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Majician
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: In the Middle
Posts: 329
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Began rust removal on my '79, NOT MUCH LEFT!
I started removing the rusty parts of my K20 and this is all I was left with. I left the radiator in it and put the battery on top the air cleaner so I can still drive it and move it around. I have to put one foot on a frame rail and the other on the gas/brake pedal to drive. People look at me like I'm a little strange
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SKINNY TIRES RULE!
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Bothell, WA
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Where do you sit when you drive it?
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Majician
Join Date: Nov 2004
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I don't actually sit, I just kind of squat down and stand on the framerail with one foot and use the other foot for the gas, and hold on tight to the steering wheel. Maybe I need a pic of me driving, that would look funny!
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Still drivin' a Rat Rod
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Monett Missouri
Posts: 4,925
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lol how about a video?
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
Posts: 7,915
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Holy smokes dude! lol
Glad to see the old girl is getting a new body! Whatcha got in mind?
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1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) |
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Majician
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
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Ah, going new with it!
Both a shame, and very cool at the same time ![]()
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1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) |
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Majician
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: In the Middle
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Yep, I was having mixed emotions about the swap, and I REALLY like the '79 body style (grille, headlight trim). But, by switching to my '89 I will have far less rust, A/C, tilt, cruise, etc... a lot cheaper than it would be to fix up the old '79. The '79 has a divorced 205 t-case, so if I am thinking about everything correctly, I can just take the body, engine, and transmission from the '89 C1500 frame and set on the '79 K20 frame and just hook everthing back up and the body shouldn't even "know" it was moved. That's the plan anyway...
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: OR
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You should use a lawn chair and drive around town like that...
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Professional Grade
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
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You will need to move the frame mounts around for sure, possibly make your own. And be careful with that 700r4, make sure you never offroad it in overdrive for sure!
I'd ask the fellas on CK5 what they thought of a truck with that large of tires running OD ![]() You'll like the TBI too, if you need any help, lemme know ![]()
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1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) Last edited by Russell; 04-20-2005 at 10:07 AM. |
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Young'n
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Posts: 258
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holy hell, that thing actually runs? lol NICE
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hmm...
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Culver, Indiana
Posts: 1,631
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that looks about like where I'm going to be at when I take all the rust off my 67.
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Formerly yellow72custom
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 7,531
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You planning on chopping down the frame for the SWB bed or getting a LWB bed?
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I will have to get a LWB bed. The plan for the '89 shortbed is to make a pick-up bed trailer out of it after the cab is off. |
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Majician
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Yep! I'll get some pics of it doing a burn out in the dirt or something this weekend... LOL |
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SWB 4x4 Collector
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Location: Osage City, KS
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That's what I did with our Magnum Project. Started out with a 1985 lwb truck and got this out of the pairing. Good Luck on the project. Trevor
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