Bigmoe's 65 GMC10 project.
 

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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Ya square tubing from Home Depot and a piece of aluminum.

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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. :)