so much problems with superlift :( . I just want to say that I am very pleased with my SL6, did some pretty good wheeling yesterday and my truck did great :D . I think Superlift must have guys working in the back room putting these kits together that are a quarter o...

Steve2003

I just might want that air box, I will let you know. No thats not in Azusa, I live here in Highland right near highway 330 right at the foothill of the mountains. 330 is the highway that takes you up the front way to Big Bear, there is a bunch of trails up there that I used to do some light off road...

Steve2003

Thanks for the info, just had to do it, four holes drilled and a key hole saw, done deal. I can sure hear the difference but haven't had it on the road enough to tell the difference. I guess there is just no substitute for changing those gears. Did some wheeling with me and my wife and pulled out a ...

Steve2003

Thanks Steve! appreciate the reply

Steve

Steve2003

HJ Thanks, you are right, I do have the mod bug :crazy: It seems like the more I do to my truck the more I want to do. It's all of you guys fault :wink: My wife's threatening to unplug the computer :schwing: But really this is a great site and I am having so much fun, sure appreciate all the advice....

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HJ

If you know the answer to this question I would appreciate any info! I directed this question to A2B and Killian96ss because they are from California.

Thanks Steve

Steve2003

Jeggers here you go http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/thumb_40.jpg http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/thumb_41.jpg http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/thumb_38.jpg http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/t...

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Bubaloo Here are the heights specs on my truck. Back bumper from ground to bottom of bumper 24 inches. Rear wheel well, from ground to top of wheel well 40 1/2 inches. Front wheel well, from ground to top of wheel well 40 1/2 inches. Front bumper, from ground to bottom of bumper 28 inches. Remember ...

Steve2003

Question for A2B or Killian96ss Running out of cash, the wife took away the check book and credit cards she said no more money :nono: I am down to cheap mods, so here's my question: If I do the air box mod ie; cut out the bottom, will that have any effect on our California smog emission laws? I have...

Steve2003

Rock

Heres a link for a picture of the sl6 link

It seems Summit has the best price right now for the complete lift skid plate and all.

Steve

Steve2003

Rock :wave: wlelcome! The lift that you are going to want is slf776, Jeggers has a zr5 and he just did his install. That's who you want to talk to! There are different lift packages, for instance my lift came with the upgraded bilstien shocks but no skid plate part#slf3144 or steering stabilizer sho...

Steve2003

ChadneyG5 I think what you are wanting to do is change your third brake light into a cargo light? I have never seen a thread on that. My 87 s-10 had that cargo light and I wish our CC's were the same. I haven't herd of anyone having problems with that lense melting. I did have a problem with it leak...

Steve2003

ChadneyG5

Try this link

Steve

Steve2003

Will that fit in your garage? Looks close! Sure is A good lookin truck!!!

Steve2003

Looks Great

Steve2003

Let's see it's 7:35 SoCal time,that means 10:30 IL time I think! wheres the pics?

No really can't wait to see your truck!

Steve2003

classic hard rock, not as much anymore. Started listening to country the last couple of years, don't know why used to hate it when I was younger. Toby Keith and Brooks & Dunn are some of my favorites.

Steve2003

Just curious about the reason why eveyone on here purchased their CC? Here's my reason: I had a '87 S-10 extended cab 4x4, it was the best vehicle I ever had. It was getting old, having to do a lot of work on it, dash cracking, seats tearing etc. I thought it was time for a new vehicle, but I loved ...

Steve2003

Thanks everybody on this site, this is a S-10 CrewCab.com inspired truck. Bubaloo, I had thought about your skid plate as an option for my truck and had gone on your skid plate site and didn't seen anything that you had for my truck. I did not know that you would custom make them for my truck, that ...

Steve2003

HJ asked What brand are those side bars? They are Westin Signature series step bars (sound familiar?) Tell us some more about that roof rack. It appears to mount to the upper door jamb? The roof racks are cheap Manny, Moe and Jack (Pep Boys) strap on load bars with Thule ski racks mounted on top. Th...

Steve2003

That means a lot coming from you HJ Don't mean to plagerise but my vision for my truck involves part of Thunder II and KCustoms truck, a couple of pictures of some really nice S-10's that I've seen, plus some idea's of mine own. This is a work in progress, hopefully it will be done sooner than later...

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Thanks

Steve2003

Thanks HJ and everyone else with their positive feedback. Before: http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10089/normal_1.jpg This is just the start, have a lot more idea's for this truck but my wife says no more money for now :cry: After: http://www.s-10crewcab.com/coppermine/albums/us...

Steve2003

I put 31x10's on my truck they were actually 29.5 But a big difference. Look at pictures of Jeggers cc witth the rear lifted and then look at pictures of my truck. You will see the difference.

Steve

Steve2003

Just want to make one thing clear, I don't want to give SoCal supertrucks a bad rap and have anyone thinking they screw people. When I went yesterday afternoon to pick up my skid the supervisor felt bad about one of his employee's reading the footnotes wrong so he and a mechanic came out to the park...

Steve2003

Somecrew

That equells 10 bolts total!

Steve2003

The only one that screwed me was superlift and the shop that lifted my truck for not making sure they used the correct bolts on the cross member. There are three mounts for the skid plate and four bolts that connect the skidplate to the mounts. Two brackets are for the front that connect to the fram...

Steve2003

40$ that"s nothing, a drop in the bucket! My time is worth more then that! Especially dealing with superlift! :twisted: After spending 2hrs on the phone with SoCal super trucks who got me the skidplate and Gary's Sport Truck,who installed my lift, It appears superlift forgot a few bolts when they sh...

Steve2003

Thanks Guys, you just saved me 125$

Steve

Steve2003

SoCal lifts just called me back, no allighnment required.

and they have it

Going to go get it right know

Steve2003

Just got off the phone with SoCal lifts and the guy I talked to said somebody read the foot notes wrong. He doesn't think it requires a allighnment after install. He's on the phone with superlift and is going to call me back. Barch, the plate bolts on to the crossmember.

Steve2003

Had a 87 s-10 extcab , same wheels that I have know except outlaw 1 instead of outlaw2 same backspacing, and I did alot more wheelin in that truck and never had to replace wheelbarrings. Maybee they just don,t make them like they used to!

Steve2003

Either that or switch to synthetic oil and get a oil change and a allighnment every 4 to 6 mos.

Steve2003

I hope that's not the case. I put a 100$ deposit down for the skidplate so I own it know! They charge 85$ for a allignment!

Steve2003

I ordered the sl skidplate last week from the local lift shop and they asked me if I wanted it installed. They said installation was only 40$ I,m thinking OK 40$ sure! Then they said a allighnment is required, after the install, they showed me the book and sure enough that's what superlift says. I r...

Steve2003

coffeedrnkr

Should name your Blazer "THE HOG" allways looking for a mud puddle to play in!

Steve2003

Thanks Barch, Got that one also.

Steve2003

I have 3.75 backspacing on my wheels and haven't noticed any problems. why would their be a problem with wheelbarings going out!

Steve2003

Jeggers

What size tires do you plan on running? Your CC is going to sit quite a bit higher then my CC. My truck looks pretty good with the 31's but I think It would look alot nicer If I had 33,s.

Steve2003

When I got my truck lifted I planed on waiting a week or two to get tires as I didn't have the cash. But after i saw it lifted with the stock tires, I told my wife I wouldn't drive it until I got nwe tires.

They look so small! So we wen't straight to the tire shop and got new tires

Steve2003

A guy at work gave me a JC Whitney catalog last week, even though it didn't have a whole lot for our CC's I couldn't put it down, sure didn't get much work done :) Thanks for those links, that kind of junk mail is definitly the kind I want. I don't know how happy my postman's going to be though :lol...

Steve2003

You guys are too funny :lol: , my wife's been wanting to get a Camero for awhile now and I told her we would only get one if they came out with a new one. So I showed her this thread, at first she only saw the pictures and she was like, oh that doesn't look like a Camero, then she said nah she didn'...

Steve2003

HJ

Thanks fot that info, just got my Summit Racing catalog yesterday and ordered Stylin Concepts today. I just sent for this one you suggested also.

Steve

Steve2003

Jeggers

Looks like you need some tires, especially on the back

I can see your 1/4 the way done, finally some pic's of your truck. Good luck with the front that's the hard part

Steve

Steve2003

I am getting confused about all this warranty stuff. There are 4 or 5 Chevy dealerships within a 30 mile radius of my house and every one of them have at least 10-15 full size lifted trucks and Avalanche's, 2wd and 4wd, that are brand new. They take and have them lifted and put them on the corner of...

Steve2003

I agree with Jeff024 I drive a truck for a living and have worked for a company that used re-treads. I had one blow on me one time coming back from El Paso TX did $500 damage to the tractor and at least $1500 or more to the trailer, not to mention got stranded for 6 hours. Those big old pieces of ru...

Steve2003

I don't know the part #. I called the guys today at Offroad Warehouse to order my light bar, thought I had everything set after argueing with them that the 2002 year bar would fit my 2003 and about 2 hours later they called me back and said ORI does not make it in chrome anymore, they were having to...

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Ace I had my SL installed it was $2600 out the door, that was for everything. The shop I had it done at beat 4 wheelparts by $100. As far as the ride, it's very close to stock, I think the only difference is because of the tires it made it a slight bit rougher, more like a truck. I would have to say...

Steve2003

Thanks..... can't wait to see pic's of your truck, I'll bet it's going to sit really high and look great 8) . I am beginning to think I am glad that GM built these trucks lower to the ground to start with, so now when we lift them and put all the mods on, our trucks really stand out apart from all t...

Steve2003

Jeggers I parked my truck on the street and I measured from the bottom of the front bumper (not from the bottom of the valance.) It measure 28 1/2 inches from the ground. The back from the bottom of the bumper is 23 1/2 inches from the ground. I have put on 8 inch rims since I had my lift installed,...

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Ace I am in the same dilema you are, I have 3.42's also. I managed to scrape up the money to get the 6" SL but didn't have the money to do the gears, which was a big concern to me after reading all the threads on this site about the gears. The 6" SL suggest using 33's and I talked to the guys at the...

Steve2003

Cool thanks for the tips finding a tap shouldn't be a problem. I have a friend down the street who is a tractor/trailer mechanic where I work, he has all kinds of tools. I also have a friend who is a shop foreman, between the two of them they ought to be able to fix me up.

Steve

Steve2003

Excellent :wink: Thanks Mark! I am going to call the guy at Offroad Warehouse back on Monday and tell him to order it for me. I think that light bar will look much better with my SL skidplate. I have seen a lot of guys around here with their prerunners and that same light bar but made for a full siz...

Steve2003

Yeah picked those up last week. I have the step bars on order and ordered my superlift skidplate today. Going back and forth between the Westin safari light bar and the ORI front runner Baja Eliminator light bar. Starting to put a lot of money into this truck, my wife was ok with it when I first sta...

Steve2003

I don't know what a ZR2 front end looks like, haven't paid much attention to them, my truck is a 2003 S10 CC LS I was looking at KCustom's truck and I believe his is a 2003 Sonoma CC looks like our front ends are exactly the same and he has the same light bar that I want to get, just wonder if he ha...

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Jim Thanks for the feedback, definitly see the difference. Especially in the valance and the trim around the bumper, 2002 almost looks like my 87 S10 did it had the trim around the bumper also. I am just wondering if the dimensions of both bumpers are still the same if the light bar would still moun...

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Dan I was at my local lift shop today looking for a light bar for my truck and saw a 2wd S10 up on racks getting a lift put on. I asked them what lift they were putting on it and they said it was a 6" lift made by CST I don't know anything about this company but it looks like it might be a pretty go...

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