Bought a 2009 LMM this past February, ECSB 4*4 WT package manual everything floor shift Tcase with 265k on it. For probably too much money.. it was lowest priced LBZ/LMM truck at a dealership within 250 miles of me. Needed something to build credit history since I hadn't financed anything since the 07.5 LMM I bought in '13
6 weeks later wrecked it, Tboned the rear of a Pontiac torrent while looking at wrong traffic light.
Insurance let me keep the truck, and we finessed. The write-up to keep it under the considered total value threshold.
Truck's a mess when I got it
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Pretty sure is bounced a few auction lots from upstate NY to Columbus Ohio area.
Lots of rust, rockers are shot, DS floor board is shot, bed is shot, like most screw attachments for taillights are rusted off. Grab rear bed corners and and wiggle whole bed side. Tail gate will fall off looking at it wrong.
Frame was fairly decent considering everything else.
Frame swap is the basic solution.
I've got vast majority of the parts I know are destroyed. During the summer..
Been working on getting other projects moving under their own power this summer my 79 Malibu Wagon and my 75 GMC K25 to make room in my shop.
This long weekend plan on getting LMM staged and new frame 04 ECSB sitting next to it. New frame already has SS brake lines ran.. find out if the 04 ABS module has same fitting threads as the 09 module does
Ideally I'd like to have engine trans tcase whole front clip, front diff steering removed.
Prior to the wreck, there was a lot plane for it. Some already done...Brakes, shocks, tie rods to include upgrade version, ball joints, u joints, GN hitch, 4.10 gears, AX7L equivalent TC, exhaust, intake, at least 33 or 35 tires with either 16 or 17" wheels.. lift pump, EFI live, delete VVT,
Fix rusted body panels. Nocal pinch welded mod
I did have the 305/70/17 on 17*9 that I run on my 02 2500 burb on the truck..rear runs stock 5" BS front runs 6" BS. Basically just crank TBars, the nose is higher then I'd like.
6 weeks later wrecked it, Tboned the rear of a Pontiac torrent while looking at wrong traffic light.
Insurance let me keep the truck, and we finessed. The write-up to keep it under the considered total value threshold.
Truck's a mess when I got it
.Pretty sure is bounced a few auction lots from upstate NY to Columbus Ohio area.
Lots of rust, rockers are shot, DS floor board is shot, bed is shot, like most screw attachments for taillights are rusted off. Grab rear bed corners and and wiggle whole bed side. Tail gate will fall off looking at it wrong
.Frame was fairly decent considering everything else.
Frame swap is the basic solution.
I've got vast majority of the parts I know are destroyed. During the summer..
Been working on getting other projects moving under their own power this summer my 79 Malibu Wagon and my 75 GMC K25 to make room in my shop.
This long weekend plan on getting LMM staged and new frame 04 ECSB sitting next to it. New frame already has SS brake lines ran.. find out if the 04 ABS module has same fitting threads as the 09 module does
Ideally I'd like to have engine trans tcase whole front clip, front diff steering removed.
Prior to the wreck, there was a lot plane for it. Some already done...Brakes, shocks, tie rods to include upgrade version, ball joints, u joints, GN hitch, 4.10 gears, AX7L equivalent TC, exhaust, intake, at least 33 or 35 tires with either 16 or 17" wheels.. lift pump, EFI live, delete VVT,
Fix rusted body panels. Nocal pinch welded mod
I did have the 305/70/17 on 17*9 that I run on my 02 2500 burb on the truck..rear runs stock 5" BS front runs 6" BS. Basically just crank TBars, the nose is higher then I'd like.
