Building my INDY HAULER .... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

collect t/as · 08-13-2015, 08:22 PM

...... With a twist!

Pics & details soon to come.

80streetcoupe · 08-13-2015, 09:22 PM

Well I'm interested. I haven't seen one in 30yrs.

flashed · 08-13-2015, 10:15 PM

Im in.

collect t/as · 08-13-2015, 10:39 PM

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 ........

collect t/as · 08-13-2015, 10:48 PM

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.

collect t/as · 08-13-2015, 10:54 PM

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.

collect t/as · 08-13-2015, 10:58 PM

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.

flashed · 08-14-2015, 07:22 AM

Very nice .

carboncrew · 08-14-2015, 10:40 AM

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.

collect t/as · 08-24-2015, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carboncrew

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.

Thanks! And, ............... I did happen to.

OutlawDrifter · 08-14-2015, 04:27 PM

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!

Low Elco · 08-15-2015, 11:41 AM

AWESOME! Love the trailer too. Nice work!

Matt Man · 08-15-2015, 12:25 PM

What a cool build! I love the decals. Looks right at home towing that trailer.

SCOTI · 08-15-2015, 02:52 PM

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.

80streetcoupe · 08-15-2015, 03:51 PM

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!!

collect t/as · 08-15-2015, 06:53 PM

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.

NASTY-LSX · 08-18-2015, 11:07 PM

Damn I love it!!

carboncrew · 08-24-2015, 11:25 AM

Yup....I was right, it's really cool. Thumbs up man

67swb72klb · 08-24-2015, 12:43 PM

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

collect t/as · 08-24-2015, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67swb72klb

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

I would love to see some pics of them being assembled .... Or any pics of them if you happen to have any!

67swb72klb · 08-24-2015, 06:09 PM

I don't have any but I can ask around somebody may have a few

aggie91 · 08-26-2015, 12:51 PM

Just found this thread. Awesome job putting your vision together. Well Done!

collect t/as · 01-18-2016, 11:27 PM

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

COS399 · 04-28-2016, 10:05 PM

Bump

**Dieselwrencher** · 06-07-2016, 07:21 PM

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)

08-13-2015, 08:22 PM	#1
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	Building my INDY HAULER .... ...... With a twist! Pics & details soon to come.

08-13-2015, 09:22 PM	#2
80streetcoupe Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 91	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Well I'm interested. I haven't seen one in 30yrs.

08-13-2015, 10:15 PM	#3
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Im in.

08-13-2015, 10:39 PM	#4
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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 ........

08-13-2015, 10:48 PM	#5
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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.

08-13-2015, 10:54 PM	#6
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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.

08-13-2015, 10:58 PM	#7
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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.

08-14-2015, 07:22 AM	#8
flashed Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: canton ga Posts: 12,724	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Very nice .

08-14-2015, 10:40 AM	#9
carboncrew Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 446	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. __________________ ________________ My very own build My tailgating ambulance Last edited by carboncrew; 08-14-2015 at 10:45 AM.

08-14-2015, 04:27 PM	#11
OutlawDrifter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Northeast KS Posts: 1,788	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! __________________ 1999 GMC Suburban K2500 SLT, 454/4L80E 1991 Z/28, 6.0L/T56 1949 GMC 250, S10 Frame, 6.0L/4L80E Instagram @aceshighspeedshop

08-15-2015, 11:41 AM	#12
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... AWESOME! Love the trailer too. Nice work! __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

08-15-2015, 12:25 PM	#13
Matt Man Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Buhl, Idaho Posts: 1,438	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... What a cool build! I love the decals. Looks right at home towing that trailer. __________________ 86 c30 crew cab dually 454/400 4/6 drop SOLD 1-8-11 1981 chevy K10 short Bed Scottsdale SOLD 10-26-2020 67 GMC Stepside Straight six/3 on the tree "The Peach" 2020 Silverado Double Cab LT Z71 5.3 8 speed Daily Driver K10 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=671934 The Peach build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=733903

08-15-2015, 02:52 PM	#14
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,064	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. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

08-15-2015, 03:51 PM	#15
80streetcoupe Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 91	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!!

08-15-2015, 06:53 PM	#16
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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	#17
NASTY-LSX Registered User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: HOUSTON Posts: 355	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Damn I love it!!

08-24-2015, 11:25 AM	#18
carboncrew Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 446	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Yup....I was right, it's really cool. Thumbs up man __________________ ________________ My very own build My tailgating ambulance

08-24-2015, 12:43 PM	#19
67swb72klb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: livingston co.mi Posts: 2,470	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 __________________ California 65 GTO---Texas 64 burb 283 ---Oklahoma 67 CST SWB BBW wood bed 327 2004r---New Mexico 72 k10 350 350 auto---Georga 72 short step project

08-24-2015, 06:09 PM	#21
67swb72klb Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: livingston co.mi Posts: 2,470	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... I don't have any but I can ask around somebody may have a few __________________ California 65 GTO---Texas 64 burb 283 ---Oklahoma 67 CST SWB BBW wood bed 327 2004r---New Mexico 72 k10 350 350 auto---Georga 72 short step project

08-26-2015, 12:51 PM	#22
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: Building my INDY HAULER .... Just found this thread. Awesome job putting your vision together. Well Done! __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

01-18-2016, 11:27 PM	#23
collect t/as Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: west tx Posts: 67	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

04-28-2016, 10:05 PM	#24
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06-07-2016, 07:21 PM	#25
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