Hi all,
I always like sharing what I do with my vehicles. I am not planning to get too crazy with this duramax but it will get a few modifications.
A little background:
I have wanted a duramax for a long time but other things have taken priority. I live in MN and rust is a large concern for me. As the truck will be a third vehicle, the budget wasn't real high. I have been looking for a ccsb 2500 with 4x4 and a G80. A 6 speed truck was a plus. My step dad has a LB7 and we both agree that it would be nice to have another OD gear. Between those constraints my options were fairly limited. Well after some discussion and some help from a friend we have finally found the one!
It is a white 2007.5 CCSB LT LMM 4x4 with a G80. It has higher miles (332k) but it seems to have been maintained fairly well. The guy we bought it from was the second owner and only had the truck for 6k miles. Between him going through a divorce and some needed maintenance he was ready to get out of it. I was able to pick the truck up for 9500. The best part of the truck is that it lived its life in Texas for 326k. This thing is CLEAN! It was a fleet truck and it has the typical wear and tear on the inside as well as some minor cosmetic issues on the exterior but I think it was maintained very well over its life.
(see first picture at night)
I have a nice roadkill-ish cardboard list that I will try and get a picture of it. They are all the issues I know and want to address.
First things that were addressed were the add-on mirrors, fender flares that highlight the 245 tires, and the grille guard.
I threw the mirror extensions in the garbage, and the other 2 items on c-list.
I will continue to update this first post with info further down the list.
Thanks for taking the time to look this build thread!
Jon
I always like sharing what I do with my vehicles. I am not planning to get too crazy with this duramax but it will get a few modifications.
A little background:
I have wanted a duramax for a long time but other things have taken priority. I live in MN and rust is a large concern for me. As the truck will be a third vehicle, the budget wasn't real high. I have been looking for a ccsb 2500 with 4x4 and a G80. A 6 speed truck was a plus. My step dad has a LB7 and we both agree that it would be nice to have another OD gear. Between those constraints my options were fairly limited. Well after some discussion and some help from a friend we have finally found the one!
It is a white 2007.5 CCSB LT LMM 4x4 with a G80. It has higher miles (332k) but it seems to have been maintained fairly well. The guy we bought it from was the second owner and only had the truck for 6k miles. Between him going through a divorce and some needed maintenance he was ready to get out of it. I was able to pick the truck up for 9500. The best part of the truck is that it lived its life in Texas for 326k. This thing is CLEAN! It was a fleet truck and it has the typical wear and tear on the inside as well as some minor cosmetic issues on the exterior but I think it was maintained very well over its life.
(see first picture at night)
I have a nice roadkill-ish cardboard list that I will try and get a picture of it. They are all the issues I know and want to address.
First things that were addressed were the add-on mirrors, fender flares that highlight the 245 tires, and the grille guard.
I threw the mirror extensions in the garbage, and the other 2 items on c-list.
I will continue to update this first post with info further down the list.
Thanks for taking the time to look this build thread!
Jon