1976 Chevy K30 Crew Cab Short Box Cummins Build

[82ccshorty]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Here is a little something to look at while I work on rounding up money to buy new parts and paint for this truck.











I went ahead and cut off the rear portion of the frame because it looked goofy when I notched it.


In case any one is curious, 4 out of the 8 bolt holes worked for the bed. I only have to drill 4 new holes and the bed will be totally bolted down.

was it hard to make that front end work on a 76? i want to do this to my 76. i have everything but that cowl panel behind the hood.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by 82ccshorty

was it hard to make that front end work on a 76? i want to do this to my 76. i have everything but that cowl panel behind the hood.

The fenders and rad support are cake. The hood and hinges require cutting the firewall and making holes for the 81 up hood dinges. Then you have to adapt the hinges to the firewall. You slao have to make mounts for the cowl pins to set in. I decided that was more work than I wanted to spend on this thing, so I purchased a 74 front clip for this truck. The hood is just setting on there in the pics.

[82ccshorty]

Would you still sell the truck? I really liked it better with the big lift and tires.
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[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by 82ccshorty

Would you still sell the truck? I really liked it better with the big lift and tires.
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Yeah, everything has it's price.

[82ccshorty]

in this picture how much lift did it have? i know where there is a 4x4 80 model dually for sell and i would love to make it that big.

[Dieselwrencher]

It had about 20" of lift and the tires were 52". Some people say they are 53". I never really measured them.

[82ccshorty]

What all did u do? I seen it said 12 inch springs
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[Mattman2010]

He has a 4x4 welded to the bottom of the frame for the front springs to mount, and a longer shackle for the rear of the front spring and also looks like a 4 inch body lift.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

He has a 4x4 welded to the bottom of the frame for the front springs to mount, and a longer shackle for the rear of the front spring and also looks like a 4 inch body lift.

You're almost right.

It had a 3" body lift, shackle flip in the rear with 8" springs and a 4" block. It had 12" springs in the front with a 4"x4" 1/4" thick tube that the spring perches are wlded to, and the front shackles were longer. I moved the shackles back in the frame to give it more lift as well. It sat 22" taller with 235's on it that a stock height K20 did with 235's on it.

[82ccshorty]

I think I'm going to just do 12 inch springs and 4 inch blocks and run like 44s
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[atvpro]

Well Ryan. thanks to you, I have just thrown another iron in the fire.I posted it on my crew cab thred.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

I might get the truck put together in August. We'll have to see.

August is almost up, are ya done yet?

[Mattman2010]

Hahaha I don't think this thing has been touched sense he posted that tbh!
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[6lcummins]

He has been focusing on a customers truck this month trying to finish that conversion.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

He has been focusing on a customers truck this month trying to finish that conversion.

Between that and the Longhorn, plus we just finished our friend's pulling truck. We need more hours in the day.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

He has been focusing on a customers truck this month trying to finish that conversion.

I know what he's been up to, I seem to get random pictures sent to me of his progress on stuff.

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Between that and the Longhorn, plus we just finished our friend's pulling truck. We need more hours in the day.

I think there is a cummins that needs to be torn apart and put back together if I remember correctly and if I had a dollar for every time you said you need more hours in a day I'd have you payed off by now!
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[6lcummins]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

I know what he's been up to, I seem to get random pictures sent to me of his progress on stuff.



I think there is a cummins that needs to be torn apart and put back together if I remember correctly and if I had a dollar for every time you said you need more hours in a day I'd have you payed off by now!
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I know what he has been doing too, I keep tripping over it...

It will help when I have all the right parts for my truck so I can stop playing with it. Maybe ill ake a head off a Cummins someday and see what it looks like...

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

I know what he has been doing too, I keep tripping over it...

It will help when I have all the right parts for my truck so I can stop playing with it. Maybe ill ake a head off a Cummins someday and see what it looks like...

Haha I bet he has a ton of stuff and he keeps telling me he is thinking about buying another project... That's all he needs. What all are you
Doing to your truck?
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[6lcummins]

Tryin to put a bigger drivershaft in, reverse light, front bumper if its ever done, new "regulator" for fuel system, and a few other things to have done for this weekend.

[Mattman2010]

Originally Posted by 6lcummins

Tryin to put a bigger drivershaft in, reverse light, front bumper if its ever done, new "regulator" for fuel system, and a few other things to have done for this weekend.

Is there something this weekend or just trying to get it done? Are you going to the truck show with Ryan the 8th?
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[6lcummins]

Im pretty sure im going lol and there is a 2 day sled pull this weekend

[Mattman2010]

Sounds like fun, if you are there then I probably will see you there. Is Ryan making you work on my motor? Lol
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[Dieselwrencher]

Listen to you two ladies. Blab blab blab. Get to work punks!

[Mattman2010]

You keep saying there is not enought time Ina day, so why are you wasteing time on the computer?
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[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by Mattman2010

You keep saying there is not enought time Ina day, so why are you wasteing time on the computer?
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Cause I should have been sleeping ITTO.