How about some pics of '73-'91 Crew Cab Short beds?

[joe231]

Originally Posted by eke82

i have an 81 swb i redid about ten years ago that i want to stretch into 4 doors since 2 car seats and wife wont fit in the front seat with me very well i have everything to do it but the cab itself cant seem to find a rust free cab in nebraska or everyone want a fortune for a complete pickup around here keep looking on craigslist and every other site

I know where a cab is here in Oklahoma, with no doors, for $200.....

Originally Posted by cvalcore

i just bought a rebuild fuel injected 454 with 0 miles on for mine.

very cool!!
have you started a build thread?
we need more pics!

[eke82]

were at in oklahoma? i am about 8 hrs from norman what options for the cab and color is it?
thanks eric everingham

[joe231]

Originally Posted by eke82

were at in oklahoma? i am about 8 hrs from norman what options for the cab and color is it?
thanks eric everingham

I think it is a '78
No doors, it has a/c though.
I think it is either light brown or orange and white 2 tone.
It is in the far east side of OKC.
I'll see if I can find the guys number
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[cvalcore]

no have not but i will soon im just gathering parts at the moment

[joe231]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6qNi1lXtSc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzCdui3apZw

[Tow Me]

Pretty cool laid out CCSB. I found this on the Dropsicles CC website under their Lethbridge, AB chapter. www.dropsicles.com
Says the owner is Rich and its a 1985 Chevy Crew Cab short box.

[STOCKISH]

Any more out there?

[bagged74]

just realized I hadn't posted my latest one in this thread

[toomanytoyz]

These pics were in the other thread about Crews..........

Rick

[toomanytoyz]

Would it be Possible to make this Thread a Stickie???

Rick

[kevinr1970]

Posted these in the artistic shots thread.

[Devillusion]

Originally Posted by kevinr1970

...what size tires are you running? And what drop front/rear? I am doing the same thing to mine except keeping it 8 lug and using a cab and chassis 14 bolt which is narrower for a wider meat out back. Going to stick with widened stock steelies in a 16"...

nice ride by the way, build thread?

[D.FENS]

If I started with a 1ton DRW crewcab, what would the smartest way to get the parts needed for a CCSB conversion? Buy a 1/2 ton parts truck?

Don't light me up for axing a stupid question. Never really used my dually for what I bought it for and maybe this way I can actually get some use out of it.

[kevinr1970]

Originally Posted by D.FENS

If I started with a 1ton DRW crewcab, what would the smartest way to get the parts needed for a CCSB conversion? Buy a 1/2 ton parts truck?

Don't light me up for axing a stupid question. Never really used my dually for what I bought it for and maybe this way I can actually get some use out of it.

Depends what your desired end result is; do you want to convert to 1/2 ton suspension?
If so, then getting a complete (as far as the parts needed) swb parts truck would be ideal.
- lower control arms (although I read that someone is making a 3"(?) drop spindle for converting 3/4 and 1 ton trucks to 5-lug rotors)
- rear-end
- short bed gas tanks (14 gal.)
- rear frame section if you choose that method, which I did because I had the donor and it seemed like the easiest most straight forward way to do it, but turns out that is not fool-proof either?
- most importantly, a short bed
- etc.

[rs72z]

Mines getting close so here's a few pics. I hope to get closer to wrapping it up this weekend.

[kevinr1970]

Originally Posted by Devillusion

...what size tires are you running? And what drop front/rear? I am doing the same thing to mine except keeping it 8 lug and using a cab and chassis 14 bolt which is narrower for a wider meat out back. Going to stick with widened stock steelies in a 16"...

nice ride by the way, build thread?

275/60-15 rear, 255/60-15 front

flip kit (6"?), 3" spindles, 1" springs - had 3" springs (first picture posted), but that was too much. Looked cool, but was not realistic to be driven regularly. That picture was when I had 235/75-15 tires on it, with the 255/60's it would have been probably 1" closer to the ground in front...

Back surgery on Monday 05/23 and then 2-3 weeks off work. I ought to have plenty of time then to go through my pictures and put a build thread together.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by toomanytoyz

Would it be Possible to make this Thread a Stickie???

Rick

nope, sorry.
not for lack of trying either....

Originally Posted by kevinr1970

Posted these in the artistic shots thread.

nice!

[Chevy_Crazy]

Cool pix

[freemoto_xxx]

heres mine

[joe231]

Originally Posted by freemoto_xxx

heres mine

NICE!!

what are the specs?

and what part of AK are you in?

[freemoto_xxx]

At the time it had a 9.5" lift on the front 11.5" in the back. 350 hp marine 6.5 turbo diesel th400 np205. Right now it's in the process of a 5.9 and Allison 1000 swap. I'm in anchorage btw.
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[joe231]

right on!
glad to see you post up....you been lurking since 2006?
you still have the 6.5?

[freemoto_xxx]

Yep I still have it but after running 20 psi of boost one of the pistons cracked. The motor only had 2000 miles on it.
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[joe231]

Oops!!
Lol
Single turbo?
How are the heads and turbo system?
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[freemoto_xxx]

Yea it a single turbo. It's the banks sidewinder turbo with a custom 4" straight piped exhaust. Only 1 head is good and the turbo system survived also.
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