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I've had the truck for right at a year now, and I have been modding it pretty frequently since the first week... So I guess it's finally time to start a build thread..
Somehow I found a Z71 Duramax CCSB at my local preferred dealership. At the time, I had been leaning towards the CCLB, but after test driving it, I decided the short bed wasn't a deal breaker. (A year later, I've only had a couple instances where I wished I had a longer bed, so overall, I'm glad I went with the short bed.)
She had 16 miles on her before I went for a test drive. A short drive later, I was in love.
Current Mods:
Currently:
Some of my favorites:
Some of the minor mods that didn't need to be in the main list..
Somehow I found a Z71 Duramax CCSB at my local preferred dealership. At the time, I had been leaning towards the CCLB, but after test driving it, I decided the short bed wasn't a deal breaker. (A year later, I've only had a couple instances where I wished I had a longer bed, so overall, I'm glad I went with the short bed.)
She had 16 miles on her before I went for a test drive. A short drive later, I was in love.
Current Mods:
Exterior:
- Air Dam Delete
OEM Off Road Steps (Craigslist find)Removed for Sliders, don't know if I'll keep them or not.- HIKARI LED High and Low beams (swapped for modded H9 and 9011s to melt snow in the winter)
- OEM Sports Bar (Craigslist find)
- OEM Off Road Lights
- BORA 1.75" Spacers in the rear
- Rally Armor UR+ Mud Flaps (with RokBlokz ZR2 mounting hardware)
- Red Line Colorado Badges
- Truxedo Lo Pro Tonneau Cover
- Gen5DIY DRL Relocate
- DiodeDynamics Switchbacks
- GoFab Bumper with Rough Country Black Series Light Bar and Smittybilt 12K X20.
- KD Fabworks License Plate Mount for the Hawse Fairlead
- Baja Designs Squadron Sports on A-Pillar mounts
- Color matched CHEVROLET grill (swapped in after my Glow-Tie died)
Alla Switchback LED Fogs (white/amber)Lamin-X Tinted Fogs- 589 Fab Bed Supports
- AEV Bison Flares (Craigslist find, awaiting install)
- ZR2 Rock Sliders (Craigslist find)
- 589 Fab 3” Slider Steps
- Rokblokz Flaps (awaiting install, after the Bison flares)
Suspension:
- ZR2 Wheels
- GM Accessory Skid Plates
Bilstein 5100 RHA set at 2”(REMOVED)- 265/70 Wildpeak AT3Ws
- Full ZR2 Suspension Swap (with 589 level, minus the front locker) Link
- Peak Suspension Differential Drop
- AEV Rear Diff Skid
Performance:
- Provent 200 and Sasquatch Parts install kit
- aFe Turbo-Back Exhaust
- Hackler Tuning
- Switch Pro 9100 (awaiting install)
- Peak Tie Rod Sleeves and Chevy Lean Shims (awaiting install)
- AEV Bison Rear Bumper
- OME Medium Duty Leafs (for my application, should provide 1" lift)
- Badlands Industries Frame Reinforcement plate (do I need it? Probably not, but it's cheap insurance.)

Currently:
Some of my favorites:



Some of the minor mods that didn't need to be in the main list..
- Weathertech floor liners front and rear
- Black center caps on the wheels
- Marathon Seat Covers (Dark grey and black two tone)
- Pro-Clip Phone Mount
- Aftermarket switch to control both light bars (because the 'Trail Boss' switch didn't work..)
- Plano box in the bed to keep the interior clean(er)
- CBI Overland Bars for RTT (when it's mounted 13.25” from bulkhead, 11.5” from end of bed rail)
- OEM Heated Steering Wheel