Re: Francis the Tow Pig - 1949 GMC 250 Dually
Thanks for the kind words everyone, hopefully I'll have the truck hauled to KS in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, I'm putting together a budget and parts searching. Originally I thought it was a 1.5t truck and had planned to move the cab and front sheet metal over to a P30 chassis to save some time, and was going to do a 12v Cummins with a baby RoadRanger 10 speed. Having learned of its 1t size, I had to punt, thought about doing a hot rod pickup on an S10 chassis, but I really wanted something heavier to pull trailers. When I ran across the Hollister Road disc brake setup for the front, I knew my plan was back on track.
I'm undecided if I will lower the truck any, and currently looking into sourcing a 14 bolt dually or C&C axle. Not sure if I should leave it on leaf suspension or 4-link it. Engine ideas are floating around, a 500ci Cadillac and a 4L80E would be pretty awesome too, nothing like 500 ft/lbs of torque at 2500rpm.
Need to do some research the different options for hydroboost setups.
Any and all advice is welcome! I'll be handling everything from the engine/tranny, body work/paint, to the fab work.
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1999 GMC Suburban K2500 SLT, 454/4L80E
1991 Z/28, 6.0L/T56
1949 GMC 250, S10 Frame, 6.0L/4L80E
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