Silverado469's '07 NNBS ECSB Silverado

[silverado469]

never really made an official build thread, but here are the stages my truck has gone through in the last 2 years

when I first got it, completely stock

next was RC 2" leveling kit

plasti-dipped the stock wheels black

then messed around with the headlights and added a paramount restyling grille

finally got the grille, front bumper bar, and rear bumper colormatched and put on 18x9 fuel boost wheels

stayed like that for a while until i got the 4" Rancho lift with 9000xl shocks and 325/60r18 Falken Wild Peak A/T's

25% tint on front windows

then i got tired of the black headlight housings, so i cleared my stock headlights

and eventually i got tired of the black wheels and positive offset they had.....so i bought 18x10 polished Raceline Renegade 6's and a billet bowtie

messed around with the center caps and found smaller caps

before

after

didnt like the black in the pro comp caps, so i found these and am sticking with them

and this is how it sits now

future plans are 325/60r18 Cooper STT's or Hankook Dynapro MT, possible 1.25" RC body lift and in 2 weeks im ordering Cognito Upper Control Arms. I was also thinking about going back to a stock chrome grille and maybe chrome rear bumper...opinions? i love the colormatching but wondered what it would look like with the chrome grille and rear bumper

thats all for now, thanks for taking the time to look at my truck

 

[blome_racing]

love that color man truck looks awesome!

 

[Dakota]

Looks really good man, definitely in its best stage now..keep the grille and bumper imo

 

[Craig]

Imo i would go back to the chrome grille, bumper bar, and rear bumper. Then colormatch the bumper plastics. I am biased though because thats how my truck is lol. I had it fully colormatched but it was too much.

 

[silverado469]

Thanks guys and yeah I'm gonna think about the grille and bumpers. If I do anything next it will be cognito upper arms and then a set of winter tires for my stock wheels, then colormatched tows and handles

 

[blome_racing]

if anything id do an hd front and color match it

 

[silverado469]

if anything id do an hd front and color match it

this is another good idea that i like


took some pics with the new camera i got from a member on here, dv2000nj, cool guy and good seller, would recommend him to anyone

camera is a Canon Rebel EOS XS, love it so far

 

[blome_racing]

pics look great man get that hd front on there and done.. but then again i do like the hollow grille you dont see it often lol

 

[silverado469]

haha yeah i cant decide, maybe when i get some more money after the control arms the hd front end swap will come

 

[silverado469]

so back in january I did a full paint correction with the Adams swirl and haze remover, machine polish, and machine sealant. the other day i washed the truck with adams shampoo and these are the pics i snapped of it.

since the full paint correction ive clay barred the truck twice along with some mothers carnuba wax and then the second time with adams buttery wax

im really impressed with adams products and how well they are holding up.

also the Quick sealant has worked wonders for my polished racelines. The brake dust barely builds up on them and water spots just wash away when it comes time to wash the truck.

after washing the wheels they look like this

 

[silverado469]

well i found a rough country 3.5" kit with the control arms on their scratch and dent site on ebay. the price was too good to pass up

once the kit comes ill be installing the upper control arms and selling the rest of the parts that come with the kit.

i will post pictures of the install and before and after angles as well



snapped a few pics the other day

 

[Dakota]

So sexy, looks good man

 

[Smith]

Have never likes this color until seeing your truck. Looking good!

 

[silverado469]

So sexy, looks good man

Thanks!

Have never likes this color until seeing your truck. Looking good!

thanks man, glad I could change your mind on the color!

 

[silverado469]

Well my control arms came in today so i went out in the garage and got to installing them. install went pretty smooth and the rough country arms fit perfectly.

here are some pics during the install

drove it a lil after i was done and the ride feels smoother on the road. I'm not hitting the bump stops anymore. I gained about .5" of travel over the stock arms and did not have to cut the bump stops off.

 

[rednekferlife101]

I'm new to the forum thing but this truck is mean! really love it! where did you get the front end painted? i have a 2012 with the whole front end chrome and i wanna get it painted but i hear you cant really paint over the chrome? thanks a lot and sweet truck now i have something to look off of to see what i wanna do to mine. looks bad ass

 

[Ginger]

just needs real mud tires and its complete

 

[silverado469]

My paint guy painted over the chrome on my rear bumper and it's holding up fine. My dad know's him so he did it pretty cheap.

Yes I can't wait to get m/t's

 

[Ginger]

thats the only thing that bugs me, whenever i see it, it looks like its on highway tires lol

hope you kept the stock rims for winter.

 

[silverado469]

thats the only thing that bugs me, whenever i see it, it looks like its on highway tires lol

hope you kept the stock rims for winter.

Haha yeah I know

Yup I did. Gonna try to get these tires switched out to them. Hopefully they'll fit