1964 gmc 1000

[McMurphy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

alittle video on the 64

http://youtu.be/U65dTaEn62Q

Kro64 Movie - YouTube

Welllllllllll Hello page 19 !!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Thanks McMurphy!!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

sweetest inline ever! one day one day!!!!

the sound of this thing has got to be unreal.

[chevy_man5]

Wow!!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

straight 12 anyone lol

[TJ's Chevy]

Kro, I noticed that your 230 has an oem gm hei on it. Those are very good to keep, if it works well I would leave it on there. And I watched yer vid on adjusting rocker arms, your is sure pumping oil alot better then mine!lol!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Hey buddy! thanks for the tip it was on there when i got her and so far seems to be working like a champ and holy crap yours are worse then mine i thought mine couldn't get much worse haha! so far not much for the trucks this summer my job has been a little back and forth although i started a new one at the first of the mouth so hopefully cash flow will pick up and i can finish up the 4x4 before the snow hits again!

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

Hey buddy! thanks for the tip it was on there when i got her and so far seems to be working like a champ and holy crap yours are worse then mine i thought mine couldn't get much worse haha! so far not much for the trucks this summer my job has been a little back and forth although i started a new one at the first of the mouth so hopefully cash flow will pick up and i can finish up the 4x4 before the snow hits again!

I have two bad lifters, three pushrods that are barely turning, one pushrod spinning like it should, weak valve springs, a bad cam with flat spots!, slamming valves, to much fuel, and the dang thing still does 4500 rpm!!!! HAHAHAHA! Good ol chevy! Like I always say, A broke ol chevy is better than a brand new Ford! AHAHAHAHA! Anyway enough with that crap, Hope you are able to get your rig on the road, let me know if there's something I can help out with. T.J.

[TJ's Chevy]

OH!!! And low compression! Down to 95 psi!

[rusty76]

Kool truck man! Just spent some time reading over this build. I dig it man. I also added your truck to the "low buck build thread" in the general discussion realm. Lots of '60-'66 trucks there. Just thought your truck fit that mold. Thanks for sharing.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=581873

[KroAutomotiveInc]

hey thanks! i definitely enjoy trying to get rolling on little cash. i haven't worked on this truck in a while. check out my 4x4 build its also a budget build so to speak.

[rusty76]

Will do.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

would a suburban body fit on a truck frame, wheel base wise and would there be a difference by year 60-63/64-66?

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

would a suburban body fit on a truck frame, wheel base wise and would there be a difference by year 60-63/64-66?

Not sure but you can post that in the Suburban threads....

[padresag]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

would a suburban body fit on a truck frame, wheel base wise and would there be a difference by year 60-63/64-66?

the w/base is the same on a suburban as is on a short w/base p/up, but there are a few differences. the only similarity on body mounting in their respective years is the front cab mount- every other mounting spot and brackets are different. the frames are basically the same except the suburban has an extension to the rear. in the 60-62 era, you have the x frame in the 2 wheel and a ladder frame in the 4 x 4(there is a different ext for the 4 x 4 so that the frame goes out to 42" at the rear), there is different mounting widths between the early and later models. in the later models the frame width is the same between 2 and 4 wheel drive. there is also a difference between frame depth between a 2 and 4 wheel drive.
the question is why would you want to change the frame unlee you are trying to get away from an x frame. if you are going from an x frame to a later frame it would be advisable to find a later suburban or panel frame so that you have the proper frame extensions as the early ones will not work on the later frames. I may have a set of the later extensions kicking around if I didn't turf them in the scrap
ron

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Ron thank you for all the info, what i am pondering is getting rid of my body drop it leaves me with 0 leg room. My options are 1. get a new cab 2. build an extended cab witch i would want to extent the frame to keep the long bed. 3. shorten the frame to 115 inch and put sub body on my frame. and 4 witch would be the most costly but most fun, reverses the body drop on the truck while building in a full roll cage and turn the truck in to a mild pre runner. honestly tho the sub body onto my frame has me most interested.

[padresag]

here is the back part on my frame. see how it goes past that last crossmember

ron

[KroAutomotiveInc]

so the 230 finally died im pretty sure it has a crack in the block or head by what its doing, ive decided not to find out if its possibly the gasket i will just put the time and money into getting the 4x4 over its last hump to get some plates on it.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by KroAutomotiveInc

so the 230 finally died im pretty sure it has a crack in the block or head by what its doing, ive decided not to find out if its possibly the gasket i will just put the time and money into getting the 4x4 over its last hump to get some plates on it.

Man that is a dang shame! How is it running??? Does it sound like mine or worse? Mine I believe has a blown head gasket. But sorry to hear that bud!! Well....now it is time for a 6.7 cummins!!!!

[KroAutomotiveInc]

Thanks buddy i was sad at first but the more i thought about it the more it made me realize it just meant i could put some time into the 4x4. I lost the water pump on the way home from work i took it as far as i had before waited for lifter noise before i shut her off and coasted down a off ramp was just trying to get as close to home as i could.

but after the new water pump was put back in and she started to warmed up she clouded out the whole neighborhood. its leaking into cylinder number 3 but only leaks if its warmed up once its off it holds pressure in the cooling system. so im thinking that its most likely the block or head by the way its only leaking if warm makes since to me at least that it would be a hair line crack. ether way the hours and especially the money could have the 4x4 on the road with the same amount of work in different areas.

Last night i started on the brake lines i will get some pics up im pretty proud of myself its turning out great for my first try!

[TJ's Chevy]

Hope everything works out well.