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Wildstreak · 01-13-2010, 10:56 PM

well this is weird, I can find info on the stuff but cant find a listing for it anywhere. Its almost like people dont sell it anymore.

any progress on the truck as well?

JTR · 01-14-2010, 09:38 AM

Check out this link it might lead you to a vendor.

Not much progress on the truck, got the radiator in and built a bracket for the electric fan, and started plumbing the transmission. This spring I am going to paint the inside so I can wire it and get it running.

biohazardbill · 01-14-2010, 12:35 PM

Nice looking project.

JTR · 07-07-2010, 04:35 PM

Update:

JTR · 07-07-2010, 04:42 PM

forestb · 07-07-2010, 04:44 PM

Looks awesome but did you forget to take out the little rubber bumpers on the hood or was that on purpose?

JTR · 07-07-2010, 04:54 PM

They are not rubber anymore, welded in some 1/2" steel.

62 short step · 07-07-2010, 09:08 PM

Looking good! Is the whole truck going to be white?

JTR · 07-07-2010, 11:18 PM

Yeah it will white all the way through...but the windows will be dark.

NuBomb · 07-07-2010, 11:33 PM

I'm droooling. I plan on doing the same thing. Love this build. Great job.

robtech · 07-08-2010, 03:25 PM

nice to see a 4x4 every once in awhile...lookin killer

tripleD · 07-11-2010, 08:45 PM

so what pitman arm did you use ? i see you showed jeep and van arms i am running into same problem.but i am using manual steering box.i am making 65 racing mud truck. what year arms?

JTR · 07-12-2010, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tripleD

so what pitman arm did you use ? i see you showed jeep and van arms i am running into same problem.but i am using manual steering box.i am making 65 racing mud truck. what year arms?

I used the mid 80's Ford Van arm, just ground down the four indexing pins with a die grinder.

JTR · 08-23-2010, 02:02 PM

It RUNS!

62 short step · 08-23-2010, 02:10 PM

Where's the pics!

JTR · 08-23-2010, 03:19 PM

Not quite ready to drive it yet but I will get some pics tonight. Put a SI alternator on it and now the truck won't turn off, have to pull the fuel pump fuse. I think pins 1 and 2 are swapped on the alt... well see. Electric fan would not kick on and it needs to be timed but all that is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.

Prettyray · 10-07-2010, 10:24 PM

Nice Work! I'm about to start doing a similar swap w/ my 65 GMC SWB on a 72 1/2 4x4 frame. How was your cab to distributor spacing? Would it have fit with an HEI? Any advice on the frame shortening? My 72 is a long bed.

1985-GMC · 10-07-2010, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prettyray

Nice Work! I'm about to start doing a similar swap w/ my 65 GMC SWB on a 72 1/2 4x4 frame. How was your cab to distributor spacing? Would it have fit with an HEI? Any advice on the frame shortening? My 72 is a long bed.

Leave it a long bed!

JTR · 10-09-2010, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prettyray

Nice Work! I'm about to start doing a similar swap w/ my 65 GMC SWB on a 72 1/2 4x4 frame. How was your cab to distributor spacing? Would it have fit with an HEI? Any advice on the frame shortening? My 72 is a long bed.

I think a HEI would fit without problems. As for frame shortening, it would easier to move the axel forward and cut off the back of the frame.

JTR · 10-10-2010, 11:57 AM

Couple windows in, wiring buttoned up, seats in, new weather stripping.

Oh got the exhaust done too.

cable666guy · 10-10-2010, 12:30 PM

nice work!!

62 short step · 10-10-2010, 02:18 PM

Looks very nice!

JTR · 10-12-2010, 09:17 PM

Insurance tomorrow, plates on Thursday and hopefully more glass. Working on shock mounts today.

1985-GMC · 10-12-2010, 09:39 PM

It looks great, good job!

**Dieselwrencher** · 10-12-2010, 10:03 PM

Very nice!

01-13-2010, 10:56 PM	#51
Wildstreak "something witty here" Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Salmo, B.C, Canada Posts: 966	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup well this is weird, I can find info on the stuff but cant find a listing for it anywhere. Its almost like people dont sell it anymore. any progress on the truck as well? __________________ 57 chevy 4x4 70 swb fleetside 4x4 68 burb 2wd: 71 burb 2wd: 350 4spd 71 lwb fleetside 4x4: 350/sm465/205/3.07 eaton posi rear 72 lwb fleetside Cheyenne 454/th400 1991 GMC V3500 CC 4x4

01-14-2010, 09:38 AM	#52
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Check out this link it might lead you to a vendor. Not much progress on the truck, got the radiator in and built a bracket for the electric fan, and started plumbing the transmission. This spring I am going to paint the inside so I can wire it and get it running. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

01-14-2010, 12:35 PM	#53
biohazardbill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Forsyth, Ga Posts: 1,012	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Nice looking project.

07-07-2010, 04:35 PM	#54
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Update: __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

07-07-2010, 04:42 PM	#55
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

07-07-2010, 04:44 PM	#56
forestb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 3,584	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Looks awesome but did you forget to take out the little rubber bumpers on the hood or was that on purpose? Last edited by forestb; 07-07-2010 at 04:45 PM.

07-07-2010, 04:54 PM	#57
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup They are not rubber anymore, welded in some 1/2" steel. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

07-07-2010, 09:08 PM	#58
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Looking good! Is the whole truck going to be white? __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

07-07-2010, 11:18 PM	#59
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Yeah it will white all the way through...but the windows will be dark. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

07-07-2010, 11:33 PM	#60
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup I'm droooling. I plan on doing the same thing. Love this build. Great job. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

07-08-2010, 03:25 PM	#61
robtech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 27	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup nice to see a 4x4 every once in awhile...lookin killer

07-11-2010, 08:45 PM	#62
tripleD Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: newport,nc Posts: 234	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup so what pitman arm did you use ? i see you showed jeep and van arms i am running into same problem.but i am using manual steering box.i am making 65 racing mud truck. what year arms? __________________ triple d

08-23-2010, 02:02 PM	#64
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup It RUNS! __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

08-23-2010, 02:10 PM	#65
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Where's the pics! __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

08-23-2010, 03:19 PM	#66
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Not quite ready to drive it yet but I will get some pics tonight. Put a SI alternator on it and now the truck won't turn off, have to pull the fuel pump fuse. I think pins 1 and 2 are swapped on the alt... well see. Electric fan would not kick on and it needs to be timed but all that is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side Last edited by JTR; 08-23-2010 at 04:57 PM.



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10-07-2010, 10:24 PM	#67
Prettyray Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Nice Work! I'm about to start doing a similar swap w/ my 65 GMC SWB on a 72 1/2 4x4 frame. How was your cab to distributor spacing? Would it have fit with an HEI? Any advice on the frame shortening? My 72 is a long bed.

10-10-2010, 11:57 AM	#70
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Couple windows in, wiring buttoned up, seats in, new weather stripping. Oh got the exhaust done too. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

10-10-2010, 12:30 PM	#71
cable666guy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Willow Grove, PA Posts: 299	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup nice work!!

10-10-2010, 02:18 PM	#72
62 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Greenwell Springs, Louisiana Posts: 2,882	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Looks very nice! __________________ www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com 1965 c-10 86 chevy c/k 20

10-12-2010, 09:17 PM	#73
JTR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Fallon, NV Posts: 57	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup Insurance tomorrow, plates on Thursday and hopefully more glass. Working on shock mounts today. __________________ Sold...1965 Chevy 3x4 ton 4x4, short bed step side

10-12-2010, 09:39 PM	#74
1985-GMC Chevy Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canyon Lake Texas Posts: 2,024	Re: 65 3/4 ton 4x4 buildup It looks great, good job! __________________ Tony 1985 GMC K2500 restoration Project: Rust, White & Blue 1989 Chevy R3500 CC Cummins & 4X4 swap some day... 1989 Burb (D60, 14BFF, 12V, NV4500, NP205, 37" tires in progress)

10-12-2010, 10:03 PM	#75
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