THIS IS MY 2004 Z71 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE "MUDSTUD"
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THIS IS MY TRUCK WHEN IT WAS THREE DAYS OLD
YOU CAN SEE MY FIRST MOD THE BUMBER
This day went well i was very impressed with the trucks capabilites but the trailer light hookup was in a pour location and was torn off and lost in the mud.
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The next mod was my custom speaker box that I built out of MDF and covered in Line-X. It works as a fully functioning mid gate with 3 12" Infinity Kappa Perfects. It will also hold the rear window.
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The next mod was a relocated trailer hook up.
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The next mod was mounts for my mountain bikes
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The next mod was a BIG one. I wanted a cargo rack but did not like anything on the market so with some thick wall tubing I came up with the strongest rack ever. I can actualy lift the truck by it.
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The next mod was cutting out the wheel wells to fit bigger tires. I endup taking out 1.5" on the most extior part and 5" further back in the wheel well. I also had to take 1.5" out of the bumper.
I am holding what I cut off the out side.
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The next mod had a few purposes
1. I was sick of buffing out scratches after offroading
2. To cover the sheet metal I welded in to the wheel wells
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Now that the spare tire was up on the roof I had lots of extra room under the back but it was just barly enough for this mod.
I was able to get 2 eight and 1/2 gallon air tanks an oasis xd2000 air commpressor and an optama battery. The hook up for the air supply is in the back bumper. Now I can use any air tool and air up my tires very fast. This system will keep up with most LARGE shop compressors.
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The next mod was my sterio head unit Eclipse AVN5435
It is an all in one unit that does it all.
-Radio
-CD
-MP3
-DVD
-Navigation
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One problem with the Avy is backing it up so many people put rear view cameras on the back. Well instead of just bolting it to the bumper I receased mine high in the tailgate and sense i did not want any wires to show I ran them though the tailgate post. I also added an acuator to the lock on the tailgate so i can lock and unlock it with the doors.
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These are some pics from Marshel Creek.
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These are pics from the Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area.
These are some Jeeps we buddied up with on the 2nd day.
This is where I tore the tire off my rim.
Time for new tires. 37's
Those rims had too much offset so I got some Teflon ones
I got 5 Mickey Thompsons and 5 American racing wheels with Teflon mounted and balanced for $1400, You can't beat that.
