About

This truck started out as a daily driver I call Project "BlackHart" When I purchased her she was bone stock with a 4.3 V-6, 5 speed and the Silverado package. I started out by lowering the front 2 inches using BellTech spindles and 4 inches out back with BellTech shackles & hangers then added Edelbrock Performer IAS shocks to all 4 corners. Then I put on a new set of Boss Motorsports series 304 wheels size 20X8.5 and wrapped them in GoodYear Eagle GT2 rubber. I then made the ultimate upgrade by removing the old V-6 5 speed combo and replacing it with a Vortec 350 and 4L60E auto trans which feeds power to a 10 bolt rear end with 3.73:1 gears and a locker. Not satisfied with just leaving the new powertrain stock I bolted on a set of Gibson headers feeding into dual 2 1/2 exhaust with no mufflers (loud and proud!), a Volant cold air intake and added a Hypertech programmer to re-tune the computer then I pulled the trans pan & valve body and installed a B&M shift improver kit. She really bangs the gears now! I swapped out the stock bench seat for a set of '97 Silverado buckets covered in factory cloth and a factory center console and overhead console. I added a spray in Rhino bed liner and blacked out all the chrome and removed the molding and emblems except for the bowtie in the grill which I swapped in a black & red one in place of the stock gold one.

Factory Options

5.7 Liter (350) V8 with Gibson Headers,a dual exhaust system with dual cats and no mufflers & 3.5X18 Stainless Steel Tips Exiting under the Rear Bumper , a Volant Cold Air Intake, and a HyperTech Power Programmer, a 4L60E B&M Equipped Transmission with factory transmission cooler, a 3.73:1 10 Bolt Rear end with Positive Traction (aka performance enhanced factory towing package). Silverado trim package with Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Power Tinted Windows, Power Locks (no keyless entry), Power Mirrors, Cruise Control, Tilt Wheel, Factory cloth Bucket Seats with Fold Down Arm Rests, Center Console, Overhead Console, AM/FM CD Stereo, Full Factory Gauges including Tachometer. 20X8.5 Chrome Plated Aluminum Wheels, Goodyear 275/45/20 GT2 Tires, BellTech 2X4 inch Drop with Drop Spindles up front and Shackles & Hangers out back, Edelbrock Performer IAS Shocks all Around, Tow Hitch and Much Much More!

Mods

Smoked Tail Lights, Third Brake Light & Corner Markers. 20 inch Wheels, Lowered 2 inches up front with BellTech Spindles and 4 inches out back with BellTech Shackles & Hangers then finished off with Edelbrock Performer IAS Shocks on all 4 corners. Gibson Headers, Volant Cold Air Intake, Hypertech Power Programmer, etc. Custom Painted Grill Smoothie Front Bumper with Driving Lights and Smoothed Stock Rear Bumper. All Molding and emblems shaved except for the Grill's BowTie Emblem. plus Billet Grill Inserts.

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