2003 to 2007 classic RCSB

Likarok · March 6, 2019

I am seriously think of buying a RCSB 2006 Silverado z71 that is local and that I found when I came home. I was in Arizona for 4 months looking on web and all over the USA, then I come home and find one right here in Alberta less than 50 miles from where I live.

But I am having a hard time trying to decide. It does have a bit of work that would need to be done to it to bring it up to my standard but is that not what we do?

Any of your thoughts on spending a sizable chunk of change on a older Chevy. Would like to know what others have done.

Thanks!

SierraHD17 · March 6, 2019

Didn't I say that a couple months back lol. I wanted a 2010 to 2013 6.2 powered extended cab with cloth interior and low miles... guys told me I would never find one. Weird... bought a 2013 with 75000 kms on it a week and half ago that's a LT Chevy with the NHT package including good old 3.73 gears lol. I find zero reason to look in the US for anything like I said before.

reardiff · March 6, 2019

Any rust? Looks good from the picture. That's the main reason I traded my 2003 in for a 2017 was the rust that expanded very quickly on the rockers and when I look around most all trucks from that era seem to have the same thing. That's a nice looking truck, curious how many miles and what price is it listed for?

Likarok · March 7, 2019

I am still in debating mode on it. He is asking $13,500.00 can

It has 172000km/107000miles.

The rockers are not to bad and have mostly gravel rash. So far my assessment would be on the body a 7 out of 10, and on the interior a 8 out of 10. I t has some small parking lot dings but I think they can be taken out with paintless repair. Back to the rockers and cab corners, the rockers have some gravel rash but I think I could clean them up and repaint at this point, cab corners look ok.

This truck was not babied for sure. But I think it is at the point where it can be saved with a few new oem parts.

Now the good part! When the original owner sold to the current owner the 5.3 had some issues, to make along story short the engine was pooched. So the current owner thought that he would put a GM crate motor in it. For a few hundred more over the price of a new 5.3 he put in a LQ9 6liter. Install was done at a GM dealer and then was taken to a performance shop in Lethbridge to get a bit more out of it with out going crazy. So it is not cranked way up but at the lets have some fun point. He wanted it to be useable with out being crazy. When the install was done he also removed all the resonators and catalytic converter. Still only a single pipe system but the exhaust note sounds very good.

That said, a 6liter would not have been my choice but I was not paying the tab. The swap was done when the truck had 135000km on it so the engine currently has about 37000km on it. It shifts firm and strong and the brakes were done last summer. Steering it firm as well.

At this point I am not sure what I should or will do. Decision making is tough when you get old! hahaha

Any opinions are appreciated!

SierraHD17 · March 7, 2019

Low mile LQ9 is alright. Depends on your goals I guess. My 04 I went overboard with but i always do. I started with a light duty 3/4 ton because then it just has the 4L80e, 9.25" front diff and 9.5" rear the half ton owners want when the 10 bolt explodes as does the 4L60e. Engine is a forged 370 i built with cnc ported heads and a TVS 2300. Nothing is out of the box.... 100 lb per hour injectors, dual 450 walbro pumps, 1/2" feed and 3/8" return, custom heat exchanger for the blower etc.

The truck is a 145000 km original I basically made new again.. is what it is. I have close to the sticker price of a new Denali 3/4 ton into it lol... don't care though. This engine won't make enough power so a larger cube LSX based setup with a blower will come along in time... maybe I will blow this one up but I doubt it.

Sky is the limit