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  1. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    I ended up only putting about 20,000km on it in nearly 5 years. It only did the accasional tip run for house renovations and wasn't getting a lot of use, hence the sale. The cost to keep it wasn't being outweighted too well considering the rediculous registration and insurance costs for such a...
  2. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi all, just thought I'd update and say I've now sold the GMC. Thank you to all who have helped over the years and freindships made. It's been a sad departure, I've never put so much time, money and effort into a car, and yet it's been the most unique and fantastic truck I've had and also the...
  3. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi Miles, good to hear there's more ex-ambo's about. There's gotta be enough getting around for an ex-ambo club.
  4. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    H Dario, PM me if you need any help with the conversion should you go down that line - I'm happy to help with what I can. For me it was worth every cent (actually thousands of dollars!) How do you go driving that beast on Italian roads???
  5. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Okay quick update time; Rear end was checked after the ring and pinion swap and all is good there, so new oil went in. While the cover was off the breather was cleaned, rear brake shoes changed, rear wheel bearings and seals installed and wheel cylinders swapped. On the front end, oil pan...
  6. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    New U-Bolts are in and rear end alignment is done. I'm going to tackle the rear wheel seals, bearings, shoes and cylinders next. I think I've seen enough videos to give it a go. I'll be sure to take plenty of photos. From what I've seen the full floating rears are much easier when it comes to...
  7. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Thanks, it's off to Queanbeyan next week to get an alignment. They also make their own U Bolts so that is good news as they will make them to suit. The new leafs are so short but hopefully they will stop the pack from frowning. It has got a steep stance now but I think they will settle a bit...
  8. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Okay so quick update... the 'add a leaf' springs are in, what a pain in the *$@!! Who put the handbrake cable there? Anyway, they seem to give it some height and should help when loaded up. The U bolts are a tad short now so I'll have to purchase some more of those. They do tighten but sit about...
  9. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    The floor is all welded up and sealed, it's much more comfortable in the cab now. Tomorrow my goal is to swap in the 'add a leaf' springs. I haven't undertaken that job before so I'll see how I go and report back.
  10. Clinton

    RHD swap in the states?

    I might be able to give you some advice from this side of the Pacific... I really can't see how it would be worth doing, but If I happen to live over there and wanted to do such a thing, I'd import a dash from a Holden Suburban. They were converted in Central / Southern America from memory and...
  11. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    I'd love to say it's progress, but in a backwards way maybe... The clutch pedal was hitting the firewall before it was fully engaging, and by doing so was pulling the rubber pad off and sometimes making it a little crunch on the gears when I was being lazy. So, with very little room left and...
  12. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Okay I'm leaning toward gear rollover being the noise I'm hearing. That has me a little more settled. I did purchase the below shifter boot which should also help. I'll make a custom shifter later so it's more 'seamless'. But for now it will do.
  13. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi all, So got the gearbox back in and decided not to take off the engine oil pan - rather just nip up the loose bolts, which there were a few. Firstly, I changed to a semi-synthetic 15W-50, and wow this runs so much quieter now. the 10-40 or 5-40 I had in there must have been too thin. The...
  14. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

  15. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Okay I open the floor up to harsh criticism, especially considering this... I had a steel bearing in behind the input shaft over the main shaft, but the correct one is made of plastic housing and like the other one below. They do look similar? This should stop the lateral movement of the...
  16. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Thanks Supercharged111. Ive taken the back cover off for a few reasons, one of which is to be able to re-shim once the new input shaft retainer arrives. The other reason... As I've highlighted in the photo, I managed to put the 5th gear synchro sleeve on backwards last year!!!! I didn't have a...
  17. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    What are updates without photos right? So here they are... The new input shaft bearing is on, but can't get the cup out of the housing. So what did I do - I just purchased a new housing. The old one is rough anyway. For those NV4500 buffs out there, there's a bearing that goes over that...
  18. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Tonight after work I began preparing it for removal of the gearbox. I'll change the engine oil, filter and use sealant instead of a gasket for the oil pan this time. I'm also swapping out the input shaft bearing and fluids, as the fluids have been in there since adding new synchros etc so it's...
  19. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi all, time for an update! So today was productive, a friend and I (mostly my friend) swapped out the ring and pinion from a 4:11 to 3:73 as the gearing was a little high after the manual gearbox conversion. 100km/h (60m/h) was up around 2200 revs, now its down to 1800, right where I wanted...
  20. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Yeh it's been crazy. Then today we got the rain we wanted, only it came down heavy!!
  21. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    The coast has been hit hard but got a little rain the last few days
  22. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    We've gone to the coast for a few days and spending some cash here, hopefully benefiting the local areas a bit. Today was the first rain in months so I hope that makes it easier. Thanks for the comments
  23. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi all, it's been a little while. I haven't done much at all really but I did want to protect the hubs and make them look a little nicer by buying some caps.
  24. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Thanks Rick, just need to get a set of caps for them. The 10ply tyres are super bouncy but I still like them :)
  25. Clinton

    Aussie GMC C3500

    Hi all, has been a while. Basically haven't been doing much to the truck at all as I haven't any spare time. There's a list of parts sitting on my shelf waiting to put on, or swap out. I've managed to get fuel consumption on the highway down to 13L/100km or in your language is 18MPG which was a...
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