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Here is my 1999 GMC crew cab short bed i bought this truck from a government auction and am going to swap it over to 5 lug and lower it and go two tone charcoal grey and silver and plan on driving it when i turn 16

So here it is the day we picked it up and more to come thanks, Grant

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Nice lookin crew cab.

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looks like a good start.

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Well got it back from the shop had to replace to fuel pump and intake gasket, I also sold the topper for $75 and gave it a good bath. more pictures will come soon thanks, Grant

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why a 5 lug? plenty of 8 lug options nowadays...

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I want the half ton look in a crew cab shotbed
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you can still do that with 8 lugs, just figured you'd want to spend money and time on more important items (paint, body, etc..)

Looks like a fun project, is it a fuel injected 350?

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For MY truck it is important

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nice... I love dropped crew cabs!

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Here are some pictures of it in the paint shop. I will have more of it painted soon. The charcoal grey is factory for this body style truck. more to come. thanks

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Cool project, I love these trucks half-tonned and dropped. To echo msgross's question, is this a 5.7/4L80E?

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Yes it is
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Its painted now! here it is when we picked it up still have to put the grill in and the bumper on, and i still have to find the perfect pin stripe i also have to fix the brake line that is pulling and gonna put lowering shackles in the back to get it level and drive it for now, so i hope to have more stuff done to it and pictures up soon thanks Grant

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LOOKING very nice.:chevy:

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Thanks
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cant wait to see this thing dropped

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looking good!!

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Awesome looking crew cab "frontline72" keep the pics coming!! I also have a 1999 2wd 3/4 ton crew cab black on tan leather. I'm collecting parts also to swap from 8 lug to 5 lug. I have all the lowering(DJM 2" drop coils, DJM 2" drop spindles, DJM 6" flip kit with shock extenders and drop shocks also a pair of 2" shackles) I still need a 5 lug 10 bolt rear end with a 3:42ish gear ratio and I'm planning on redrilling my 3/4 ton tubular A-arms to take the 1/2 ton ball joint. Plus I have a set of BOSS 309 20". Can't wait to put it all together. keep us posted on your progress.

Rob

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Grant nice truck. I think given enough time you will make a good solid ride out of it.

I will throw in my .02 on the 5 lug conversion, id stay with the 8, it will mean you keep the possibility of using this truck as a tow vehicle when you are working on later projects. It is always nice to be able to hook up a trailer and know your truck can handle it.

As well with the 8 lug equipment you have much better brakes.

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Im not actually planning on using at as tow rig, and im using suburban suspension which has heavier breaking equipment
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well, i got some new wheels and got the grill put in. the wheels were laying around in the shop and we ordered the grill and headlights. i also got the lowering shackles put on the back and i have been driving it around a lot and it is running good!
thanks for looking, Grant

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That looks clean with the new grill and lights "frontline72"! When will you be doing the conversion from 8 lug to 5 lug? As for the better brakes on the 8 lug set up, you can actually use the bigger calipers from the 8 lug set up and bolt them up to your 5 lug drop spindle but I guess for the rear you will have a smaller rear drum ones you change to a 10 bolt rear. You can always upgrade to a rear disc brake set up which can be done fairly cheap with factory GM parts. Keep the pictures coming!! Rob

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Well, i got more pictures got the factory take out carpet at a swap meet still wrapped in the plastic out of a suburban. I also got the bucket seats put in the front and a console, now i just need another set. I also have a few more pics of the truck. Hopefully will get the conversion started later this week, more pictures to come. Thanks Grant.

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That nice :clap::thumbs:

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Looking good. You lucked out with the interior colour to. I always liked the light grey. Mine is black exterior on tan leather interior its growing on me. Now get that conversion started. Make sure you take lots of pictures of the conversion. Keep up the good work.

Rob