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**Captkaos** · 01-18-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ponjohn

What was the final length difference?

John

Going from LWB to SWB is a 14" reduction in wheelbase and you would have to lop off about 6" off the back, so technically it should be 150.5" wheelbase now. and should be about 2 feet shorter.

OJOE · 01-18-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Did you notch the frame due to the fact that you are going lower, or is it nessary because of the axel flip? When I build my truck I want it at about the height that yours is now. I am figuring on just the axel flip and wondering if I'll have to notch the frame or not. It's not practical in the northeast where I live to go any lower with a truck that is a daily driver. The roads here SUCK!

i would advise anyone doing a flip kit to do a c notch. i know about the roads in Mass i did a 3 mo shut down at PNPS in plymouth mass a few yrs ago. good luck on your build

**lolife99** · 01-20-2008, 08:45 AM

Here's another one on Craigslist in Columbia, MO for you would be builders. It has the "gas miser" 350,... instead of the standard 454. http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/car/542898257.html

**lolife99** · 01-20-2008, 08:47 AM

Here's a pic,...

nwmod39 · 01-26-2008, 11:19 AM

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pcmcobra · 01-26-2008, 11:37 AM

ojoe, looking good!
wheels look sweet

**Palf70Step** · 01-27-2008, 10:54 PM

This will be yet another very intersting build to watch!

djracer · 01-31-2008, 12:11 PM

Joe will have a sweet ride as usual!

mike nutt · 02-04-2008, 11:05 AM

joe got the brakes and rear axle finished off also lowered the rear another 2". this weekend we got the bed changed . here's a few pics.

**LEEVON** · 02-04-2008, 11:23 AM

What was wrong with the old bed? It looks pretty straight...?

OJOE · 02-04-2008, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by LEEVON

What was wrong with the old bed? It looks pretty straight...?

the old bed was rust free but did have small damage on the right side. also has 2 5th wheel rails mounted in the bed (extra holes). this is a real nice bed and already had it.

WELD4DAYS · 02-06-2008, 01:05 AM

NIce job.Your truck looks awesome. Can't wait to see it finished!

OJOE · 02-06-2008, 09:02 AM

we got the brakes blead and the cab lights off this weekend. just had to get rid of the cab lights could not look at them any longer. we tried a burb gas tank but just to big. going to go w/ a small full size 87 blazer tank.

mike nutt · 03-17-2008, 07:22 AM

new school meets old school. got the 5.3 bolted in the truck today. fit like it was made for it .still waiting on the blazer fuel tank and trying to decided on who to use to modifiy wiring harness and reprogram the computer. any suggestions ? not much else to update right now.

**Hart_Rod** · 03-17-2008, 07:28 AM

Sweet! When did you pick that up? I'm going with Speartech for my harness. I've looked around a lot and they seem to have the best combination of price and customer service. I'm having them do some special mods for the Suburban and they seem eager to do what you want.

Question, why no AC? Are you going with the throttle by wire or are you going to switch to a cable. Speartech can do it either way.

mike nutt · 03-17-2008, 07:34 AM

rob , he'll be using s&p's compresser and bracket kit. the lt1 will be going in his son's '86 shortbed, the one in ojoe's avatar, but that will be another biuld.

LMDGUY · 03-17-2008, 07:36 AM

sweet.Hey Mike How much work was it to get the 5.3 in?

mike nutt · 03-17-2008, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by LMDGUY

sweet.Hey Mike How much work was it to get the 5.3 in?

we used motormount plates from edelbroc , then bolted factory stuff from the truck to the 5.3 and it bolted right in like it was made for it , and the trans crossmember will need to be moved back depending on which transmission you using.

OJOE · 03-18-2008, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Sweet! When did you pick that up? I'm going with Speartech for my harness. I've looked around a lot and they seem to have the best combination of price and customer service. I'm having them do some special mods for the Suburban and they seem eager to do what you want.

Question, why no AC? Are you going with the throttle by wire or are you going to switch to a cable. Speartech can do it either way.

hey rod, i think i am going with the throttle by wire. what are you going to use for cruise control.
this is a long story about the engine. long story short, the man i got the engine from died in the middle of our trade and i still have not got all of the things we traded on but i have been able to contact his son and i may be able to get the rest. i still have the engine and trans that i owe him.

OJOE · 03-18-2008, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Sweet! When did you pick that up? I'm going with Speartech for my harness. I've looked around a lot and they seem to have the best combination of price and customer service. I'm having them do some special mods for the Suburban and they seem eager to do what you want.

Question, why no AC? Are you going with the throttle by wire or are you going to switch to a cable. Speartech can do it either way.

hey rod, i think i am going with the throttle by wire. what are you going to use for cruise control?
this is a long story about the engine. long story short, the man i got the engine from died in the middle of our trade and i still have not got all of the things we traded on but i have been able to contact his son and i may be able to get the rest. i still have the engine and trans that i owe him.

**Hart_Rod** · 03-18-2008, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by OJOE

hey rod, i think i am going with the throttle by wire. what are you going to use for cruise control?
this is a long story about the engine. long story short, the man i got the engine from died in the middle of our trade and i still have not got all of the things we traded on but i have been able to contact his son and i may be able to get the rest. i still have the engine and trans that i owe him.

If you use the throttle by wire, Speartech can pull the wire for the cruise control, you just have to let them know when you order the harness.

R/

**Captkaos** · 03-19-2008, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mike nutt

still waiting on the blazer fuel tank and trying to decided on who to use to modifiy wiring harness and reprogram the computer. any suggestions ? not much else to update right now.

I just wanted to drop in and say I keep annoying them every other day until I hear something. Sorry sorry it is taking so long.

What do you need done to the ECM. My brother can possibly program it for you. He does this for the STS setups we sell..

OJOE · 03-20-2008, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Captkaos

I just wanted to drop in and say I keep annoying them every other day until I hear something. Sorry sorry it is taking so long.

What do you need done to the ECM. My brother can possibly program it for you. He does this for the STS setups we sell..

thanks chris, when goodmark called last week they said it would be 3 weeks to get the tank to me.
i made a deal with wait4me wiring today to do my ecm and harness. still waiting on my other parts for engine.

BrooKLyn · 03-28-2008, 09:07 PM

how come u didnt use the front bed mounts and hack the rest of the frame off?

djracer · 03-29-2008, 02:25 AM

The way he did it was the bomb. It made it impossible to line up wrong!

01-20-2008, 08:45 AM	#28
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,682	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build Here's another one on Craigslist in Columbia, MO for you would be builders. It has the "gas miser" 350,... instead of the standard 454. http://columbiamo.craigslist.org/car/542898257.html __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-20-2008, 08:47 AM	#29
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,682	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build Here's a pic,... Attached Images __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-26-2008, 11:19 AM	#30
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01-26-2008, 11:37 AM	#31
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01-27-2008, 10:54 PM	#32
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01-31-2008, 12:11 PM	#33
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build Joe will have a sweet ride as usual! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

02-04-2008, 11:05 AM	#34
mike nutt 69fatmotor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: bama Posts: 660	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build joe got the brakes and rear axle finished off also lowered the rear another 2". this weekend we got the bed changed . here's a few pics. Last edited by mike nutt; 02-22-2009 at 08:49 PM.

02-04-2008, 11:23 AM	#35
LEEVON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,887	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build What was wrong with the old bed? It looks pretty straight...? __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

02-06-2008, 01:05 AM	#37
WELD4DAYS Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 107	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build NIce job.Your truck looks awesome. Can't wait to see it finished!

02-06-2008, 09:02 AM	#38
OJOE Crew Cut Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MONTGOMERY,AL Posts: 757	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build we got the brakes blead and the cab lights off this weekend. just had to get rid of the cab lights could not look at them any longer. we tried a burb gas tank but just to big. going to go w/ a small full size 87 blazer tank. __________________ 85 SWB 1/2 TON CREWCAB/5.3 03 CHEV 3500 DURAMAX CREW CAB 85 CHEV SWB/TPI 06 CHEV TAHOE (WIFES) 30 MODEL A HOT ROD 07 HARLEY DAVIDSON BAGGER 09 STREET GLIDE AN D A LOT MORE JUNK Last edited by OJOE; 02-06-2008 at 09:03 AM.

03-17-2008, 07:22 AM	#39
mike nutt 69fatmotor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: bama Posts: 660	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build new school meets old school. got the 5.3 bolted in the truck today. fit like it was made for it .still waiting on the blazer fuel tank and trying to decided on who to use to modifiy wiring harness and reprogram the computer. any suggestions ? not much else to update right now. Last edited by mike nutt; 02-22-2009 at 08:49 PM.

03-17-2008, 07:28 AM	#40
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,827	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build Sweet! When did you pick that up? I'm going with Speartech for my harness. I've looked around a lot and they seem to have the best combination of price and customer service. I'm having them do some special mods for the Suburban and they seem eager to do what you want. Question, why no AC? Are you going with the throttle by wire or are you going to switch to a cable. Speartech can do it either way. __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3 Last edited by Hart_Rod; 03-17-2008 at 07:29 AM.

03-17-2008, 07:34 AM	#41
mike nutt 69fatmotor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: bama Posts: 660	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build rob , he'll be using s&p's compresser and bracket kit. the lt1 will be going in his son's '86 shortbed, the one in ojoe's avatar, but that will be another biuld.

03-17-2008, 07:36 AM	#42
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03-28-2008, 09:07 PM	#49
BrooKLyn Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 103	Re: ojoe's crewcab shortbed build how come u didnt use the front bed mounts and hack the rest of the frame off?



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03-29-2008, 02:25 AM	#50
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