65 GMC Short Fleet, Pro Touring Big Block Build

[RobertHaas]

As the owner of a 65 GMC it did not take much to get my best friend to jump in with both feet to build one of his own.

We have a nice big shop here in the back of my building that we set up to build this truck in.

We even built our very own fabrication fixture to build on.

Plans go like this;
Rob @ No Limit sold us a wide ride front end, A raised rail rear kit, a Moser 9 rear end narrowed 8" his fat bar 4 link kit and of course Willwoods stoppers for all corners.

So I will just post a bunch of pictures to date. we have been on this build since Sept. 1

here is the stock frame loading on to the fixture.145323

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once the stock frame and fixture were married it was time to cut the back off and make room for the No Limit raised rear rail set up

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the raised rear rail kit that Rob built is a dream to work with. I could not be more impressed both as a builder and as a fabricator.

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I boxed it all in and welded in all the cross members to insure rigidity and strength

Once that was complete I welded on the forward 4 bar mounts.

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Then we went ahead and got the rear end in and welded on the Panhard bar mount and shock mounts, then hung that beautiful Moser housing.

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[RobertHaas]

The "Wide Ride" from No Limit is an impressive piece of kit. Simple as heck to get into position and built like it was designed for the Space Shuttle.


We had this on and adjusted including removing the stock front end in under 2 hours.

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That is pretty much to date. The frame is boxed and we have the body sand blasted, will be installing tons of new sheet metal in it as well as a sweet paint job.

This truck is powered by a 454 hooked up to a kitted 700 R4

Will continue to update as we get deeper into this build. Only have weekends and after work to get anything done but we are motivated and we have a nice shop to get this one done in.

[Peter Mc Mahon]

Nice! keep the pics coming.I'm subscribing.

[CSG]

Looking good!

[Peter Mc Mahon]

Will you use the standard spindle or dropped spindle?

[RobertHaas]

standard spindle.

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[HotRod47]

Love the project and look forward to the updates!

[Peter Mc Mahon]

What will be the height to the bottom of the cab?

[RobertHaas]

What will be the height to the bottom of the cab?

not calculated yet.

[RobertHaas]

working on the 3" full Stainless exhaust. Running everything above the bottom of the frame rails is eating up a lot of real estate. Using the Flowmaster 50's. We ordered Stainless mufflers and they showed up painted????


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[Dr G]

Love these pics. This is what makes web forums great.

[RobertHaas]

big day, got the cab on the frame for some layout on a bunch of stuff, (Steering column, firewall mods, etc)


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[RobertHaas]

Any suggestions or advice about drive shafts?

Was considering Aluminum but the Carbon Fiber units seem to be priced competitively.

Anyone have any experience with them?

[Ed MAilhot]

great build. I can't wait to see the progress as it unfolds.

[RobNoLimit]

So, I may be biased, but you're doing a great job! Keep up the good work. You're going to love driving this truck. - BTW, rockers will be appx 6" to 8" @ R.H.

[RobertHaas]

So, I may be biased, but you're doing a great job! Keep up the good work. You're going to love driving this truck. - BTW, rockers will be appx 6" to 8" @ R.H.


Rob, Tina or you need to send us a banner or sign. We are shooting quite a bit of Video that will be uploaded to our very own You Tube Channel. We can't praise your stuff or your company more. You deserve the recognition this build and the next one we just started are going to garner.

[RobertHaas]

What will be the height to the bottom of the cab?

from the engineer himself


rockers will be appox 6" to 8" @ R.H.

[Greg B]

So, I may be biased, but you're doing a great job! Keep up the good work. You're going to love driving this truck. - BTW, rockers will be appx 6" to 8" @ R.H.

Rob we are very happy with the quality of your products and yes, I'm going to love driving the crap out of this truck. ; )

[nikwho]

Exciting project! I can't wait to see more progress.

[RobertHaas]

Are at the tedious stage now. Massaging tin to get that Big Block to snuggle up against the firewall. Will be getting serious in the next couple of weeks as the new engine is on the dyno and will be here in the shop by Thanksgiving.

[Peter Mc Mahon]

Pics man!

[RobertHaas]

The engine on the dyno

550 HP 585 Ft Lbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BX3uDZE7e8

[Greg B]

Pics man!

Here’s the engine

[RobertHaas]

we have been working



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[RobertHaas]

Tough crowd.

The Mock up went splendid. We are now in full disassembly to get the frame to powder coating, and start on the sheet metal.

The roller is just that, with all fabrication frame wise complete.

[Z06killinSBF]

Looks great, what are the plans for paint?

[RobNoLimit]

looks like you guys did an awesome job on the install. :)

[RobertHaas]

looks like you guys did an awesome job on the install. :)

Your stuff makes us look good Rob.

[Greg B]

Looks great, what are the plans for paint?

I chose to powder the frame Anthracite and going with Lapiz Blue for the body and interior and black highlights throughout.

[rlovell383]

Looking good!!

[RobertHaas]

The Latest Video from this build


subscribe if you like, we should be adding content on a regular basis.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=192&v=JUxAEABaeM8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=192&v=JUxAEABaeM8

[RobertHaas]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_saqZzzueKo

[Jetfixr320]

Looks Great!

[RobertHaas]

Well the mechanical side of the chassis build is complete, we tore it all the way down and plugged all the holes to send it off to powder coating.

This is the last of the time Lapse videos for a while, hope you enjoy them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I878SQUmfc&t=1s

[RobertHaas]

Picked the chassis up from the Powder Coater.

Looks quite nice. very happy with it.

Color is call Anthracite, it is sort of a grey metalicy color. 148757148758148759148760148761148762

[RobertHaas]

We are doing final assembly

It is great to be to this phase.



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Little video of where we are as of today

live from the MultiMedia Garage (https://www.facebook.com/robert.haas.52/videos/vb.100001409840076/1687295447994100/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab)

[RobertHaas]

A Nice walk around of our shop and this build.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDeAPYivtBo

[RobertHaas]

into the body work with a vengeance.

New floors, rocker panels and cab corners.

building a firewall gets us current.

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