New member intro and new to me truck pics.
 

Hello all, I have been posting a few questions here already and searching like a man obsessed about all things trucks. I just wanted to give a bit or a more formal intro about myself and the truck I just purchased.

I currently live in the Verde Valley of Arizona, and am originally from Iowa. I do not miss tornadoes or winter and while the weather is nice here it is very dusty and keeping my vehicles clean puts my OCD into overtime. I am a a network professional and do everything from engineering to re-wiring desktop lamps smh.

I have done a lot od different jobs in my life including horse trainer, roofer, professional firearms instructor and PC tech and mostly poor working class average dude.

I love the older trucks as I am very sentimental about them as I had one in HS and my dad had a 72 he pulled a horse trailer with and took us to rodeos in. My older truck I had in HS was a real POS and we drank beer and shoved the cans down through the rusted out floorboard.


I am finally of the age I can sort of afford a toy just for myself so I started looking several weeks ago. I ended up with a nice '72 C10 in yellow that I think is one of the nicer ones I looked at. The market is all over the place right now. I would have loved to restore a truck myself but due to time, money, space and health I wanted something I can enjoy now. A lot of classic car enthusiasts are of the mind that you aren't in the real owners group unless you built it but many are in the same boat as myself.

Here are some pics of the truck I bought, let me know what you think. The underside and frame look nice and it is rust free as far as I can tell. I am sure it has flaws somewhere but I wanted to get something in my price range that I could enjoy now. I should be able to correct and fix a lot of things myself once I get it home (another story in my other post lol)

Edit: I forgot to add that the "car" crowd and enthusiasts are usually the nicest people and usually open and welcoming and I have seen that on this forum. So far I haven't ran into the "have you searched this topic before posting". I like to ask about my specific information and I like to talk to people.


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Welcome!
That truck is very nice, very complete and original looking.
It’s nice that you could get one in such great shape and start enjoying it right away.
I did read your other thread and how you are having some troubles currently getting it running reliably and getting it home. I’m sure you will have it sorted in short order.
As you have already found, this is a great group, with a lot of knowledge and ready to help

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That's a nice truck. Be patient; you'll get through your current troubles and it's going to be a lot of fun.

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It has the 402 so I am thinking I might need to put in a aluminum radiator and dual electric fans. I guess I will see how it does first.

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Wow, that is a really nice-looking truck. The yellow stands out very well. Good score. And you will get it all figured out once you start working on it. Keep us posted and provide pictures. People on this forum will help you as you need it. These are the best and most knowledgeable truck guys you will ever find.

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I have witnessed the willingness to help on here. I am on some other non-related forums that are a free for all of bashing and you need really thick skin to deal with the BS. Hopefully I can get to the point to help others someday , I need to look at the other forums here too.

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The factory cooling setup works just fine, don’t fix it if it ain’t broke. Welcome to the forum, that’s a nice truck. I would leave it as original as possible and just enjoy driving it.

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It has a sliding rear window, did any of these trucks have that as original?

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The amount of info on this site is amazing. If you scroll down to the bottom of this page you will see a "Forum Jump" box. Click on the little down arrow on the right side and a box will pop up showing all of the different forums on the board. Scroll through them until you see one that looks interesting and click on it, it will take you right to it.....

LockDoc

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What he said!

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Beautiful Truck. You won’t find to much BS here unless it’s a joke being told. LOTS of good people here with a wealth of information. Welcome

My Son in law does IT and lives in Gilbert Arizona

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I am from Oskaloosa, Iowa

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I know a few car and truck guys from Osky.... :)

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I was Born in Sioux City Iowa , Lived in Danbury Iowa. Moved to Ca when I was 2. That was 68 years ago. Dam I’m old. Lol

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Very nice truck! Highly optioned as well.
All I can add is welcome to the money pit, we're glad you are here! :lol:

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The love of these old trucks, as much as we try to make them "Bullet Proof" they will always require some attention to detail so to speak. So don't get discouraged.
They can be and are very dependable for the most part, enjoy the experience and the ride!
You have a nice-looking truck.

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Great truck! Big block, leaf spring, manual throttle, Custom Delux, and an Highlander to boot too! Nice score. :metal::metal::metal::metal::metal:

Someone knew exactly what they wanted when they ordered that one. No loss leader, dealer stock like mine. :lol:

Can we see a photo of the interior?

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Nice!

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Hi and welcome from the Great White North. Looks like you made a great purchase and came to the right place to learn more about it and get some help/advice if needed. Your truck has the nice YG8 Highlander Package, check out the link. Pictured is what your seat looked like when truck was new.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=635040

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Yes

Do your research before you jump. The electrical systems on our trucks were not designed for such heavy electrical load. Not to say you can't work around the issue. The original cooling system if in good condition works very well.

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Welcome. Really nice truck and in super shape too

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My 70 C10 had a sliding rear window, I'm removed it and will be going with a single piece of glass. That is a clean looking 72' truck!

Welcome to the board from an AZ native.

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Please don’t put those wheels on your truck !

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Very nice truck. Your troubles getting it home will be well worth it in the long run!

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That's a beauty! Very well optioned. Ya done good finding her. You'll have the bugs worked out soon enough.

Congrats!

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I like the highlander seat pattern and look but I can't get past that they put green seats in a yellow truck WTH

Can anyone point me to what wheels this would have came with originally?

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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=578649




See post #7

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If you you back to the era
Green on yellow is
About as early 70's as you can get

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Looks to me like you bought a very nice truck
Kept mostly original
That has survived over 50 years that way
The hiccup you had on the way home is the simplest fix
It doesn't need an aluminum radiator with dual fans
Once you get it home
Drive it, drive it, and drive it more
Every truck has paint blemishes
The more they have
The more they get driven
Which is good
As time passes, and you learn more about these trucks
You can the do all the mods your heart desires
Or Not.....

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Awesome

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Excellent advice!