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crewcab project
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badmix
1/2 ton status
I think its cool that your wiling to do a project like that, but man that looks like an aweful lot of work. Wouldnt it be cheaper to jus by a suburban. 
alot easier, but i wanted to powder coat the frame and run a turbo 502, longer springs. so i needed a frame off project, so i thought why not make the project a real challange. plus it will use the trucks longer front doors on the rear instead of the suburbans short rear doors. and it will have about a 2 inch space between the doors so the people in back will have about as much room as a new dodge mega cab. i have never done anything like this, so i thought it might help me learn how to do body work anyway.
badmix
1/2 ton status
Ah, I see. Well atleast ya got a plan and a nice lil project there.
badmix said:
there, I fixed it for ya
.I think thats a bitchen project you got going there. I allways wished GM made a crew of those years. thought about the same kind of project before but space is a must with a project like that. a two car garage full of tools and equipment aint gonna work. good luck and keep us posted with pics.
I have a clean 70' 3/4 ton custom camper special long bed, factory big block truck that has a 396 out of a chevelle in it, TH400 trans. factory wood bed, factory AC, factory gage cluster with tach, Dana 60 rear with 4:56's. I had a 69' short bed before too. I love 67'-72' chevy trucks.
1BadK-30
1/2 ton status
awesome project, they look very nice when converted to a crewcab.
here is some motovation
more pics here from a members website
http://yukon.b0xen.us/temp/ricks/
here is some motovation
more pics here from a members website
http://yukon.b0xen.us/temp/ricks/
1BadK-30 said:awesome project, they look very nice when converted to a crewcab.
here is some motovation
more pics here from a members website
http://yukon.b0xen.us/temp/ricks/
man that is awesome
bigbluesuburban
1/2 ton status
1BadK-30 said:awesome project, they look very nice when converted to a crewcab.
here is some motovation
more pics here from a members website
http://yukon.b0xen.us/temp/ricks/
I have fallen in love... that is B E A utiful!!! I wonder if there is anyone out there making a door kit for the normally closed 4th door. Or would that work have to be full custom stuff?
Check out the latemodel instrument panel.
Cool Beans 
on the project.
Finished one is killer too.
on the project. Finished one is killer too.
Rancid,
Sweet idea you have going with the extended rear doors! I can't wait to see it completed! Please keep posting the progress pictures!
Sweet idea you have going with the extended rear doors! I can't wait to see it completed! Please keep posting the progress pictures!
KrebsATM02
1/2 ton status
What did you use to bend the metal like that? Did you use a brakes or did you use some kinda press that rolls it out?
i know a guy that runs a sheet metal shop and has a break with interchangable dies and he has many different dies. and we found one exaclty what gm used. and on the rear doors im using, im not extending the fatory truck front doors. just sqauring up the window area.
eclipse
1/2 ton status
are you going to be using a shortbed or a long bed?
freeflow
1/2 ton status
What year is that finished crew cab? that thing is freaking sweet. And was it a crew cab or is it a suburban body with a truck bed????????
MTMike
1/2 ton status
Damn! And I thought I was ambitious!
bigbluesuburban
1/2 ton status
I don't know what year it is... BUT... I do believe that they NEVER made a crew cab in the 1st gen... is that true 1st Gen Guru's?freeflow said:
freeflow
1/2 ton status
Well after looking at the pics of that truck i am thinking about finding a sub body of that year and cutting the back off like i did to my 84 sub but i like that body style more
bigbluesuburban
1/2 ton status
I really like that idea. The only thing that I don't like is that the subs only had 3 doors... So I am wondering if there is any company out there producing a drivers side rear door 'kit' that can be retrofit into the subs.
If there is... I am really considering doing the same thing and taking a bunch of my current parts and pieces and putting them towards that project.
Just what I need. A new direction with a new project... LOL
If there is... I am really considering doing the same thing and taking a bunch of my current parts and pieces and putting them towards that project.
Just what I need. A new direction with a new project... LOL
