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4:58p, 1/12/25
1st nearly new truck I've bought in 17 years. '23 Standard issue Trail Boss/5.3. Pretty stock overall but I'm not a man of many wants, needs and desires. 27K miles on the clock.

1st time to buy thru CarMax but wanted to give them a shot. My dad was a salesman at their East Ft Worth location for over a decade and he always spoke highly of them.

Only ding is the pass side running board is a slight bit mangled but that's pretty much it.

We will see where we are with the lifter lottery in 30,000 or so miles…




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5:20p, 1/12/25
AG
Congrats!
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5:41p, 1/12/25
AG
Nice truck. Those look sharp! Side by side pic is cool.
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5:50p, 1/12/25
AG
Nice rig! The square body is still looking good too!
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In reply to bam02 • 7:07p, 1/12/25
bam02 said:
Nice truck. Those look sharp! Side by side pic is cool.
'Ol Granmama Bonnie Blue right there!
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In reply to JB • 7:08p, 1/12/25
JB said:
Nice rig! The square body is still looking good too!
Thanks! She's still boppin' along.
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8:35a, 1/13/25
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Chip it to turn off AFM
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In reply to big ben • 1:03p, 1/13/25
big ben said:
Chip it to turn off AFM


I'll look it up. What other things should I be modding? Gonna get a bed cover of some sort.

I do hear these get stolen so is there a preferred system to help deter that from happening? I know a determined thief will overcome anything… just want to make it a PITA.
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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 2:09p, 1/13/25
Ravelco, in my opinion, is still the gold standard for anti-theft solutions
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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 3:04p, 1/13/25
The Brazos Kid said:
big ben said:
Chip it to turn off AFM


I'll look it up. What other things should I be modding? Gonna get a bed cover of some sort.

I do hear these get stolen so is there a preferred system to help deter that from happening? I know a determined thief will overcome anything… just want to make it a PITA.
The siren inside the cab, well hidden. Go see Pat G to tune it, he is in Victoria.
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3:56p, 1/13/25
L9 disables dfm.

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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 7:35p, 1/13/25
AG
I can't tell if that's a 77 or 78 but great memories in that vintage of Chevy Truck.
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In reply to HollywoodBQ • 7:57p, 1/13/25
HollywoodBQ said:
I can't tell if that's a 77 or 78 but great memories in that vintage of Chevy Truck.


Tis a '77. My uncle bought it new at Friendly Chevrolet in Dallas back in the day.
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8:19p, 1/13/25
Ok, nice new truck but you have to show us the old one!
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In reply to water turkey • 8:30p, 1/13/25
water turkey said:
Ok, nice new truck but you have to show us the old one!


Here ya go:
Little video I shot and ripped narration from a 77 Chevy promo:


Music video with the truck that the singer, who is a friend of mine, requested:



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7:23p, 1/14/25
Woah! That's pretty impressive video work.
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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 8:33p, 1/14/25
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My mom just got a GM also - Enclave.
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In reply to water turkey • 11:30p, 1/14/25
water turkey said:
Woah! That's pretty impressive video work.
Thanks!
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8:28p, 1/25/25
A couple updates:

Added Rough Country hard trifold bed cover, Lasfit LED backup and license plate lights, a hitch cover from Texas Truck Riggins off Boonville in Bryan, put black "Trail Boss decals on bedsides and Plasti-dipped the fender badges/lettering. I also have a Range Technologies DFM/Auto Stop disabler on the way.

I'll be adding a leveling kit in a few weeks then I'll be done (for a little while)


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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 9:33a, 1/26/25
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The Brazos Kid said:
A couple updates:

Added Rough Country hard trifold bed cover, Lasfit LED backup and license plate lights, a hitch cover from Texas Truck Riggins off Boonville in Bryan, put black "Trail Boss decals on bedsides and Plasti-dipped the fender badges/lettering. I also have a Range Technologies DFM/Auto Stop disabler on the way.

I'll be adding a leveling kit in a few weeks then I'll be done (for a little while)




Nice. Put the badges on yourself?

Just dropped off my wife's vehicle to be chrome deleted and they're painting all the badges black.
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In reply to ChoppinDs40 • 1:41p, 1/26/25
All original badges etc. I just used Plasti-Dip from Lowe's. It's in the rattle can paint aisle.

Just clean badges/letters, tape off area around badge (bout an inch or so all around), cover surrounding area to protect from overspray then give it 4-6 coats.

Let it dry and pull the excess away. Super easy.
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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 3:40p, 1/26/25
AG
Nice work on getting tape down in those small crevices
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In reply to ChoppinDs40 • 5:19p, 1/26/25
ChoppinDs40 said:
Nice work on getting tape down in those small crevices


That's the fun part: I didn't have to do that. You literally paint all over then let dry and pull away from what you don't want covered.

It's not permanent so I can remove at any time:
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In reply to The Brazos Kid • 5:39p, 1/26/25
AG
Think this would work well on a chrome Explorer badge on the liftgate? Been looking for something to cover up the discoloration that's happened the last couple of winters.
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In reply to agdaddy04 • 6:52p, 1/26/25
Probably. Give it a good cleaning and go for it! You'll only be out $5-10 in all.
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