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Old 04-24-2009, 10:48 AM   #1
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New Guy From Maine

Hey, Just joined the site. I'm from Mount Desert, Maine. I have a couple GM trucks I have a 02 2500HD and an 07 6.5 Diesel. I also have a Suburban project I'm working on, Putting a 97 body on an 83 3/4 ton chassis. A guy traded me the 83 for a parts Jeep. The 83 burb was a 4x4 with a 4" lift, 33" tires, 4 speed, a crate 350 putting out about 400hp, and really bad paint. After looking for a truck to put the engine into for about a year I found the 97 burb for sale real cheap because it had lost reverse. It was fully loaded and in nice shape so I decided to do a body swap instead. Been kind of a slow going project, going to school and working full time in the summers, and doing the whole project in the parking lot at my parents business. I had hoped to find a 71 or 72 K20 for this engine to go into but couldn't find anything in my price range that wasn't mostly rust. Here's a couple pictures of my progress so far.
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Day 1 about to start.
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Would have gone so much faster in a garage with a lift, instead I got to use a floor jack and pressure treated.
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Sitting on the 83 frame
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Looks like one truck again. It isn't moving yet, had to install a 3" body lift for the tires to clear the fenders while turning. Have the steering hooked up, and almost all the new body mounts made and put on, still have quite a way to go.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:13 AM   #2
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:20 PM   #3
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:31 PM   #4
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Old 04-24-2009, 12:46 PM   #5
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Old 04-24-2009, 01:47 PM   #6
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to the board from Mid-MO!!!

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Old 04-24-2009, 06:21 PM   #7
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G'day and welcome from down under - you are very courageous to take that on with out a shed... if it was mine it would still be in parts and the topic of conversation every time a beer was cracked.
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Old 04-24-2009, 11:26 PM   #8
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