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80's short box, "S.E.R.E." Box permanently attached to the cab.
- Thread starter cybrfire
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- squarebody-avalanche
I agree. The correct fitting would have been nice.
Yep, Tracy made play doh, here it is, sitting on the radiator cap.
After the hood was closed.
Depth measurement to the high point.
I figure I can pretty easily pull the radiator up 3/4". That'll get me the clearance I need on the fittings below.
Yep, Tracy made play doh, here it is, sitting on the radiator cap.
After the hood was closed.
Depth measurement to the high point.
I figure I can pretty easily pull the radiator up 3/4". That'll get me the clearance I need on the fittings below.
Only thing I'd have to change is the fan shroud. Its about as simple as it gets, not tough to change that up. I'll have to do a minor wiring harness reroute but I left plenty of length to do that. Really just need to move it toward the engine a tick. Sort of hang it on the engine side of the fan shroud.
WyoSquareMan
Blood type: GM
This thing is looking sick!
Any update on this rig?
Got the project truck back out of moth balls and got it moved around.
Started tearing off the box sides. Might end up replacing both of them. One is obviously pretty badly beat up. The other has a spot below the trim line that I'm kinda on the fence whether I want to fix it or replace it.
Nice to see it out in the sunlight!
beags86
Eastbound and Down
So am I correct in that your making a hard top for this, like GMT400 blazer/Tahoe?
I thought i saw that somewhere but now can't find the information.
If so do you have any pics of the bed/back of cab?
Or do you not have the body work that far yet?
I thought i saw that somewhere but now can't find the information.
If so do you have any pics of the bed/back of cab?
Or do you not have the body work that far yet?
Yes, building a hard top. The back of the cab has been cut out but haven't done any finish work with it yet. We recently pulled the box sides off so they can be configured for permanent attachment to the cab.
No more pics?
Started on what I call the "hard body" conversion. Much like the Nissa pickups back in the day, the box was an integral part of the cab, that's whats going on here. Like a blazer but quite a bit longer. Like a suburban but quite a bit shorter.
This ends up with 6'4" of usable bed space.
2.5" removed from the front of the bed floor.
cut line for the inside of the box side.
mock up,
This ends up with 6'4" of usable bed space.
2.5" removed from the front of the bed floor.
cut line for the inside of the box side.
mock up,
Can't wait to see this part of the build come together!
Currently the plan is to weld the floor to the back of the cab as well as the box sides on the inside. Where the outer fenders overlap the cab, we'll use some body panel glue. Then from there it should be a thin skim coat of body filler to finish it out.
