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Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« on: April 03, 2010, 12:51:57 AM »
I bought this Avalanche in the summer of 09 at auction. I thought I'd post some of the highlights of the year it's taking to rebuild her. It's for my wife Diane and our daughter will inherit her 01 Impala....some day.


As far as I can tell she was rolled over last winter.








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Acting like a crack addict, refinancing your home, farm out the kids......
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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2010, 12:56:36 AM »
got a donor 03 Avalanche from a wreaking yard

Many good parts have been salvaged from her besides sheet metal for the project



Emission parts fixed my truck
Steering coulomb is in my 02 now....Killer mod!
Hyd brake booster is going in my AV this summer
rear window latch went to a needy Canook.

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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2010, 01:07:47 AM »
A true global attempt to fix

Hood is from Hawaii , from Woody
Fender is from Michigan  Via Flint
Drivers door is from North Carolina  via STA
2 Mirrors are off Ebay Via lower 48
oh and another mirror from      for proof of concept.

rear torsion bar end links   Surfnsnow
PCM programed by istopher in Arizona
front turn signals  from....
chrome mirror caps from....

more.......







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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2010, 01:11:33 AM »
repairing the rear bumper that would cost $800 new

used my magic hammer on the reinforcement.
heat and plastic repair epoxy on the cover








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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2010, 01:13:54 AM »
doing some mudd work







« Last Edit: January 04, 2011, 02:07:20 PM by oHIobellboy »
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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2010, 01:16:29 AM »
sanding cladding  and hole delete.

Sandblasted the hard to reach areas and lettering.









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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2010, 01:24:12 AM »
priming various parts

molding the 08 mirrors to fit the 2002







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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2010, 01:30:20 AM »
some color Ideas and proof of concept pics........

I hope that next week I'll be done painting her and on the way to get inspected 'more paper work then car inspection, vin #'s checked' 


top color is GM white diamond Pearl
bottom is Ford Cinnamon Pearl

+ some fun stuff from http://www.blingflake.com/     :coolsmiley:






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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2010, 05:40:03 AM »
This is not exterior mods, it needs to be in the Overhaulin' section!!!  Great work Jon!   :dance:
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Re: Totaled Avalanche rebuild
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2010, 06:44:41 AM »
Quote from: Ski Edition on April 03, 2010, 05:40:03 AM
This is not exterior mods, it needs to be in the Overhaulin' section!!!  Great work Jon!   :dance:
Maybe not in the Overhaulin' section but I think in the Avalanche Stories thread. I think it also deserves a Sticky on it.  :thumbsup:

Jon, this is some great work you've done on this.  :thumbup: I think the most amazing part is how you reconstructed that bumper. And to tackle a project like this can only be described as  :yourock:
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