grimreaper
Junior Member
- Joined
- Feb 15, 2015
- Posts
- 3
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- Location
- Houston
- First Name
- Andrew
- Truck Year
- 85
- Truck Model
- c10
- Engine Size
- 350
I have final saved up enough money to build a daily driver. I plain in staring in 2 months. I live in Houston and drive in the city and park in parking garages every day. I only drive 15 miles a day on average but I go on long hunting and camping trips. I require at least room for two car seats. I have a small trailer and can pull a trailer with ease.
I currently have a 4 door Tacoma with a short bed. I like trucks but can not really leave anything in the bed due to people steeling stuff out of beds at the home improvement stores.
Requirements:
1) 4x4
2) decent gas mileage
3) 73-80 front end (ok to have a front end swap)
4) able to park into a garage in downtown and my house, I have 8' tall doors
5) room for at least two car seats
6) all new creature comforts a/c, power windows and locks, interior swap (probably mini van stuff), tv for kids, flip up tv for front radio, cruise, heated and a/c seats, anything else
So here is what I am torn on. Do I build a crew cab short bed or a suburban. I am wanting to run airbags on either of them. I want the tires to tuck when lowered but look rowdy when raised. If I do a Burban I want to blazer the back end and extend the wheel base at least 6-12" to match up to what a blazer rear wheel well to rear bumper is. I am torn on 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. I am torn on a 12v Cummins swap or a built 350, 427, or lsx engine. I have $10k to spend in 2017 and $10k to $15k to spend in 2018. What should I build crew cab or Burban
I currently have a 4 door Tacoma with a short bed. I like trucks but can not really leave anything in the bed due to people steeling stuff out of beds at the home improvement stores.
Requirements:
1) 4x4
2) decent gas mileage
3) 73-80 front end (ok to have a front end swap)
4) able to park into a garage in downtown and my house, I have 8' tall doors
5) room for at least two car seats
6) all new creature comforts a/c, power windows and locks, interior swap (probably mini van stuff), tv for kids, flip up tv for front radio, cruise, heated and a/c seats, anything else
So here is what I am torn on. Do I build a crew cab short bed or a suburban. I am wanting to run airbags on either of them. I want the tires to tuck when lowered but look rowdy when raised. If I do a Burban I want to blazer the back end and extend the wheel base at least 6-12" to match up to what a blazer rear wheel well to rear bumper is. I am torn on 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. I am torn on a 12v Cummins swap or a built 350, 427, or lsx engine. I have $10k to spend in 2017 and $10k to $15k to spend in 2018. What should I build crew cab or Burban