The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network - View Single Post - NEW BUILD - 66 GMC on Roadmaster / Caprice 9C1 Chassis

Nobondo · 11-14-2015, 06:55 PM

My 14 yr old son and I are graduating from a '62 Cub Cadet restomod that we built together to a '66 custom shop truck for the family repair business.

We have a crusty '66 GMC LWB coming in that will be converted to a shortbed and then dropped onto an LT1 powered chassis. I've heard of a few people that have done this build, but can't find much concrete information out there at all, so I'm assuming this will be interesting.

This will be more of a ratty/patina style truck built to be a driver. I'm hoping the conversion will provide a challenge, but also give us some reliability on the road for long hauls, decent gas mileage, decent handling and braking, lower stance, etc, etc, without braking the bank on new parts from a catalogue. Plus we're up in Canada, so multiply that by 1.35 per USD!

We're just going to take it one day at a time and see where it goes. We'd appreciate all your advice and will begin posting pictures and details as we get rolling.

11-14-2015, 06:55 PM	#1
Nobondo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 41	NEW BUILD - 66 GMC on Roadmaster / Caprice 9C1 Chassis My 14 yr old son and I are graduating from a '62 Cub Cadet restomod that we built together to a '66 custom shop truck for the family repair business. We have a crusty '66 GMC LWB coming in that will be converted to a shortbed and then dropped onto an LT1 powered chassis. I've heard of a few people that have done this build, but can't find much concrete information out there at all, so I'm assuming this will be interesting. This will be more of a ratty/patina style truck built to be a driver. I'm hoping the conversion will provide a challenge, but also give us some reliability on the road for long hauls, decent gas mileage, decent handling and braking, lower stance, etc, etc, without braking the bank on new parts from a catalogue. Plus we're up in Canada, so multiply that by 1.35 per USD! We're just going to take it one day at a time and see where it goes. We'd appreciate all your advice and will begin posting pictures and details as we get rolling.