[jdb_us1]

So I have been the classic forum stalker here for a long time and never had reason to post.

This spring I bought a 1990 GMC R3500 crew cab and an 86 GMC K3500 with the anticipation of combining the two to replace my tired daily driver Cherokee.

Although the project is still a work in progress I wanted to share my work to date since I had done ALOT of reading to see how if and how this was really going to work and read alot of contradicting posts. I wanted a crew cab squarebody 4x4 and to try to buy one that was in reasonable shape was nearly impossible. Everything that I looked at was either roached beyond repair or the owner wanted a literal arm and a leg.

I found this 1990 2x4 350 automatic for $1500. The body was nearly free of rust and interior, the motor had a bad head gasket and the paint was rough at best, but it was my best chance at building what I wanted. Two weeks later I bought a local 86 GMC K3500 dump truck with a 6.2 diesel, sm465 and Dana 60. SOLD.

SO the demo started and I was left with a literal ton of junk or spare parts, sold the dump body and plow setup and made most of my money back, and will scrap the junk when the project is done.

I work a full time job and have two kids so I cannot promise that posts will be regular, but ideally the truck is on the road by the end of December when the Jeep runs out of inspection.