GMC Burbalade
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I believe it was the same options as the standard 3500. 350, 454, and 6.5.
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Yeah I said STRAIGHT axle and somebody got excited and turned it into "solid" axle.Yeah it's just an undriven drop axle like you'd find in a heavy duty truck.
Like someone else said, 7.4, 6.5TD, and for 2001-2002 the 8.1 instead of the 7.4. ALLEGEDLY the 5.7 was available but when these trucks first began production in 1991 the beefed-up version of the 5.7 wasn't available yet, nor was the 6.5TD, so they were all 7.4's. I have personally never seen one factory-equipped with a 5.7; there are many out there that were 6.5TD's that blew up and got a 5.7 dropped in - but so far none I've seen have a 5.7 indicated by the VIN. Oh, and on the transmission issue; all manual trans versions were NV4500 5 speed granny/overdrive, or automatic with the 4L80E - I THINK but not 100% sure that the dividing line on the ones that got Allisons were 2002 only but have no firm proof yet. Regardless all of the transmissions were unique to the HD's as they had an extended tailshaft with a cable-operated drum parking brake at the rear of it, since there's no park brake provision on the 4 wheel disc brakes used.What engines were in trucks like the black one?
Straight from the GM design document filed with ASE, they were meant to be a truck that had a medium duty type load capacity (15,000 lbs GVWR) but with a lower entry height closer to a 1 ton truck - and to use as many stock parts as possible from the existing light truck line. Obviously it did require its own unique frame which is yet again different from the regular 1 ton chassis cab frame, in that it's got the straight front axle and the Dana 80 rear, monstrous spring packs that are 3" wide vs. 2" on lighter trucks, 4 wheel vented disc brakes, and on some models a few years into production - double wall frame from about midways under the cab, all the way back.The 3500HD had more in common with the Topkick/Kodiak then it did with our GMT400 pickups. The frame was the standard chassis cab narrow width but similar in design to the larger trucks. The main reason for the filler piece iirc is due to the taller frame rails that had a drop section in the front to allow for a larger rad support and radiator. Most 3500HDs are rated around 15K weight capacity. Cant remember how much taller the rad and radiator are but if they were easier to find it would def be a great way to body lift a 6.5 powered pick up since the bigger rad would allow for no loss in cooling due to the BL.