Archive for the 'GMC Truck' Category
Monday, May 19th, 2008
Last week we talked about how after five months of trying I finally sold my custom ride, and just before that we talked about shopping for a good tow vehicle. But as of Friday my wife was still jobless, so I changed my mind about dropping $20k on a truck — it just didn’t […]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
The ‘88-’98 Chevy fullsize truck was one of the most popular body styles in its day, but if you get into one nowadays, you can tell. First, you’ll notice the creak in the driver’s door, then the sag in the bodyline. Eventually, it’s the latch not latching and a ton of frustration. Now, though, you […]
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
There are a lot of posts up here at FOC, and most of them sound the same. So what’s different about this one?
It involves steps.
1. Buy a Trailblazer.
2. Make sure you do step 1. Seriously.
3. Take out the stock cluster, because it sucks harder than Lindsay Lohan on a bender.
4. Put in this US […]
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Looking for that period-correct look, without the hassle of hunting through junkyards? Brother’s Trucks is offering these repop hubbies for the 1947-1960 Chevrolet trucks for $150 a set. They’re made out of stainless steel, and they’ll look great with whatever project you’re working on. Just make sure you don’t lose ‘em on the freeway!
‘47-’60 Hubcaps […]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Man, life keeps getting easier and easier. Used to be that if you wanted to put a LS series engine in your ’60s Chevy truck, you’d have to fab your own mounts, take a bunch of measurements, and do a lot of work. Now, though, you can just go out and buy the mounts from […]
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
If you’re reading this site and you have a Tahoe, chances are it’s not your mommy-mobile. No, FullOnCustom readers like their Tahoes to be a mite fancier than most — so if you’re running big wheels on your ‘hoe, maybe you’d consider closing that fender gap a little bit? If so, then check out this […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
In 1947, Chevrolet introduced a new line of trucks with what they called an “Advanced Design,” which led to the ‘47-’55 1st-series trucks being named the AD Series. The popularity of this style has spanned the years, even popping up in Old Navy stores across the country as a display rack. But if you […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
How do you like horsepower numbers? How about taking your ‘04-’06 Chevy with the 6.6l Duramax diesel engine and adding 124 horses to it? Or maybe you’re more interested in the extra 303 ft-lbs of torque? You get it all with Banks’ new all-in-one Big Hoss kit. It comes with a mammoth intercooler, huge 3″ […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Sometimes the most difficult part of fabrication is trying to decide what exactly you want to do. Suicidedoors.com has taken some of the guesswork out of the system by creating this custom bridge kit with bag mounts built in. It comes unwelded, but complete with the notch, bag brackets, and axle bag brackets — everything […]
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Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Ok, at this point I think it’s painfully obvious that I’m the Full On Custom guy who loves trucks, so let’s just accept that and move on. All it means is that I’m going to show you the cool stuff that not everyone knows about, and I’ll get you the hot ticket — like these […]
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