1994 GMC Sierra K2500 Build

[DubX01]

That last picture was in the last set of pictures I took before the tear down began. I got a parts truck with a title, so the frame became the new home for the new project.
1993 K1500 chassis. Unmolested, never wrecked, no damage, bone stock.

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Stripped it to nothing, mounted it on a rotisserie, put it in primer and painted.

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[thz71]

New front shoes: Brand new 255/60 Cooper Cobras

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I put 2" blocks in the back to cancel out the drop (has Belltech drop shackles)

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And uh....this is what my u-bolts looked like. All four of them. In a word....DAMN!

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The u bolts I just took of my 94 looked just the same way

 

[DubX01]

Front suspension, in.

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Rear end, in. We now have a rolling chassis.

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I did get me a new grille. Out of a 98.

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Chevy orange t-bars

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[DubX01]

The u bolts I just took of my 94 looked just the same way

They made me shudder. They all snapped the second I stuck an impact to 'em.

 

[ChrisAU]

The problem is GM's bottom u-bolt pad...they get so packed full of mud and everything else and nobody cleans them, and they corrode the bolts to pencil-thin. It's scary, really. I put old-school round-top u-bolts with an old flat plate back in it. And it's gonna stay that way when I change the rear end (again).

Do you have a picture of that setup? Just curious.

 

[DubX01]

The deconstruction begins.

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Us backwoods rednecks like to use our backhoes for tearing trucks apart. 'Cause that's how we do it 'round here.

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[DubX01]

Do you have a picture of that setup? Just curious.

Yezzir!

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[ChrisAU]

I see, I assume there is a hole in the plate for the pin? Just like seeing how people do things differently!

 

[DubX01]

Yes there is. I THINK the plates I'm running were off of an F-150. I had to do a little bit of trimming for them to clear my bump stomp, but I've never had any troubles. Can't help it, I hate GM's lower-pad setup because it causes rusty u-bolts and I don't wanna deal with that again!

 

[Fredridge]

awesome... looks great... always wished I had the talent for stuff like this.

can't wait to see it done