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Today,gutted the red cab down to just a piece of metal. The dash in these trucks and easy,wire harness is simple. 10 minutes the dash is out. I painted the firewall,ready to put it back on the new frame here in the morning.

so far,not to bad a job to do.

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Ok here is an update, last friday the 9th is when i got my frame. It it now back a rolling truck with new cab installed.

If you put a auto cab on a stick truck,you need to change this welded on bracket.(thank you gm engineers) To the auto cab. and simply cut i hole in floor for shifter..I am using the same year cab 94..now why would gm do this?

The round bracket in the 1st pic..that is what you need to drill out and weld in the other cab. I am posting this if anyone has to do this,not to be supprised,it is not that harn to do. You will have to drill holes for the clutch master cylinder ,this has 3 dimples where it does go. so far thats all i see different.

Got fire wall painted and door jams too.

Posi is the one out of a 93 roadmaster. it is 30 spline and the auburn type posi. will go right in a 88-98 truck. or any 30 spline 8.5 rear.

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Almost ready to run,got the a/c dash unit back in today,along with the dash and clutch/brake pedals. Brake booster..man these year trucks and simple like the 67-72's There is not much to them. I like that 5, 7mm screws and 2, 13mm bolts is all that holds the dash in.. All i need to do is the steering column and seat and a few wire hookups,ready to run again.

About another week or so will be done.

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Man, you are cooking! Great work. Can't wait to see it finished.

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Color is "purple haze metallic" but gm got sued over the name so it is now
Hawiian orchad mteallic. 1992 corvette color. It will be different for a truck that year.

I have got alot done in a few weeks..but i make my own hours and am my own boss..Ebay keeps me going...

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Progress is amazingly fast man. Keep it up it's looking good.

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Posi is installed ..I simple bolt if..Jusy changed the 3.08 ring gear off the caprice to the trucks 3.42 ring gear..Fit no problem. New e-brake cables...installed..it is ready for the front clip to go back on..and i am going to pick up another bed here in a few days.

Its time to rebuild doors...and paint the inside of them. That takes time to do.

I have a kool shifter now. It takes longer to get parts around here that to do the job..

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Today got the back of cab painted,front of new bed painted..got me a nice short fleet off a 1997 today for 300 bucks..local yard...even got a tailgate and one taillight with it..and a gm bedliner too...thats was a great deal...but

I saw a 1972 Custom/10 sitting out there with no rear end..it had factory a/c ,cab not to bad..I am going back for it...But i got the factory TILT COLUMN out of it while i was there:lol:

Now thats a great day:metal:

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Pics...you just have to keep posting pics..:lol:

red cab, teal bed,black front clip, Not for much longer...lol


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That is a good day. Would the 72 cab become a new project, or part of an existing one?

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what no shifter pictures?! man i wish we had your kind of junk yards around here. all the ones by me are so picked over!

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I will have more pics today...shifter mod was simply too. I have a few extra shifter handles too.

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I am going to see what they want for the a/c cab..My rollback is getting a rebuild here soon...And i may just change cabs or may fix mine..The orignal passenger rocker just now came off..I changed the drivers side in 1985 when i bought the truck.

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so what did you do with it? i want to find a short throw or hurst for mine but no luck yet.

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Man it is hot here...102 in the shade...I did manage to get the interior back in,seat..cd player..front e-brake cable changed..the red longbed front cable is different than a shortbed...That was a pain..but it is done..And got the front clip back on..Progress today was slow..due to the heat...Normal high here is 83 with only 14 days above 90 a year..we have 48 days over 90 this year..The A/C dont quit..

I have several more shifters now..I will make anyone one when they see mine finished up..

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Yep very hot here in Indy also. Not getting much done on my end. I did get it in the air this morning, going to start removing bed bolts and maybe get the bed off today. I have cab corners coming this week........I should start my own build tread. :chevy:

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My dinged up red doors are going back on for now,the truck is getting black primer..and on the road for now,I am going to spray it later when i get new or super nice used doors.

Start your own build thread..so other can see and mabye learn something too. You can get good idea's from doing this stuff.Not that anyone would take someone else's idea from here , or would they?:lol:

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Got the thing outside under its own power again today..Man these welded on door hinges suck!! I got a mint 96 door..of a not wrecked truck,will not fit the 94 cab..so i have to use my dinged up ones for now till better ones arrive..

Shifter mod..take and cut off the plastic cover,weld i bolt in the end..put you a kool shifter ball on and go.

New headlights..they were on ebay 28 bucks for the pair.

And my cat has it made inside in the a/c with the celing fan blowing on her..while i am out in the 100 degree heat working on the truck. lol:lol:

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hey why will the 96 doors not fit? they should all be the same! nice shifter mod!! you going to paint it body color?

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eric i see you are looking for a fiber glass bed cover. i have a good solf bed cover i bought it new & used it about 3 months till i found a fiberglass cover. paid $275.00 will take $175.00. it has shocks on it where you can rasie it up .

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...h/100_1545.jpg
heres a pic.

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Do you still need a small block intake? And do you need anything i may have? I want that thing..please hold it for me.

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The 96 door will fix,it is just the shell has beed twisted ,due to no hinge adjustments on these..I cant get it to work.

Only difference in a 95-up door is it has a side impact bar inside the door,where the 94 does have it..but 93 down dont.

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do you have a pic of that intake how much was you asking for it $100.00?

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Got a bed cover from bill..thank you..

Truck is getting hot rod black primer for now...saturday!! i will post pics when done..Got the new grille and headlights and led park lights..and led 3rd brake light. It is going to look good.