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My K2500

Fred_M1010

Fred_M1010

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I all of a sudden got an urge to pic-whore my 2500 :D

People tend to dislike IFS-rigs. But I think they are quite ok, if you want a light trail-capability without sacrificing handling so much.
They are at least ten times nicer than a solid axle to drive on the road, in my opinion..

This is what it looks like today in all it's glory:rolleyes::


A couple of years ago I lifted it with a Rancho 6" kit

I choose Rancho because I thought it looked really sturdy with the one-piece lower "subframe"

But I didn't like the idea of my torsionbar crossmember hanging down like a plow :rolleyes:
So I got a set of realift torsionbar relocators.
They were only ment for 4" lift though, so I had to fab a new transmission crossmember, for it to clear.

Btw never trust the length of the shocks that are included in liftkits.
I had to raise the mounts on my A-arms, since the front ones where to short:mad:
And the rear ones where too long...

And there the story could have ended, and we could have lived happily ever after;)

















But no such luck...

I got rear-ended by a ?#¤%"& Mercedes :mad:
It trashed the rear section of my frame.
Not worse than it could have been straightened, but it was a little rusted as well, so I cut it of instead.
I then bought the rear section of a frame from a 2500HD (which is the same as a 3500) so now my truck is a 3000;)

 
Yeah my 89 K2500, was a pretty nice rig, plowed great and never broke any parts. Yours looks pretty tough, lots of work into the frame swap.
 
So you recognized the old H-body :)
It's a 75, that I've been restoring for many years now.
I've fixed all the rust, and there was plenty of it.
Now it's just waiting for me to complete the S10-spindle conversion...:rolleyes:
But before that I need to finish the work on my K30 and build a 454 engine for my Camaro, so it'll have to wait some more...







 
I've always liked the Monzas, but there sure aren't many left these days. So, S-10 spindles huh? I've always wondered how guys make them 5 lug.
 
Jeesh dude, we know where all the Chevy's go to be reborn in Sweden.

Nice work.
 
Question: does the 2500 have fender mounted turn indicators? I think I see some on the pic with the bed and frame missing, but can't be positive. Reason I ask is I want to put some on my 99 Yukon and want to know where GM put them for markets that require them. Thanks, and nice work.
 
AJMBLAZER said:
Jeesh dude, we know where all the Chevy's go to be reborn in Sweden.

Nice work.
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Yeah, they don't go to heaven when they die.
They get shipped to Sweden :D

noJeepshere said:
Question: does the 2500 have fender mounted turn indicators? I think I see some on the pic with the bed and frame missing, but can't be positive. Reason I ask is I want to put some on my 99 Yukon and want to know where GM put them for markets that require them. Thanks, and nice work.
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Yes, we do have them in Sweden, but I'm afraid I can't answer your question.
I drilled new holes when I changed both my front fenders some years ago, and I can't remember for sure, but I don't think I used the stock locations.

Btw, I don't think your Yukon has the same body-style anyway, right?
Well, here's a better picture of them anyway.
 
Oh ok, I see how you did them, I want to put them lower down more in line with the body side trim, but that's prolly a very hard spot to put them in. Oh well. I have a link in my sig to pics of my Yukon, same general body style.
 
You know what's funny? You're a Chevy addict, in Sweden.

I deal with Volvo addicts here in the states all the time. (I work at a Volvo dealer)

I guess it's just funny to me. Wondering if you could find old Volvo stuff much easier than I can here. Hard to find or Euro only type things.
 
496truck said:
You know what's funny? You're a Chevy addict, in Sweden.

I deal with Volvo addicts here in the states all the time. (I work at a Volvo dealer)

I guess it's just funny to me. Wondering if you could find old Volvo stuff much easier than I can here. Hard to find or Euro only type things.
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He's also got a 3/4 ton Dodge as his daily driver.
 
Yeah, it is a little funny.
Especially since I don't know squat about Volvos.
So I'm afraid I wouldn't be of much help with parts:o

How fun can it be with just a half engine anyway :D
 
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