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L110 long bed build
« on: October 10, 2023, 09:45:11 PM »
brought this home today.   (adventure)

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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2023, 03:36:23 PM »
decoded vin tag

this guy is an 1952 L112

127" wheel base
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2023, 05:36:48 PM »
coming up blank for anything thats a 127" ish wheelbase modern GM

hmm
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2023, 05:46:21 PM »
2002-2009 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER,EXT  129"

2002-2009 GMC ENVOY, ENVOY XL 129"

2004-2012 CHEVROLET COLORADO  125.9"

2004-2012 GMC CANYON 125.9"


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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2023, 06:01:21 PM »
shit 4 or 5 cyl motors or DOD v8s bah


might have to chop a van chassis! 
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2023, 03:04:31 PM »
rolled off trailer today, noticed clutch operated fine as a brake on and off to a locked motor in gear.


pulled valve cover, nasty
pulled head, not bad
5 pistons locked solid, one shows movement.


no breaky free with lots of bang and PB
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2024, 06:19:50 PM »
rolled a van chassis into the lift bay to look at for this

needle scaled about 3/4 of it.  frame has a couple holes.  might abandon and pull engine/trans ect


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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2024, 06:38:43 PM »
considering using existing frame for a quick and dirty ls swap and go.  need to put this thing on lift and look at it.


i have a 4.8/4l60 ready to go, or i have the big cam motor and another 4l60 i could patch together both 2wd



almost grabbed a service body for another flat build also not sure. 
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2025, 12:03:07 PM »
still procrastinating about this build to find a 127" wheelbase solution but need to get doing something as im caught up on shop work right now 100%


i have a clean PA van 8 lug chassis that has an 8.1 EGR motor on it (need to pull and store for customer), and the frame (free) looks easiest i have to shorten down to 127". 

then i have the cam motor 5.3 on a stand, another 4l60 with a blown 4.3 connected to it that needs to be swapped on, or just pull a 4.8/4l80 from another rotten van chassis that i think is too far gone to save, let alone fix / shorten.  it could be fixed and used for the next chevy truck / flat bed build though i guess.   

lots of musical chairs and moving things around, lost interest this morning with current temps ha 

need more HD pallets
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2025, 02:30:15 PM »
express van 8.1 chassis pulled in.  Motor removed and pallitized.

removed all frame crap, ready for a good cleaning and map out the sectioning to 127" WB

might need to rotate steering box and looks like it needs front shocks at least
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2025, 03:02:33 PM »
chassis half needle scaled in 5hours today.  should be finished tomorrow. 

new air compressor pump head still keeps up with IR needle scaler pretty good
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2025, 06:50:39 PM »
all de scaled except rear axle.  what a job.  but it looks good! 


need to remove 9" out of center frame section and re weld like factor GM section weld. 
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2025, 05:24:50 PM »
frame separated at factory rear joint.  8" removed and re welded same as factory so 135" to 127" i need for the L110
big cam 5.3 mated to 4l60

need to get some swap mounts or fab some.  i thought i could magic some adapter plates with what i had, almost succeeded but some how mounts are about 1" to wide.  need too look at it again. 
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #13 on: January 13, 2025, 09:32:30 PM »
clean work.  nice job.
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Re: L110 long bed build
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2025, 10:55:59 AM »
planing to start to pull cab and box tomorrow from L112.  new motor mounts came in so i should be able to drop the 5.3/4l60 on to chassis also to mock up a trans mount adapter to where an 8.1/4l80 use to sit in 2001 chassis. 
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