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My 97 had that same feature on it which made the sealed beams look right at home.

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haven't posted anything on this site for several years. not since the square body i had. anyhow..this is my recently "finished" 93 GMC. I bought it from the original owner 4 years ago. it was never intended to be a serious project, however within the 1st year i did do a few things such as lower it and go through the brakes and replace the exhaust with a single to a dual setup. in may of 2020 i set out to replace the front fenders and weld in a new set of rockers and cab corners. then possibly repaint it in a shade of satin close to the original color with some flames just for fun. the original plan was to have it back on the road in 6-8 weeks. well...once i go started i very quickly realized i needed to do much more than that to do things "right". long story slightly shorter i ended up with a frame off restoration of sorts. and the cool flame job i had in mind evolved into something a bit more budget friendly. you my be able to see in the before pic the hood and top and tops of the doors had peeling/missing paint and primer. so considering that and the replacement fenders didnt match i decided to have a bit of fun with bare metal. the lighter shade of blue is a rattle can rustolium color, and the dark blue is what remains of the original paint.

there were a lot of unexpected issues (and expenses) along the way. a six month winter delay, and working 60 hours a week all added up 18 months to get her back on the road.

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Different, but I like it.

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thanks outlawdrifter. I think a did alright considering my budget and what i had to work with. once i faced the fact that after all of the unexpected expenses, even a quick primer job was beyond my budget. so i had to decide do i live with mismatched fenders and surface rust and faded/peeling paint on the upper section, and primer over the new sheet metal on the cab....or think slightly outta the box and come up with something else.

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You put together a nice cruiser there. Got the stance, tire/wheel sizes right, and good choice in wheels

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Looks great, I like it. Now drive and enjoy it.

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thanks guys. as mentioned, i never intended for this truck to be a serious project, but i did want to do something cool with it. the one thing i always had to keep in mind is that it still needed be used as a truck. so i had to stick with practical, realistic, basic and budget minded suspension mods and likewise wheel and tire combo.

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Since I actually washed them both in preparation to do some work over the weekend, here's the latest image w/the entire package in the same photo....

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That's a nice combo.

I had my utility trailer caps and wheels matched up to the Suburban. It turned out to be a challenge to find 15" wheels with the 4 1/2" bolt pattern and a center that accepted standard size hubcaps. I found 49-51 Ford car wheels at a swap meet. Typically, the 4 1/2" pattern wheels accept smaller caps, such as Mopar, and are 14". I ruined one of those wheels and discovered the LUV hubcaps fit the typical smaller center wheels. Now I need to paint the trailer wheels white

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I imagine that did take some sleuthing although I knew about the Luv caps being similar yet smaller than the 10" caps. My hunt was easier as it has the common 5x5 truck pattern.

I did the caps this way to better match the full covers on my dually. Since I've had this trailer for a while (20yrs), when I had Ralleys on my previous trucks, I did van Ralleys on the trailer & matched the cap style (73-87 or 88-98 depending on which truck it was @ the time). I still have the original modular steel wheels the trailer came with as they made good rollers or spares from time to time.

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The caps do look like the cap GM wheel covers have in them. I had that trailer a long time when I decided to put steelies w/caps on it. I got three 5 on 5 GM truck wheels sandblasted and I painted them argent, to match my '92 when I put the Accurides on that. I always assumed that's what the trailer had. I had to laugh at myself for being stupid. Hey, at least I was smart enough to measure before buying tires! I end up needing wheels popular with old school rodders. I can get new 15" 5 on 4.5" trailer wheels that take caps. They'll get painted white and I have the LUV hubcaps.

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Ranger wheels fit my trailer, pretty sure it's 4 1/2.

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They (steel ranger wheels) might be as hard to find as the earlier ford wheels. Most of the ones I see in yards have the aluminum option. Never realized how popular that combo was.

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Mine has 15" steel wheels, but a different style and they won't accept that hubcap. I need tires for them. The spare is a 14" steel, but also doesn't accept that hubcap.

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I had a couple of buddies that had Rangers back in the day (late 80's) w/the steelies + chrome caps/rings. I know their wheels were solid steelies but I never paid attention to the hub details. I can see on that posted image there is no 'nub' for the caps on the wheels w/the vent holes.

When I did the 5-lug swap on my old Fox body x-highway patrol car I used Ranger axles/drums for the rear portion of the swap so def 5x4.5 pattern.

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I remember seeing a 60s Thunderbird on Craigslist that had trailer rims and tires on it.

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My son had a '98 Ranger Flareside(?), like a Splash. We put 15" steel wheels like yours on it.

I think it's Dexter who sells new nub-type wheels in 15" with 4 1/2" pattern.

How about some pictures that I have saved? This truck was at a local Home Depot. I'd like to find one this clean

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I snapped pictures and uploaded some pictures I dug up.

Here is the '95 I had, shown just the way I bought it in '98
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After my personalization
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Here is the '92 on the job at about 10 years old

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Those early composite headlight grilles are just so clean looking.

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The big mistake. Sold the 89 regular cab and bought the extra cab. This was years ago but it's when I learned that concrete freeways suck when you're driving an extended wheelbase truck. I never noticed it in the regular cab but even my current 2005 GMC crew cab rides like crap on these concrete freeways.

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Sharp rigs!

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That's two beauties. I'm surprised that the longer wheelbase truck doesn't ride as well as the shorter one.

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I'm surprised, too. I guess on concrete hiways it's about the spacing of the expansion joints

Since we don't have a vintage pictures thread for these trucks (Do we?), here are some cheater shots of the '95 Chevy and '92 GMC. Cheater meaning just a blip of truck shown. All threes a good 20-25 years ago. Two on the job and one on vacation

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Exactly.

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I left out any comment on your trucks. Both are very vice. I really like the shortbed. Yes, both have short beds. I'm not an ext cab guy. I can appreciate some, like I do yours. But since extended cabs and crew cabs came along late in the game for me, I am used to there being only longbeds or shortbeds, with what they now call a regular cab. That all there ever was. To me, no mention of cab should be needed, it's just a cab. I just add extended cab or crew cab when referring to those trucks.

Here is a sharp '92 Sportside. The only thing I might add would be a diesel bumper for an added touch of aggressive.