84 Crew Cab Rebuild

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by joe231

Wow, that sounds crazy.
Can you register it as a regular truck, then put the seat back in until the registration is due again?

yes but if i get pulled over with them in and passengers using them i will get a ticket on about $18000 and possible jail time also the registration fee over again which is about $2700
they are crazy about this

a gentelman last fall drove his Range Rover Sport which was registred without back seats he put them in to take his famliy on holiday in france he got caught he got 15 days in jail

Alot of laws and fees on vehicle here is crazy, we complain alot here but when we stop for a sec and think about it we have it better then alot of other countrys, i love my country but i would like to move over to the states someday

[Colt Cobra]

Hey Thomas, if(when?) you hand grenade the 6.2, I know youve got a motor planned for it, but you should really look @ a 4-53T or 4-71 2 stroke Detroit Diesel, those things run 4 ev er and sound absolutely Beastly, and make around 400+ on the TQ Meter, dunno about the HP Number tho.

[GmtGmt]

hey paul i have been thinking for a 2 stroke to for the kicks

YouTube- 4-53T 2 stroke detroit diesel and 2...

but im have been considering getting a wreaked Duramax Diesel truck and take complete engine wiring and Trans

but i cant see why it souldent hold up there are talking to one that has his CUCV twin turbo 6.2 that have work flawlessly for the last 5 years

[GmtGmt]

The Date have been Set.

5-1-10 is the 8th Annual US Night Cruise in town
im going to bring the truck if i can get it driverbell

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

hey paul i have been thinking for a 2 stroke to for the kicks


but im have been considering getting a wreaked Duramax Diesel truck and take complete engine wiring and Trans

but i cant see why it souldent hold up there are talking to one that has his CUCV twin turbo 6.2 that have work flawlessly for the last 5 years

I agree. If you keep the boost below 10 psi and keep the EGT's below 1000 degrees the 6.2 will live a long healthy life. The twin turbo set-up actually helps to keep the EGT's down because it eliminates a lot of the restriction that a single turbo presents. I have had 2 and I am about to have a 3rd 6.2 with turbo set-up and they have been great. These engines got a bad rep because of terrible glow plug systems and lot of the botten end failures are due to people spraying too much ether in them to crank them due to glow plug system. It would have been a good idea to put a stud girdle in it while it was out as insurance.

[GmtGmt]

Updates

Got my Cab home along with 2 rust free doors and my sleeper



Got doors


Time to start body work next is turbo charing this thing

[Matt Man]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

Updates

Got my Cab home along with 2 rust free doors and my sleeper



Got doors


Time to start body work next is turbo charing this thing

looking good! cant wait to see this thing done.

[GmtGmt]

Finaly made some good progress

new shifter knob


got some home made anti skeek and tank traps made

EWWW


Got the cab on finaly feels great to its starting to look like a truck again


but turn out it has alittle more rust then i though oh well, the worst rust is at the windshield, and door jams it has the useale rust in the rockers and corners but its much better then my old cab

[GmtGmt]

Got started on the body work today
cut the cab corners off have to make a panel from the inner corner but the LMC fits the outer corners great.



started to work on the Core Support turned out good

[Matt Man]

looking good, hows that 6.2 going?

[Stitch]

Don't know I'd you figured it out or not but the three lights and the relay on your harness is the glow plug light, WIF light, and the low coolant light that goes in the speedo

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by Matt Man

looking good, hows that 6.2 going?

Doing good, ordered Silicone hoses for the turbos, ordred a new Starter Solenoid from rockauto, sent the exhursts gaskets out to have a guy water jet some stainless steel flanges for the Turbo Manifolds, trying to build a More relibel Glow Plug System with a new Controler from a system that allmost never Fails,

Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

Don't know I'd you figured it out or not but the three lights and the relay on your harness is the glow plug light, WIF light, and the low coolant light that goes in the speedo

Thanks Fat Hoe

[Stitch]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

Doing good, ordered Silicone hoses for the turbos, ordred a new Starter Solenoid from rockauto, sent the exhursts gaskets out to have a guy water jet some stainless steel flanges for the Turbo Manifolds, trying to build a More relibel Glow Plug System with a new Controler from a system that allmost never Fails,



Thanks Fat Hoe

I have to take my dash apart here soon and I can tell you which wires are which light if you want me to. Just let me know

[MrBeast]

Lookin good man, I am pretty impressed, it has to be murder trying to get parts for that thing so far out of the states.

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

Lookin good man, I am pretty impressed, it has to be murder trying to get parts for that thing so far out of the states.

only body parts really and brake parts like shoes and rotors because the size and weight. i normaly buy from Rockauto and LMC and i get the parts 2 days after faster then the mail here lol

[GmtGmt]

Got the Rad Support done

painted and the inside of the right fender



found something interesting on scratch into the rad support all i cound read was this there was alot i think it have been maintained very well until it left the states
in 09/21/1987 it had 50,110 Miles on it and was in Tulsa, OK and had Title issued or updated. today the odometor reads 79632 and i doudt it has rolled over because the condition of the engine and frame it does not have over 1xxxxx miles on it

32330 Olie Change W/Filter
37500 Fuel Filter
42000 Tires new
42000 Olie Change W/Filter
42000 Grease
50000 Olie Change W/Filter

[RandyP]

It didn't get all that rust in Oklahoma, you can thank Florida for that probably.

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by RandyP

It didn't get all that rust in Oklahoma, you can thank Florida for that probably.

probably i have heard someone say that before

[GmtGmt]

Well i have gotten alot done and still alot left to do im done with the left cab corner, and inner rocker panel, firewall repaired and primed started almost done with the left window channel also got my body to make me some new panels for the corner and they fit awesome just have to weld them up Prime and play with mud

also i have abandond the Twin turbo idea for a Blower with is easy and better on a 6.2 diesel looks alot better with a huge blower then 2 hair dryers so i have gotten 3 old Blowers that i will use the smallest 671 on this

Pics will come in the weekend

[GmtGmt]

Finaly some good progress to show

Left Cab Corner almost done just got to put a few more tacs on it and smooth it out and play with mud over it

The Left windsheild corner is done just got to sand it down and prime it again
i had the body man at work make a new panal for from the old one fits like a glove

Left side of the firewall is also done removed all the holes i didnt need as mine dosent have hydrolic clutch

started on removing the holes for the AC as im not going to use a stock AC unit im not sure what im going to use yet we will see


also some small rust spots fixed


not alot of rust in this corner thank god for that


after some investegation i found this side of the door jam only to be the outer skin thats bad so im not going though my opsions make 4 new patch panels and weld them into the old roof our remove the outer skin completely and take the old one from my old cab thats not rusty any thoughts on this?
it got some holes on the right side thats got be fix in the main roof


God it hate Rust

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

after some investegation i found this side of the door jam only to be the outer skin thats bad so im not going though my opsions make 4 new patch panels and weld them into the old roof our remove the outer skin completely and take the old one from my old cab thats not rusty any thoughts on this?
it got some holes on the right side thats got be fix in the main roof

anyone got any thoughts about what is the best thing to do with this?

[scotts62]

Cool build you have going, keep up the good work!

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

anyone got any thoughts about what is the best thing to do with this?

I don't know of anyone who makes a patch panel for there, but you can simply hand form a new piece.

[GmtGmt]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

I don't know of anyone who makes a patch panel for there, but you can simply hand form a new piece.

pretty hard when im not a good welder or body man
but i have fabs something that will work
i will skip most of the rust in the door jams for now as i need to get driverbell fast so right now i got my friend to patch the firewall up and the the rockers i will repair the panel i cut out and if i can make up some lost time this week i maby will fix all of the rust in door jams but i the goal is work all night this week to get running around the block

still left.
rockers
bleed fuel system
install wiring harness
rear brake shoes
6 new tires
quick back yard paint job
i have all parts for my interior as i ripped a Centurion Convertion Van today for good wood parts

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by GmtGmt

pretty hard when im not a good welder or body man
but i have fabs something that will work
i will skip most of the rust in the door jams for now as i need to get driverbell fast so right now i got my friend to patch the firewall up and the the rockers i will repair the panel i cut out and if i can make up some lost time this week i maby will fix all of the rust in door jams but i the goal is work all night this week to get running around the block

still left.
rockers
bleed fuel system
install wiring harness
rear brake shoes
6 new tires
quick back yard paint job
i have all parts for my interior as i ripped a Centurion Convertion Van today for good wood parts

the best way to learn is take some old scrap metal and just practice forming it.