BangShift Project: Introducing the $200 Hauler…A Tow Rig on a BangShift Budget!

Posted in CHEVY May 24, 2012 by Chad Reynolds > >

Although the economy is looking up, regular Joes like us are still hurting, and there are plenty of folks, like us, who just can’t afford a new tow rig. So, when the opportunity came for us to pick up a 2000 3/4 ton Suburban for $200 we jumped at it. With an LQ4 6 liter, [...]

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Project Car Update: The $200 Hauler Gets All New LED Lighting From ANZO USA

Posted in The $200 Hauler 2000 Suburban March 4, 2013 by Chad Reynolds > > 12 comments

During the refresh of our $200 Hauler Suburban Project you have seen us give it a wrap thanks to the folks at The Shirt Shak, along with a new grille, billet bowtie, rear bumper, trim, and more from LMC Trucks. We’ve also had the stupid thing stolen, have recovered it, and patched it back together. [...]

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$200 Hauler Project Update: Will Bolt Ons From MSD, Spectre, and E3 Get Us More Power Than Buford!

Posted in The $200 Hauler 2000 Suburban March 26, 2013 by Chad Reynolds > > 9 comments

In our never ending quest for putting together a nice, comfortable, and capable tow rig, without spending piles of cash, and without having a new car payment, we continue to thrash on the $200 Hauler 2000 Chevrolet Suburban. Since it’s theft and recovery, we’ve gotten the interior back to almost good shape again, and have [...]

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$200 Hauler Update: We Give It A Butt Lift With Some New Chrome And Ghetto Bodywork

Posted in The $200 Hauler 2000 Suburban August 28, 2012 by Chad Reynolds > >

In our last installment of the $200 Hauler build you saw us replace our broken grille, bashed lower valance, and boring bowtie which cleaned up our front end a lot. In fact, we’re not sure photos did it justice. At the same time we also replaced our rear bumper and brackets with more parts from [...]

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$200 Hauler Project Update: Our 2000 Suburban Gets Wrapped! 24 Hour Makeover

Posted in OTHER July 18, 2012 by Chad Reynolds > >

Vinyl wraps on vehicles are nothing new. Every plumber, Vegas taxi cab, and city bus has got something, or someone, in vinyl down their sides. And when we repaired the quarter panel on our $200 Hauler project we knew we would have to paint it or “something”. Well that something turned out to be a [...]

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$200 Hauler Project Update: Oh What A Difference Some LMC Truck Billet, Grille, and Lower Valance Make!

Posted in OTHER August 8, 2012 by Chad Reynolds > >

When we first started the $200 Hauler Project, we knew right away that the mildly bashed grille and completely tweaked rear bumper were going to have to go. We also knew that LMC Truck was the place for parts. Nobody has a better selection of stock replacement and custom parts for your Big Three truck, [...]

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