my 99 2500 just bougt.
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RE: my 99 2500 just bougt.
I'm not 100%, but you're probably going to need a new mount for your plow due to the frame differences 
It'll probably also take some getting used to for you...plowing with a LWB truck instead of a SWB truck. I know it took me a bit...going from a Ramcharger to an extended cab Silverado [&:]
In fact I miss the SWB so much that in the next couple years I plan on picking up a 2nd gen short box regular cab and doing a Dana 60 front axle swap along with a HD transfer case upgrade...and then putting an 8' Boss Vee on the front
It's definitely a nice truck though! I love the color too! I've always wanted a Grand Prix that color
It'll probably also take some getting used to for you...plowing with a LWB truck instead of a SWB truck. I know it took me a bit...going from a Ramcharger to an extended cab Silverado [&:]
In fact I miss the SWB so much that in the next couple years I plan on picking up a 2nd gen short box regular cab and doing a Dana 60 front axle swap along with a HD transfer case upgrade...and then putting an 8' Boss Vee on the front
It's definitely a nice truck though! I love the color too! I've always wanted a Grand Prix that color
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RE: my 99 2500 just bougt.
ORIGINAL: The Burning Rom
I'm not 100%, but you're probably going to need a new mount for your plow due to the frame differences
It'll probably also take some getting used to for you...plowing with a LWB truck instead of a SWB truck. I know it took me a bit...going from a Ramcharger to an extended cab Silverado [&:]
In fact I miss the SWB so much that in the next couple years I plan on picking up a 2nd gen short box regular cab and doing a Dana 60 front axle swap along with a HD transfer case upgrade...and then putting an 8' Boss Vee on the front
It's definitely a nice truck though! I love the color too! I've always wanted a Grand Prix that color
I'm not 100%, but you're probably going to need a new mount for your plow due to the frame differences
It'll probably also take some getting used to for you...plowing with a LWB truck instead of a SWB truck. I know it took me a bit...going from a Ramcharger to an extended cab Silverado [&:]
In fact I miss the SWB so much that in the next couple years I plan on picking up a 2nd gen short box regular cab and doing a Dana 60 front axle swap along with a HD transfer case upgrade...and then putting an 8' Boss Vee on the front
It's definitely a nice truck though! I love the color too! I've always wanted a Grand Prix that color
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RE: my 99 2500 just bougt.
thanks guys, i do believe the mount is the same, we shall see .
and it shouldent be too much diffrent from my last truck with plowing they are both single cabs, just my new one is 2 feet longer, shouldent be too hard to adjust to her.
and it shouldent be too much diffrent from my last truck with plowing they are both single cabs, just my new one is 2 feet longer, shouldent be too hard to adjust to her.
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RE: my 99 2500 just bougt.
ORIGINAL: THEGOLDPRO
and it shouldent be too much diffrent from my last truck with plowing they are both single cabs, just my new one is 2 feet longer, shouldent be too hard to adjust to her.
and it shouldent be too much diffrent from my last truck with plowing they are both single cabs, just my new one is 2 feet longer, shouldent be too hard to adjust to her.
The silverado is only 2.5ft longer than my Ramcharger, but that 2.5ft makes a big difference...especially in turning radius. [&:]
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now thats the kind of stuff I wanna learn how to do. how did you even begin to learn all about that stuff and how to do it yourself, working with family in the shop? school? internet? ()
now thats the kind of stuff I wanna learn how to do. how did you even begin to learn all about that stuff and how to do it yourself, working with family in the shop? school? internet? (
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And even that we didn't have until 1993. I've learned what I know from a number of places. My dad was a mechanic in the late 70s and early 80s, so he taught me a lot of basics of automotive operation, but he was a pre-MPFI era mechanic. I learned a lot by reading articles in magazines and on the internet. I also have somewhat of a natural ability for mechanical devices, so a lot of what I know is self taught I guess. I haven't taken any automotive courses. Both my degrees are in the computer science field
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RE: my 99 2500 just bougt.
ORIGINAL: The Burning Rom
We have no shop...just a 2 car garage And even that we didn't have until 1993. I've learned what I know from a number of places. My dad was a mechanic in the late 70s and early 80s, so he taught me a lot of basics of automotive operation, but he was a pre-MPFI era mechanic. I learned a lot by reading articles in magazines and on the internet. I also have somewhat of a natural ability for mechanical devices, so a lot of what I know is self taught I guess. I haven't taken any automotive courses. Both my degrees are in the computer science field
We have no shop...just a 2 car garage
And even that we didn't have until 1993. I've learned what I know from a number of places. My dad was a mechanic in the late 70s and early 80s, so he taught me a lot of basics of automotive operation, but he was a pre-MPFI era mechanic. I learned a lot by reading articles in magazines and on the internet. I also have somewhat of a natural ability for mechanical devices, so a lot of what I know is self taught I guess. I haven't taken any automotive courses. Both my degrees are in the computer science field