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496 chevy · 12-07-2009, 01:54 AM

Here is the begining stages of the crew cab build I will post some more as I get some time. I shaved all the emblems, body seems, cab lights, did some custom touches to the interior, and made it into a single wheel no longer a dually. Soon to be cummins powered cant wait for it to be done I will keep you all posted.

496 chevy · 12-08-2009, 01:50 AM

Heres some more on the crew cab build. Here you can see me shaving all the seems welding in the holes in the roof from cab lights, preping the cab for primer, and paint.

496 chevy · 12-08-2009, 01:58 AM

here is the steel goodmark cowl induction hood being prepped and painted. the bed being prepped and painted.

menace121978 · 12-08-2009, 08:52 AM

love the pic of the cab on the trailer! hope to see mine on 1 too!

looking good...

tvblazer78 · 12-08-2009, 11:31 AM

Man that thing is big! How much lift did you put on it?

496 chevy · 12-08-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by tvblazer78

Man that thing is big! How much lift did you put on it?

it only has 8 inches in those pics. it now has ten.

496 chevy · 12-08-2009, 11:08 PM

Here are some pics of spraying the bed liner on in the bed. Gotta love ebay I got a $600-$700 bed liner for about two hundered after all said and done.

496 chevy · 12-08-2009, 11:15 PM

rubberized sound deadener. I would greatly recommend using sound deadener another ebay purchase. You may notice the white face gauges back lit with blue leds those are an overlay kit from ebay also only like thirty dollars and worth every penny.

1985-GMC · 12-08-2009, 11:21 PM

Man that truck looks sweet. What brand bed liner is that it looks really nice?

toomanytoyz · 12-08-2009, 11:57 PM

Very Nice Build, Can u tell me a little more about the bedliner kit? Ease of installation, a ebay link?? Quality of kit?

Thanks, Rick

joe231 · 12-09-2009, 12:08 PM

very nice!!!

deepnsteep · 04-04-2010, 12:45 AM

Any updates on this bad truck?!

496 chevy · 04-06-2010, 12:12 PM

I have been busy with work but I now have the corporate 14 with disc brakes under the rear the cummins is mocked up and just fixed the killer dowel pin. I will get some new pics up soon. thanks for the interest.

496 chevy · 05-11-2010, 12:54 AM

Here are some recent pictures. showing some frame mods for the cummins and the custom exhaust. I started it this last weekend. it is getting close now. need to finish the gauge pillar pod and some drive lines then it will move again. woo hoo!!!

okieraptor · 05-11-2010, 03:07 AM

What year cummins is that? Looks very sweet man keep up the good work.

496 chevy · 05-12-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by okieraptor

What year cummins is that? Looks very sweet man keep up the good work.

The cummins is a 91.5 with stock injectors tweaked the pump, 3200 gov. spring ,and new 35hx turbo.

SBTork · 05-11-2010, 03:09 AM

very cool project. How was the install of the "fat mat" insulation? I ask because I just removed my sagging headliner board from my '85 Suburban and have been thinking of using that stuff as a headliner for a while. Any input?

496 chevy · 05-12-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SBTork

very cool project. How was the install of the "fat mat" insulation? I ask because I just removed my sagging headliner board from my '85 Suburban and have been thinking of using that stuff as a headliner for a while. Any input?

the fat mat was easy to install and sticks great I would use it. I just started my cummins up in the truck and it is just as quiet as a new truck.

SBTork · 05-12-2010, 01:35 AM

cool, I think I will order some. Thanks a lot, and keep plugging away.

USSkoval · 05-12-2010, 09:25 PM

Any reason you are using a vacuum brake booster, rather than hydroboost?

svgould · 05-15-2010, 06:37 PM

Can you provide more details on frame modifications needed to install the cummins? thanx

496 chevy · 05-15-2010, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by svgould

Can you provide more details on frame modifications needed to install the cummins? thanx

I used the front crossmember out of the dodge I got the engine from. and I used some 2x6" 1/8" wall tubbing and plated the outside of the frame so I could cut some of the c channel away on the topside. probably wouldn't have to do this if it didn't have A/C.

**Dieselwrencher** · 05-18-2010, 09:33 PM

Very nice truck! This truck was dang nice before the resto! Nice job on the cummins swap as well. Do you plan on running an intercooler on it?

496 chevy · 05-19-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very nice truck! This truck was dang nice before the resto! Nice job on the cummins swap as well. Do you plan on running an intercooler on it?

Yeah I plan on running an intercooler I have been measuring a few of them and have heard that the second gen dodge one works good. do you have any input on that?

**Dieselwrencher** · 05-20-2010, 05:02 PM

Yes it does. In fact I put one in my little brother's 1984 chevy. Let me find you a link for a few pics.

The pics of the intercooler are near the bottom of the thread on the first page. If you need measurements or more pics, let me know. The truck is still at the body shop and I can get more pics because the intercooler is out of the support.
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...light=usmc+4x4

12-07-2009, 01:54 AM	#1
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Just thought I would show my crew cab build Here is the begining stages of the crew cab build I will post some more as I get some time. I shaved all the emblems, body seems, cab lights, did some custom touches to the interior, and made it into a single wheel no longer a dually. Soon to be cummins powered cant wait for it to be done I will keep you all posted. Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

12-08-2009, 01:50 AM	#2
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Heres some more on the crew cab build. Here you can see me shaving all the seems welding in the holes in the roof from cab lights, preping the cab for primer, and paint. Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

12-08-2009, 01:58 AM	#3
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build here is the steel goodmark cowl induction hood being prepped and painted. the bed being prepped and painted. Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

12-08-2009, 08:52 AM	#4
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build love the pic of the cab on the trailer! hope to see mine on 1 too! looking good... __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

12-08-2009, 11:31 AM	#5
tvblazer78 Low & Fast! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 3,110	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Man that thing is big! How much lift did you put on it? __________________ Southeastern Mini Truckin' Nationals April 27 and 28, 2012

12-08-2009, 11:08 PM	#7
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Here are some pics of spraying the bed liner on in the bed. Gotta love ebay I got a $600-$700 bed liner for about two hundered after all said and done. Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

12-08-2009, 11:15 PM	#8
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build rubberized sound deadener. I would greatly recommend using sound deadener another ebay purchase. You may notice the white face gauges back lit with blue leds those are an overlay kit from ebay also only like thirty dollars and worth every penny. Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

12-08-2009, 11:21 PM	#9
1985-GMC Chevy Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canyon Lake Texas Posts: 2,024	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Man that truck looks sweet. What brand bed liner is that it looks really nice? __________________ Tony 1985 GMC K2500 restoration Project: Rust, White & Blue 1989 Chevy R3500 CC Cummins & 4X4 swap some day... 1989 Burb (D60, 14BFF, 12V, NV4500, NP205, 37" tires in progress)

12-08-2009, 11:57 PM	#10
toomanytoyz Luv the Crewcabs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Andrews, In. 46702 Posts: 4,097	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Very Nice Build, Can u tell me a little more about the bedliner kit? Ease of installation, a ebay link?? Quality of kit? Thanks, Rick __________________ 55 Nomad 52 Willys Truck 67 Stepper 67 Fleet 68 Wrecker 68 Suburban 76 Crewcab 79 Gmc Dumptruck 84 Blazer 86 Crewcab Stepside 87 Iroc 89 GMC Plow Truck 91 Camaro Vert 96 Z71 Stepsde

12-09-2009, 12:08 PM	#11
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build very nice!!! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

04-04-2010, 12:45 AM	#12
deepnsteep Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gillette, Wy Posts: 46	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Any updates on this bad truck?!

04-06-2010, 12:12 PM	#13
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build I have been busy with work but I now have the corporate 14 with disc brakes under the rear the cummins is mocked up and just fixed the killer dowel pin. I will get some new pics up soon. thanks for the interest. __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

05-11-2010, 12:54 AM	#14
496 chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Longview, WA Posts: 99	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Here are some recent pictures. showing some frame mods for the cummins and the custom exhaust. I started it this last weekend. it is getting close now. need to finish the gauge pillar pod and some drive lines then it will move again. woo hoo!!! Attached Images __________________ crew cab chevy cummins powered

05-11-2010, 03:07 AM	#15
okieraptor Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: northern texas, southern oklahoma Posts: 144	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build What year cummins is that? Looks very sweet man keep up the good work. __________________ 82 chevy longbed(grey truck)first truck when i was 15!

05-11-2010, 03:09 AM	#17
SBTork Garage wrench Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaCrosse, WI Posts: 1,855	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build very cool project. How was the install of the "fat mat" insulation? I ask because I just removed my sagging headliner board from my '85 Suburban and have been thinking of using that stuff as a headliner for a while. Any input? __________________ -Adam 90 V1500 GMC Suburban 350/700R4/NP241..... 01 Saturn SL1 stock DD.....



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05-12-2010, 01:35 AM	#19
SBTork Garage wrench Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaCrosse, WI Posts: 1,855	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build cool, I think I will order some. Thanks a lot, and keep plugging away. __________________ -Adam 90 V1500 GMC Suburban 350/700R4/NP241..... 01 Saturn SL1 stock DD.....

05-12-2010, 09:25 PM	#20
USSkoval Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: West Jefferson, OH Posts: 999	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Any reason you are using a vacuum brake booster, rather than hydroboost? __________________ -Andy '77 K5 Blazer '78 K10 Shortbed '78 C20 Suburban '79 K30 Crew Cab Dually '84 C10 Short Stepside '88 K20 Suburban

05-15-2010, 06:37 PM	#21
svgould Active Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Boise Idaho Posts: 296	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Can you provide more details on frame modifications needed to install the cummins? thanx __________________ 1971 SWB SOLD LT1 motor / 4l60E transmission ECE front dropped spindles with stock height springs 4" rear springs Coys Wheels 18 x 8 all the way around Hydratech hydroboost brake system

05-18-2010, 09:33 PM	#23
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Very nice truck! This truck was dang nice before the resto! Nice job on the cummins swap as well. Do you plan on running an intercooler on it? __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

05-20-2010, 05:02 PM	#25
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,142	Re: Just thought I would show my crew cab build Yes it does. In fact I put one in my little brother's 1984 chevy. Let me find you a link for a few pics. The pics of the intercooler are near the bottom of the thread on the first page. If you need measurements or more pics, let me know. The truck is still at the body shop and I can get more pics because the intercooler is out of the support. http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...light=usmc+4x4 __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.* Last edited by Dieselwrencher; 05-20-2010 at 05:06 PM.

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