Progress pics of my '68 GMC Extend-a-cab

[earl87gta]

That truck awesome. How bad was it to mount up the front sheet metal. I had thought abought doing the same thing with a newer frame because you can just cut off frame from the rear if it needs to be shorter if you use a 67 to 72 1ton and need it shorter you have to section the frame and take it out of the center.

[thirdstreettito]

Any updates of any kind?

[68gmcdually]

A few, just dropped a rebuilt 350 into her, took the truck away camping a few days after with our new trailer (which was necessitated due to the fact of the the birth of our twins last November) and took the truck to a Father's Day show and showed my son's Silverado beside my truck, he set up his chair beside it and talked up a storm and told everyone of how powerful it is now because he got a new battery. The twins still haven't had a ride in the truck seeing as though the extension wasn't enough to put their car seats in rear-ward facing, so it will be next summer for them to ride with dad, and the 4 year old is ok with that as Mommy and the babies follow in the Durango, which makes for an expensive time for me.

[billsc30]

See! i knew i shoulda extended the cab! i have a 68 C-30 that I was trying to do teh very same thing with. I ended up just making a utility bed to go between teh cab and the bed for two tool boxes. ya gotta love teh one tons!!!! I love what you've done with this one! looks great!

[Junkpyl]

Really sweet dually you have I have considered doing the whole extended cab thing with my C30 because I have the extended chassis and a longhorn bed that could go on it. However, I am a little afraid of grafting on another cab and potentially ruining my truck. How hard was it for you to do the transformation?

[68gmcdually]

I can take very little credit for the extend a cab as my talents wouldn't let me take it to that level, my father and one of his body men did all of the metal cutting, forming and filling. It was a long project but very worthwhile.

[Junkpyl]

I hear you on that. I'm no body man although I would like to be How hard was it to put the five speed in the truck? Are you running a hydraulic clutch or the original? Any idea what kind of mileage your getting out of it with the OD? Just trying to figure out if it's worth the money for me to shell out in the event that I actually have that much at any given time

[68gmcdually]

Originally Posted by Junkpyl

I hear you on that. I'm no body man although I would like to be How hard was it to put the five speed in the truck? Are you running a hydraulic clutch or the original? Any idea what kind of mileage your getting out of it with the OD? Just trying to figure out if it's worth the money for me to shell out in the event that I actually have that much at any given time

I am running the full '92 frame, so the hardest part was cutting the spot welds from the firewall of the '92 and putting the whole clutch and brake pedal assembly into the '68, that way the brake booster and reservoir for the clutch where in the right spot, as the clutch has an external slave cylinder. As for mileage I am not 100% sure but I do know that it pulls better mileage than my wife's '01 Durango, but I think that anything could get better mileage than that thing.

[70-gmc]

Originally Posted by 68gmcdually

Here are some pics that my best friend's mom took when I was arriving at the church in the truck, and a couple of after with everyone looking at it.

whats the wheelbase on that thing?? looking to do somthing similar

[Darkrider]

Nice truck!! Just spent the past few hours reading through this thread.

[68gmcdually]

Originally Posted by 70-gmc

whats the wheelbase on that thing?? looking to do somthing similar

I am not 100% on the wheelbase, I could put a tape to it to see, I used to know but I can't honestly remember right now. We moved the rear axle back on the '92 frame so it isn't a stock measurment.

Darkrider: Thanks so much, what part of the country are you from, Fenelon Falls is about 90 minutes out of Toronto in cottage country.

[Darkrider]

Originally Posted by 68gmcdually

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Darkrider: Thanks so much, what part of the country are you from, Fenelon Falls is about 90 minutes out of Toronto in cottage country.

Sorry about not answering this sooner. Im actually right on the border of alberta/sask.

[MrBeast]

Man that is a cool truck. How hard was it to mount your cab on the 88-98 frame?

[Rusbuilt]

I just went through the whole build and I feel like it deserves to be brought into 2013!! lol

[68gmcdually]

We've been enjoying the truck, camping alot and attending cruise nights and shows along the way. Great times, so glad that my family loves riding in the old girl as well.

[smbrouss70]

Still a good looking truck! I'm glad y'all are still using and enjoying it.

[Palf70Step]

And whenever you get bored with it, my driveway is always available

[6772owner]

Love the truck and the BPRO's, I have recently built an Escalade and a Jeep, I am hooked... Ha Ha