GMT400 - The Ultimate 88-98 GM Truck Forum - Street Build Threads http://www.gmt400.com/forum/ The Build Thread area is for you to keep a closed thread detailing your work on your projects. Copy your tech pictures and writeups from other areas of the forum to your thread here. en Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:37:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.gmt400.com/forum/images/Darkness3/misc/rss.png GMT400 - The Ultimate 88-98 GM Truck Forum - Street Build Threads http://www.gmt400.com/forum/ Project 4.3 SS 1994 short bed Build http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1870-Project-4.3-SS-1994-short-bed-Build&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:11:06 GMT Here you go..I dont know how to copy all the pages..here is a link to the whole thing http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=411027 Here you go..I dont know how to copy all the pages..here is a link to the whole thing

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=411027 ]]> Street Build Threads 88MCLS http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1870-Project-4.3-SS-1994-short-bed-Build cummins powered crew cab chevy. http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1764-cummins-powered-crew-cab-chevy.&goto=newpost Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:34:54 GMT Figured i'd start a build thread now that i have a little something to show. my truck had a 6.5l turbo in it with 206k on it. the accelerator pedal assembly needed replace and rather then spend the $600 on that i decided i'd just put a cummins in it which was my plan for the truck all along. So i found a 1997 p-pumped 5.9 out of a freightliner fedex truck with 241k miles on it that came with a Allison AT542 tranny. I damn near stole this motor as it came with everything from the intercooler to the tailshaft. Hell i even got the frame rails that everything is bolted into for $1500. I got to fire it up and hear it run before i even bought it so i know it's a good motor. So far i've got the old 6.5l about ready to come out. just have to remove my core support and undo the motor mounts.

I also am getting an old BrownLipe 3 speed under/overdrive unit for it to give me overdrive as well as a little more selection of gear fo towing.

The interesting thing is going to be fitting all this in the truck. It's lowered and i don't want anything hanging below my frame rails as i plan on bagging the truck next year. If anyone has any pics of a 5.9 in this body style of truck please post them up. I have searched all over and can't seem to find any pics.

here she is.


old motor about to come out.




New engine after some degreaser and a car wash.




I got the old motor out finally and cleaned the frame up a little bit and sprayed it with some rustoleum flat black just to make it a little cleaner. it's not show quality but it looks alot better then it did. I also got the intercooler and radiator and stuff off the cummins pulled and started getting it ready to come out of the framerails it's still in. hopefully this week i can get the cummins pulled and about ready to go in the truck. i'm looking for a tranny right now as I really want a 5 speed along with the brown lipe. that'll give me a lot more selection of gears and 2 sticks. it'll be like driving a really low big rig.





Picked up my brown-lipe today and got my truck pushed back into the shop. I also about got the cummins out of the freightliner frame. didn't get as much done as I wanted to because of a sick kid and family **** going on all weekend.

Also decided i'm not going to run the allison. I just don't think i'd be happy with an automatic. So i'm looking for a 5 or 6 speed dodge tranny and adaptor set to put behind the cummins. with a 5 speed and the 3 speeds in the brownie i'd have 15 gears to choose from. plus a double overdrive for speeding down the highway. if i get a 6 speed i'd have 18 gears.

The gears in the brownie are a 1.52:1 underdrive, 1:1 direct drive, and .72:1 overdrive. With the 4.11 gear my truck has and the low ass first gear of the 5 or 6 speed I should be able to pull a house over without breaking a sweat. ]]> Street Build Threads domepiece http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1764-cummins-powered-crew-cab-chevy. 99 tahoe project http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1735-99-tahoe-project&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:56:01 GMT Here is my new obs project!!
Near future plans: 5 & 7 drop
swap motor out of my wrecked 99 obsxc( 383 stroker w/ D1 procharger)
swap tranny ( performabuilt stage 2 4l60e)
swap rear end ( 411 gears w/ posi)
Paint
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]]> Street Build Threads flyinlow12 http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1735-99-tahoe-project 90 silverado my daily driver http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1728-90-silverado-my-daily-driver&goto=newpost Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:46:30 GMT well ive had this truck for over 3 years now and it has gone through quite of bit of changes Attachment 1605... well ive had this truck for over 3 years now and it has gone through quite of bit of changes
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heres what I started out with, she's an old truck with now i have 243k miles on, soon after i got it i but 2in drop shackles on the back and took the overload springs out, then since the grill was pretty much shot I got an old gmc grill sanded it down and painted and put a billit grill in
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then through many sets of wheels and tires i got some 17's with lopro tires and got my 94and up grill and clears put on
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and after a while learned my lesson on lopro tires and bent rims and got a set of 15x10 eagle alloys which are still on today she pretty much sits like this today
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with the exception my buddy wrecked my truck and busted up my grill and bumper, so now ive just put a 94 gmc grill on, i'll try to get some pics up, its still black and im waiting on corner lenses to come in, think im gonna paint it to match and throw a billit insert in, that'll have to wait on money though
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]]> Street Build Threads bradley13lucky http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1728-90-silverado-my-daily-driver The build of my 90 chevy truck http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1678-The-build-of-my-90-chevy-truck&goto=newpost Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:28:23 GMT Write up on my truck http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3261926 Photo of new Motor Image:... Write up on my truck
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http://s136.photobucket.com/albums/q...agged%20truck/ ]]> Street Build Threads kevhill85 http://www.gmt400.com/forum/showthread.php?1678-The-build-of-my-90-chevy-truck