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Stuck in the middle.
Well Chaps, you all are a very bad influence terrible terrible influence, for you feed me man many pictures of hopped up and fixed up good ole American made Pickum-up trucks, and I am getting too many ideas.
Last night with the 1 ton dually pics post thread, My mind went into full tilt and my head is starting to implode because I cant make up my friggin mind. As many of you know I have my 72 Chevrolet 1 ton dually the "Boss hoss" ![]() I am now at a cross roads with this truck, because I have 2 potential ways to go with the build in my head, and both are just way too cool! The first is to keep the truck a 2wd, Upgrade the monster 454 that is already sporting a steel crank, H-beam rods, forged pistons, and a full roller cam and roller rockers with an Edelbrock EFI system. ![]() ![]() This would be a pretty fast upgrade, and would include an upgrade to a MSD 6AL Ignition box, and a Pro Billet distributor. The truck already has a NV4500, so the tranny issues are already handled. I also have a 4.10 geared 14 bolt I can stuff in the back. I also can get the complete front suspension out of the 95 1 ton dually I pulled the nv4500 and 14 bolt out of if I want to upgrade my front end thus making parts much easier to find. (you tell the kid at autozone you need anything for a 72 C/30 with a 454 be prepared to answer dumb assed questions like "Is it a half ton?" and "Is it four wheel drive" or my favorite "Is that the 5.7?" I would then be looking at cutting the 6 inches out of the frame, and shortening the wheelbase to 127 inches. Then taking a page out of 67_C-30's book and put a regular long bed on it, and whack off a set of step side fenders and make it a dually bed. ![]() It looks great, and when you get it to the completed stage, it looks even better. If I do mine in this manner, it will be done in all white, and I will do the interior either red or royal blue. Now on the other hand... Last edited by MrBeast; 05-15-2008 at 05:38 AM. |
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
Now on the other hand...
If I stick with a flat bed, well they look pretty awesome in that setup too, and are ultra functional. ![]() ![]() If I do this, I will install a 6BT Cummins, I can get the 12 valve, rebuild it cheap because I work at a Cummins dealer, so I can buy everything I need at COST! I also found an outfit that sells and adapter that will allow me to hook my GM NV4500 up to the Cummins. ![]() The next ace I would have up my sleeve would be to run the Advance Adapters Atlas II 4 speed transfer case, giving me an ultra low low, so I could run like 3.55's in the rear end to help with the fuel economy, but still have that super low low for when things get sticky. Then I would be converting the truck to a 10 lug and bolting on a set of Michelin XDS2's on 19.5" rims, They stand 33.6 inches tall and with the 3.55 rear would put me at 1815 RPM @ 70 MPH. It would wind up painted white, and be mildly lifted. Similar to Yukon Jack's friend Tony's truck. ![]() The main differences being that the bed would be painted white, and seeing as how I had a Cummins I would put Semi style stacks up either side of the headache rack, as well as a big tool box under one side of the bed, and a huge fuel tank on the other. A dump bed also might be in the works as well. Once again it would be really awesome built up this way, and would be a very very capable machine. Thus you all can see why I am having a damn hard time choosing here. I need your input. - Beast.
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
it's easy...
Do it with a longhorn 8 1/2 foot bed...133 inch wheelbase. Make the bed a dump bed, slap the 454 in there, and screw the parts kid at auto zone. When i need plugs for my caddy engine in my one ton, i just tell him it's a 78 eldorodo. |
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
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I have looked around, but longhorn beds aren't exactly plentiful.
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
Which would you get more use out of...... or does that not really matter?
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I have a radical idea!
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
The Longhorn dually would be nice, but I too had trouble finding one. Until I cut my frame that is, then I found out that Uncle had several of them. I'd say build it for you need it for. I wanted a pickup that would be good for towing and the fact that I had always wanted a '67 small rear window dually pickup.
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
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Now if I do the Cummins and flat bed, it will be a 4x4, and the flat bed will allow me to haul a lot of stuff with out needing a trailer, plus it is a 4x4 so if I make the trek to Montana, I have to worry less about what the weather is doing.
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
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![]() If I don't watch myself, pretty soon my truck list is going to look like yours. Good thing I have 3 acres! lol. Are the beds uncle has in any kind of decent shape? I would sure love to not have to cut my frame down.
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I have a radical idea!
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
That is a pretty tight truck.
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Re: Stuck in the middle.
Bump.
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