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02-24-2015, 10:11 PM
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'53 duramax
Figured I'd start a build thread for my truck. Long story short, I've been working on this thing for alost 4 years as time and money allowed me to. I picked up an lb7 duramax for dirt cheap and after a lot of measuring I thought it would fit fairly easily. I also picked up a ginormous allison to back the lb7. Hopefully the pics will post, it's been a while since I posted pics on here.
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02-24-2015, 10:15 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Had to cut the new firewall back out to clear everything. Floors also had to be cut to clear the trans.
 
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02-24-2015, 10:15 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Awesome! Keep us posted
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02-24-2015, 10:16 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Firewall moved back and tacked in...
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02-24-2015, 10:16 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
this is a awesome!
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02-24-2015, 10:19 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
New trans tunnel made. I'm not really a good fabricator, but I do what I can. We made the motor and trans mounts pretty much from scratch tho.
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02-24-2015, 10:21 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Trans mount and motor mounts
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02-24-2015, 10:40 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
cool build! wish I had your skill
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02-24-2015, 10:40 PM
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SAVING ONE TRUCK AT A TIME
 
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Re: '53 duramax
Project is looking awesome. I am working on a similar build. Are you able to run the factory oil pan?
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02-24-2015, 10:41 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Everything actually fit pretty good as far as just dropping it in the frame. We had to notch out a lil bit to clear the oil filter and I have to rework the down pipe a lil bit.
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02-24-2015, 10:49 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
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02-24-2015, 10:53 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Very nice work. Gonna be a amazing truck. Good luck with the build. I will be a lurker.
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02-24-2015, 10:55 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
really digging this build! Lots of easy ways to add power to that LB7 too, with that torque curve that truck is going to be a rocket!
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02-24-2015, 10:59 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
I want to follow this keep up the good work.
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02-25-2015, 08:43 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
That much torque...are you boxing the frame?
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02-25-2015, 09:11 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Cool fabrication work. The floor is solid looking.
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02-25-2015, 09:31 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Sweet project and great work on it!
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Re: '53 duramax
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02-25-2015, 09:38 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Yeah the frame is boxed from the rad support to the rear crossmember.
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02-25-2015, 09:39 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Iceburgh, I've seen your truck down at the fall cruise last year, good lookin ride man, I should have mine down there this fall
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02-25-2015, 10:20 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
I love this!
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02-25-2015, 10:43 PM
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Re: '53 duramax
Subscribed......looks like fun!!
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02-26-2015, 03:00 AM
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Re: '53 duramax
And Ryan from Trucks thought putting a D-Max in a square body was cool. This is going to be a monster.
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02-26-2015, 08:45 AM
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Re: '53 duramax
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02-26-2015, 09:33 AM
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Re: '53 duramax
All that weight on coil overs and Mll IFS will that be enough spring for a Duramax?
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