dieselfan1's 2018 Silverado build

dieselfan1 · April 21, 2020

Had a little mishap with the father in law today. Met him at Home Depot to get some lumber. First thing he said was " What did you do to your truck"? I told him I did this right after Christmas he hadn't seen it since then.
His battery went dead while we were in the store .
So I had to give him a ride home to get some jumper cables .
So he is riding in the back seat with his mask on and when we get there I told him I could grab the cables.
He insists on getting them. I get out anyways. So when he gets out of the truck he forgets how high it is. Well I'm not going into details but he wasn't too happy . He's 79 and can be a real crabass sometimes.
Jesus Christ why him of all people.

Grumpy Bear · April 22, 2020

1 hour ago, dieselfan1 said:

Had a little mishap with the father in law today. Met him at Home Depot to get some lumber. First thing he said was " What did you do to your truck"? I told him I did this right after Christmas he hadn't seen it since then.
His battery went dead while we were in the store .
So I had to give him a ride home to get some jumper cables .
So he is riding in the back seat with his mask on and when we get there I told him I could grab the cables.
He insists on getting them. I get out anyways. So when he gets out of the truck he forgets how high it is. Well I'm not going into details but he wasn't too happy . He's 79 and can be a real crabass sometimes.
Jesus Christ why him of all people.

I don't know if I should laugh or ………. well......ya know. I have about a 12" step up from sidewalk to the porch. Last few years it seems to have doubled in height. My father, 91, grumbled I need to make a step for that step before some old guy, like you, he points, falls off it. He did first. Crabbby.

dieselfan1 · April 22, 2020

8 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

I don't know if I should laugh or ………. well......ya know. I have about a 12" step up from sidewalk to the porch. Last few years it seems to have doubled in height. My father, 91, grumbled I need to make a step for that step before some old guy, like you, he points, falls off it. He did first. Crabbby.

It is a bit of a drop though.

Frankielozano214 · April 22, 2020

4 minutes ago, dieselfan1 said:

It is a bit of a drop though.

Damn how high is the bottom of the truck

dieselfan1 · April 22, 2020

28 minutes ago, Frankielozano214 said:

Damn how high is the bottom of the truck

Here's some numbers for you Frankie...

Bottom of back bumper by hitch. 32"

Top of step 25"

Rear fender 50 1/4"

Front fender 49"

Edited April 22, 2020 by dieselfan1

dieselfan1 · April 22, 2020

Stock these numbers were

36 1/2" front

39 3/4" rear.

Frankielozano214 · April 22, 2020

Lol thanks wondering how high it really was getting in, I left my tools at work I’ll have to get measurements on mine to see how much of a difference it’s really is

Edited April 22, 2020 by Frankielozano214

dieselfan1 · April 22, 2020

22 minutes ago, Frankielozano214 said:

Lol thanks wondering how high it really was getting in, I left my tools at work I’ll have to get measurements on mine to see how much of a difference it’s really is

Here's the top of the tailgate 66"

Loading ****** is a treat now.

dieselfan1 · April 26, 2020

Put some pics on the Custom Offsets gallery finally.

Clean as a whistle and ready to rumble.

CovetedStyle · April 27, 2020

Suck to hear about you FIL, but slightly humorous. And the truck is looking so damn good my friend!! Also I’m glad you have your stock height numbers because I never got mine and was interested to see the difference in mine as well after I set it back down.

dieselfan1 · April 28, 2020

I'm still monkeying around trying to recalibrate my speedometer.

The rough Country speedometer calibrator didn't work out

I tried three different computers. The third try I got it to download the programming into the computer but when I tried to run the program it wouldn't let it. It's a firewall issue and way more than I want to F with.

I could try a Hypertech unit for $229 but they make the RC unit. They also have an inline unit you have to download your info into then plug it in and leave it. I'm not sure what to do.

dieselfan1 · May 2, 2020

These will make the under 30 crowd happy.[emoji24]

I've always been a fan of the gold bowties , but when I got my lift done they looked out of place. Simple $3 piece of gloss black wrap fixes that

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dieselfan1 · May 4, 2020

On 4/28/2020 at 11:49 AM, dieselfan1 said:

I'm still monkeying around trying to recalibrate my speedometer.

The rough Country speedometer calibrator didn't work out

I tried three different computers. The third try I got it to download the programming into the computer but when I tried to run the program it wouldn't let it. It's a firewall issue and way more than I want to F with.

I could try a Hypertech unit for $229 but they make the RC unit. They also have an inline unit you have to download your info into then plug it in and leave it. I'm not sure what to do.

I decided to go a different route.

I ordered a Superchips Flashpaq F5 programmer.

The speedometer calibrator is a one trick pony. For $229.

The Flashpac does a lot more.

Fo $400 it lets you do three different tunes. Helps with shifting and I believe it's supported by HP tuners to do a custom tune. Probably won't go into that but if I get my speedometer calibrated and get the shift points a little better and grab a few ponies I'll be more than happy.

Edited May 4, 2020 by dieselfan1

dieselfan1 · May 4, 2020

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