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I've been posting occasion pics of my project related to what ever I was needing advice on at the time, etc., but now that it's finally done I thought I'd post some pics of the entire project. It was 2 1/2 years in the making but over a year of that was at the body shop. I bought the truck as a basket case, a 65 GMC. The frame had been cleaned and painted and the cab had been at a reputable body shop to be prepped for paint. It came with two boxes and I also bought a parts truck. The 5.3LS motor I got from a written off 2008 Chev Tahoe that had only 69000km (43000 miles). My apologies for the ones that are upside down. I finally figured out which way to hold my iphone.
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I acquired a square body front crossmember. 2 1/2" drop spindles.
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Exhaust holes through the crossmember and modified trans crossmember for exhaust.
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Engine plates. Ended up using 3rd hole set forward to clear the firewall.
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Picked up some 2008 Odyssey second row seats. I ended up recessing the mounts to gain more headroom. (I'm 6'3) They can be popped out of the truck by just pulling a release handle.I removed the handles on the back of the seats so they would go back further and removed the inner arm rests. Console is from a newer Silverado.
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Aftermarket mirrors from Ebay
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Progress in paint booth
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RnD rad. Spal fan.
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Finished the back wall with a piece I got from an ?04 F150 std cab and some Kydex plastic I formed for the corners.
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motor goes in
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I used an in cab recirculating heater because I didn't like the Deluxe heater in the engine bay. I had to modify the glove box because it was hitting the heater assembly.
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Made some licence plate brackets to center the plate.
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I applied vinyl stripe. The truck had no trim holes so we didn't know where to paint the stripe.
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I used an Art Carr/Winters shifter. Cable actuated made it easier to position. It also has neutral safety and reverse switches.
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Trim applied with 3M tape
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All done!
The wheels are 17 x 8 with 4 1/2" backspace. I have a square body rear end that is 3/4" wider per side. 235-60-17 and 255-60-17 2 1/2" drop spindles and stock springs in front and Jeep 97-06 rear coils (ACDelco 45H2104) |
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72 bumper
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Wow looks good, is that a homemade fan shroud?
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Went with a Dakota Digital universal dash with BIM module. Just plugs into the OBD II port.
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Engine bay
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Tanks Inc USPT-GH 15 gallon gas tank. I was going to fill up the middle thruogh the wood but ended up using the fill neck on the side, through the frame, to the corner of the box.
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Truck looks great!
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Filler in the corner of the box. Filling it is slowed, probably because of the 45 degree elbow, but it's not too bad.
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Man that's looking sweet!
Love those license plate mounts. I'm going to make a pair for mine. :) |
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Back to the top, how come this is not truck of the month, you get my Vote.
Beautiful truck, well done. The bed wood color with the truck color is perfect. |
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