67 C-30 Dually pickup build.

[toomanytoyz]

Looking Good, You Still plan on going with a Smaller Running light in the Fenders ? At one time you were thinking of going that Route??

Thanks, Rick

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by toomanytoyz

Looking Good, You Still plan on going with a Smaller Running light in the Fenders ? At one time you were thinking of going that Route??

Thanks, Rick

Yes, I'm going to have to fill the side marker light in the fender if I use the ones on it. I recently acquired a set of '67 stepside fenders, but I'm not sure I want to cut them up. As you know you have to cut out bigger section of the '68 - '72 stepside fenders to fill since they are raised aoround the marker light holes. I'm going to try to fill these, but if I warp them up too bad, the '67fenders may be have to be sacrificed!!

[68gmcdually]

The truck is looking good. It finally warmed up enough today that I went out to the garage and started mine. I still can't get her out of the garage for the snow bank in front of the door but it was nice to her her idle again.

[EyeH8the24]

slam that thing already..its begging to scrape its bumpers on the road

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by EyeH8the24

slam that thing already..its begging to scrape its bumpers on the road

I think I'm gonna leave all the frame to ya'll Travis. Some of the places I take my trucks for parts runs would equal lots of getting high centered and bottoming out. My brother keeps saying the same though. He also wants to put it in the weeds!

[lowrollin70gmc]

Raising the front gives it a good stance. Even though I drive a frame-scraper, something about a down-to-business dually looks great and the stance you got with your jack is good to go.

[samwise68]

Glad to see it's getting some progress made on it man!

And it looks like you know what you're doing with that mud and sander - those shaved markers came out beautifully.

Keep at it, I wanna see this oil burner in one color and doin' business man!

-Sam.

[MrBeast]

I was just wondering, when you shortened your frame, did you chop and reweld it, or did you move and redrill your suspension mounts?"

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

I was just wondering, when you shortened your frame, did you chop and reweld it, or did you move and redrill your suspension mounts?"

We cut 6" out behind the cab and rewelded it with a diamond shaped plate for reinforcement and cut about 8 more inches off the the end of the frame to mount the 8' box.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

We cut 6" out behind the cab and rewelded it with a diamond shaped plate for reinforcement and cut about 8 more inches off the the end of the frame to mount the 8' box.

I am thinking about building a whole new back frame out of 3/16" wall box tube. but if I go for that, the question is, why not build the whole frame and have something that is extremely solid and capable of doing damn near anything...?

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

I am thinking about building a whole new back frame out of 3/16" wall box tube. but if I go for that, the question is, why not build the whole frame and have something that is extremely solid and capable of doing damn near anything...?

I'm sure you could do that being a welder, but I'd think it would be major overkill. My '69 C-30 car hauler frame has been lengthened from the factory 133" WB to 163" with a frame section out of another truck and has been reinforced and boxed on the inside from the back of the to spring perches and I have hauled some major weight over the years with no problems. I have hauled everything from small buses, forklifts, tractors, and often I have hauled with one car or truck on the back and another on my 16ft car trailer. I hauled in a 8000# '69 GMC with the big 351 V6 and heavy dump body a few months ago and she never grunted.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I'm sure you could do that being a welder, but I'd think it would be major overkill. My '69 C-30 car hauler frame has been lengthened from the factory 133" WB to 163" with a frame section out of another truck and has been reinforced and boxed on the inside from the back of the to spring perches and I have hauled some major weight over the years with no problems. I have hauled everything from small buses, forklifts, tractors, and often I have hauled with one car or truck on the back and another on my 16ft car trailer. I hauled in a 8000# '69 GMC with the big 351 V6 and heavy dump body a few months ago and she never grunted.

That is a cool ole truck for sure.

The reason I am thinking box frame is I want to put a Cummins 12 valve in mine, so it is going to have to absorb a lot of torque on a regular basis. Especially when I build the new engine up with twin turbos, I am just afraid of damaging the frame.

[FormerMember]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

We cut 6" out behind the cab and rewelded it with a diamond shaped plate for reinforcement and cut about 8 more inches off the the end of the frame to mount the 8' box.

Excellent info, can you grab some pictures and measurements for me?

Between the rear cab mount and the first bed mount?

I am waffling over my bed choices...

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by grendel

Excellent info, can you grab some pictures and measurements for me?

Between the rear cab mount and the first bed mount?

I am waffling over my bed choices...

I'll get those pics and measurements for ya as soon as I can.

[FormerMember]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I'll get those pics and measurements for ya as soon as I can.

Please and thank you.

[72freak]

I raised the front of mine with some 3" lift springs, and I am running some taller tires on the front. I went from a 9" "red neck" rake to about 4" of rake rear to front. If I keep it she will get a 4TB.

[Spray-Bomb]

Shiny

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

Shiny

The textured part is getting an insert of some sort. I'm thinking of trying to paint some of the woodgrain inserts with some textured paint and make the cluster and glove box door match.

[MrBeast]

Nice to see you working on it again, I haven't really been working on mine, but been working with it since I got the welder mounted.

I built a 3d star with it today. That was wayyyy cool.

I think your dash is going to be very trick, I am anxious to see it done.

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by MrBeast

I think your dash is going to be very trick, I am anxious to see it done.

I'm thinking its going to be something a little different and pretty cool. I am even toying around with trying to have some small vinyl letters made up in reverse and putting them on the backside of one of the non functional red warning lights in the fuel gauge that reads "glow plugs". If I do, I'll wire it bulb behind it to the manual glowplug switch and it will light up GLOW PLUGS when I holding the button, kinda like the factory diesel trucks do when they are cycling.

[MrBeast]

Originally Posted by 67_C-30

I'm thinking its going to be something a little different and pretty cool. I am even toying around with trying to have some small vinyl letters made up in reverse and putting them on the backside of one of the non functional red warning lights in the fuel gauge that reads "glow plugs". If I do, I'll wire it bulb behind it to the manual glowplug switch and it will light up GLOW PLUGS when I holding the button, kinda like the factory diesel trucks do when they are cycling.

That would be neat, I did that on my semi with a couple of my switches that control lights. It looked really slick. A friend of mine up in Montana has a vinyl shop, so he helped me out with that. You need to tell who ever does it that they will need to have a brand new cutting tip on their machine, otherwise making the small movements to cut out the tiny letters wont work, the vinyl will push instead of cut.

sounds to me like something you are going to have to make a you tube video to demonstrate!

[caminokid]

Heres another kinda cool idea. Back about 20 years ago there was a International Semi truck we were stripping out. I took the vacuum gauge and the light out of it. The gauge had a sensor on the back of it....when the vacuum drop below a certain point the red light came on. I have no idea where you could get it...but it would be a cool idea...and functional if you could find one. Since the vacuum gauge is mounted so low...the light sure would get you attention.

[Spray-Bomb]

Gonna look sweet bro

If you dont have the paint already, I got mine at the local parts store & it was called Alpine green

[67_C-30]

Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

Gonna look sweet bro

If you dont have the paint already, I got mine at the local parts store & it was called Alpine green

Yes, I already have it. Thanks though!

[MrBeast]

I am getting pretty anxious to see the motor in the truck, its going to be sweet.