loco
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Nice work!!!
Square body on new chassis?
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offroadunleashed
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I want to do a similar swap but a 3+3. What did you do for a steering shaft? Did you keep the squarebody hydroboost?
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The hydroboost is from the 05. I drilled new holes to mount it. The 77 had a normal booster. That was no big deal at all.
The steering shaft was a little more involved. I bought a universal joint from the local speed shop and had to weld the 77 upper shaft to the joint. The 77 double D shaft fit inside the 05 lower shaft- also a double D shape. Got it square and welded that. The collapsing part of the 05 shaft is still there, so maybe it is still kinda safe?
The steering shaft was a little more involved. I bought a universal joint from the local speed shop and had to weld the 77 upper shaft to the joint. The 77 double D shaft fit inside the 05 lower shaft- also a double D shape. Got it square and welded that. The collapsing part of the 05 shaft is still there, so maybe it is still kinda safe?
offroadunleashed
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What about the intercooler piping?
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I didn't change them at all. The 05 core support is mostly in place. The rad, intercooler, shroud etc all are mounted as they left the factory, even the stock body mounts. I merged the two supports together. The first post or two describes the process. It was a pain in the ass, i spent hours trimming the two supports to fit together. If this was an LS truck i would have tossed the 05 support all together, but the duramax support is pretty busy with all the coolers and ecm mount. Plus I kinda remember the 05 radiator was way too big for the stock 77 support. It would have required a custom radiator that I didn't want to spend the money on..
