Old video, but it definitely came in handy for me. Are you a welder or paint and body guy by trade? You made this process look so easy

Cool

I subscribed sir! Cool project! Seems like this ain't your first Duramax swap?

any updates?

I did mine and the paint krinkled!

Very.clean That crew cab is very clean.That's a good condition

This is a badass build! Killer job man!

Good ass video

bro what size of bolt takes up the floor ?

I like the video. You explain things really well and clearly, easy to understand. You did a great job on the project. I myself am working on a 71' chevy c20 and have zero previous experience with welding, cutting, fabing sheet metal. Keep the videos coming !

Awesome build. You've done a lot of custom work to make it happen and did it right 😎👍 For sound deadening look to get the thick insulated type thats in the in your donor truck.

USING OVEN CLEANER RUINED MY RIMS.

Nice work! You explained things really well and the video content and editing were great.

Looks good stick with it , good job !

Awesome video. Very helpful. Thanks.

Seriously, you did a fantastic job young man! Keep it up. You did it so well, some of the steps I think you might want to talk more about. I'm saying that for me. LOL

That was dope

will moisture not be trapped between the raptor bed liner and the sound deadener mat

Will the sound deadner not hold moisture between it and the raptor bedliner causing long term rust issues

Great video and install. Keep it up man. Nice truck brother.

Suburban doirs are usually pretty cheap.

Hows this truck comin along by now?

This is how a great man started.

Where i live that isnt even rusted enough to fix yet 😂😂😂 but good work none the less

Great.. we are getting ready to do same exact thing. What tack welder are you using? And what cutter are you using? THANKS

I love this build. I have a 72 c10 with the 350/350. How much did the copart donor set you back. Diesels go for big bucks around here especially Duramax's and Cummins. Keep up the build, she's going to be awesome when complete.

He said it was about 50 ft.², how thick was the product that you put in and now that it’s been a while would you go thicker?

Very cool, what size tires are them?

I gotta tell ya. If this is your second time doing this, you are so damn good at it. Yea, theoretically it's not rocket science but until you have done one, it's very daunting. Now I must look back and check out what welder you are using because your tack welds look really pro. Hands of Gold for sure. Makes me want to try it.

What sheet tools were those again?

Professional work, and as others have said, inspiration to tackle my own car. Now, this is not a criticism, but I would like to see also how you actually cut out the old rusted metal. What you used, how to get a straight cut, etc. And from that, the equipment you used to weld it. I don't know if the speeded up video could be slowed down to show that, but just an idea. Again, fabulous work!!

Nice job on the video and the truck, watching a beginner do this work makes me comfortable (as a beginner) to get busy on my 1975 Blazer.

Can you drop the link for the kicker panel? I am having a hard time searching for it even on lmc. Just not quite sure what to search because it's not coming up

When this is done I need to come see it

You’re killing it!

That’s a lot of miles 😅

Thank you for the video, where did you purchase the replacement parts?

Dang good job! Ill come back for updates!

Those square bodies were the first Chev & GMC fullsize pickups to have an optional bigger cab which was a crew cab like that one there in the video. They were first introduced in 1973 which was also the first year for the square bodies. Unlike the crew cab pickups today which are also on half ton models with a short box, the square body crew cabs were only on three quarter ton & one ton models & all had the long fleetside box. Them & the other square body models were produced up through 1991 except for the plain cab pickups which became obsolete before that year. In 1987, the half ton & three quarter ton ones were finished, but the one ton ones on the other hand were still in production up through 1989.

how big are your vice grip clamps? what kind of welder are you using and what gauge, speed?

I have a 1993 C3500 version of that truck. I'm with you, I think most of the square body cclb trucks had the 454 engines. The obs versions seemed to mostly have the 5.7 tbi engines. Love these trucks!

Sweet can't wait to start mine

Geez ! Is There Anything You Can't Do, Automotive Wise ? Very Impressive Sir - Bravo !!

I hope this works well for you. Its likely goin to rust out. The rubber liner will hold moisture and it will rust away. Fluid film or something like that is a much better way to stop rust. Hopefully this works. Its a very nice truck

I'm doing this exact setup but with a 2.5 RC level, glad I found your channel. Which setting (notch) did you go with on the 5100s?

Dude, awesome work!

Oh yes the travel tanks I have the same in my 72

Rad truck love it ..

I’m surprised you didn’t cab, bed, and front clip swap the 71 GMC onto the newer frame and weld custom mounts onto the new frame for the 71 GMC cab. I’m in the process of doing that to my 72 GMC as well, but I’m taking the 72 GMC cab, bed, and front clip and swapping it onto a 2003 2500hd 4x4 chassis with the LQ4 6.0, wish I coulda found a Duramax to swap, but just to expensive in my area lol. Good luck on the build man! I’ll define keeping up with your videos! 🤘🏼

Getting ready to buy some… is it asphalt based? Can’t find info online