Thz71's C3500HD build

[thz71]

Figured I'd start a build thread for my 2001 HD. I bought this at auction about a month and a half ago with full intentions of reselling it but now I've become attached to how handy it is to have around so here we are lol. It has the 8.1 that noone believes exists and the 4l80e. (Only the 02s got the allisons)

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loaded all my mowers on tires and my ram on it

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Pulled it like nothing loaded up the 95 to take to scrap today

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Makes the cummins look like a toy

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my 2 10 lugs together

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Bye bye 95. Finally out of trucks to part out for today

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unloaded mowers

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Took the stupid stake sides off

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no your 1 ton isn't this beefy

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and the fabled 8.1

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[thz71]

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interior

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rpo codes

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door sticker

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bed is off to put in a 5th wheel in it because I bought a camper at another auction and had no way to haul it home. Ended up being alot bigger and more expensive project than intended but it had to be done and it's done very well and solid

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Delivered a mower

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picked up my camper

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Deleted the only surface rust on the entire cab

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new Door handle

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new speaker

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my new sear cover

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the 90 dollar impossible to find discontinued sensor I needed for the damn thing to run well. It's needed a cam sensor since I got it and the 2001 8.1 sensor is notoriously hard to find so my only options were replace the entire timing set or find one. As just when I was about to order the timing set timing cover cam sensor etc. I found a 2001 sensor on ebay and ordered it.

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painted my new 5th wheel stuff

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put plates on

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[thz71]

Bye bye w/t front end. I have all the parts here to convert over to 94+ silverado front end for free. I wish I wouldn't have sold my tows.

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Using the chrome grille that I plasti dipped red for my 95 now painting it white. I'll eventually buy a color matched grille just trying to save money since I just bought a house. So I repainted the inserts and emblem. I need new corners and turns asap I'll look tonight

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painted the big filler panel 2. I thought I could delete it with body lift brackets but that won't work

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composites in place of the old sealed beams and wired up (didn't do 4 hi yet)

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toothpaste treatment

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results

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[BowtieBrody]

Looks awesome!
I've always wondered how hard it would be to convert one of these to 4x4 without a massive amount of lift. All the ones I've seen on the internet are stupid tall.

 

[thz71]

Looks awesome!
I've always wondered how hard it would be to convert one of these to 4x4 without a massive amount of lift. All the ones I've seen on the internet are stupid tall.

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This is about the lowest I've seen

 

[skylark]

A solid front axle, crew cab and a Cummins would make great Christmas gifts for it...

 

[thz71]

A solid front axle, crew cab and a Cummins would make great Christmas gifts for it...

Agreed haha it'd be the ultimate truck

 

[88GMCtruck]

Awesome truck, I've always likes the C3500HD trucks and the 8.1L is a rare bird for them. Nice find.

 

[thz71]

Awesome truck, I've always likes the C3500HD trucks and the 8.1L is a rare bird for them. Nice find.

Thanks man! If you ever wana come work on it lmk lmao.

 

[thz71]

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