85 GMC Sierra Classic 1 Ton Crew Cab

[Mattman2010]

Well I went ahead and replaced the hydro-boost unit, and rebuilt the steering box, and got the steering all hooked up. I got the brakes bled, steering installed, and the clutch working. Now all I need to do is finalize the radiator mount, tighten a lot of suspension bolts, add some oil, anti-freeze/water, and buy some batteries and then I should be able to fire it up. I am still fighting the SRW or DRW option, but for now I am just going to throw my dually bed on and run it that way. I wont have all the paint done yet, but I should be getting it close to road worthy soon.

[Your41Plague12]

Definitely go dually. Love the white, too!

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice job man! It is looking great!

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by Your41Plague12

Definitely go dually. Love the white, too!

I want to keep it a dually, but I also want to drive it everyday. Parking is not crew cab friendly, let alone dually friendly at college. Maybe I'll have to build a short bed version so I can drive it daily. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very nice job man! It is looking great!

thanks man! Did you happen to get my last PM?
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[Dieselwrencher]

Oh, shoot, I did and I forgot to reply to you. I will later man.

[Mattman2010]

Well put the front clip on the truck yesterday and found out that somehow when I put the correct 86 front core support/spring mounts that they are mounted to far back so I am going to have to fix that.

I did however hook up a battery and was able to fire it up with the one battery. I need to get another one but I just wanted to make sure everything was working. I need to add some anti-freeze in the cooling system and then I will fire it up again and try and drive it around.

[Mattman2010]

Well I have been working a lot on the truck. I have been trying to get the truck on the road because I think I am going to be changing the direction of this build once again.



I have not gotten around to painting the doors or the bed and tailgate. I should be getting the truck tagged this week, and hopefully get my windshield and back window installed and then I am going to throw the bed on it and some other things.

Now you might be asking, how am I going to be changing the direction of the build. Well After driving this around the farm for a while testing things I have noticed that the turning radius is very large. I am wanting to be able to drive this truck daily, so I am going to be converting my 3/4 ton crew cab frame into a short bed single wheel frame and swap the cab and front clip over to that frame. I want to be able to drive this truck all the time and with it being so long and so wide I don't see that being very good for DD duty. Once I get the short bed built I will probably find another cab to go ahead and build me a crew cab long bed dually on this frame.

[1985-GMC]

It looks good man!

[Mattman2010]

Thanks Bub! It almost makes me want to keep it a dually. Ill just have to see how it is when i get the bed on it.

[Mattman2010]

Got the bed on it. I started to get clutch problems. It seems as if my master cylinder for the clutch doesn't work right. So I bought a new master and slave cylinder so I hope I can get the bled some time soon and it works right.

[1985-GMC]

Nice! Are you going to try to put the windows in yourself? Its not too hard, it just takes some time and patience.

[Mattman2010]

My windshield is broke so I am going to get a new one. I am going to go ahead and install the old windows back in, but my trim rings all broke in pieces and so I would need new ones (Not sure where to get them). Then when I get a new windshield Ill just have them install it.

[Dieselwrencher]

Great work Matt! It's coming together. It's good to be able to move it around for sure. These things get hard to push around all the time.

[Mattman2010]

Yes they do suck to push around all the time. As you can see there is a 30 ft pontoon boat behind my truck. This summer when my uncle wanted his boat I would have to push the truck out of the way. What you dont see is the hill that leads down to the shop that you have to push the truck up haha.

[1985-GMC]

You have a tractor...

[Mattman2010]

I actually used my k10 to pull it, the part that sucked was when the brakes and steering was not hooked up and you had to turn the tires by hand, and pushing it back into the shop without brakes sucked because you had to keep it from rolling down the hill into the shop to fast.
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[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

I actually used my k10 to pull it, the part that sucked was when the brakes and steering was not hooked up and you had to turn the tires by hand, and pushing it back into the shop without brakes sucked because you had to keep it from rolling down the hill into the shop to fast.
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I know how you feel. We have 3 trucks like this we've been moving around. It sucks bad.

[Mattman2010]

I hated having one like this, couldn't imagine 3 like that

[Zebb]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

I hated having one like this, couldn't imagine 3 like that

Same here...Mine is only a K10 shortbox and I hate moving that in and out when I have to.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

I hated having one like this, couldn't imagine 3 like that

I liked my 76 better when it had 53's for sure. One person could roll it with out much of a fight. It'll be easy now until I get an engine in it.

[Mattman2010]

Nope gotta pull the transmission out and look at the clutch. Dunno when that is going to happen with school and work right now.
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[Dieselwrencher]

Well good luck with it man!

[Mattman2010]

Well I got the transmission pulled out of the truck tonight. After looking at the clutch and noticing there was nothing wrong with it I came home and looked at some stuff and I think I have found that the 6.2 will use a different pressure plate than a 350. Im going to pick one up this week some time so hopefully I will be able to get the truck up and working correctly soon.

[1985-GMC]

Do you have a 6.2L flywheel on there?

[Mattman2010]

Yes I do. I called the guy I got the 6.2 from and he said that he used his big block clutch and it worked fine. So we got to looking (He works at oriellys) and we found out that the 6.2 and the 454 will use the same clutch and that clutch can also be used on the 350, but the clutch that I have seems to be for a 350 and not used on the 454 or the 6.2. I am going to take my clutch in to see if it is any different than the one they have.