89 Crew Cab Chevy k20 4x4 twin turbo Cummins swap Tons of Pics!

[frotosride]

Maybe not leaps and bounds but an inch is progress...Can't wait to see this thing tearing up a trail or two.

[b9971]

subscribed love the cummins in the square body chevys

[eric28miller]

Hey guys, apologies for the lack of quick responses to your questions.. Been very very busy... We just wrapped up harvest on Monday, then spent 2 days cleaning and moving equipment into storage, and THEN scurried to get 6000 ft of geo line in the ground as the frost was setting in..

Plus we"re going to nebraska tomorrow to look at a large lot of tornado damaged equipment to buy and now i'm building a house next summer..a new deadline to finish the truck. But i HAVE to finish it since i will need a truck to pick up supplies.
I'll try my hardest to post progress and answer questions for you guys. I appreciate all the positive comments they are very motivating.

I had some time yesterday to round up every single bolt that i have left and threw them all into a bucket with some industrial degreaser. Then cranked up the power washer to 210 degrees and boiled them for 10 minutes. After that i quickly dried them with a heat gun before rust set in and dumped black painted into the bucket, rolled it around for 10 more minutes and wa la, nice perdy bolts : )

[v84X4]

Man Eric.................

Just amazing

It's been a year since I last looked at your Build

Will this truck Be for sale at any point?

I sure would like o have this truck 

Best Regards, Rick

[eric28miller]

Thanks Rick,
I don't think I could ever part with this truck with as much time i've invested and the sacrifices i've made to build it.. But ya never know everything has a price 

Now I can get back to the truck.. I just finished a little side project before the snow fell. 08 mxz 800 i bought wrecked, needed an entire new front end. Goin on my first snowmobile trip up to northern Wisconsin in January.

[eric28miller]

So i finally got the mirrors mounted, i know a lot of you have been waiting to see what i did. Personally i'm very happy with how they turned out, i'm sure some people may disagree..  Maybe someday i'll do a custom one piece window but for now this will work for me. I first mounted the mirror to a stainless window replacement but it was too flimsy which would cause blurry vision on the road.  So I then cut out the window plate and welded another plate to the inner door to mount to. Its VERY solid now!  Replacing the rubber wasn't much fun, i'm still working on the other doors. Which by the way i just started the rear doors and they a pain in the rear! Welp here are some pics

[flips87c30]

Sweet. Your build has been an inspiration. I unfortunately cant afford another truck. so Ive been fixing mine up while making money with it. Im planning on stealing your mirror idea/design. They look great imo, thanks for all the pics and info. Keep up the good work. 

[STxMunky]

GREAT BUILD. I like where you're going with it, I'll definitely be watching closely. And maybe one day I'll steal your ideas and implement them in my own stuff! Haha

[81_Chevy]

ive got to say, this truck is BAD.

absolutely love it. 

[LTZ C20]

You sir have a freaking GIFT for true custom fabrication!! I love the build! GREAT Job!

[Tonka]

This is incredible. Thanks for all the pics, amazing truck.

[SmokeShow]

Did I miss where those step bars came from? They're awesome and so is everything else about the truck.

[eric28miller]

I'm back! Left for a week snowmobiling up north then took off to the Dominican Republic for our honeymoon for 2 weeks! Made it back last week and have been scrambling since to get caught up. Finally had some time to work on the truck last few nights til midnight. I sure have missed working on it! Couldn't stop thinking bout what i was going to do when I got back haha

SmokeShow, the step bars I bought from GoRhino and they were the cheapest on Amazon.

Update: My painter Mike has been helping me in return for using my lift when he needs it. It's awesome having a friend that ACTUALLY knows what he's doing! Most of the guys i know can install some shiny rims and change their oil, that's about it...
The cowl and wipers are all together, tailgate and bumper installed, rear window is in, headache rack stacks and toolbox sitting in place but not bolted yet.
Here's some pics!

[flips87c30]

Welcome back. toolbox looks great

[eric28miller]

Thanks, I was afraid a tool box would look weird on the shortbox but it doesn't look too shaby