1996 GMC K3500 DRW, Extended Cab, Flatbed, 454, NV-4500

[83GMCK2500]

Originally Posted by Cobalt964ruf

very nice build. i recently picked up a 1999 k3500 ccdrw 4x4, 454, auto. im hoping it turns out as nice as yours.

Originally Posted by deejaaa1

you need to be closer to me. wow, what a build.

Thank you guys! Like any good truck project it takes years of tinkering and tweaking to get it to a point you're happy with. As this is my daily the tweaks have to be well planned.

Nothing much as of late to report, just these.

February 3, 2016


February 20, 2016


March 3, 2016


March 17, 2016

[OutlawDrifter]

denali/escalade cluster?

putting the miles on, nothing wrong with driving it!

[83GMCK2500]

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

denali/escalade cluster?

putting the miles on, nothing wrong with driving it!

Yup, friends and I had 3-4 kicking around, it came from one of those two. All I did was swap my odo into it, add the LEDs, and paint over PRND321 & Apply Brake to Shift from Park.

Just about every other day is a fill-up and ~250 miles on the trip.

[mingoman]

Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500

Yup, friends and I had 3-4 kicking around, it came from one of those two. All I did was swap my odo into it, add the LEDs, and paint over PRND321 & Apply Brake to Shift from Park.

Just about every other day is a fill-up and ~250 miles on the trip.

Love the led look! Was it all that hard to change out?

[Aruba1]

Hey, that is an amazing truck that you got there. I got the same NV4500 transmission in my 1972 GMC C30 but nobody on this forum (nor Google himself :-() was able to tell me what PTO will work on the 1996 NV4500. Is there any way you can check the PTO part number on your truck? Please :-)

[83GMCK2500]

Originally Posted by Aruba1

Hey, that is an amazing truck that you got there. I got the same NV4500 transmission in my 1972 GMC C30 but nobody on this forum (nor Google himself :-() was able to tell me what PTO will work on the 1996 NV4500. Is there any way you can check the PTO part number on your truck? Please :-)

Thank you. I just used this and found a few. https://www.chelseaptoapps.com/Home/Configuration Go there, click North America, choose New Venture and which version of the 4500 you have, it'll list a few.

[95 S_Trucker]

Thanks for the PM. I gonna post this for reference. 99-00 GMT800 knuckles have a different tie rod taper than 01-07. It is very hard to locate a set of used 99-00 knuckles, and they are superseded to the later ones by gm. I already have a set of 01-07 knuckles.

I will most likely have a GMT400 outer tie rod shortened and machined to M14, and use a standard 01-07 outer tie rod.

When I do this, I will post a build thread and parts used.

[74CustomK20]

Just found this looking for cab swap ideas. I have a 98 k2500 and my only thing I'd the wiring. The 98 is a 6.5 TD and my parts 97 k1500 is a 5.7L. how did you go about the wiring?

[83GMCK2500]

Swapped all of my wiring into the donor cab. Pulled both dashes, set them on sawhorses, removed the ducting and parts I needed to give me access to the harness and swapped them.

[74CustomK20]

Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500

Swapped all of my wiring into the donor cab. Pulled both dashes, set them on sawhorses, removed the ducting and parts I needed to give me access to the harness and swapped them.

Awesome. So it separates then under the dash somewhere? I'm familiar with the 73-87 wiring just not anything this new.