1970worthog
1/2 ton status
Well since my trucks finanlly starting to become the vehicle that I want it to be, I thought, why not make a thread
But first some background.
started off with a 1970 Chevy k20,
had a 496/350/203/3/4tons w/4.56 locked fr/rr with 35's
put a 6" lift with 3" body and rocked that for a few years till I moved away to college.
blew up the th350s case so I swapped in a 4speed along with some 38s
after awhile, it got to the point that the long bed was a bit too long, so I made a deal with my dad and got this *cough gem
it was a 1971 GMC Jimmy that had been sitting in the snow for 7-8 years
it had a "stock car" 350/th350 that didnt work, and d44/12bolt with 3.08s
since none of the stuff on it was worth keeping I got rid of it all but the engine
bought one eaton h052 with 4.56s
swapped in a trusted sm465
moved it to my dads place
swapped in a spare D44 that i had in storage to get it rolling
painted it a few times...couldnt come to a color that I liked enough to leave
swapped the 6" from the 70 to the 71 along with the 38s
moved to a house with a garage...my own garage!
then the real fun began
popped some rollers on and into the man cave it went
bite the bullet and bought a mid 80's dodge D60 with 4.56s for the whopping price of $650
did some dealing with a buddy of mine for some srw dodge external hubs
cleaned and inspected the 60, and painted it.
did the 52" swap
used the bracket off a mid 70s k5 along with the core support bracket and some of Kurts adj. hangers
did a shackle flip in the back with some 56's flipped around to gain 4" of wheelbase
more to later...
But first some background.
started off with a 1970 Chevy k20,
had a 496/350/203/3/4tons w/4.56 locked fr/rr with 35's
put a 6" lift with 3" body and rocked that for a few years till I moved away to college.
blew up the th350s case so I swapped in a 4speed along with some 38s
after awhile, it got to the point that the long bed was a bit too long, so I made a deal with my dad and got this *cough gem
it was a 1971 GMC Jimmy that had been sitting in the snow for 7-8 years
it had a "stock car" 350/th350 that didnt work, and d44/12bolt with 3.08s
since none of the stuff on it was worth keeping I got rid of it all but the engine
bought one eaton h052 with 4.56s
swapped in a trusted sm465
moved it to my dads place
swapped in a spare D44 that i had in storage to get it rolling
painted it a few times...couldnt come to a color that I liked enough to leave
swapped the 6" from the 70 to the 71 along with the 38s
moved to a house with a garage...my own garage!
then the real fun began
popped some rollers on and into the man cave it went
bite the bullet and bought a mid 80's dodge D60 with 4.56s for the whopping price of $650
did some dealing with a buddy of mine for some srw dodge external hubs
cleaned and inspected the 60, and painted it.
did the 52" swap
used the bracket off a mid 70s k5 along with the core support bracket and some of Kurts adj. hangers
did a shackle flip in the back with some 56's flipped around to gain 4" of wheelbase
more to later...
Iv always liked the 67-72 body styles, espiecially the GMC front. Try not to tear it up to bad!
