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Offline cubicdollars

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #105 on: March 02, 2009, 12:57:54 pm »
Hey Every one I just got a chance to use my dually for what was built for. I ran down and picked up another project car. The truck did great but I definatly need to get the 5 speed in and the Pro-Jection, I averaged about 6.8 MPG :( oh well at least I do not have payment's and my tags and insurance are really cheap :)  oh well here are a couple of picts.





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1984 Buick T Type Regal, LS Swapped

Offline oldwhity

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #106 on: March 02, 2009, 03:41:20 pm »
6.8mpg?! At least you look good doing it. ;D

Nice T-type!
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #107 on: March 03, 2009, 12:12:34 pm »
Truck looks great! I feel your pain about the gas milage, I've got a 3/4 ton that gets about the same but like you said its paid for.
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #108 on: March 12, 2009, 11:40:12 am »
Truck looks good
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #109 on: May 20, 2009, 10:35:58 pm »
 ::) Well got to pull my heaviest load so far! and it pulled great with no big issues  ;D







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Offline ccz145a

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #110 on: May 20, 2009, 11:21:45 pm »
Haulin' that off to the scrap yard, huh?

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #111 on: May 20, 2009, 11:43:22 pm »
Naw, It's my friends 70 F*** truck the starter was going out and it chewed up the flywheel. We are taking it to my shop to R&R the flywheel Not looking forward to that be he helps me out on my paint work so I really cant say no:)
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #112 on: May 21, 2009, 05:44:57 pm »
Sweet!
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #113 on: May 26, 2009, 08:36:53 pm »
Got the F*** truck fixed and out of my shop this weekend and I was able to load up a real truck today and run it down to the carwash to clean the frame for paint ;)


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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #114 on: January 30, 2010, 07:33:08 am »
It's been a long time since I've done any work to my dually,The truck has been running great it's got plenty of power and it's very dependable but at 6 MPG it does not get driven very much so I am in the process of picking up a Cummins 5.9 out of a 96 3/4 ton truck and installing it. I have a chevy NV4500 that I need to install the Dodge bell housing and input shaft I am also picking up a 91 Suburban to steal all of the AC componants and the electric speedomiter package. As soon as I get the engine out of the doner I'll update this page.

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #115 on: January 30, 2010, 08:11:21 pm »
Sweet, so you are converting?  Did you see crewcabfred's Cummins Crew?
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=14761.0
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Offline cubicdollars

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #116 on: January 30, 2010, 09:27:55 pm »
Yup, that's what made my final descision I chatted with Blake H on a 2003 8.1ltr swap and found out its almost the same amount of work to do a Cummins swap so I decided to go for the Cummins. The engine I found is at my friends Junkyard it's in a wrecked 96 3500 and it has 130,000 miles on it he also has the bellhousing and input shaft that I need to convert my chevy NV4500 to use. Fornutatly he has done a few Cummins swaps and used to have a performance diesel shop so he is going to give me a hand on my swap.

I am not sure what I'll do with my BBC thats comming out I guesse I'll have to find another project car :)
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #117 on: January 31, 2010, 07:21:44 pm »
AWESOME.  PLEASE document it on here. Would love to see the progress.
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Offline crewcabfred

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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #118 on: February 01, 2010, 10:50:01 pm »
Quote from: Captkaos on January 31, 2010, 07:21:44 pm
AWESOME.  PLEASE document it on here. Would love to see the progress.

x2     nice truck
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Re: Progress Report, 85 1 ton Dually
« Reply #119 on: February 02, 2010, 12:29:34 am »
x3 I would love to put a cummins in mine
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