86 Crew cab LB7 build

[DmaxSquarebody]

This is my 86 Silverado crew cab dually body on a 02 3500 duramax chassis project. I'll start with a couple pics of the donors and add more as I have time to bring this thread up to where I am now. When it's done it will be 4wd, solid axle, and lifted single wheel.

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[frankenstien]

Looks like an awesome build. Looking forward to watching it come together:thumb:

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

Thanks man

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

Body off and a quick pressure wash

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[DmaxSquarebody]

All I used from the 86 is the cab.

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[DmaxSquarebody]

Lol, notice the fram oil filter in the engine pic. Ouch. It has 106k miles on it. The owner said it was starting to get fuel in the oil, but I plan to do head gaskets, studs, injectors etc while it's out. I'm using a stand alone harness and dsp5 tune from Ken Wolkens and Dmax Swap.

 

[SmokeShow]

So awesome! :cool2:

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

Thanks! Pressure washed the underside of the cab. No rust

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[Bdsankey]

How different are body mounting points?

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

How different are body mounting points?

Pretty different, but by cutting the frame mounts off and moving them under the 86 floor braces, it wasn't too bad. I'll get some pics of that up soon.

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[rmallen30]

Cool build ! I would have loved to see that thing stay 2wd and lowered.

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

Cool build ! I would have loved to see that thing stay 2wd and lowered.

Thanks. That would be cool but I've always liked them lifted.

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[DmaxSquarebody]

This was the first test fit. Firewall clearance is way better than a factory duramax.

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[DmaxSquarebody]

Lopped off the frame mounts with the plasma cutter.

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[DmaxSquarebody]

Notched the floor braces, welded in nut plates, and re-located the frame mounts.

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[Blackmax123]

awesome build. I can't wait to see the finished product. one thing is for sure though, none of the stuff your working with came from the rust belt I live in..lol

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

awesome build. I can't wait to see the finished product. one thing is for sure though, none of the stuff your working with came from the rust belt I live in..lol

Thanks. Yeah I lucked out on the body being solid. I think it came from GA and spent most of it's life garaged.

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[TheBac]

Pretty darn cool build. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.


I was going to post yesterday morning that Mitch (Smokeshow) was going to have a coronary when he found this thread....he loves those square bodies that much. Then he posted, and Im thinking, "Here we go...someone call 911".:roflmao::roflmao:

 

[DmaxSquarebody]

Pretty darn cool build. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.


I was going to post yesterday morning that Mitch (Smokeshow) was going to have a coronary when he found this thread....he loves those square bodies that much. Then he posted, and Im thinking, "Here we go...someone call 911".

Thanks man. I think it's coming along smoother than I was afraid it would be, so far...

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[Burn Down]

Pretty darn cool build. Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.


I was going to post yesterday morning that Mitch (Smokeshow) was going to have a coronary when he found this thread....he loves those square bodies that much. Then he posted, and Im thinking, "Here we go...someone call 911".:roflmao::roflmao:

I thought the same thing... Mitch needs to quit f-ing around and get to building his

I should take my own advice and put a D-max in my 84' short bed.... *sigh* one of these days ill get all these projects done.