Erki's 06 1500hd build

Erki · May 3, 2014

Its not much but I love it. Has around 120k km on it. Picked it up couple years ago.

Day I got it.

Canopy gone the first Saturday.

Leveled with pro comp keys

Silverado hd hood, still need to paint.

As it sits now

Plans this summer will be an rcx 6" lift decranked.
Thats all for now

silverado13 · May 3, 2014

im glad you took the camper off the back, that just didnt fit in, but it looks great man

Erki · May 3, 2014

Thanks, yeah id have thought differently if it matched the cab height and was color matched. But I also use a 5th wheel hitch so that would have been a pain to take off and on.

silverado13 · May 3, 2014

ive never been a fan of them, i mean why not just buy a SUV

Erki · May 3, 2014

Agreed

silverado13 · May 3, 2014

do you do alot of towing or did you put those mirrors on for cosmetics?

Erki · May 4, 2014

Yeah I put them on for towing, it was after this trip I decided I wanted to be able to see past the fron of the trailer. Its the same with my little 5th wheel. With stock mirrors all you see is the front of the trailer.

burgundybeast04 · May 4, 2014

Nice truck man, love the hood! Didn't realize the hd had a different hood on it, my dad has a 2500 gas and it's has the same hood as my 1500 so I figured they were all the same! Looks sick tho!

3linkedchevy · May 4, 2014

Been debating on doing the hood. Any pictures of how it is cut/trimmed?

Erki · May 4, 2014

The hood comes from a 2000-2002 silverado 2500 or 3500hd if I recall correctly.

02Beast · May 4, 2014

That hood looks terrible :imo: sell it to me

3linkedchevy · May 4, 2014

So you just did a straight cut? Didn't need to worry about folding the lip or anything?

I just want to make sure it looks factory as possible

Erki · May 4, 2014

I just cut it, you could weld up the underside if you want it to look factory from underneath. I think folding it would be a pain in the butt being on a curved surface.

3linkedchevy · May 4, 2014

Alright, cool, thanks for the info. The paint on the hood, roof and bed cover are shot and peeling. So debating if I would want to do this or not since it needs paint regardless

Erki · May 4, 2014

I like the look, but my only complaint is the hood seems to be a bit shorter than the original. I think the older trucks had more curve in the front grill shell. Because the hood doesnt come all the way to the front of the grill like it used to, and the same over the headlights.

Can kind of see what I mean in this picture

silverado13 · May 4, 2014

damn what is that hood off of?

3linkedchevy · May 4, 2014

silverado13 said:
damn what is that hood off of?

01-02 Chevy HD.... GMC never had an HD hood

3linkedchevy · May 4, 2014

Erki said:
I like the look, but my only complaint is the hood seems to be a bit shorter than the original. I think the older trucks had more curve in the front grill shell. Because the hood doesnt come all the way to the front of the grill like it used to, and the same over the headlights.

Can kind of see what I mean in this picture

I think it is the 03+ grill. It would probably look better on the 99-02 grill