vonrottes

Glad it wasn’t destroyed. Looking forward to updates!

You and me both man, hopefully I'm able to get her back on the road with the 5.3 and new paint by april maybe late may.

Well that's embarrassing....

Over the weekend I got into an accident in the Sonoma GT...

Nothing too serious, busted the driver headlight, and bent the bumper support/mount a little bit...

also bashed in the core support and bent the driver side fender, and obviously broke the grille.

Insurance company would total it, so I've already ordered an aluminum core support, and straightened out the bumper support.

While it's down, I'm going to go ahead and start the v8 swap.

Luckily I already have two new fenders ready for paint, and I wanted to do the new core support any ways.

And It didn't break any of the cladding.. so that's fortunate.

Was only going maybe 5mph, but the brakes locked up on the wet roads Friday at the 670/270 merge... Not nearly as beat up as the S10 was, I feel comfortable repairing this...... as the cab mounts have NOT ripped off the cab..

So For the time being to cut costs again and get it back on the road ASAP I'll be using the stock radiator on the aluminum core support instead of the superior radiator... Going to start reworking the engine harness for better integration into truck... and probably going to skip the engine upgrades and just go with the bbk intake & Racetronix fuel rails.

There is no soda – just artisan lemonades, cold-pressed teas and coffee.

sooooo a lemonade that costs more than starbuck?

Bummed Cup'o left, but I don't mind stopping at one of the local starbucks.

Dayton cruises sound fun, since I've got friends in the area..

Excited for 2018 CC&C though, hopefully the SGT doesn't look like ass all summer....and Maybe I'll have a new toy to show off late summer/fall

I have the one out of my dads 2005 silverado.

the CD player does not work... but am/fm works fine... not sure if it will work in a pre'03

I've been thinking about filling in the holes on my front bumper because the plate just takes away from the look/flow of it....but I also don't want to get pulled over for stupid crap...

until the law changes I'm just gonna live with it since the holes were already there when I bought the truck

Listing here for a friend

B18C1 long block/drop out, engine has been gone through new head gakset water pump and timing belt. Built bottom end according to the original owner of the car. Drop out also comes with axles, wiring harness, ecu turbo kit (not including the turbo) and transmission also spare transmission since i wont be needing it asking 1800 obo and questions plz contact me hit a deer with the car motor still runs no leaks

I helped with final assembly of the engine... The car was sketchy as hell, but the drivetrain was solid.

Contact me and I can get you more info or get you in contact with him directly...

It's located in Tipp City

Not sure why I never realized those got essentially the same seat treatment as the Syclones, does it have the hand inflatable side bolsters? Very cool rare truck, look forward to essentially no one you meet having any idea what it is! Especially after you v8 swap it.

 

Digging all the ideas, will certainly be following this.

No, they didn't get the inflatable bits.. but in comparison to the stock seats out of my old S10... They do have more foam in them.

Lol already had a few people ask me if it was a real syclone or a clone.

Well, I was out in Tipp over the weekend getting drunk with friends and we drunkenly made the sub box/amp rack.

It doesn't look very good, but I'll get it cleaned up eventually. smooth it out with some filler and get some carpet on it...

Three drunk guys built that.... I was measuring and making cut lines, another guy was using the power tools and the short dude was supervising. none of us have any carpentry experience.. and no one got injured. and it sounds really good..

60e is junk

Rusted everything like Cordell said.

Rockers rust, bed rusts.

frame, crossmemebers, suspension, driveshaft.... literally everything rustsout on them.

WTF.. Even getting old causes you to be a little more responsible and not so crazy. But to turn down a run on the street Damn I think if I was even great grampa old I would still run anytime anywhere . How could you not There's always ways to be safe But you might miss out on one bad a** opportunity that you can never get back. Run Your f****** car Run it hard that's what you build it for. I just get frustrated at this new p**** a** generation apparently being offended by street racing. Or butthurt because their butthurt over everything lol.

Am I seriously getting trolled right meow?

Why are you here? Keep your 90 horsepower shitbucket in the laughable "614 car scene" facebook group then.

Lol that was a quick edit 😂

The 614 group is a fucking joke, every Honda owner sucking each other's dick Because Honda life bro no homo.

Get a little loud and papa Danny gets all mad and calls you out in a live stream :gabe:

I don't get the whole street racing thing... I follow the dudes on the fb groups and joke around that I'm going to call the cops on them in mexico.

Sure giving a guy a run on the highway just for fun because they think you don't have shit. but actually going out to "mexico" and racing guys on the street... nah fam.

I've been arrested, not fun.... plus a reckless ops would kill my chances of going driver at work.

Something tells me he won't use the bed beyond what he can just get in/out from the tailgate.

 

I like the little details!

The most she gonna carry is luggage to/from conventions. so yeah lol

Good point. It looks good and that's really all that matters for a sport truck. Also, every Syclone I've seen had a snap style tonneau cover (I'm assuming it was a factory option) so it definitely fits this truck.

Yessir the syclone and Sonoma GT both came with a Factory *PAS* installed tonneau cover... I still have the bulkhead and side rails, but The bows, tarp, and tailgate rail were missing when I bought it...

The exception was the Marlboro syclone which got a flush mount hard cover.

Did some stuff over the weekend.

Made a special trip up to Jegs warehouse on Friday to pick up a new tonneau cover, went with a Extang blackmax... Tried trails west but they said they didn't even have it listed.

looks really good imo.

And I got this old thing wired up

an old *2004* Rockford Fosgate Punch P325.2 amp and a single *2004* Rockford Fosgate Punch P212S4 sub. still have to build a custom box. Which I will do next week at a friends house. which will be 4" deep at the top, 8" at the bottom, 14" tall and 18" wide. And will also have an extension to mount the amp to directly. to keep it clean and modular....and Also I just don't want to drill necessary holes in the cab.

when's the swap happening

Shooting for March, over the winter I'm going to build a new harness, rebuild the engine, add a few hop-up parts, and send it.

MORE PICS....because I dragged out the dslr last weekend before I got trashed.

Annnnnd the new LEDs

Pictures really over exposed the red so it looks a lot brighter than it really is.

A nice subtle red glow.. brighter than stock, but not all up in your face.

Hell yeah! That interior looks CLEAN :thumbup:

For a 25 year old truck yeah, it's pretty clean... Though compared to most, it's not that great.

Damn!! Where’d you find that?

Found it on W. Broad a few days before my S10 got stolen 😂 was a decent price for really clean S-series....that also happened to be kind of a rarity.

Mmm...dat red interior piping. :megusta:

Much sport, very aggressive, wow, so 90s lol

Thinking about restitching the shifter knob and steering wheel with a red thread to kind of help the interior match 😂

Upcoming purchases are a aftermarket tonnaeu cover

Custom "Sonoma GT" lloyd floor mats

And LEDs to replace all the stock incandescent bulbs.

Where's the interior pics?

Just for you.

And I forgot to post this one

I'll break out the dslr and take good pictures of everything this weekend if it's nice outside.

My new project/daily driver.

Always start a thread with picture right?

So say hello to Sonoma GT #0070

Condition I bought it in was 100% stock save for 235 tires.

Had a few small issues with electronics not working.

There is a very small amount of rust on the bottom inside lip of the fenders, one spot on the firewall, on the door seams, and on the rear of the bed at the tailgate and behind the lights. everything can/will be sanded down and fixed, no holes!

Cosmetically, the paint is flaking, there are a few dings in the driver door, the door panels have small imperfections, both bumper supports look bent but may be fixable, and there is a melted spot on the center console...

She is complete save for the factory tonneau cover, I have the front/side rails, but no bows, vinyl, or rear rail.

REALLY just small things wrong..

I realize this is an incredibly rare truck with only 806 being made, and only 101 of those in this color combo..

BUT I'm not a purist, so I will restore the body keeping the original colors and scheme. the only cosmetic mod will be using my Verde Parallax wheels from my previous S10.

But she will be getting LS swapped, driving with the 4.3 for the last few months this thing is GUTLESS compared to my old 5.3 lol.

So for the swap, I'll be reusing my 5.3/4l60e and over the winter I will be rebuilding it with forged internals, new cam, etc.

goal is a modest 400hp.

The swap will be to the best of my capabilities, not the ghetto shit I had going on in the S10, I want this to look as stock as possible so just for the aesthetic I'm switching to a BBK SSI intake manifold which I'm going to try and fit the stock 4.3 CPI vortec "cover" onto it.

Other mods that are still planned for the SGT:

CTSV front brakes (gotta fill up those 19" wheels)

Astrovan Hydroboost

3"or 3½" stainless exhaust factory style/exit

"new" 8.8 rear axle, with rebuilt diff.

Really late making this thread, but since I bought it in July I have done:

Replaced the front suspension with everything I JUST INSTALLED IN THE S10 and that was a PITA, but the factory original Delco/bilstein shocks still worked after 25 years.

Installed a pioneer MVH-S501BS, SiriusXM tuner and Pioneer A-series speakers (also out of the S10) Next is a modest amp/sub

Swapped over the Autopal E-code lights from the S10.

pulled the front bumper off and hammered out the dents in the aluminum support and straightened it up on the truck.

Replaced all the clapped out 25 year old body mounts with poly mounts, except the front/driver side cab mount that the bolt is just spinning.

Fixed all little issues. like the power wire to the drivers lock switch was broken so it didn't work, the passenger window did not roll down because the mount piece was twisted and binding in the door.

And obviously did a tune-up and oil change *twice

Sure! A lot of modern OEM exhaust systems are stainless, and crinkle-bent for lower cost.

Honestly didn't even know that.

To be honest, does it have to be mandrel-bent? I've seen Engine Masters test exhausts and you're just better off with a larger-diameter exhaust system that's crinkle-bent for budget's sake and you'll still make power.

Crinkle bent would be fine too, mandrel is just a first choice because it looks good.

Can stainless be crinkle bent?

Looking for a shop that can do a 3" mandrel bent stainless "cat back" on my Sonoma. Nothing super fancy, want it to follow the stock path/exit. And I'll eventually need them to make a 3" ypipe when I put the LS in it..

Inb4 anyone says mad hatter.. I took my S10 there with a kit I just wanted them to install and they basically told me GFY.