Full Build: Silverado Short Bed Duramax Sport Truck - SuperMax
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Published 2024-03-02
We started with a 2003 Chevy 2500HD Silverado and tore it down to a bare frame. Then got to work on the short bed conversion, cutting the frame down piece by piece. After a lot of hard work, we finally had our shorty diesel.
After that, we turned our attention to the engine. We swapped in some new head gaskets and head studs, and then installed an S-366 single turbo kit for some serious punch. The last thing we installed was our beast of a transmission. Engineered to withstand 750 horsepower and sporting a flashy 'Illusion Orange' powder coating, it's built for power and performance.
We've practically reinvented this old workhorse, enhancing its power and performance with a few crucial touch-ups. The next step is to bring the truck out of the shop and really let it rip on the dyno. Stay tuned to see SuperMax in action!
All Comments (21)
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I love how the power nation shows start with 2 hosts and ends with one host or 2 different hosts.
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The power of a modern diesel with a reliability of an old one
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That’s what I love about the 1st gen Ram trucks, the W250 frame is extended at the joining of the rear clip. So shortening the frame to fit a Ramcharger is easy.
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"You want one of these on your own you gotta build it" THATS FAIR 🤝🏽💯
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Love the short box conversion! Would have liked to see stage 3 that LT kept talking about, however.
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I done forgot it was a 2500HD 44 minutes in
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great series. I am one that welded a gmt400 frame after a 1 ton and gmt800 HD for guidance. LOL. this is right up my alley. No one will guess HD rails until they look,and actually know these trucks. :goodvibes:
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It's Cooter's version of the General Lee 😂😂😂😂
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I would have boxed that frame while I had the truck apart...
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This model truck has the best headlights i think. They just look nice.
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You should send George a thank you package, a signed hat, shirt and merch from your channel. Thank you George again. Bro love your channel and God bless....
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To be honest, I loved the way it looked in the beginning , minus the front bumper being a mess , but I've always been raised around all sorts of vehicles but in my family it seems when I was a kid the regular or standard cab combination with a long box or long bed was what meant you had a real truck made for hauling , I will agree that when it comes to performance however the short bed will put meanuver on a track setup or on the off road side off things as the wheels become closer together giving you better approach and departure angles as well as getting high centered, but I like the stretched look myself of long bed but hey , to each their own , also IMO resale red icky
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Turn those torsion bars down some more and that truck will come out of the hole pin straight it won’t try to do that dance on you. Nice build guys!
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The most American thing I've ever seen
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Needs Banks Ram Air differential Cover PPE is a big bad burrito joke waiting to unload the stench.I truly appreciate all the tips never would have thought the center link would do that real good to know.That launch was totally radical I love everything about that launch awesome.
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I'm Expecting Jeremy to break out a Shamwow and LT to pimp out some Magic Screens.
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This thing is gonna ride like a rock, given the shorter wheelbase and weight reduction.
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Watching the engine tech was interesting. What I learned is I don't have a big enough torque wrench to torque some of the bolts.
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Glad you used a gmt800
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GM did make short box diesel trucks. I had a 1982 Silverado 6.2 L diesel with 700R4 trans and 3.08:1 rear axle.
