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  1. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Got a little time this weekend to throw some parts on the regular cab. Bolted up the new upper control arms, pressed in the lower ball joints, and added the new hubs/rotors, on the existing spindle. Went ahead and replaced the hub & alignment hardware while I was there. Always a fan of...
  2. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Update. Hit the frame with some degreaser to remove nearly 30 years of grime. And some black paint... feels so dirty after sandblasting the other frame on the duramax build. But some trucks are budget frame on builds. New control arms and alignment bolts were a must. And the rest of...
  3. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    it's crusty, rusty, and everything was siezed in there. For $35 it's just as easy to replace it with a painted new one.
  4. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    So a picture-less update, but i fired up the parts cannon. For some reason, i can't do partial front ends. It's $2k or nothing... lol Something about knowing its all fresh gives me peace of mind. - Timken Hubs - Delco Control Arms - Moog Lower Ball Joints - Delco Shocks - Delco Tie Rods -...
  5. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Bit of an update... As i previously mentioned, there is no better time to swap in a new front end since the motor and diff are out of the way. As one would imagine, the lower control arms were a treat to get out. This forged LCA swap is more about just having all of my trucks being...
  6. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    dude, i really wanna do a garnet interior ECSB K2500
  7. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Oh, and i pulled the motor. I've got access to that 92k vortec 454, but i probably won't pull that until maybe june.
  8. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Unfortunately, then disaster struck. In February, I made the poor decision to try and drive this thing to Kansas to pick up the LB7 for the Duramax project. I knew better. When i bought the truck, the mileage didn't scare me. The price was right, and i knew the motor (original) owed nobody...
  9. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Was VERY happy with how the truck turned out, almost too clean for a work truck. Now i'm sure many of you will enjoy this. But i'm just going to dump a bunch of photos...
  10. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Reassembly went pretty well, all things considered. Went right back to moldings. I loved the factory look far too much to go any other direction.
  11. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Fresh coat of Victory Red. (Fire Red technically)
  12. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    As for the paint & body work. I'm self taught. I mentioned in my duramax thread that i made some rookie mistakes on my first paintjob. I've come a long way since then. In my eyes, anyone interested in restoring vehicles has two choices; Pay a premium to have paint work done or learn to do it...
  13. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    So i started by welding in some new rockers & cab corners. I then painted the back half of the frame. Normally i would sandblast, but again work truck. And after finding a broken shackle, i threw a new set of leaf springs on. The leaf springs i don't have pictures of but they're brand...
  14. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    I drove the truck that entire summer and quite frankly, drove the wheels off it. It did everything i needed it to do. I love the feeling of a single cab. Nice small truck but packs a punch. Then winter came and I couldn't help myself. Despite having the white crew cab in pieces, i decided this...
  15. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    The interior is actually in pretty good shape. A little wear on the seat, but i don't really care for a work truck. Good shot below of the rockers and cab corners. The truck has rust, but surprisingly the frame was in pretty good shape. No major scaly rust. I can tell this truck was...
  16. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    It was originally a fertilizer plant truck, and it was actually pretty clean underneath for being a midwest work truck. Never used as a plow truck, and i'm the third owner. It pretty much just hauled anhydrous tanks around. Well i'm not a farmer, and had virtually no need for the DMI Quick II...
  17. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    I ended up daily driving this thing for several months.
  18. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Overall, the truck was exactly what i wanted. It was a rusty midwest farm truck, and had some issues but nothing that couldn't be fixed. I got it at a great price and was very happy in my patience to wait for exactly what i wanted. Red on red GMC. A few things that had to be fixed right away...
  19. JScott23

    94 GMC K3500 Firewood/Work Truck - Quick Build

    Okay, so the 93 Duramax build got me back into the forums, and this build is one i'd like to share. Over the last few years, i've found myself in more & more situations needing a 4x4 work truck with an 8 foot bed. I cut a lot of firewood, and need something strong enough to work, but nimble...
  20. JScott23

    93 C3500 to K3500 Complete Restoration / Duramax Swap

    Overall, i'm very happy with the fitment. Much better than the Cummins. These chassis were designed for a V8, and this motor sits in the chassis nicely. The 4L80E bolts right up and will allow me to retain my shift linkage. The transmission lines with a little love fit nicely. I love the...
  21. JScott23

    93 C3500 to K3500 Complete Restoration / Duramax Swap

    One of the first steps of any swap.... Dropping the motor in. With this particular motor, its clean. It ran great. Now although this truck is a complete restoration, the motor doesn't need to be completely rebuilt. I do want this thing done at some point this decade... Everything I intend to...
  22. JScott23

    93 C3500 to K3500 Complete Restoration / Duramax Swap

    PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD: My main reason for putting this thread together, is to document this build in a more comprehensive manner than i'm able to do on social media. Through all of my research i wasn't able to find a really good write up on this swap. Hugh Jeffries from CT would be the...
  23. JScott23

    93 C3500 to K3500 Complete Restoration / Duramax Swap

    Now i'm going to go a slightly different direction than most folks on this swap, for a variety of reasons. I'll be using a 4L80E and a slip yoke BW4401 from a 93 K3500 RCLB. 1. They're both here and readily available for rebuilds. The transfer case also matches my 94 K3500 single cab and i...
  24. JScott23

    93 C3500 to K3500 Complete Restoration / Duramax Swap

    I was cruising right along.... until February 2022 rolled around. A good buddy of mine connected me to a sale of a 2001 LB7. I had often flirted with the idea of a Duramax, and had kind of gone back and forth over the 6-10 month period i had started this project. I was always intimidated by...
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