New Project Pulling Truck

[SmokeShow]

Yep, back to a body swap. LOL

The deciding factor is long term use of the truck. Even if the the pulling thing doesn't work out, it'll be a nice riding street truck. And I know more about setting up the IFS for pulling than a thrown together sfa setup. so it just made since to me.

The newer chassis is much better & already setup for dmax, etc. Just have to put the body on it.

I'm meeting the guy with my front end parts later this afternoon.

 

[dirty-b]

So wha are you going to do about the rear frame height?

 

[SmokeShow]

You mean where I thought the "step" was too high on the 06 frame? If so, I was mistaken previously. I've remeasured and I believe it's going to work just fine. The 06 chassis is an extended cab whereas the 83 is a crew cab BUT the old crew cabs aren't as long as the newer crew cabs so it's going to actually fit nicely I believe. :thumb:

Until I actually sit the cab and bed down on the frame I won't know for sure exactly how I'm going to do it but as it stands now, I'm going to sit the bed as far down as I can on the frame and I think that's going to mean the cab will sit about 1-2" higher than the frame in order to line up with the bed.


Hopefully I can get to this in the next month or so.

 

[arneson]

Wow this is changing a lot. Crazy. Good luck with it and can't wait to see how it turns out. I'm actually lookin at doin this to a my street truck. Its a 64 chevy c10 with a 540. I'm now lookin for a 06-07 rclb roll over or something and goin to body swap it because of his thread. This got my wheels turning big time. Can't wait to see your truck running.

 

[wes06dmax]

Box the frame and you will be fine :thumb: what are you going to use for drive train rear end, front end stuff like that

 

[rtcook]

Geez, bout time u saved up enuff money. j/k. great 2 hear its finally coming together.
on a side note, i thought u built a shop

 

[SmokeShow]

It'll be full 06 chassis. AAM rear with mini spool & SCS axles. Front IFS with welded spiders & a manual lock in switch to lock in pass side axle.

Nope, still no shop. Maybe now that the ol lady finally got a job, I might have a lil extra $$ to throw at it. We've got a mountain of student loan debt though & still needs a masters deg (she's a teacher) so idk if there'll be much extra play money or not.

Hopefully it'll really start coming together now though.

 

[01Duramax6spd]

You have changed plans a lot man :rofl:. Hopefuly you get it going soon. We still haven't done much with ours but one day we will :thumb:. Keep after it Mitch.

It'll be full 06 chassis. AAM rear with mini spool & SCS axles. Front IFS with welded spiders & a manual lock in switch to lock in pass side axle.

Nope, still no shop. Maybe now that the ol lady finally got a job, I might have a lil extra $$ to throw at it. We've got a mountain of student loan debt though & still needs a masters deg (she's a teacher) so idk if there'll be much extra play money or not.

Hopefully it'll really start coming together now though.

 

[Schwinn68]

any updates on this? I've been following your build for years hoping you would be able to get it done. My dream is to do a body swap with a 67-72 chevy body onto a newer frame with d/a

 

[SmokeShow]

Sadly, nada.

 

[g man]

I'm hoping when the white girl heads north to her new home I can get a fire under Mitchell and get this thing done!

Maybe we can start a "Motivate Mitch" thread on 1-1-12....

 

[SmokeShow]

Maybe. I wouldn't hold my breath though.

 

[juddski88]

Garrick, I am looking forward to competing against the ole girl up here, but I am sad to hear that you sold it. It's too bad we are so far from you and Mitch, I'd love to hang out at a pull with both of you guys.

Merry Christmas to the both of you. And I agree Mitch, it has been long enough, time to get that thing in front of a sled:thumb:

 

[x MadMAX DIESEL]

Any updates Mitch?

 

[ecc_33]

anything new?

 

[SmokeShow]

 

[turbosonoma]

very cool!!

 

[SmokeShow]

Another change.

I've all but given up on having a pull truck (just won't likely ever have the extra funds required to even do decent here in KY) but be danged if I'm giving up on seeing a dmax under the hood of this thing!! Since I'm not going to focus on pulling as much, a more streetable approach is where its headed now. I'm abandoning the ZF6 in favor of an Allison so that the wife can drive it if need be.

Meet donor truck #2

 

[SmokeShow]

What do you all think of this? My initial reaction is I LOVE it but I need to see what the rest of that panel the mirror is bolted to blacked out from the side.

 

[wes06dmax]

lol ppl think im lieing when I say we have 850 horse workstock trucks