Steveroche's Build - 2003 Chevy Trailblazer

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Steveroche's Build - 2003 Chevy Trailblazer LT

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2003 Chevy Trailblazer LT

Drivetrain Specs: 4.2l I6, 4x4

Suspension Modifications:
Mark MC Front 3in Spacers
BDS 2in rear lift kit
87 front springs
Tahoe rear springs
Flipped Upper Control Arms
3in Body lift

Exterior Modifications:
Custom front winch bumper
Painted grill with truck bed liner
Removed running boards
265/75/16 BFG Mud Terrains
1.5in wheel spacers
Painted wheels with black Plasti-Dip Spray
CB Radio antenna custom mounted to rear bumper under taillight
Roof mounted off road lights:
4 on front roof, 2 hanging from front bar, 1 on each roof side, 2 on rear
MDB Radiator and oil pan steel skids

Engine Modifications:
None so far

Interior Modifications:
Sony Xplode Head unit
Full set of Kicker door speakers
Cobra CB Radio

Recovery Equipment:
Smittybilt XRC-10 winch
Smittybilt 3"x30' 30,000lbs recovery strap

Electrical Modifications:
None so far

Future Modifications:
Gas tank skid, swap for an EXT 8.6 rear axle and powertrax no-slip locker, Raptor line the whole truck olive drab green, Hidden Subwoofer/amp combo under passenger seat, Hanging fog lights from steel bumper, HI-Lift jack, Roof basket, Front swaybar quick discos...

Current Pic:

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The beginning...

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A little fun in the mud...

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Paint...

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Lift kit!

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Some more lift stuff...

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After Lift...man those tires look small

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Costco guy brought them up to the front to make sure these were going to fit...I guess Costco doesn't usually let people install non-stock size tires but they wanted to see what it would look like so they let me do it..

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Well this is as far as i have been able to get...next upgrades will come late may when i get back from my trip to Germany

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Pictures to come when i get out of work at 3 today but I will at least update what has gone in the truck the past week.
Wheels painted with Plasti-Dip spray black
Cobra CB Radio and radio shack antenna installed
Resonator hacked off and replaced with straight pipe and Chevy exhaust tip

Things to come before the end of August:

Custom Winch bumper made from steel plate and 1.75OD Steel Tubing
Smittybilt XRC-10 Winch
Mikes Radiator and Oil Pan skids
EXT Rear axle w/Powertrax no-slip locker

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So here is a front view to show how high the antenna goes above the roof, as well as pictures of the straight pipe which replaced the resonator and the fun little Chevy exhaust tip i threw on there for kicks...
More pics tomorrow of the antenna mount I made up and CB location...

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New lights installed today...about an inch of clearance between lights and top of garage....

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New front winch bumper made, Base of bumper made by Mike Barton, tubing and finishing work done by myself.

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Added some lights for the rear of the TB. Two flood lights facing backwards attached to the cross bar at the back.

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Today I added some new lights to the bar of 4 on the front. The two new ones are long range high power lights, I have them wired so i can have the outside ones on or the inside ones on independently. I also finally got around to flipping my upper control arms.

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Body lift installed as of Yesterday 10/16/12

Next up is throwing on the rock sliders I have laying out in my basement waiting to be welded on. As well as new tires, I will be getting 285/70/17 Toyo at2's