California Sheriff 1999 Chevy Tahoe PPV

[av405]

On 4/29/2025 at 7:55 PM, kymdlr said:

Perfect build . I used your tutorial on the tailgate to make a split one for my project. 

Great work, I'm glad it helped!

On an unrelated note, there is something I want to address that I didn't before on this thread. The kit comes with what I have seen described as "front bumper filler trim," which is basically a black plastic strip that runs along the bottom of the front bumper. On the kit, it is a part of the one-piece chassis. 

This is a piece that the PPV did not have. Or at the very least, it was an option to not have. LASD Tahoes definitely did not have it, and this facilitated the mounting of the front push bar:

In order to remove this piece, I would have had to carefully remove the entire chunk of plastic and re-shape it. However, this piece of plastic also covers up the 2 screw holes used to mount the chassis to the interior tub and body. This is where I took a shortcut and simply skipped the process. As a result, I had to cut the mounting tabs from the front push bar and simply glue the push bar to the front bumper. This is the portion of the build that I am least satisfied with as the push bar is pretty much just floating now, but it is what it is:

I'm sharing this simply to be transparent. 

[oldcarfan]

Love this! A clean build and nicely done. I was mostly a Ford guy back in the day, so I'm only now starting to appreciate these trucks.

[av405]

On 6/21/2025 at 8:00 PM, oldcarfan said:

Love this! A clean build and nicely done. I was mostly a Ford guy back in the day, so I'm only now starting to appreciate these trucks.

Thank you, Gary! I too am a Ford guy, but I've grown to appreciate these Chevy trucks more and more.