Budget Build - Daily Driver 87 B2000 Done Gone Sold

Here's the truck - '87 B2000... I believe it has plenty of history... I received it in the below condition - the high build primer was applied in "Homer Simpson Makeup Gun" technique. Body was ok, but not great. Hydraulics worked fine, after a full day of tinkering. Too many loose nuts, bolts and screws though, the truck was begging for a makeover.







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I did a quick and cheap paint job on it... It's now VERY yellow! Can't tell in the pics, but I retinted the windows, 2.5% on the rear, 30% on the sides.



And here's the hydraulics, where they BELONG!



Clean slate, ready to start bagging this bitch. The old battery rack has to go - it hits the ground before the rear gets a chance to lay out.



The notch looks ok, will look better after some cleaning. The Monoleaf will go away, in favor of a 4-link.



This is what I have to work with up front... Lots of cutting and grinding in my future.





More to come on this one... The bag setup will be very basic... No need to go crazy - just want it to ride decent and lay out.

Looks good man. Very Very bright. You will never loose it at Wal Mart parking lot. Even at night I bet it glows...jk. Keep us posted on the build.

you selling the hydro set up??

i luv the paint there bro !!

Traded it for air...

cool cool

looking a lot better you going with bigger wheels?

Yes, actually the wheels and tires on the truck are for sale . Or trade. I'd like to see 17s or 18s on it. Escalades, Denalis, other GM truck wheels... Something clean and simple.

i like what you have done im doing a ext. cab the same way switching the dros out for bags and redoing it .....some people just dont understand witch i like both hydraulics and air bags ....hey at least yours would drop way below stock ......mine was not even notched they built the truck for hopping ............so i say its looking alot better man keep us informed

The hydraulics were cool for a few days, but then I drove the truck to work, and bounced like mad for 17 miles all the way there. After work, went out to the truck, and the batteries for the rear pump were almost dead. Then bounced 17 miles home.

That was enough for me... I could spend $400 on accumulators, or just trade the entire setup for bags. Air is the way to go for a comfortable daily driver... In my opinion.