D.Reilly582
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Howdy Everyone!
I love reading everyone's build thread on BLGT and other forums and I always wanted to have my own build thread, so here it is.
Roci (Short for Rocinante) is my 2007 GMC Sierra that I have owned since October 2015. When I bought her, my plans were originally a daily driver and tow rig for whatever toy/project I was planning on getting or had.
One of my favorite TV shows is The Expanse. Their ship is called the Rocinante(Roci), and she is a legitimate salvaged MCRN Corvette (The legitimate salvage has a relation to my Roci as you see at the end).
Here she is when I got here, and she remained largely in this state until the Summer of 2020.
With almost 200K mile on her in the summer of 2020, I decided that it was time to refresh the front Suspension with new Upper and lower controls, a Rack and pinion a set of Bilstein 6112 front Shocks and Springs(set at 2" lift) and a 2" lift in the rear.
About a year later I added a set of Method 301 Wheels and 285/70R17 Falken Wildpeak AT3W.
I was enjoying Roci and using it as a daily, mountain bike hauler, a snowmobile tow rig, and an occasional Dune truck. And then the Accident happened...
I was heading home from work in October 2021 to pack up to see some college friends in Fort Wayne and do some mountain biking down there to. Less that a mile from my house I rear ended at about 40 mphs...
Roci was still drivable, and I was able to make it home but not go to Fort Wayne. The damage was pretty extensive. $16K worth of damage on a 220K mile truck. My insurance company totaled her, and I brought her back to start the rebuild as a Prerunner....
I love reading everyone's build thread on BLGT and other forums and I always wanted to have my own build thread, so here it is.
Roci (Short for Rocinante) is my 2007 GMC Sierra that I have owned since October 2015. When I bought her, my plans were originally a daily driver and tow rig for whatever toy/project I was planning on getting or had.
One of my favorite TV shows is The Expanse. Their ship is called the Rocinante(Roci), and she is a legitimate salvaged MCRN Corvette (The legitimate salvage has a relation to my Roci as you see at the end).
Here she is when I got here, and she remained largely in this state until the Summer of 2020.
With almost 200K mile on her in the summer of 2020, I decided that it was time to refresh the front Suspension with new Upper and lower controls, a Rack and pinion a set of Bilstein 6112 front Shocks and Springs(set at 2" lift) and a 2" lift in the rear.
About a year later I added a set of Method 301 Wheels and 285/70R17 Falken Wildpeak AT3W.
I was enjoying Roci and using it as a daily, mountain bike hauler, a snowmobile tow rig, and an occasional Dune truck. And then the Accident happened...
I was heading home from work in October 2021 to pack up to see some college friends in Fort Wayne and do some mountain biking down there to. Less that a mile from my house I rear ended at about 40 mphs...
Roci was still drivable, and I was able to make it home but not go to Fort Wayne. The damage was pretty extensive. $16K worth of damage on a 220K mile truck. My insurance company totaled her, and I brought her back to start the rebuild as a Prerunner....
