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Driveway Dreams · 04-27-2010, 10:51 PM

That will work...if you tweak it some.

joe231 · 04-27-2010, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BLE 'BURBAN

Think 3 numbers for your engine.....5-7-2

"go big or go home" I said as I walked home

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Originally Posted by BGRAFX

HAHAHA how about a 5.3L out of a 2002 tahoe?

how about hell yeah!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Driveway Dreams

That will work...if you tweak it some.

and again.....HELL YEAH!!!!

Driveway Dreams · 04-27-2010, 11:50 PM

^^^^^Joe, are you drinking again?

joe231 · 04-28-2010, 12:01 AM

Nope, why?
What did I do?

Driveway Dreams · 04-28-2010, 12:08 AM

Nothing really. Just gotta give you a hard time.

joe231 · 04-28-2010, 07:38 AM

cool man, keep me in line

JohnC · 04-28-2010, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe231

"go big or go home" I said as I walked home

joe231 · 04-28-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnC

I'm glad I'm not alone

JohnC · 04-28-2010, 12:17 PM

It's so much easier to try and spend other people's money.

justpball · 04-28-2010, 12:43 PM

cool bro, nice find!

glock35ipsc · 04-28-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnC

It's so much easier to try and spend other people's money.

LOL, that's no lie!

I still kick myself for selling my dually, but I made BANK on that truck!

Sold it to a kid who was in Wyotech in Laramie that has plans similar to yours.

*BGRAFX* · 04-28-2010, 02:33 PM

Lol I originally called the craigslist seller to buy his 79 crewcab 3/4t but he sold it already. Luckily for me his 19yr old little brother was selling the 81 dually that he had bought from a farmer that used it to pull his horse trailer ever so often. Then it dropped a rod and ruin the head and piston since he didn't want to fix it so i pretty much stole it from him. I have now decided to just put that engine back together then maybe down the road do a 5.3 or 6.0 swap. I will take pics as the engine rebuild comes together in the next couple of days.

joe231 · 04-28-2010, 03:06 PM

Jonboy · 04-28-2010, 03:12 PM

Sweet!. Great find. It's nice to win every so often.

manimal · 04-30-2010, 11:21 AM

NICE! I've been checkin out dually builds for inspiration.

*BGRAFX* · 04-30-2010, 12:46 PM

We've come into a Snag, literally the piston was getting stuck at the top of the cylinder wall, I guess the rod damaged it just enough to create problems. So back to the drawing board. As mentioned above, I bought the truck from a 19yr old kid but Luckily for me his older brother is a wyotech grad and has numerous chevy projects, so I'm buying his spare 454 engine out of a RV motothome with only 70k miles, he already replaced the cam and lifters and we got a holley carb, aluminum edlebrock intake, new heads (since old ones had rod busted through) new distributor, plugs and wires, exhaust manifolds are still good, new water pump, new gaskets obviously. Hopefully BigRed will be able to come home with me sometime this weekend. Plenty of pictures to come...

SBTork · 04-30-2010, 09:32 PM

^^ hopefully you get it home this weekend, and make sure to take WAY TO0 MANY pictures

joe231 · 04-30-2010, 10:18 PM

*BGRAFX* · 05-02-2010, 06:49 PM

Not much progress, I did get a chrome rear suburban bumper and a back window so I can take off the cab sleeper.

Here are a couple of pix for inspiration...

Tex_50613 · 05-02-2010, 08:51 PM

is there a brand name on that bunk??? I'v been trying to find one for about 4 years now with no luck, looks like a hell of a starter truck

*BGRAFX* · 05-02-2010, 09:25 PM

Sleeper cab Is for sale...but I will see if I can find out where it was made. The truck is currently going through an engine overhaul so I will edit this when I get the info.

joe231 · 05-02-2010, 09:46 PM

how is the engine coming?

*BGRAFX* · 05-02-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by joe231

how is the engine coming?

Used the spare 454 engine out of a RV motothome with only 70k miles, he already replaced the cam and lifters and we got a holley carb, aluminum edlebrock intake, new heads (since old ones had rod busted through) new distributor, plugs and wires, exhaust manifolds are still good, new water pump, new gaskets obviously.

So to further answer the question the old block has been pulled and flushed the radiator, put the water pump in and the heads on the RV block. sprayed the bolts to do the rear bumper swap.

Tex_50613 · 05-02-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BGRAFX

Sleeper cab Is for sale...but I will see if I can find out where it was made. The truck is currently going through an engine overhaul so I will edit this when I get the info.

I appreaciate that, the pictures of the truck when you started looked like one that my friend sold a couple years back, they had 2 both red with bunks on them, but he couuldn't remember the brand of them when I asked and they came with the trucks when they bought them so he let them go with them

*BGRAFX* · 05-05-2010, 12:38 AM

Got tons of pics of pulling the old engine....

04-27-2010, 10:51 PM	#26
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04-27-2010, 11:50 PM	#28
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually ^^^^^Joe, are you drinking again? __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

04-28-2010, 12:01 AM	#29
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Nope, why? What did I do? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

04-28-2010, 12:08 AM	#30
Driveway Dreams I have car A.D.D. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Greeley, Northern Colorado Posts: 4,147	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Nothing really. Just gotta give you a hard time. __________________ -Gerald Building vehicles in memory of the first "car guy" I ever knew, my Grandpa. Bob Dunham 1935-2009. Rest in peace. 61 GMC Suburban SOLD The 86 build thread SOLD Are you a Colorado member?Click here.

04-28-2010, 07:38 AM	#31
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually cool man, keep me in line __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

04-28-2010, 12:17 PM	#34
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually It's so much easier to try and spend other people's money.

04-28-2010, 12:43 PM	#35
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04-28-2010, 02:33 PM	#37
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Lol I originally called the craigslist seller to buy his 79 crewcab 3/4t but he sold it already. Luckily for me his 19yr old little brother was selling the 81 dually that he had bought from a farmer that used it to pull his horse trailer ever so often. Then it dropped a rod and ruin the head and piston since he didn't want to fix it so i pretty much stole it from him. I have now decided to just put that engine back together then maybe down the road do a 5.3 or 6.0 swap. I will take pics as the engine rebuild comes together in the next couple of days. Attached Images Last edited by BGRAFX; 05-05-2010 at 12:20 AM.

04-28-2010, 03:06 PM	#38
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04-28-2010, 03:12 PM	#39
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04-30-2010, 11:21 AM	#40
manimal Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Kalifornia Posts: 3,066	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually NICE! I've been checkin out dually builds for inspiration. __________________ ------------------------------------------------------ -Lance 2000 Chevy C2500, 5.7, 4L80e 1999 Suburban K2500, 7.4, 4L80e 1980 Camaro..son's car...PROJECT

04-30-2010, 12:46 PM	#41
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually We've come into a Snag, literally the piston was getting stuck at the top of the cylinder wall, I guess the rod damaged it just enough to create problems. So back to the drawing board. As mentioned above, I bought the truck from a 19yr old kid but Luckily for me his older brother is a wyotech grad and has numerous chevy projects, so I'm buying his spare 454 engine out of a RV motothome with only 70k miles, he already replaced the cam and lifters and we got a holley carb, aluminum edlebrock intake, new heads (since old ones had rod busted through) new distributor, plugs and wires, exhaust manifolds are still good, new water pump, new gaskets obviously. Hopefully BigRed will be able to come home with me sometime this weekend. Plenty of pictures to come...

04-30-2010, 09:32 PM	#42
SBTork Garage wrench Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaCrosse, WI Posts: 1,855	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually ^^ hopefully you get it home this weekend, and make sure to take WAY TO0 MANY pictures __________________ -Adam 90 V1500 GMC Suburban 350/700R4/NP241..... 01 Saturn SL1 stock DD..... Last edited by SBTork; 04-30-2010 at 09:32 PM. Reason: seplling...oh, I mean spelling

04-30-2010, 10:18 PM	#43
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05-02-2010, 06:49 PM	#44
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Not much progress, I did get a chrome rear suburban bumper and a back window so I can take off the cab sleeper. Here are a couple of pix for inspiration... Attached Images Last edited by BGRAFX; 05-02-2010 at 09:32 PM.



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05-02-2010, 08:51 PM	#45
Tex_50613 Redneck Customs Bumpers, IA Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 503	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually is there a brand name on that bunk??? I'v been trying to find one for about 4 years now with no luck, looks like a hell of a starter truck Last edited by Tex_50613; 05-02-2010 at 08:51 PM.

05-02-2010, 09:25 PM	#46
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Sleeper cab Is for sale...but I will see if I can find out where it was made. The truck is currently going through an engine overhaul so I will edit this when I get the info. Attached Images Last edited by BGRAFX; 05-05-2010 at 12:22 AM.

05-02-2010, 09:46 PM	#47
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05-05-2010, 12:38 AM	#50
BGRAFX Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: kansas city Ks Posts: 1,970	Re: BigRed 81 crewcab dually Got tons of pics of pulling the old engine....

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