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relentless85's 05 Silverado build

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Hello, I have had this truck since about spring of last year. I figured it was time to take some pics and share what has been done.

 

2005 Silverado 5.3L crew cab LS, 2 wheel drive. Had about 120K miles on her when I bought her and she was bone stock. It has some of the LT trim level features that were installed from the factory such as a full center console, Bose system and power folding, heated turn signal mirrors.

 

Stock picture after being cleaned up:

 

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Mods done so far:

 

4.5 Inch rough country lift

285/70/17 Nitto Terra Grappler G2 Tires

PPV Tahoe 17" rims

Plasti-Dipped front bumper black and rear bumper black.

Plasti-Dipped Rear tail gate badges.

Tinted front windows 15% to match rear doors and rear glass.

AIRAID MIT with AIRAID Red Dry Synthetic filter using stock air box.

AIRAID PowerAid throttle body spacer.

Gibson Performance Cat Back Dual Sport Exhaust.

4.10 Yukon rear end gears

Eaton full time posi locker. Replaced the G80.

B&H Aluminum rear diff cover.

Kenwood 10" Sub behind rear seat

Alpine 500W amp using stock head unit.

 

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Next on the list is a tune, remove the rubber trim from the doors and probably black exhaust tips. I need a tune bad, ever since the 4.10 gears were installed, my abs and brake light are consistently on and it chimes for about 30 seconds non stop after driving it a few feet.

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