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Chris' K1500 Build Summary

posted Nov 24, 2012, 10:57 PM by Chris Agneta   [ updated Nov 27, 2012, 3:20 PM ]
This truck has been built from the ground up as a reliable off road recovery, and severe weather assistance vehicle.
^6 Inches of lift and 35" Off Road Tires^

The truck is packed with well thought out features that aid it in it's operation.

POWERTRAIN
-SBC 305ci V8 motor
    - Dual plane Air-Gap intake manifold
    - Holley Off Road Carb
    - MSD HEI distributor
    - K&N Air filter
    - Airaid Pre filter
    - Shorty Headers
-Oversized radiator
-Radiator Electric Fans
-HD oil cooler
-Oil Cooler Thermostat

^305ci V8 with carb and  pre-cleaner^

DRIVETRAIN
-'93 NV4500 5 speed standard transmission
-NP241 manual shift transfercase
-10 bolt rear axle
-Eaton Elocker
-3.73 Gears
-64:1 Crawl Ratio
^NP241 with NV4500 ready to drop in^

ELECTRICAL
-Dual Battery system with Active Isolation
-Dual Battery combine switch
-Master Power Cutoff switches
-105 amp alternator
-All 4ga. alternator and engine ground wiring
-0ga ground and 0ga battery combine feed
-Blue Sea Systems Fuse Block Under hood
^All loomed wiring with battery isolation and fuse block^

OFFROAD
-6" Rough Country Lift
-35" 12" wide BFGoodrich KM2 Offroad Tires
-15x8 Cragar soft 8 Wheels
-5 gallon onboard air setup
-Fan Control inside cabin
-Front and rear underbody cameras
-LOWRANCE Out & Back Backup/LatLong GPS
  
^Climbing a Hill offroad^

LIGHTING
-Underbody LED rock lights
-HID converted KC Rally 800 Driving lights Behind Grill
-HID converted KC 26 amber Fog lights behind Grill
-Sylvania Performance Silverstar headlights
-KC 26 Rear Backup Lights mounted in Bumper
-LED bed Lights
-Roof Light Bar
    - 4 Forward Facing 64 SMD LED Lamps
    - 2 130w Forward Facing Lamps
    - 2 Side facing 64 SMD LED Lamps
    - 3 Rear Facing 64 SMD LED Lamps



ELECTRONICS
-Kicker KS65 speakers
-Kicker 10" comp Subwoofer
-Alpine MRP-F300 4 Chan Amp
-Kicker 30 channel EQ+Preamp
-Pioneer N3 In dash Navigation Head Unit
-Custom 12 position Switch panel Mounted in dash
-Custom 3 Gauge over Rearview Mirror Gauge pod
    - Autometer 2 5/8" Pro-Comp Oil Pressure Gauge
    - Autometer 2 5/8" Pro-Comp Oil Temp Gauge
    - Autometer 2 5/8" Pro-Comp Water Temp Gauge
-Glow Shift Digital Shift Light and Tachometer
-Locker Status LED in dash mounted
-Battery Switch status LED in dash mounted
^In Dash with navi and Switch Panels^


COMMS
-Uniden PRO 520XL CB radio
-Firestik 4ft FS-II antenna
-Uniden 996XT Mobile Scanner
-RadioShack Hidden Antenna for Scanner