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08-13-2015, 08:22 PM
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Location: west tx
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Building my INDY HAULER ....
...... With a twist!
 Pics & details soon to come. 
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08-13-2015, 09:22 PM
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Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Well I'm interested. I haven't seen one in 30yrs.
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08-13-2015, 10:15 PM
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Location: canton ga
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Im in.
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08-13-2015, 10:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: west tx
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
First off I'd like to give a BIG THANK YOU to those that have helped me through my build. They include my older brother COS399(username here), and a few others(that aren't members of this forum), y'all have been a big help!
My love for the crew cab square body began when my older brother(COS399) purchased a '78 model that he fixed up and restored nicely. I fell in love with that truck and vowed to someday build a special one of my own. I have always looked up to my older brother as he is one of those guys that gets along with just about anybody he meets and helps just about every chance he can. A very smart and likeable guy he is. Anyhow, those that know me in the Trans Am community are well aware of the fact that I eat, sleep and breathe Trans Am's so it was only natural that I would eventually combine my love for square bodies with my love for Trans Am's! I've always been a fan of the cannonball run movie and have always loved the Indy Hauler dually that they beat the hell out of throughout the entire movie. I've been talking about building one for roughly 5 years or so but since I'm not a big fan of the crew cab dually's and not a big fan of the single cab trucks(that GMC actually built) I decided I was going to make my own crew cab fleet side "Hauler" and call it my own and that is where the thread begins ........ |
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08-13-2015, 10:48 PM
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Location: west tx
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
I had been seriously talking about building the truck since about November of 2010 when I found a very nice '88 1-ton crew cab truck but ...... life happens and with a ton of other projects going I never found the time to get it started.
I eventually purchased another crew cab(this one a 3/4 ton) and even purchased a '93 dodge dually with 12 valve and getrag so I could rob the drivetrain out of and install it in my Hauler..... Once again, the 12 valve idea was my older brothers influence cause he did a swap in his '88 crew cab back before anybody was really doing it and I thought it was the coolest thing. 
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08-13-2015, 10:54 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Here is a pic of both crew cabs mentioned above parked nose to nose.
 And here is a pic of the '93 dodge that would be the donor for the powerplant.  And finally, the '88 Crew cab my brother built like 15 years ago.   
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08-13-2015, 10:58 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
In March of 2014 I had decided that I was going to use the brown 3/4 ton(pictured above) and drop the 12 valve cummins drivetrain from the '93 doge in it and was about 2 weeks from getting started on it when I "happened" to come across an ad in CL in a city only 180 miles away from me! It was basically a 1 owner 45k mile 1981 Crew Cab GMC ...... And the original owner had already dropped a 12 valve drivetrain under the hood!
I called the guy and struck a deal over the phone and the next day I was bringing it back home! Never did I imagine exactly how clean the truck would be until I seen it in person and I was happy I had made the deal!  Look carefully and you can see the plug for the diesel sticking out from under the bumper on the passenger side. 
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08-14-2015, 07:22 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: canton ga
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Very nice .
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08-14-2015, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Arizona
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Very cool...thanks for sharing. I really like the subtle things. You need to get pickup, trailer and trans am together for a nice pic. That would be cool.
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08-24-2015, 10:10 AM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
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Thanks! And, ............... I did happen to. 
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08-14-2015, 04:27 PM
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Location: Northeast KS
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
very cool build. i have always loved the indy haulers too. i did a snowflake wheel and hood shaker treatment to a 78 el camino a few years ago.
great attention to detail and pulling it all together!
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08-15-2015, 11:41 AM
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Location: Indep, MO
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
AWESOME! Love the trailer too. Nice work!
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08-15-2015, 12:25 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
What a cool build! I love the decals. Looks right at home towing that trailer.
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08-15-2015, 02:52 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Very nice build. GREAT vision & big props for keeping the 'theme' consistent to GM yet slightly tweaked.
I've been searching for a vent solution for my BBC CC dually to allow underhood heat somewhere to go & considered the 2nd GEN T/A vents. This has tilted the scales severely.
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08-15-2015, 03:51 PM
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Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Indy Hauler "with a twist" is right!!
Never saw that coming...lol!! 4 doors and an 8' box. Amazing tow rig. Just love the attention to detail. And it has the cummins ta boot! Great build and great pics. Your trailer kick's a-- too! Nice combo for sure. Thanx for sharing your truck with other truck nutz!! |
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08-15-2015, 06:53 PM
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Location: west tx
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Thanks for the compliments everyone, I am stoked that it is so well received! I'm very proud to own this truck and am very happy that I was FINALLY able to do it! I still have a few more pics to post and some editing to do to my thread cause I left a few things out. And as mentioned earlier, I still have to finish building the truck. For now though, I am taking care of things around the house that have been neglected for the past few weeks so I can live to finish the GMC-UMMINS.
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08-18-2015, 11:07 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Damn I love it!!
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08-24-2015, 11:25 AM
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Location: Arizona
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Yup....I was right, it's really cool. Thumbs up man
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08-24-2015, 12:43 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Nice job!! All or most of those Indy hauler trucks were made in Brighton,Mi at a place called cars & concepts I worked there from 1980-1996
Most of them that I saw were swb trucks
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08-24-2015, 01:00 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
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08-24-2015, 06:09 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
I don't have any but I can ask around somebody may have a few
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08-26-2015, 12:51 PM
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I'm just glad to be here!
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Location: Longview, TX
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Just found this thread. Awesome job putting your vision together. Well Done!
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01-18-2016, 11:27 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
I haven't chimed in lately cause I've been busy doing other things (life happens) but a buddy of mine that recorded a short video of my truck & trailer uploaded a video of it on YouTube today so I thought I would share it. .... Enjoy
SLB 2015 Hotel Walk Around 6: http://youtu.be/gr0PUk9CMdI |
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04-28-2016, 10:05 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Bump
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06-07-2016, 07:21 PM
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Re: Building my INDY HAULER ....
Very cool build! It turned out really nice! I really like the exhaust on it too. Your trailer is awesome! Do you have a T/A too? (I'm guessing so)
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