HWYTRSH build

[rugburn]

 

[willis_racing]

I don't even need context I'm here for it.

 

[rugburn]

Long story short.

Picked this ex INDOT 1987 3+3 up years ago and it served me well as daily driver and hauler.

Hoarding parts for years for this build.

Aftermarket as well as GM .

Will convert to 4WD with Dana 60 and AAM 11.5.

Just bought a wrecked donor, 8.1 and Allison 1000, NV261 from a low mileage 2007 from a seller on the board here.

Should be a great build for my next work and play truck for my grandson and I this Summer.

 

[rugburn]

Going to leave the patina on it and kind of be a GMC flavor of Manny’s Ford

 

[rugburn]

 

[rugburn]

I used to work for a utility bed company here in Indiana and did pretty big projects for TEREX and other power utilities rigs.
I’ll be putting a low profile box on the back with a fifth wheel hitch in the bed.

 

[McBastard79]

In

 

[quigleysiding]

me too

 

[jhama78]

Subbed for squarebody big block goodness...

 

[Thatg9659]

Gonna mount the hi-lift across the cowl?

In.

 

[rugburn]

In front of the snorkel 🤡

 

[1Sinner]

In

 

[Cheepin]

IN

 

[M92PV4U]

IN

You had the grey 3±3 on the old site right?

 

[rugburn]

Donor truck in transit next week.

Contacted Howell for a stand-alone harness with a manual transmission.
Very reasonable price and lead time for the harness.

As much as I like the thought of an automatic, shifting gears with a big block LS is much more appealing to me.

Gonna think about it for the next week or so.

 

[rugburn]

The whole concept of this truck was take a bare bones approach to a work and play truck, rowdy when needs to be and reliable.

I’ve got the whole she-bang Dual friction clutch, fresh flywheel, serviced SM465-NP205 to Dana 60 ready to go.


You can’t get more bulletproof than this combo.

 

[Cheepin]

You had the grey 3±3 on the old site right?

I have a black 84 crew. I may have posted it on the old site. Nothing much. 4" lift on 33" Toyo Open Countrys. It's our camping rig. We put a pop up cabover in the bed and go back in the mtns where no one is.

 

[M92PV4U]

I have a black 84 crew. I may have posted it on the old site. Nothing much. 4" lift on 33" Toyo Open Countrys. It's our camping rig. We put a pop up cabover in the bed and go back in the mtns where no one is.

The one I was thinking of had a radius arm d60

 

[Cheepin]

The one I was thinking of had a radius arm d60

Not mine. Looking forward to your build though.

 

[M92PV4U]

Not mine. Looking forward to your build though.

I'm not the op, just a derailer.

 

[rugburn]

Lazy Sunday.
Big plans ahead

 

[rugburn]

Donor truck arrived last night.
Just picked it up and drove eight miles to my property from the drop off point.
My wife knew I was coming down our road…..🤪

 

[rugburn]

Low mileage Big Block Chevrolet power

 

[rugburn]

Parked for a few weeks while I get a few jobs done around here and there

 

[rugburn]

 

[rugburn]

Been in the CNC industry for 35 years.
Medical, automotive and consumer products.
Had a stroke 6/19 🤪and lost all my speech and cognitive skills.
Fast forward to today, been moonlighting at a local sawmill doing routing work and getting my hands dirty with wood

 

[rugburn]

Big decision came this afternoon.
Just talked to my pal Al from Bloomington.
We are gonna assemble a drivers drop Dana 60 for the yellow truck so I can use the Allison 1000 NVG261 factory gear 🇺🇸🔥🍺💪🏼

1979 Ford Dana 60, high steer, 35 spline outers, and all my Lugnut 4x4 brake stuff.

37” BFG Military tires and 24 bolt H1 rims will round out the rolling stock for now.

 

[06h3]

My buddy did an 8.1/NV4500 in his tow rig 3+3 square body. He loves it, he did a cam and said it really woke up mid range torque without any loss of the low end.

Love the crew cab square body

 

[tac1]

Excited to see this take shape, a bit jealous of your donor truck that was a great deal for a clean complete setup. I have a 2001 6.0/nv4500 truck I'd love to 8.1 swap at some point

I'm in southern Indiana as well if you need a hand, I'd be interested in whatever you don't use off the donor when you get to that point

 

[baldduck1974]

Excited to see this take shape, a bit jealous of your donor truck that was a great deal for a clean complete setup. I have a 2001 6.0/nv4500 truck I'd love to 8.1 swap at some point

I'm in southern Indiana as well if you need a hand, I'd be interested in whatever you don't use off the donor when you get to that point

What parts of southern Indiana you guys from, im about 30 miles north east of louisville