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    Tahoe 4 Door
    Summit White RPO code: 50U
    LT with all options and then some

    My 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe started its life being born at Janesville Assembly in Janesville, Wisconson

    Tahoe was then bought for $30,464 by an unknown buyer but based on what a Chevy dealer told me the original owner(s) bought it as a special purpose service vehicle i.e. police car or such.

    Tahoe was then bought by a used car dealer who used it as his personal car for awhile until he broke a rear brake line and decided to sell it.

    I bought the truck in June of 2011 and since I have been trying to fix her up and bring her back to factory specs and condition.
    Here's the vin look up:
    http://chevroletforum.com/forum/vindecoder.php?vin=1GNEK13R4TJ327264

    Modifications

    Mods:
    Navigator back up light
    55 watt driving lights under bumper
    Hopkins 7 blade wiring harness
    Sylvania Silverstar Ultra Headlights Low/High
    Sylvania LEDriving 168/194/2825 licence plate lamps
    Sylvania Silverstar lights all around

    Stock exterior features:
    Tow hooks
    Factory 5,000lb class III receiver
    Power towing mirrors
    OEM running boards
    Chrome bumpers w/ chrome accented black trim
    Chrome accents everywhere
    Patriotic magnets on rear
    GMTC sticker on back window.

    Future:
    Magnets with stickers for B&M and K&N, then need to find a Procomp sticker
    Needs to be repainted
    New OEM reproduction grill
    OEM reproduction bumpers
    OEM reproduction chrome accented black trim
    Back up cam
    DIY light bar for more aux lights
    DIY tailgate light bar
    NNBS upper reflector mod

    Kenwood radio head unit,
    GM stock premium sound system
    Aftermarket floor mats
    3 tool boxes(electrical box, basic tool box, and power tool bag)
    Premium power leather seats
    Leather wrapped steering wheel
    Beige/tan interior color.
    Wager heated seat cover
    Sylvania LEDriving 168/194/2825 front map lights and entry lights
    Sylvania Silverstar 194 bulbs in map lights
    Sylvania Longlife 211-2 dome lights
    Sylvania Longlife 194 door courtesy lamps
    My crap..

    Aux switches:
    Momentary on that flashes park lights and dash lights.
    On-Off that switches on back up light when not in reverse
    On-Off-On that controls park lights(up) and aux lights(down)

    Future:
    Brake controller
    Better head unit
    Fix damaged leather
    OBDII monitoring system
    More LEDs
    Gauge pod
    View screen for back up cam

    Radio and driving the car :P

    Powertrain:
    5.7L Vortec V8 with 250 HP and 330 ft lb of torque
    4L60e automatic transmission Rated at 360 ft lb
    New Process 241 electronic shift transfer case
    G80 rear limited slip diff
    American Axle Manufacturing front diff
    American Axle Manufacturing rear and front one piece drive shafts.
    3.42 gears
    Factory aux tranny cooler
    AC Delco PF52 oil filter
    Valvoline SynPOWER oil
    Shepherd Auto Parts 34" OEM radiator
    New AC Delco hoses and thermostat

    Electrical:
    105 amp stock style Valuecraft alternator
    Duralast 800cca battery
    Factory AC Delco/Remy starter.
    Big Three upgrade using 1/0 AWG KnuKoncept Fleks Kable
    Upgraded oversized fuse leads using 4 AWG KnuKoncept Fleks Kable

    Under hood storage box mods:
    Scosche ANL fuse holder w/ Raptor 150 amp 24K gold fuse
    Bussmann 6 ATC fuse block
    Grote 7 way terminal box w/ easy connect 10AWG ground
    Different colored wire for each power lead

    Brakes:
    Full ABS brake system (needs to be fixed)
    Front:AC Delco disks with factory calipers and AC Delco pads w/ dust prevention system
    Rear: AC Delco drums and pads w/ dust prevention system

    Exhaust:
    Full factory stainless steel exhaust system

    Future:
    2 B&M 13,000 btu tranny coolers
    B&M remote tranny filter
    B&M cast deep transmission pan
    Autometer tranny temp gauge
    Autometer oil temp gauge
    Dual Procomp 12" aux cooling fans with temp/manual control
    B&M aux remote oil cooler w/ fan
    Power steering cooler
    140 amp AC Delco alternator, DC Power 185 amp alternator or Singer 250 amp alternator
    Goodyear Gatorback belt
    K&N drop in air filter.
    Theres a lot of other things not worth listing.

    Factory Bilstein shocks
    Front is independent torsion bar with sway bar.
    Rear is solid live axle with leaf springs and sway bar.

    Future:
    Replace factory shocks with new Bilsteins
    Add Roadmaster Active Suspension

    Factory wheels :D w/ GT Radial Adventuro A/T tires (fronts almost bald)
    The factory tires were BFGoodrich as you see on the spare.

    Future:
    New BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A 245/75R16 E tires
    Fix or replace factory spare's rim.
    Maybe a TPMS

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  1. 09-27-2012, 05:48 PM #2
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    Great looking rig!

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  2. 09-27-2012, 09:55 PM #3
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    Minus some places on the hood being down to primer and flaking off yah she does look great.

    1996 Chevy Tahoe LT 5.7L V8 4X4 200,000+ miles. Built proudly at Janesville Assembly in Janesville, Wisconsin
    Basic mods: Lights all over, bunch of electrical work, and a couple cooling mods.

    Check out my other mods in My Garage: http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/sho...t-Tahoe-4-Door
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    Added new info and pics
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    Re Did my pics so you can see the shocks. Will get a pic of the Bilstein logo on the factory shocks.
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    Added tons more info and made it easier to read!
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