Restoring A 20 Year Old Rusty Duramax! *I Said I Would Keep It Stock* 

What do you guys think about the new wheel and tire setup? Comment below 👇 Check my website truckmasterdiesel.com

best diesel content on youtube. thanks for all the years of hard work josh!

Love the black and gray wheels . It's a nice change from chrome. 3 inch lift is just right too can't wait for the paint work to be done . I think this build is my favorite build so far ! Keep it rolling Truck Master

Wow that’s going to be one sharp looking truck 😊🎉🎉🎉

This series has given me the drive to bring my baby, 2003 LB7 back. But I most definitely bit off more than I can chew. She would start for me after i let her sit for a couple of months. I had a small leak somewhere in the lines, so I replaced fuel pump, fuel cooler, lines, filter housing, and filter. That fixed the leak, but it still won't start. When I tried to start the last time, I found a blown fuse and replaced it. Went to crank it, and the FICM started smoking before the fuse blew again. I really want her back up and running, and she'll be my daily ish. So it's off to the local mech shop. I'm not mech inclined, and it's beyond me. But I'm determined to get it running. Thanks for giving me the drive to keep her.

Oooo I like that S&S banner

Wheels are awesome. Really cool and unique. Painting them to match the truck would be cool.

you should just turn it into a Baja/offroad truck with that bed!

I like the tires and wheels. I don’t like the tires too much offset. Just my opinion. Love it.👍🏻

Thats going to be one sharp looking truck. I really like those wheels. Looking forward to the finished truck. 👍.

This thing looks great dude!!! Mean stance was wondering about the wheels, but these came out looking good

I’m liking the wheels a lot. Trucks looking really good. Love these old duramaxs!

New tire set up looks great 👍!

Truck is coming along nicely!! Been watching the whole build , we’ve got 3 duramax as well, 04.5 lly Silverado an 05 lly to lbz swapped sierra and an 08 lmm sierra. Love these trucks and the potential they have. We live in southeast Michigan and brought these up from down south when we moved up here.

I've had my first issue with my beautiful L. M. M. I had to replace the batteries they were weak when I bought the truck when winter hits the hi desert socal the cold finally killed them lol I absolutely love the videos Josh I wouldn't have the patience anymore to do what you do when I was younger that's what we did pre Internet lol this truck will be a beast when you finish it great job soo far!!!!

Love your videos I have a 2003 and your tips and tricks help me I’ve been having wiring and electrical issues with mine fun project truck and all your vids help and I really enjoy just watching you brotha

Wheels are perfect, man your vision for that truck is great

Love the truck man you putting in a lot of hard work with this truck love to see it come together

New wheels look amazing,nice choice

I like the tire and rim set up. It looks better than chrome. I'm anxious to see the body work and paint job to be done. Speaking of the S & S sign you have I had the CP4 disaster kit put on my F250 today. I went thru the LML blowup once and not again.

Looks really good I liked the other wheels too but I think it’s coming along really nicely good job can’t wait to see it finished

Awesome work Josh!

That’s going to be a great looking truck, can’t wait to see it.

Best rims you have picked out on the channel my opinion. I love the classic semi style i run some on my truck.

The new set up looks better for sure

Nice looking truck Josh! Im currently doing my LBZ head gaskets at my buddys barn in clio. Pulling the cab tomorrow. Gonna be a learning experience for sure.

I like that bed , it's growing on me. When you send it to paint, see if they can color match the center of the wheels.

I’m digging it, I would daily drive that truck ! It’s going to be sweet when you finish it, can’t wait to see the end result Josh.

I love the old school wheels. But, I think the new wheels are a perfect fit for this project. Really like the look of the 3” lift. 33’s are also a great choice. Looking forward to seeing her painted.

Looks great Josh can’t wait for the finish!

Great build. Thank you for sharing

I put the same kit on my 08 lmm. The. Front half shafts bind. I ended up making my own 2” drop brackets to fix the drive line angle. There should be no binding with the suspension at full droop.

Wheels and tires look great ! Every time I see a Chevy guy doing a lift on these truck's all I can think is damn you need a Dana 60 ! Lol😂 Seriously though, I love the build !

all around awesome project to see from start to finish

Looks nice. Love the rims only thing I personally didnt like are the center caps. What about prerunner front fenders ? Looking forward to the finish project

It looks great with those wheels!!

Im literally putting this lift on my truck . Ill finish it up tomorrow. I went with the 3 inch because i use my truck for hotshot. And i didnt want to much. And i also did the tie rods. Keep up the good videos.

Man you really made me just want to get rid of my new new truck, and the payments and get an older one and put the time into it. Love the vids man.

Favorite truck you’ve built yet on the Channel.

Looks good. Can’t wait to buy it

Looks good, gonna look great once you get the paint job done😊

Nice lift kit, wheels/ tires sweet. The bed is definitely a bit different. Keep up the great work.

She's looking good! You made the suspension work look too easy! 🎉

As always great content, I don’t even have a diesel and I learn so much!

What an awesome restoring video of this sweet Duramax also those tires look so good on that truck love the choice of Rough Country they are sweet brother

I have an 04 lb7...love that hes reatoring this truck

Man! That truck is taking on some character!

Truck is really coming along,really nice job

LOVE THIS SERIES

Thang is clean. I want me a duramax. All yours needs is rockers, inners, cab corners, flares if you do anything and paint, (tint if you decide to do that as well)

Love the setup the truck is looking good great job

I like your idea. I'm thinking of doing same thing on my truck. glad you doing it.

I like the new tire set up. I LOVE THE LIFT.

Looking good! How’d you install the newer style rear bumper? Curious on mounting brackets and hardware you used. Thanks

Wheels look good. I see the potential in it. What I’d do is mold those fender flares on the new fenders. Use bondo make them look almost like trophy truck front fenders, no gaps or cracks between the fender and flares. Gives it more of the wide body look

Hey Josh, I know you said you didn’t want to lift it higher but don’t the steering knuckles that come with the lift kit usually widen the front wheels? When I put a 4” and a 6” on my buddy’s sierra and and Silverado I had to put 2” spacers in the back to match the front. I know the 1 1”2 spacers would help but then you got to cut the studs down unless the wheels you just bought are recessed on the back.

I was wondering if Truckmaster's princess truck ADHD was really going to hold off, looks like it got the best of him! The rims and tires are definitely a better look. Never had to mess with torsion bars, thanks for going over that and talking about the tool.

I absolutely love this build!!

Love the quadrasteer bed 👌🏼

Looking sick man coming out hella badass what else do you plan on doing to it like color matched tow mirrors and smoked fender, 3rd brake and smoked cab lights will be hella cool man keep up the great work your killin it!!!

Looks nice with that setup

Baja front fenders. They match that bed. Looking good

No fender flares Both wheels and tires look good. The original would look better with mud terrains. Love the content. Your attention to detail is impressive

Bro she looks killer! Such a nice video and how to...awesome tips!

Looking good !!! Awesome video

I would definitely want it a little wider in the back though. Love the bed on that truck. Looks good my man

When doing torsion keys I take a pipe wrench and rotate the torsion bar so it then sits freely in the control arm (instead of sitting in it twisted like it is when it’s under load) and then it pounds out easier

It looks awesome!

Admirable work ethic 👍 🫡 Watching from Texas

All I can say is tastefully done Josh!!! I freaking love the look!! I actually was considering those exact same wheels for my ‘08 dark cherry Silverado!! Very nice!!!

Another great build and video

Master I have a single cab with the quadrssteer bed on a 10inch lift on 24x16 on 37s. Love the bed

@TruckMaster have you ever thought about installing the S&B fuel tanks on one of your trucks because you tow far distance sometimes. I just replaced my 26 gallon tank with the 62 gallon they have

After my chevy had the -24 wheels it really wanted the big boy lift 6'' minimum, There was 4'' shackle flip on the leafs and a 6 degree wedge with the u bolt flip, front had a 6''. 6'' on shocks is not enough since it would crank on stock keys to 9''

The truck is gonna look so amazing when you’re done

It looks really good

The Alcoa aluminum rims and tires fir summer the others for winter it's a win win both sets are awesome

Dude I love that truck I love that bed too I want to get one for my 96 Chevy I'm still going to put a lift kit on it too

Hell yeah brother ! Maybe I'll see it on the road on of thees days I'm in an out of mi a lot hulling them house ot of Northern IN

Love the new wheels and tires, it just needs 2018 style tow mirrors but besides that I think the truck looks sweet

I love the new wheels and tires and lift it's perfect 👌

Old school bullet holes for sure they look way better than the visions

Tires and rims look nice!

I love the look of that quadrasteer bed

Also. Had to get threaded rod to replace and extend the sway bar links. Or the sway bar will rub the boots of the bigger tie rods.

Great build so far. Just curious as to where you got the rear bumper.

The wheels look really good sir along with the tires and what are your thoughts on rough country suspension parts?

I like both, I prefer a little more sidewall on off road tires, but the new tires are about as low profile as I think looks good. I love the new gray wheels. I’m not a fan of blackouts on the lights, it’s looks good but some of these guys make em so dark you can’t see them light up in the daytime and barely at night.

Nice job. I like that bed.👍

I'm a Ford guy but I like what you've done to it. Great job so far. I'm not 100% sure but are the rear shocks installed upside down? I run the M1 shocks on my Superduty and I thought they were all designed to go body up with the exposed shaft at the bottom.

2 questions what did the quad steer have for front fenders? Can your body guy match front fenders to back ones at least the flair lines?

That’s turning out to be a nice truck man get that thing painted and it’ll be my dream truck lol. I’m wanting a lb7 bad I’ve been shopping around for one but everything I’ve found is high mileage or out of my budget so far. Anyways keep up the good work man God bless you

The lift kit and wheels look great! 👍 What kind of bed rail caps do you have on that truck?

Love it great videos from longisland ny here my favorite body style cat eye i have a 04 2500hd 6.0 gas

I like the grey and black wheels. I have similar ones on my black truck

I have a crew cab like the red one in the beginning of the video and that back door will lock with the key fob And the switch on the door but I have to unlock the back doors manually is that something like settings?

Looks awesome

Love the videos you make

Have you painted it yet… I’m anxious to see what it’s gonna look like!!! Are you going to color match the wheels?❤

The bed is just killing me haha😅. I think you should get a regular box or make some custom front fender flairs to make it look proportionate. Still like the lift and wheels and tires