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nice buy..........keep us posted

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That's a nice looking truck and a great buy!

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I will guys,where do you guys get a rebuild kit for the carb ? Also do you guys know how to adjust the points or should I up date to electronic ignition also I'm goin to need a gas cap I had to break the one on there because I didn't have the key .
But plans for the truck is get her road worthy, exhuast update the brakes in the future but try to keep it oringnal has possible also give her a bath and wax and buffing

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Great find, you should be able to get a rebuild kit at the auto parts store, If not go online and get one, just google it. Google is amazing!

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Congrats! Looks like a nice truck.

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Does the fuel pump,pump fuel right away. Because mine isn't when I crank it over but once I spray some starting fluid in it and it fires up it pumps fine.

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Jegs or summit will be your cheapest places for parts probably 2 day delivery I'm taking it your a young guy so remember first priority is to honor your 100.00 a month are you working the fact that it's a car / 1st on is pretty cool most guys take c 10 and slam them that's cool and all but you got yourself a real truck any chance it's a 4x4 I can say I'm jealous as he'll congrats you could probably sell stuff of your truck to pay for it the guys go crazy for certain parts you can send me a personal message if you want a list congrats

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That bumper threw me off I thought you only had 1 front turn signal light lol then I realized it was just a bumper sticker that's actually on the bumper hmmm

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Nicely bought truck, looking forward to watching your progress

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It's not 4x4 I'm 24 yrs old and work full time I plan on keep her original has much has I can today I change the fuel pump but the carb is definitely goin to need a rebuild I also found in the glove box the receipt from 1970 along with the warenty card lol
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Also the dash pad has no cracks and the blower motor works and all the lights work besides right blinker also the truck was last register 2007

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Wow, good buy! Do you have any more pics of the truck?

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I have just this one from the other night
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Also that fuel pump was a pita for me, I'm a ford guy so you just drop the fuel pump in and it aligns itself not chevy I found there's a rod you have to hold up and put the pump in the same time, it took me 45 mins before I had to have my buddy help.also has for the fuel filter is the one in the carb good or should I add one in the line too

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Should I keep my original carb or go with a Holley my buddy seems to think Holley is the better route

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That is a question we regularly ask ourselves. For me - if I buy an original truck like yours (which is awesome BTW!) it stays original. If I buy someone else's project and it already has been altered, then its ripe for all kinds of mods. The classic question isn't Ginger vs Mary Anne, its restore vs. modify. And for the record, its Mary Anne :)

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Yeah I want to keep it original but my buddy's seems to think that the Quadrajet carbs always have issues and leak which mine does but what do you expect lol

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Wow that's a steal. I'd be afraid to try to get the price lower, wouldn't want to insult him. I'd try to pay him and get the title ASAP. I believe it's worth maybe triple, quadruple to the right buyer, some people are longhorn crazy. Rare truck.

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So is that rear coil springs with the leaf helper springs mounted off the side of the frame behind the rear wheels?

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It's leaf sprung but he don't have title but in ct I don't need one for that old

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It may be coil I have to check my buddy's dad things the truck is worth 3500 has its sits

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Get a syringe or turkey baster and suck that fluid out of the master cyl. Get some dot 4 and fill it back up, crack all the bleeders at the wheels and see if you can get it to run out all 4 wheels, don't let the reservoir run too low.

Then, bleed it out starting with the lines on the master cyl then all 4 wheels and see if you get the pedal back or not.

Be careful even if you do, a master cyl can be spooky working seemingly perfect then it can by-pass without warning.

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Well looking at the option list the auxiliary leaf springs brings to mind some I've seen on trailing arm/coil spring trucks that mount on the outer side of the frame behind the rear wheels, and they are "half leaf".

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Biggest, most common mistake made with the Q-jet is to over-tighten the bolts that hold it to them manifold; this warps the top cover and leaks can ensue.

You can actually straighten the top cover with a soft mallet, wooden blocks, a nice touch and some courage. Maybe you could take it to somebody that has done it before.

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I used to be a "Mary Ann" buy, but now it's "Ginger" LOL

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damn a waterford speedbowl bumper sticker...went there once in the 80's...does that track still exist?...and my tow vehicle at the time was an orange 72 longhorn c20 ...your truck is amazingly solid for a ct. work vehicle....hope they spilled enough tar in the bed to preserve it...

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Waterford is still there and the bed still has wood I gotta clean it out though to inspect it it looks solid on the underside tho

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Nice truck! Tailgate looks great and so do the rockers. Check the drains under the rockers and make sure they're open, check the cab corners for crap, clean the drains there too. There are also drains in the doors that plug up. I took a hose to all those areas in my trucks, you will be surprised how much crap will be in those areas. All that dirt and road goo will hold moisture against the steel.
Great buy! Nice truck!

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So today I bleed the brakes in the back got one to spit fluid the right Sid it just driped out I could not get any to squirt out but the pedal did start to come back i also notice the back hose was a little dry rotted I also replaced the carb bad gasket and she idle like a champ but I couldn't rev it it would die and I notice it was leaking fuel by the filter so I tighten it up and then it wouldn't idle

So my parts list so far is
Battery
Rear brake hose
Carb rebuild ( I'm going to attempt )

Also had a scare today when I started it it was knocking so I thought the motor was bad lol but it was just the fan shoud hitting the fan lol

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Even tho its a longhorn I be finding a 1/2 ton 1973--87 suspension and put it under that truck.Most of us will never use them trucks as trucks any longer.Making it a usable truck in getting good Gas mileage would make that truck such a wonderful truck to build

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I'd leave it all original.very nice long horn pretty rare. Just make it reliable and safe.

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That's the plan

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Got some stuff today I order the carb rebuild and getting ready for the rebuild I've been watching alot of videos on how to rebuild the carb, I've rebuilt carbs on quads,dirtbikes and other small engines but not a car
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Sweet deal ! I use my trucks as trucks so a C30 would fit me well lol. I'd be feeling I stole it for that price here in upstate NY. Everything here is rotted beyond reasonable repair. I paid around $5300 for my '72 GMC 1500 and felt ok with it, even '02 Silverados here are crusher food so I jumped on my GMC without second thought. You done real good ;)

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Well guys the rebuild kit for the carb will be here tomarrow so I disassemble the carb to day and have it soaking in parts/carb cleaner

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Just alittle dirty lol
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So guys I rebuilt the carb, it wasn't to bad it took me a little over 2 hrs, had a little difficulty rembering where the needle went on the float, so my buddy came over to help we set the float level to 11/32 I also let it sit in parts cleaner for 24 hrs and let me tell you that's some good stuff use 3 can carb cleaner once we had it reassembled I went to my buddy's house and bolted it on and hook up the jumper cables and half a crank fired right up,let it warm up alittle, pump the brakes alittle and drove it around my buddy's yard and clean all the **** out of the bed the wood is good and little moist from all the **** that was on it and a little but rotted wood but nothing bad 1st gear is useless lol my buddy said it is a sm245 I beleave 3 speed with a granny gear
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After assembley
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The carb rebuild from ebay I used
Came with a alist for what every factory setting should be
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The bed
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That was one dirty carb!

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Yes it was but the smell of the bad gas was worst lol

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Nice longhorn, I just bought a C2500 GMC longhorn myself. I put my C1500 cab on it and am working on getting a nice truck put together. FWIW, mine had WAY more rust for the same price...