Hello, fellow SVT owners! <--feels good to finally say that. I've been lurking on here for a few years, gathering some great information, but always working on someone else's Mudstain :nonono:
Well, I finally landed my own triple black vert. :dancenana: Bought the '01 off of donnieb83.
I know, no pics, didn't happen... Well, I have pics, but they're just the one's from Donnie, so they don't prove anything. :burn: Pics will be up in a build thread once I get started on this thing. It's pretty much stock for now except for a JLT FWI, dynomax mufflers, and a cheap stereo wired into the factory amps :loser:
Speaking of build-up (since I know you're all going to ask) here's the first order of business:
Total IRS rebuild - all FTBR bushings, 03-04 pinion brace, diff cover brace, 4.10's, trac-lok carbon clutch pack, all new diff shims and bearings. Can you tell I only want to tear that thing down once?
Chassis work - FLSFC and upper frame rails, 4-point roll bar (daily driver friendly for now), and core support brace.
A little motor work to clear things up will be PCV delete (I don't need an oil-varnished intake), might as well scrap the EGR while I'm at it too, remove cats, and give her a tune so she can sing :burnout:
Sometime after that... coil overs done the right way with all the trimmings.
Some cosmetic fixes along the way - stock spoiler (already acquired), new seat covers, rear bumper repair and get rid of those dang chrome letters:xpl: and fab a new shifter that I can actually reach!
Looking forward to getting to know some of the svt folks around North Ga :coolman:
Well, I finally landed my own triple black vert. :dancenana: Bought the '01 off of donnieb83.
I know, no pics, didn't happen... Well, I have pics, but they're just the one's from Donnie, so they don't prove anything. :burn: Pics will be up in a build thread once I get started on this thing. It's pretty much stock for now except for a JLT FWI, dynomax mufflers, and a cheap stereo wired into the factory amps :loser:
Speaking of build-up (since I know you're all going to ask) here's the first order of business:
Total IRS rebuild - all FTBR bushings, 03-04 pinion brace, diff cover brace, 4.10's, trac-lok carbon clutch pack, all new diff shims and bearings. Can you tell I only want to tear that thing down once?
Chassis work - FLSFC and upper frame rails, 4-point roll bar (daily driver friendly for now), and core support brace.
A little motor work to clear things up will be PCV delete (I don't need an oil-varnished intake), might as well scrap the EGR while I'm at it too, remove cats, and give her a tune so she can sing :burnout:
Sometime after that... coil overs done the right way with all the trimmings.
Some cosmetic fixes along the way - stock spoiler (already acquired), new seat covers, rear bumper repair and get rid of those dang chrome letters:xpl: and fab a new shifter that I can actually reach!
Looking forward to getting to know some of the svt folks around North Ga :coolman:
