One-Day Suburban Build: Part One
And then we painted it with a textured matte
black paint we found at the local parts store.
We’ll spare you the push bar removal, but after
removing it, we still had to completely unbolt the
factory bumper brackets to get rid of these mounting
brackets. This was the worst part of the entire job.
32. Moving along, we created a nice line on the
factory valance and chopped it with an air saw.- When the paint was dry, we pushed the T-Rex
insert into the factory grille shell, and bolted the
mounting tabs to the studs.
34. We cleaned up the entire front fascia before
popping the lower grille shell back in place.35. Next, we slid the LMC Bowtie into place.- Then we snugged it down with the provided
hardware and snapped the upper grille into place.
3 7. Finally, we reinstalled all the top bolts and
called the front end done.38. With the giant, chrome, low-hanging steps
out of our way, we installed the two-piece
brackets into the factory holes. It’s super easy,
you just have to do it eight times.
From there, bolts slide into the aluminum slots
on the underside of the boards, then we set them
into place and snugged them down. We finished up
the sides of the sub with some good, old debadging.
We wrapped things up in the rear, by carefully
prying off the stock Bowtie and sticking the billet
one in its place. Then we did some more cleanup
and debadging. By this time, it was way past our
bedtime, but we were done.
4 1. The next morning, we rolled out for some final shots. The leveling kit, 20s and 32.6-inch tires
are the most dramatic improvement. But the much more subtle steps and trimmed valance really
add to the overall stance.- TRUCKIN.COM [7 0 ] NOVEMBER 2019 -
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