here's my truck 65 c20

[Budman56]

what do you think?

[Clyde65]

Heck of a change man, looks great!

oh and did you realize the 2nd and 3rd and 4th picture your missing some body parts? just asking.

[gimmy 64]

looks good. are you leaving it 3/4 ton any suspension changes? we are almost nieghbors i'm in menifee

[Captainfab]

Welcome to the forum

You don't mess around, do you? Is the frame powder coated or liquid paint? Are you upgrading the suspension and brakes? Looks good.

[Chvyman1975]

Looking good neighbor. Its going to be sweet in the end. Remember, you doing yours to that level was my motivation to not take mine that far....lol. But all BS aside its going to be one sweet ride when your done.

[Budman56]

yep in a hurry to drive it, and its powder coating, i found a really cheap place to have it done.

[Budman56]

no changes, just going to leave it orginal.

[LostMy65]

Originally Posted by Budman56

no changes, just going to leave it orginal.

The Original Rare Blue frame.

Welcome.

Look forward to seeing your progress.
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[Bears63]

Originally Posted by Budman56

no changes, just going to leave it orginal.

Good man!! That does me good to hear another person leaving a 3/4 ton as a 3/4 ton. Like the frame, but I have to ask, is there a particular reason you chose to do it blue? Curious is all.

[Budman56]

ya I forgot to take more photos when I tore it appart.

[LostMy65]

Off Topic....

I almost forgot about good Ol' BudMan.
I had a T-Shirt with BudMan on it.
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[Chevy Fleetside]

so where is this powder coater and how much was the frame?
You have to share man...

[Budman56]

long story short, i was going to paint it my self, but when i got the price to sand blast it, $150 an hour with a 2 hr min. then i would have to spend another $100 or so to buy and prep for the paint it would have cost me too much to do, so my wife suggested that i look into powder coating, but i told her it would cost too much to do. so anyway i decided to check on some price. and wow i was right, i got prices all the way to $1000. to powder coat the frame. but my last call to a company called seven's powder coating in riverside he quoted me $400 to sand blast and powder coat any color i wanted as long as it was a stock color. so i was headed down there to drop off the frame when i decided that i was going to do it in red. but when i got there i seen this blue and just had to have it instead of the red. i have also had just about every thing else i could think of powder coated and im just waiting to get it all bolted back on then i will post more pics of it.

[tazattitude]

Looking great. Sharp looking blue!!! Going to do a two tone on it? Blue and white? Maybe a white pearl (blue tinted pearl over the white would be sharp)

Are you building it in your drive-way, or did you move it out there?

[Budman56]

yep i like the 3/4 ton truck, and thats why i bought it. i will be driving this daily when its all finished thats why i tore it all down to completely rebuild it so that i wouldnt have any problems with it after i rebuilt everything. after my problems with my f250 diesel i just didnt want to have any more car payment and i can work on this my self with out having to pay a mechanic.

[8door]

I just got a quote from those guys today,to powder coat rims.
Are you happy with their job ?

[Budman56]

Originally Posted by 8door

I just got a quote from those guys today,to powder coat rims.
Are you happy with their job ?

very happy and their good guys and they turn it around quick.
what did they quote you on your rims?

[8door]

Originally Posted by Budman56

very happy and their good guys and they turn it around quick.
what did they quote you on your rims?

$150 for 4 rims.
I'm in Riverside so their close by.
Like what you doing to your truck.Mine also will be stock
and a daily.

[Turkey]

Nice! Looks great for a Gator fan!

[factorystock]

How is the clearance between auto trans and the original manual trans bell housing crossmember? I have heard most say it needs to be removed when there is a manual to auto swap.

[Captainfab]

I agree. There is absolutely no reason for the bellhousing crossmember to be there. It is just in the way IMO. The factory auto trucks did not have that crossmember in there.

Originally Posted by factorystock

How is the clearance between auto trans and the original manual trans bell housing crossmember? I have heard most say it needs to be removed when there is a manual to auto swap.

[A.T. RockDriller]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

I agree. There is absolutely no reason for the bellhousing crossmember to be there. It is just in the way IMO. The factory auto trucks did not have that crossmember in there.

I've got a quick question for you Cap.,
I'm swappin my BB V-6 (305E) for another one...(351E)....and also losing the SM420 for a TH400.
In my case, I'm working on a K1000 instead of a C series.
I'll be sliding the engine & tranny into it tomorrow....I think.
I have a good auto tranny cross member and it looks like everything will clear the manual cross member, albeit close.
It looks like in my case....(rear of the front leaf spring hangers) the original cross member is a lot more important structurally.
I was thinkin I'd leave it.......as I can't tell for sure if there are any clearance issues 'till I actually get her in there.
Your thoughts.....?

PS: If you have no thoughts on this one.....I'll let you know how it goes after I find out myself.

BTW....Budman.....
That thing just sparkles....I love it.

[Captainfab]

I agree with your thinking that the bellhousing crossmember adds support to the rear/front spring hangers. While this certainly sounds like a good thing, the later model K series trucks that came from the factory with an auto trans did not have that crossmember, which did not seem to have any adverse affects. When I get around to building my 4x4 Suburban, I will not have that crossmember in there. IMO it is just in the way for access to bolting up the torque converter, and running the exhaust.

Originally Posted by A.T. RockDriller

I've got a quick question for you Cap.,
I'm swappin my BB V-6 (305E) for another one...(351E)....and also losing the SM420 for a TH400.
In my case, I'm working on a K1000 instead of a C series.
I'll be sliding the engine & tranny into it tomorrow....I think.
I have a good auto tranny cross member and it looks like everything will clear the manual cross member, albeit close.
It looks like in my case....(rear of the front leaf spring hangers) the original cross member is a lot more important structurally.
I was thinkin I'd leave it.......as I can't tell for sure if there are any clearance issues 'till I actually get her in there.
Your thoughts.....?

PS: If you have no thoughts on this one.....I'll let you know how it goes after I find out myself.

BTW....Budman.....
That thing just sparkles....I love it.

[Budman56]

Originally Posted by factorystock

How is the clearance between auto trans and the original manual trans bell housing crossmember? I have heard most say it needs to be removed when there is a manual to auto swap.

Yep didn't need to be there, but I don't like removing things that could be structural and there was no clearance issue with leaving it. but I did grind the rivets and replace with bolts so it could be removed easly.
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[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by Budman56

Yep didn't need to be there, but I don't like removing things that could be structural and there was no clearance issue with leaving it. but I did grind the rivets and replace with bolts so it could be removed easly.
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sry