Location: Albuquerque NM
The Pumpkin Truck.
I named the truck that because when I brought it home in October of 2003, it leaked air so bad, that it shortly was sitting on the garage floor looking like, a giant pumpkin.
This is a 1995 Chevy C1500 that is a lot of fun to drive. 88,000 original miles. No rust. Stored winters in Wisconsin. Dependable. I have had it to Nebraska, Mississippi, Georgia.
Just pulled a 2009 Sonata at 70 to ABQ; 1,394 mi. Got 12.5 mpg. No issues.
Decent fuel mileage; 13 city, 17 highway. I bought it at 68,000. Motor has approx. 10,000 mi.
Body mods: Approx. $15,000
4" body drop *
Body smoothed (all handles, emblems, removed)
Smoothie front bumper
Rear roll pan w/hidden class 3 hitch
Keyless entry w/door poppers
Relocated tailgate handle, filled stake pockets
Smoothed and painted dash
Lamborghini tangelo; pearl base coat, clear coat.
Bed is flat w/Rhino liner
Flush fiberglass/aluminum tonneau cover
GMC grill w/billet insert
Custom built front fenders w/raised wheel wells
* Note: A body drop is where the entire body, front to back, is tucked over the frame by cutting out the floor and all body/bumper mounts; moving them up, and re-welding the works.
Interior mods: Approx. $2,600
Billet dash dress up kit
Shadow flamed glove box door
Deep tint, three sides
Pioneer satellite radio w/CD, 10" sub, 250 kicker
Clifford security system
Power windows, steering, tilt, cruise, AC, intermittent wipers
Custom speaker enclosures
Programmable 4 speed automatic transmission
Custom console w/air gauges, 10 switch show control, air comp. switch, dual DC power
Custom seat mounts
1999 Chevy truck seats w/integrated seat belts
Gray carpet/tweed interior
Two tone Bad Boy electric air horn
Shaved antenna, hidden
95mm, 10 color, 10 grand tach with shift light
Chassis mods: Approx. $7,600
C-sectioned rear frame
KRZ Customs tube A arms and sway bar links
Chrome 5-link
Custom rear bag, bed, and shock mounts
New brakes/painted calipers
Custom "nerf" bar to protect the roll pan/jack point
Chrome front shocks
4-dual 3/8" port Slam Bags. Only 1 port used.
12-gal. air tank Hand-build, dual valves per bag: bubble tight
Oasis electric air compressor
Relocated battery in battery box to truck bed
Dual electric radiator fans
Accessory air quick disconnect on tank
Rear 1" Hellwig sway bar
Corners like a 5,000lb Corvette;-)
Custom over axle exhaust
High flow Cat. 3" Flowmaster 1 in 2 out muffler
Stainless exhaust ports
Custom through fender exhaust, both sides
Auburn Posi rear end 3:73s Installed by Chevy Dealer
Engine Mods: Approx. $10,500
Chevy 355 c.i. Dynoed 396hp
* Accel DFI GEN 7(direct fuel injection)
Brodix Race Ready 180 heads
Custom ground Crane cam w/hyd roller rockers
ARP engine bolts package
Edelbrock dropped truck tubular exhaust
Windage tray, custom pistons
4-bolt blueprinted and balanced block/crank
Chassis dynoed
Aluminum, painted, powder coated or polished
Painted engine house
TCI transmission controller
LAM Engines built the motor (Russ 262-eight five nine-3137)
Speedlab1.com did the chassis dyno (Robert Payton 815-six seven five-1326)
* Accel DFI included a 1000cfm throttle body, single plane intake, sequential port injection, 8 injectors, rails, fuel pump, ECM (Engine Control Module), sequential distributor, coil and spark control, electric fuel pump.
With a bigger cam and injectors, the motor will make 500hp.
Cost of purchasing the truck: $18,000
So, the cost of the truck is almost offset by the body mods.
I have over $40K invested. Asking $22,500
See more at www.HillJean.com
Enjoy!