Builds Meet Steve

[riderjgs]

Just got home, locked out, so beer from trip and cigar, fueled up a few miles from home , 2507 miles @11.66 mpg, also weighed truck after fill up-7385lbs, a little more svelte than Scrapdaddy, but these are 2 fat hogs

Toss in some paper maps and a road atlas or three and you’ll likely match up.
Some of us are lucky enough to have Pigs we’d trust to make a trip like yours. Congrats.

 

[greenbeast]

Glad it went well! Thats some pretty good mileage and lots of fill ups!

 

[Pigeaten]

The 55 gallon tank is nice, till you pay for fuel, but most states about 1/2 Ca price

 

[55guy]

Locked out , BAD BOY ,Bad BOY what you gonna do , Hope the chicken are OK

 

[WarDamnEagle]

Good to see that you made it home. Long way from Texas.

 

[Pigeaten]

Need Led headlights, light bar for looking for camp spot. But lo

you can get under 7k with an LS swap

probably headed that way, I think this Moseley w/5 spd would work great in a stock pig

 

[Pigeaten]

Locked out , BAD BOY ,Bad BOY what you gonna do , Hope the chicken are OK

They are fine, my obviously let them wander, as I was poop off deck

 

[greenbeast]

Need Led headlights, light bar for looking for camp spot. But lo

probably headed that way, I think this Moseley w/5 spd would work great in a stock pig

Agree, I assume what Delancy built in my pig is similar to the Mosely motor. It pulls better than any 2F I have ever owned. I can easily keep up with traffic and the PIG heavier than most, not near as heavy as yours though!

 

[Pigeaten]

Sounds good, I will probably transplant into another for my daily driver, on the freeway 70-80 mph, but takes a bit to get there with this rig

 

[Blastservices]

Looking good!!

 

[Ol Yeller]

Man great to catch up & see your home!

 

[Pigeaten]

Decided to go to the 5.3 I have had sitting, hopefully more than 25 mph up climbs, going to stay with 5 spd

 

[RUSH55]

Big project Don. Steve will be down for awhile, again.

 

[PabloCruise]

For you that have never seen the Caddy Farm

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Cadillac Ranch?

 

[Pigeaten]

Big project Don. Steve will be down for awhile, again.

I know, I should have done some more research before starting, but here we are

 

[scrapdaddy]

If I had it to do over, I'd think about the 6.0 version. We're pulling a ton of weight and even a tad more horses helps on those hills.

 

[Pigeaten]

Yea, the 6.0 has more torque I think, but I’ve had this 5.3 for awhile, I’ve got a 6.0, just not much info on it, not sure about its reliability

 

[Megadoomer]

The 6.0 has about 50 more torque but I think a 5.3 with the Trailblazer SS intake will get you all you need. I just have the stock vortec intake and I am happy with the giddy up in mine but I am few LBs less than both of you. I plan to go to 4.88 gears so that is only going to get better

 

[scrapdaddy]

I just have the stock vortec intake

So, you don't have the truck intake?

 

[Megadoomer]

I have the stock intake that came on the Silverado, but the Trailblazer SS is the best intake for truck applications. I would have done that if I cared a little more.