Hank
Old Mossy Horns
Not sure if anyone has kept up with this or not, but early 2014 I acquired a 1996 Chevy Tahoe 4WD. Memorial Day of 2014 I snatched the engine out of it and tore it down. I sent everything to the machine shop so they could do what they do, and a good friend of mine (Earl, 72 Years Young) and I rebuilt the engine. I installed the engine a few weeks ago and have been driving it to make sure it would be road worthy for my son, who will be 16 years of age on August 8th.
We are just hoping to build him a nice 1996 Tahoe that he will be proud to drive. The plan is/was to rebuild the engine, paint the truck, lift it 2 inches, add a Billet Grill, and later when my cash money recovers, add some nice Aluminum Black Wheels and some Oversize Tires. If he would like, I will add some "Sporty Tail Lights" also. Whatever we need to do to make it a head turner for a 16 year old, I just want him to be proud of his ride. My first car was a 1966 Hot Rodded Chevy II, and I was proud of it. That is what turned me into a Car/Truck guy, and it seems as if he is turning into a Car/Truck Kid also.
I probably should have taken some pictures before I cleaned it up and rebuilt the engine, but it is not like you would visually be able to tell anything different about the engine bay. We are hoping to start on the body work next week, it does not need a lot of body work, mainly just sanding it down and getting it ready for paint. I talked to my paint and body guy this evening and I am going to start removing bumpers, moldings, window trim, ect. from the truck, so all my P&B guy has to do is sand, tape, and paint.
This Tahoe had a drivers interior door handle that was starting to break, so I went ahead and installed new door handles and door handle bezels on the front doors, that helped the interior appearance a lot, so I will end up doing the rear interior door handles and bezels a little later. I am going to post some pictures that I just took, not that it makes any difference, but the new/rebuilt engine has already been installed. These pics, obviously, are before my Paint and Body guy has had his time with this Tahoe. Look for more pictures in the future.
We are just hoping to build him a nice 1996 Tahoe that he will be proud to drive. The plan is/was to rebuild the engine, paint the truck, lift it 2 inches, add a Billet Grill, and later when my cash money recovers, add some nice Aluminum Black Wheels and some Oversize Tires. If he would like, I will add some "Sporty Tail Lights" also. Whatever we need to do to make it a head turner for a 16 year old, I just want him to be proud of his ride. My first car was a 1966 Hot Rodded Chevy II, and I was proud of it. That is what turned me into a Car/Truck guy, and it seems as if he is turning into a Car/Truck Kid also.
I probably should have taken some pictures before I cleaned it up and rebuilt the engine, but it is not like you would visually be able to tell anything different about the engine bay. We are hoping to start on the body work next week, it does not need a lot of body work, mainly just sanding it down and getting it ready for paint. I talked to my paint and body guy this evening and I am going to start removing bumpers, moldings, window trim, ect. from the truck, so all my P&B guy has to do is sand, tape, and paint.
This Tahoe had a drivers interior door handle that was starting to break, so I went ahead and installed new door handles and door handle bezels on the front doors, that helped the interior appearance a lot, so I will end up doing the rear interior door handles and bezels a little later. I am going to post some pictures that I just took, not that it makes any difference, but the new/rebuilt engine has already been installed. These pics, obviously, are before my Paint and Body guy has had his time with this Tahoe. Look for more pictures in the future.
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