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Old 10-07-2012, 11:23 PM   #74
lowrollin70gmc
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Location: Fargo, ND land of the flat hills
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Re: The Dakota Cadillac (68 K20 w/ Cummins)

My fuel tank is a little too close for a hitch that long. I may just put some lightening holes in the 6x6x.25 bumper that was on my donor dodge along with a hitch in the middle of her.

Anyways, I have been using my existing hitch:



I bought an extra truck at a local auction but I had driven the 63 across town to it. So I just drove the "new" truck home and went and snatched up the Nova with the 'Burb as it's easier to load and strap than my new to me 88 K2500:



It's bright yellow with 83,000 miles, good tires and a liftgate. This is the alternate for the 'Burb in the winter as it's a lot easier to heat up a single cab than the interior of the 68. Is it bad that it cost a tank of gas more than the locker and gears for my front axle? Noteworthy that it had a full tank of gas courtesy of the City of Fargo.

I did order and receive my 3.73s and eaton e-locker for the front. Soon it will be an actual 4x4, the 3.55s front/3.73s rear prevent that now. Also finished up the floor surgery and twin stick transfer case shifter but somehow forgot to take pictures of the finished install. That will be tomorrow's mission if it's light out after work.
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84 GMC C1500 SWB 6.2 Diesel/700R4/3.42 "Grandpa's odd duck"
70 GMC C1500 LWB My first truck: shaved, bagged, and more: the lowrollin70gmc
68 K20 Suburban 12V Cummins/NV5600/NP205/D60/11.5AAM 3.73s "Dakota Cadillac"
63 Chevy II Nova Coupe 250 I6/T56/4.56s "Economy car"
53 Willys Wagon 350/NV4500/BW4401/HP D44/9inch “Winter Wagon”
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