project: 3/4 ton dropped

[79 blue monster]

my plans for tubbing the box. im going to cut out the first section to the dotted line, then cut out the next section to the solid line. then im gonna take the first section and slide it back into the place where the 2nd section was. should give me about 2 more inches of room. anything bigger i would have to move my leafs to the inside of my frame and i dont want to do that right now.


what is the width from mounting to mounting, of a cab chassis truck rearend, and mine(14 bolt) because if the cab chassis rearend is narrower, i'll just throw one of them under it, and fit a deeper dish rim. can i use a dually axle as a single?

[79 blue monster]

havent updated this in awhile so here we go. i've since been saving for paint so not alot happened. purchased a 2in cowl hood, different tailgate with narrow gmc band, single peice rear window, and picked up a really nice front bumper. i got both sides of stake rack holes filled. Few new plans: not liking the idea of a rollpan anymore, so im gonna have to find a rear sport bumper to put back on my truck. all trim and emblems are going back on, exhaust will be after paint. i plan on putting a cab chassis rear end in so i can fit some good sized wheels/tires in the back. in about 2 weeks i will be stripping the truck down and sending it in to the body shop so they can finish off the body work and prep, prime and paint it. im thinking either greystone metallic, or blue and silver(dark or light)....any other color ideas? i want to keep the body lines showing so nothing too custom. the metalic grey chev is 78chevyrado's pickup.

[wwj75c30]

i think like a dark chery red with white or charcoal in the middle how your is originally would look clean. get some fresh polished trim and chrome rims itd look awesome i think

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by wwj75c30

i think like a dark chery red with white or charcoal in the middle how your is originally would look clean. get some fresh polished trim and chrome rims itd look awesome i think

i really dont care for red cause its on like every vehicle out their, but now that you said cherry red, i accually think that would look really sweet with the white! thanks!

[wwj75c30]

yea no problem. thats how i am with red ive never been a big fan but you got me thinkink about that with white i think itd look really clean, im doing my c30 a mirror black with all fresh chrome trim

[wwj75c30]

you should run these out back and 10 wides up front. when i straight axle my truck its getting these in 20x14s on 35s i think itll look sick
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=20x12...r:14,s:0,i:120

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by wwj75c30

you should run these out back and 10 wides up front. when i straight axle my truck its getting these in 20x14s on 35s i think itll look sick
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=20x12...r:14,s:0,i:120

those are one of the rims i was looking at..lol i think they would look sick too. i have to find out the offset they come in first.

[wwj75c30]

Originally Posted by 79 blue monster

those are one of the rims i was looking at..lol i think they would look sick too. i have to find out the offset they come in first.

yea can be the first to run fuels on a lowered truck. itd look good specailly if you did my paint idea lol

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by wwj75c30

yea can be the first to run fuels on a lowered truck. itd look good specailly if you did my paint idea lol

haha i'll have to start asking you for everything lol. the only problem i came across is they wont fit in the front. the 12in wide are different from the 9. i want 10 in the back and 9in in the front. i was thinking the fuel mavricks but those are about $1600 for all my 10in/9in combo.

[wwj75c30]

lol i do have pretty good tatse if i say so myself haha jk. there coming out with dually rims soon ill try to get some if i dont trade my truck for this 74 k20 its lifted and all. lifteds more my style

[79 blue monster]

the tear down..

[79 blue monster]

body is completely off the frame now. box and cab are going to get blasted this week, and i decided to pull the motor and clean/repaint it. then drop the body on it and start rebuilding the motor.

[79 blue monster]

cab coming off

[79 blue monster]

hopefully pulling the motor tommarow, so i can re paint the frame.

[79 blue monster]

cab and box back from sand blasting

[79 blue monster]

engine pulled

[79 blue monster]

box at the body shop all done bringing in the cab this week!

[79 blue monster]

started on the frame in the morning and finished it in the afternoon

[budget78gmc]

Looks great man!!

[79 blue monster]

update: i shot the bottom of the cab and bottom of the box in black epoxy primer. the bodyshop wants me to put it all together to fit it so thats the next step.

[indyrenegade4x4]

good job looks nice.

[stepside83]

looking good cant wait to see more of it

[79 blue monster]

thanks guys!

[79 blue monster]

hood and doors are in primer, back from the body shop

[manimal]

you're doing a GREAT job!