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Old 04-24-2020, 05:34 PM   #1
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1995 GMC Crew Cab Topkick Conversion

Greetings All,

In the past I built an 1981 Chevrolet C50 Pick Up.

Over the past years I have been doing a newer version to haul my our family from Kart Track to Kart Track.

Thought I would share the build.

The truck started as a mid 90's GM Medium Duty Truck. It is powered by a 3116 CAT into a Eaton Six Speed and then to a Spicer Two Speed Rear.

Truck is fun but still work to be done....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:36 PM   #2
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Some more photos of along the way....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:40 PM   #3
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Pictures of stuff hacked off and mock up....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:42 PM   #4
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Love these ol' straight rail trucks.
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:44 PM   #5
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Shackles cut it was time to move things forward....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:46 PM   #6
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As I get older this is not easier... ha.
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:47 PM   #7
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More of the shorten...
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:49 PM   #8
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More prep to the rear....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:51 PM   #9
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Raybestos Brakes at all four corners... Hard Lines/Flex Lines/New not Reman Calipers/Friction and Rotors. Big Brakes on this truck.
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:53 PM   #10
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More Mock Up and frame clean up....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:55 PM   #11
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Front end work... I am not sure my wife appreciated this truck centered in our driveway....
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:57 PM   #12
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Front brake work...
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Old 04-24-2020, 05:58 PM   #13
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Splitting all this is a young mans game... ha.
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Old 04-24-2020, 06:00 PM   #14
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Some more front end. My shortened driveshaft and the beginning of a lot of sanding...
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Sanding and arrival of six new tires...
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Old 04-24-2020, 06:04 PM   #16
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Re: 1995 GMC Crew Cab Topkick Conversion

Our Driver with a tire, some more sanding and along the way I decided to have all holes filled in the rear of the frame.

BTW I use Rustoleum on the metal.
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Some more paint to the chassis as well as the subframe for the box...
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Old 04-24-2020, 06:07 PM   #18
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More random shots...
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I found a better box along the way...
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I had to put the outer wheel on for motivation...
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And still more sanding...
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Box is in Rustoleum Primer...
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Some undercoat and top coat under side of the box...
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A little color under the hood...
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Under hood shots... Was not a fan of the idea of red under there...
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