1/2 ton SWB to dually

turned out nice

here is the gas door we modified..



The gas door again but look at how much the body lines are off...
I have to shim the cab bushings 1/4" to 3/8" so it all lines up..




Few pics of the rear of the bed and the brace that needs replaced.. before and after pics











Just a few more pics








i am gonna rebuild the carb and document that.. I didnt get much done and it will be a few days before I start on the bed repair.. I will update as I go,,,

I am doing something a little different on the tail lights and thats why I I have to repair the bed first so those tails are temp... I think I am gonna put a W/T bumper on and do a lil something trick with it too...

I know alot of people like rollpans but I want something back there to protect my investment from idiots who cant drive...

Also I am gonna lower the rear about an inch or two with shackles ( dam , I should have kept mine) LOL..

Also the rear tires are taller then the front and i am going to buy new tires for the back in the near future.. the new tires will be the same size as the front so that will bring it down a little..

so it sits another day...

I just sat home and put the carb together.. ended up going with #72 jets in the primary and #85 in the secondary...
Sorry about the pics, my cam is shoty..

I am at another crossroads with this thing.. i originally wanted to run semi's but its so expensive... here is whats got to be done to run 24" semi's out back and 22" semi's up front.. In the front just run a regular 8 lug sw hub and an adapter ($300 for 2 front adapters).. then out back I either buy new wider dually fenders $700 for the pair, or have my rearend narrowed 2" to 3" on each side $unknown.....Probably between $400 and $700 to narrow it.. Or go through alot of trouble and work to widen my dually fenders.. oh yeah and semi adapters for the rear $300...

Plus the wheels are gonna be about $1200 for 2 22's and 2 24's... Plus tires..

Or just save all that money and run direct bolt on 19's for about $1100 for the rims plus tires..

But then i dont have to modify anything what so ever to run the 19's....

just a heads up.. i was going to keep the factory suspension setup.. No bags, but maybe a 4 link later later down the road.....


What yall guys think?????

22's/24's

kewl project.... looking good... i have a c3500 crewcab long bed srw the same body style that you have, that im turning into a dually....

His truck is gone now...word has it he'll build another one some day but for the time being he's tied up with a new job.

Last couple of pics we took at my shop, was still in progress, but drivable:

LED taillights and flush-mount LED marker lights


Flush-mount LED cab markers


Pretty f'in bright


Next to my '94 3500HD, for the "big and little" pics




Richard