TooleyOnDeck
Well-Known Member
Copying this build thread over from Silverado/Sierra Forum. Full thread link is in my signature, feel free to check it out. This will be an abbreviated post and I will plan on updating it on both forums going forward.
2000 Silverado WT RCSB 4.3, 162K purchased in November 2023, below is everything that's been done thus far:
Mechanical:
Rebuilt 4L60e at 162K
Distributor cap
Plugs/wires
AC compressor
AC dryer/accumulator
AC high/low pressure lines w/ orifice tube
AC recharge
Interior:
Completely gutted
Installed sound deadening
Re-painted doors and dash (black/gray)
Blend door actuator
Black ACC carpet
Suede headliner
2004 2500HD center console
02 Escalade gauge cluster
Replaced blown speakers
5% tint
Reupholstered seats charcoal gray vinyl "leather"
Exterior:
Full re-paint (Graphite Metallic) November 2024
2" drop shackles
Steel roll pan bodymatched
New headlights/tail lights/ 3rd brake light
02 Tahoe bumper/grille bodymatched w/ fog lights
01 Silverado tow hooks
Debadged/decladded
Repaired a few dings
Drilled/slotted rotors, ceramic pads
OEM 20x9" Snowflake wheels powder coated gloss black Jan 2025
Lexani LX-Thirty 275/45R20 tires
Future plans are suspension, bed liner, and LS swap, but it is my daily and I will keep the 4.3L until it dies (more like if). Here's the week I bought it compared to now:
2000 Silverado WT RCSB 4.3, 162K purchased in November 2023, below is everything that's been done thus far:
Mechanical:
Rebuilt 4L60e at 162K
Distributor cap
Plugs/wires
AC compressor
AC dryer/accumulator
AC high/low pressure lines w/ orifice tube
AC recharge
Interior:
Completely gutted
Installed sound deadening
Re-painted doors and dash (black/gray)
Blend door actuator
Black ACC carpet
Suede headliner
2004 2500HD center console
02 Escalade gauge cluster
Replaced blown speakers
5% tint
Reupholstered seats charcoal gray vinyl "leather"
Exterior:
Full re-paint (Graphite Metallic) November 2024
2" drop shackles
Steel roll pan bodymatched
New headlights/tail lights/ 3rd brake light
02 Tahoe bumper/grille bodymatched w/ fog lights
01 Silverado tow hooks
Debadged/decladded
Repaired a few dings
Drilled/slotted rotors, ceramic pads
OEM 20x9" Snowflake wheels powder coated gloss black Jan 2025
Lexani LX-Thirty 275/45R20 tires
Future plans are suspension, bed liner, and LS swap, but it is my daily and I will keep the 4.3L until it dies (more like if). Here's the week I bought it compared to now:
