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Old 08-26-2010, 04:36 PM   #1
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1984 GMC short box rod
1984 GMC Sierra Long box with a 305. (shortened to a short box)
105 000 original KMS.
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Old 08-26-2010, 04:40 PM   #2
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Old 08-26-2010, 04:49 PM   #3
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Old 08-26-2010, 05:23 PM   #4
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lookin' good!!
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Old 08-27-2010, 09:24 AM   #5
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
thank you. every nut and bolt came off this thing.
started by sandblasting a parts frame which ended up being in awesome condition. will load pictures of me shorten the frame down to a short box frame.

took truck home and started to rebuild it weekend after weekend but kept it a low budget build. 2.5 inch drop spindles and self made rear axle flip kit. rims and tires i got off of a buddy $50 each! good deal to me. this is not a trailer queen but something i will enjoy. i'm now thinking on redoing the cab as underneath the cab is still very rusty over the winter.

gotta love northern rust!
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Old 08-27-2010, 09:27 AM   #6
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Old 08-27-2010, 09:31 AM   #7
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Old 08-27-2010, 09:36 AM   #8
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Old 10-11-2010, 08:30 AM   #9
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nice work
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Old 10-11-2010, 09:48 AM   #10
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thank you. stoped working on it, gonna save some more money to finish it. still looking for a box, then atleast it will look complete. =)
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Old 04-11-2011, 12:59 PM   #11
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
some more pictures. truck is out of storage. and work can start again
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Old 04-11-2011, 05:49 PM   #12
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
Cool build, very clean I like it,
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Old 05-29-2011, 05:20 PM   #13
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Old 05-29-2011, 06:06 PM   #14
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Old 05-29-2011, 08:55 PM   #15
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hey lookin good man!....glad your back!
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Old 05-29-2011, 09:01 PM   #16
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very nice how wide are those chrome rims?
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Old 05-30-2011, 11:51 AM   #17
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
10" in the rear. 8" in the front.

the list of things to do got extremely short over the last two weekends. its getting there
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Old 05-30-2011, 02:25 PM   #18
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
Look'n good any info on where 2 start cutting the frame 2 make it a short I plan on doing this 2 my lwb and do u have any pictures on where u started 2 make ur lines to cut and what's the measurements ... Thanks
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Old 05-30-2011, 07:00 PM   #19
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Very nice work!!!
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Old 05-31-2011, 03:07 AM   #20
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
found out after i have done so that there is a better/stronger way to do it..need to cut out a Z pattern cut.. wheel base is 14" shorter then a long box standard cab so i just eliminated 14" in the middle of the frame. once you put a short box onto it you can mark out the truck mount holes in the rear and will have to cut off part of the frame at the end to shorten the rest.

there is a thread about how to lay the cut out. and i basicly just figured out where on the frame i can cut out where it doesnt interfere with anything
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Old 05-31-2011, 03:17 AM   #21
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Old 06-01-2011, 03:26 AM   #22
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thats in km/h big guy. lol
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Old 06-01-2011, 10:42 AM   #23
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
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Might note that this link you posted is for a 67-72 and not a 73-87. The proceedure is the same but the measurements are not. Looks good BTW.
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Old 06-01-2011, 12:32 PM   #24
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Re: 1984 GMC short box rod
correct. same layout. different measurements
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Old 05-31-2011, 10:40 PM   #25
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Very nice build man keep up the good work....
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