Well i put my truck together and got it on da road in Dec 2019. 66 c20 cab and clip, 55-59 9ft stepside, 63 gmc 2500 series chassis with 11k on it. 305e, 4 speed, 4.10 replaced da 5.13s. Was a former water truck for fire dept. Anyhow, this wasnt my plan, it just happen to come together this way. Kinda thought it was going to be overkill, but wont change it now. I needed a truck to haul stuff. I was using a trailer and my tow truck b4 that. Today i took a load of stuff i was tired of tripping over to da scrap yard. 3 motors, 4 additional heads, 53 3600 rear diff, along with a couple more, varios cross members, barrell of miscellaneous scrap, 2 doors, air conditioner, wheels, etc. It ended up being just about 3k lbs. And leveled out, dropped 3 ¼ inch or so. No helper springs either. Drove, stopped and hauled great. Power to spear. I was, needless to say, impressed. Wasnt sure what to expect. I was happy da bed stayed put to boot. Guess i got that right. To me this is da difference between a work truck and a "half a truck". Ha
I think it looks great! Using an old expression, it looks cool and its functional. Good job and thanks for sharing.
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Great execution and final product. I like it! Good job.
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Love the look and the hauling capacity! Do you plan to continue on the body work?
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Love the look and the hauling capacity! Do you plan to continue on the body work?
Body work is about as done as it gets. Unless something falls off, Lol. Or if i stumble accross something in better shape than what i got. It is what it is. If it da body was pristine, id be afraid to use it. Ha
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Cool looking truck! I had a 66 very simialr to your truck it had a 292 w/4:56 gears, 4 spd. I never put a load on it that it couln't handle. Wish I had her back!
Thanks for da responses. I see alot of trucks id be afraid to put a lunchbox in. Just thought id throw out a reality check. Not to mention i was kinda excited about going to junkyard. Haven't been out much since March of last year. Ha.
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Glenns towing tough truck have a 3600 with dulie rear and lotta springs load it to the gills with firewood ,216 with sm 420,has never failed since about 82 love to throw er in duel low and head out of the woods !
Glenns towing tough truck have a 3600 with dulie rear and lotta springs load it to the gills with firewood ,216 with sm 420,has never failed since about 82 love to throw er in duel low and head out of the woods !
Thats what they're for. Love to hear them stories. Post some pics here when you get a chance.
Glenns towing They built these trucks for work,my 51 3600 dually winch truck with 13-6 gin poles works good. Gotta watch though, every time I go in a barn lot get into low wires. Elecric winch with pendant cord control is handy for engine work anything heavy and awkword.I see my previous post to you has surfaced again--a mystery ???
Glenns towing They built these trucks for work,my 51 3600 dually winch truck with 13-6 gin poles works good. Gotta watch though, every time I go in a barn lot get into low wires. Elecric winch with pendant cord control is handy for engine work anything heavy and awkword.I see my previous post to you has surfaced again--a mystery ???
Not a mystery. I clicked on da "quote" button, bottom r/s of screen. Got pics? Love to see working trucks. All others welcome also.
