I got the frame stripped down to the axles. Next is wire brush and degrease to prep for new paint. Solved an issue with a large fuel tank/cross-member conflict.

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Was that fuel tank larger than normal? On my Crew Cab short box the tank is about 6 inches from that cross member.

 

I'm not sure which of the tanks you are referring to. The truck originally had just the cab tank that sloshed the gas back and forth behind the back seat. It held between 19 and 20 gallons. When I redid the truck in the mid nineties, I put the other tank in out of a wrecking yard gasser. It held also between 19 and 20 gallons. I do not recall the year or wheelbase of the truck it came out of. My big tank is out of my '92 donor ctd truck standard cab standard bed.

Your eighties vintage crew probably has the newer design of the two piece drive shaft. The front section of mine is about 20 inches long. The cummins trucks with two piece drivelines have a front piece about 10 inches long. The cross member I am having touble with now is the one that supports the carrier bearing. Yours id probably about eight inches closer to the front.

 

Your right. I used the drive shafts out of the extended cab doner truck that I had.

 

how's things coming after your spring break?

 

whats the progress?

 

wow, alot of work, but in the end, it is worth it.

 

Looks more like the "cuda" scoops to me.

 

I hope to start my conversion this fall, Old Blue in my pictures is losing the 440 and going with a TT CTD and a 47RH, and also becoming a 4X4 with the 205. It will ride on a d60/d80 with 4:10's and 37 or 38" rubber.

 

Trooper looking good so far It's a lot of work but its all worth it in the end. I have the Crew Cab just waiting for the Diesel ill be following along & would help if you weren't on the other end of the country.

 

Sweet truck, who's 9" lift did you use?

 

It has a 3" body lift and custom springs when I bought it. Currently looking for a lift system that will at least maintain the height I have and ride better then a skateboard without 3000 lbs in the bed.

 

Do you need that much to clear the 37's?

 

No I have seen less lift with the same size tire, My last 2 Ramchargers had 35's with only 4" lifts. But this was how the Crew came when purchased it had 36" Hummer tires which were shot. But I might go to 40's once I get better springs

 

Don't forget to check out the link to my build in my signature.

The project has been at a standstill for a couple of weeks. Hard to imagine all the things that can come up to keep you from what you want to do.

I think I solved my tranny dilema. I bought another donor chasis. this one is a 93 dually with 6bt, NV4500, np205, Dana 60 front/70 rear.

Once I get it home I will have to start another thread. Now my 92 cummins, auto, 205 gets to live in my ramcharger. I'm thinkin' hood stack.

All I am short for the dually conversion is the rear fenders. If anyone has a source. Send me a PM.