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The ultimate off-roader? Chevy unveils silent Colorado ZH2 stealth military pickup
Daily Mail Online ^ | October 5, 2016 | Cheyenne MacDonald

Posted on 10/05/2016 8:30:08 PM PDT by Teotwawki

General Motors has revealed its most extreme Chevy truck yet, and it’s set to be tested by the US Army. The Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 is an off-road electric vehicle equipped with a massive hydrogen fuel cell, which can even act as a portable power source. Despite its hulking size, at over six-and-a-half feet tall and seven feet wide, and all-terrain capabilities, the truck will also be used to evaluate stealth operations for near-silent surveillance.

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chevy; military; ultimate
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To: Teotwawki
Meh.

I'll take the Hog.
21 posted on 10/06/2016 6:08:31 AM PDT by RandallFlagg (Vote for your guns!)
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To: Rebelbase

“Nice coal-powered Prius, dude!”


22 posted on 10/06/2016 6:20:30 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity
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To: wally_bert

I had an 80 K5. Great vehicle. Miss it badly, but every lower body panel had rust.


23 posted on 10/06/2016 2:34:06 PM PDT by LexRex in TN ("A republic, if you can keep it.......")
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To: LexRex in TN

I have a 79 that I got for very little. It apparently sat in a barn for a while. The guy sold it to help with medical bills.

Around the world in miles and looks it with classic GM cancer.

It lives in a building. I need to get a starter for it.

From a while back:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha4qBpPqBJI

http://s1381.photobucket.com/user/Todd4077/media/1977%20k5%20blazer%202_zpsp0jtbyxy.jpg.html?sort=3&o=33


24 posted on 10/06/2016 2:44:03 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: wally_bert

I had a small farm in Tennessee and got hay delivered for my horses once. The truck delivering couldn’t make it up my hill. I attached the K5 to his truck, put it in 4H and pulled him up, couldn’t even tell there was anything behind me. I often said that if I had good enough tires I could have climbed a tree with that truck. She was a beauty, cancer and all. Every time I think about her I am sad I sold her. Enjoy yours (and the starter is easy—I think 2 bolts and 2 electrical connection. Had to change mine out also!)


25 posted on 10/06/2016 3:27:49 PM PDT by LexRex in TN ("A republic, if you can keep it.......")
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To: LexRex in TN

Changed many a starter. It’s a typical 350.

Being left alone to work on it, budget for parts, the Jeep projects, the 750K (which is mostly done now), some home repairs, work, and placating the spouse and a few other people some are the usual challenges.

I intend to keep it rust and all since they are dying out. Target engines and transmissions for it aren’t too unreasonable.

At some point I will have it hauled up to my parent’s place upstate where I can actually operate it some. It’s in a rather secure building in the burbs a stone’s throw from the local police department almost.

It’s stuck in low range. I was trying some stuff to see what worked. It has a couple of other quirks to get it to start. Maybe I’ll fix them or leave them as a form of anti-theft.

The Jeeps are higher priority. My Willys can run and is about halfway there to roadworthy again. It sort of was when I bought it but previous owners halfway did some stuff.

My 82 CJ7 mainly needs an engine. It was blown when I bought it but the price was right. I do small things to it and stockpile parts for engine swap day and anything else I can do.


26 posted on 10/06/2016 4:54:16 PM PDT by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Teotwawki

I don’t care how care how quiet the engine might be, any truck with big tires and aggressive tread is going to produce a great deal of tire noise. You wouldn’t be sneaking up on anybody.


27 posted on 10/07/2016 2:11:56 AM PDT by McGarrett (Book'em Danno)
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