possible new truck

[BigJoker 10+ year member]

nice truck. get it. don't ***** about gas. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Ken448 10+ year member]

Doesnt that plastic have a rough texture on it? If it does, you may have a difficult time painting it and making it look good without a buttload of prep time.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

nice truck. get it. don't ***** about gas. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

gets about the same as the ranger

around 17 city

20 or so highway

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

Yeah.. i was wondering how you were going to go about painting that plastic. I don't like the look of the plastic, but I can't say for certain that I'd like the look of it painted though.

I've never seen an avalanche with the plastic painted to match the body color, but I'm sure it has the potential to look nice. Just make sure you know what you're doing before you go and paint that thing lol.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

I have a friend that has one we put a couple of DD 12's in the ski port on an old school Orion Pro HCCA 2400 the beast and it hammers.....They look good with 24's on them also....

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

Yeah.. i was wondering how you were going to go about painting that plastic. I don't like the look of the plastic, but I can't say for certain that I'd like the look of it painted though.
I've never seen an avalanche with the plastic painted to match the body color, but I'm sure it has the potential to look nice. Just make sure you know what you're doing before you go and paint that thing lol.

probably use a higher grade resin to smooth out the surface

prep for primer

color match the paint or possibly go slightly darker blue on everything thats gray to make it stand out more

maybe even match the interior color and keep it 2 tone

who knows

paint

sand smooth

then wet sand with 500+ grit

 

[MTXman 10+ year member]

probably use a higher grade resin to smooth out the surface
prep for primer

color match the paint or possibly go slightly darker blue on everything thats gray to make it stand out more

maybe even match the interior color and keep it 2 tone

who knows

paint

sand smooth

then wet sand with 500+ grit

I like the slightly darker on everything that's grey.. that would stand out and look great man, slightly two-toned would look real nice. Like a little bit darker than royal blue would look sick man.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

a couple more pics

i will get plenty of my own tomorrow or friday when i go pick it up

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

I have a friend that has one we put a couple of DD 12's in the ski port on an old school Orion Pro HCCA 2400 the beast and it hammers.....They look good with 24's on them also....

i always used to hate avalanches

i said the same thing about my 2000 tahoe. i used to hate that body also

it grew on me so will this

ive seen them with 24s and yea they look good but if i do wheels any bigger than stock they will only be 18s that way i can have a taller tire with more sidewall

its a 4x4 it will get used like one

 

[wErd 5,000+ posts]

gets about the same as the rangeraround 17 city

20 or so highway

i can almost garauntee that truck doesnt get that kinda mileage. when you test drive it look at the fuel economy/ instant economy. Youre probably lookin in the 13 range. remember thats a 4WD V8 that weighs close to 6000lbs.

 

[bones22 5,000+ posts]

i can almost garauntee that truck doesnt get that kinda mileage. when you test drive it look at the fuel economy/ instant economy. Youre probably lookin in the 13 range. remember thats a 4WD V8 that weighs close to 6000lbs.

its got the 5.3

ill see at least close to what my ranger was

im sure it will be slightly higher seeing as how i wont use as much pedal to get it moving

it was only rated at 15/17 if i remember right