Thanks for taking us along on this build. Great content, and it is fun to see Mark and Ryan and you doing this build - will be looking forward to seeing it when everything is finished - it will be awesome.

Eating while watching Truck master is the bomb!

Short bed regular cab Duramax builds are so awesomely man!!! Love your content!!! God bless

I like listening to Mark talk. He just knows stuff. The word Cattywampus is used here in Ontario daily, by just about everyone LOL Thanks for sharing

I basically done the exact opposite thing last year. Turned my Crew cab short bed LBZ to a dually flat bed. Took 14" rear sections of a donor frame and added to rear of my frame, moved hangers and moved rear crossmember back 14". Lot of work but I love my flatbed now. Use it for work every day. 405K and still going.

The look Mark gave you when you mentioned "squat" 🤣🤣🤣

Looks like the professor hasn’t missed a beat since the old fabricating days of building the Kodiak monster truck! Just went from big tires and blow alcohol, to a Shorty and ripping Duramax! Great context!

the look on marks face when you said to let it squat, was classic

Back in the day this was my go to for plow trucks.. I used FWD 1 ton chassis with narrow dual rear wheels. Chop frame but pie cut the frame for strength. Use a flat side 6' box then rubbed the rear box to clear the rear dual wheels. Big block under hoods and 8.6 fr ok not plow and a rear back blade.

Can't wait to get my truck back as it's at Ryan's right now getting the heads done. Hope to see you soon josh!!

Here in southern Texas it’s Katty Whompus👍🏼

That truck build has coolness dripping all over it!Just wicked.

if you were to cut the lap joint, then section the frame just forward of that it would have made your lives a lot easier and it take all of the guesswork out of making everything fit

Hello Josh. Well we finally get to see The Shorty Duramax build. I know it'll be awesome when done.

That would be a perfect plow truck.

So basically its a 5/8 ton. Has a nice ring to it. lol

I like these kinds of builds. Duramax builds, conversions. 👍👍

I’ve been waiting for a while to see this glad to see it didn’t get forgotten!

This is the one I’ve been waiting for! Please keep these videos coming of the shorty build!

That truck is awesome buddy

Id c-notch that frame if you want to have any travel in the rear. I have the djm 3/5 in my lbz, overload spring taken out and there’s probably 2.5” between the frame and axle. Rides fine but if I put just groceries in the bed it bottoms out on good bumps. I’m getting a lot of squeaks too but good luck on the build. Who doesn’t want a diesel shorty haha

This one is got me interested can’t wait to see it finished

Can’t wait to see what you guys do with this once it’s all finished! Keep up the great content I know it’s not easy!

I built one of these 10 years ago lol, brings back memories

Awesome. My dream is to body swap my 69 K20 onto my 13 LML chassis.

Man you got 4K now 😁 (I’m just now noticing) Josh leveling up now. Love the shorty build! 🇺🇸😎

Loving this build 🔥🔥🔥

I've been wondering about this build. Thanks for sharing.

The shorty project is looking good! DIBS!

This channel should be called The Guy Who Videos Ryan’s Diesel Service work. Almost all the content is them or work done by them!

I'm from Southern Indiana and I say catywampus quite a bit 😄

I love the build so far! I’m just curious why the massive drop shackles!? Race truck!?

I would also run some bracing to the inside web of the C channel on the frame as opposed to just on the edges for the cross member

It’s going to be a fun little truck.

Earl didn’t show up to the crossmember delete show 😂😂😂

That’s is going to be too good!!! Nice Work!!!

Can’t wait to see end product and what plans u have for the shorty

Lmao, he say we know your from FLINT. Had me laughing 😂

LOOKS VERY GOOD

Always wanted a regular cab short bed duramax

Love it guys. Love fabrication and thinking with mathematics. Going to look great I am sure.

Great quality video again man, well done.

Gonna be such an awesome build send it 🔥

Hey man! I love the short bed ! Can't wait to see next channel!

Don’t tell the wife, but I think Josh smiles the biggest when he’s at Ryan’s Diesel 🤣🤫

Man i wish i kept mine! LBZ shorty is so rare

such a sweet build

Love the truck bilded

@truckmaster, funny that you said you hit the crossmember with your purse. Hilarious!

In Tennessee it's kattywampus

your skills are Amazing. Love this channel.

This is some great content Josh love the build

this would be so much better if you made it a dually

Nice to see something being created Better than having a truck with issues 😀 that have to be sorted

Badass!

Man it’s be really cool if you found one of those stepside 1/2 ton beds they had and put a gooseneck turnover ball in it too lol

The look he gave you when you said to leave it and the truck will squat.

“They didn’t cut any corners on this build!” ….except for the two back ones…. 😉😂

That's going to be awsome

Wow . Perfect

Thanks for the video

Do a 5.75 foot bed for a true shorty

That’s bad ass man!!!!

The build is really taking shape Josh ! It's gonna be awesome to see it at the finish line ! But on a side note , when will you be replenishing your merch stock ? I need new stickers for my back window. Lol

Super weird I've been on KZfaq for 20 minutes, update the home page and here you are 1 min ago uploaded

YES, this was bound to happen.

Oh yeahhh new video

Super cool build . Just hope it doesn’t look like A Daytona Boulevard cruiser when you’re done.

Hope you plan on keeping the shorty build knowing josh would make it a give away vehicle I think it would be cool make it more powerful than the wifemax build

Should do a 5.5ft bed

Nice 👍

Box the frame!!!

Need more Earl content!

Drive shaft needs cutting ?

Hear me out. Drop it and put a hood stack 👏🏻👏🏻

I get what you guys are trying to do but why didn’t you take the cab off the frame and cut/grind the seam weld under the cab where the rear half and front half of the frame meet together? You could of cut out your 14” by cutting the rear half of the frame, then slide the rear half of the frame into the front half, and weld the 2 frame half’s back together. The rear suspension would of been in the factory location.

Amazing

Thank you Josh , that thing is going to be a tire smoker ! NEVER EVER VOTE DEMOCRAT!

You got some great content man 👍

Awesome 👌

Hey Josh I been looking for a hsp high flow hsp kit and can't find one, on their page.

6:55 🤣🤣

Does it works on the 1500?

It would be super cool to do a zf6 swap

hav a 96 chevy work truck , 4.3 L would you be interested in converting my long bed to a short bed ???

I get why people like the shorty idea, but rclb’s look sooooo much better

Love it

Katty wampus here in georgia

I need me a single cab, reverse leveled LB7.

This looks great... I am looking forward to seeing what's next on this build. This is a 2wd truck correct ? Potential is endless and you guys are just having fun. AWESOME 👌 Josh I passed your Channel name on to another KZfaq 'er. His channel goes by the name ROCKHILL FARM I don't know where he is located and he is a new channel. However... I came across it due two posts he made. He has a brand new [22 ]Dodge Cummings truck. Paid roughly 80k and it now has 20k miles on it. When suddenly the transmission has gone out. No reverse unless you put it in 4 low. It's under warranty but seems Dodge is not fun when it comes to warranty... So I passed on your channel and told him through you. To contact Kodiak... just to get technical advice . Look up his channel if you desire. Hopefully you fellows can provide some words of wisdom 🙏... This build is cool.

Where did you get your inspiration to make a shorty duramax

Hello truck master do you know of a place to get a new ECM/PCM for 06 duramax LBZ?

Do a Cat eye swap pls

is it going to be converted to a 4x4?

Real question is do you leave it 4x2. I think so. Keep her weight down

Cut up the badges and make it just say “500HD”

If your building a Race truck why would you go back to a leaf spring??

The rust there is always shocking to a Texan like me. Put new rear leafs on my 04 Chevy hd last week barely any surface rust still paint on most of frame. Unbolted easily. My leaves had flattened out due to flat bed.

Looks sharp!

Is the shorty your performance truck and your wife can have hers back