new to the board along with my 70 gmc shortbox
 

Hello, new to the board, and to the truck. just traded one of my bikes for it last weekend... so... i have plenty to learn. ive built plenty of stuff from full ground up(including frame) jet powered bikes to my old ss nova and my 383 stroker motored shortbox s-10(way back in 95 when i had only seen a pic of one in hotrod and no swap parts existed) had a handful of mid to late 70's chevy 4x4's, but this is my first of this generation.

i think its a decent platform, and has a few things going for it. obviously the brand new 20x8.5 and 22x10 coys wrapped in nitto's. has new lowered coils and front shocks as well as an axle flip kit on the rear(yes its leafs, apparently most were coil and trailing arm?) although he said it had drop spindles, it was obvious when i first saw it that the front spindles are definitely not new drop spindles. i assume they are extras off his other trucks he had laying around so that he could put the front discs on.

all the cab/box mounts are solid and so are the floors except for one 2-3 inch hole in the driver rocker and the passenger inner fender well and radiator support under the battery.

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the body is pretty dang straight.
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fairly fresh 350 in it and an ok working 350 turbo. so atleast its drivable in its current state. cruises down the interstate at 70-80 no problem except for a minor vibration i need to figure out...
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heck even the box floor is fairly smooth. and the box rails arent all beat to hell!
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interior is pretty toast. apparently it had a busted windshield while sitting(really didnt help) dash pad is destroyed as well as the seat springs and foam and of course the vinyl.

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trying to figure out what to do about the interior. i actually dont mind the green color on this truck. but lmc has the whole interior kit(minus foam and spring) in black for around $550. just cant decide if i will like that look though... otherwise i need a green seat and dash pad and armrests. just have to find the correct of shade green stuff somewhere. the lmc 67-72 "green" im sure doesnt cover every green in that time frame. heck, i sell harley parts for a living, black isnt even just black anymore. and im the odd hd employee... garage full of bikes and not a single hd. mostly buells, a 65 bultaco metralla, and a husqvarna sm610... much more fun!

the po also took out the 3 on the tree column and replaced it with a light blue auto column and original green cracked into pieces wheel.

i dont know if i just want a light update(as in seat, armrest, dash pad) and leave the patina door panels and dash, or if i completely redo the interior... gauges need work anyway(only speedo and fuel are hooked up). temp gauge is an old aftermarket unit, and wouldnt mind finding the tach.

then there is the underside. i want to do new body bushings and new suspension bushings all the way around. just need to decide how far im going to go with the suspension before i waste money revamping stock parts and then replace them anyway besides the drop spindles i plan to get...?!

but... a couple of the first improvements i want to make are power steering and power brakes. i want a solid driver. something thats tight and i can throw around a bit with relative ease. so now i just have to come up with those parts.

oh, and one of the stock sport bumpers for the back in a worn white if i can find one somewhere... that may take a while i would think.

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What's up buddy ! Welcome to the forum. I'm diggin the truck! Let me know if I can help you.

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nice truck man!

first things first, please take off that that seat cover ASAP :)

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Welcome aboard from Central Florida! Sweet patina 4 eye. I would put all original aqua interior pieces in it, CLR the body and Clear it. Add the power goodies, drop spindles and drive away. :metal:

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Nice truck!!! Welcome from North Texas!

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What is that in the back window?

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thanks guys, input is always welcome. or leads on parts too! now that i have this it makes me wish i wouldnt have passed up that duramax drivetrain a couple months back. would have been sweet next to my other dmax!

lol, thats great aint it! actually it will probably hang out there until that new seat gets done lol

clr... as in the lime remover stuff? havent really researched into how people preserve the patina besides the obvious clear coat.

apparently sometime pre 1995(last year the truck was on the road before recently) someone decided to add in a 3rd brake light... its different i suppose. currently doesnt work.

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welcome cool truck :metal:

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This.


Here's some clr and scotch brite work.
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Welcome from another Iowan. What part of the state are you from? We have quite a few Iowa truck owners on here....

LockDoc

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Awesome truck and welcome to the board.
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welcome from north florida, like the truck, if you need some aqua visors i have a nice pair
bought them to have a 2nd set for mine, but mine are in good shape too, so there just sitting around

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Great find for sure nice solid truck, welcome.
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Have you considered 20's up front?

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man thats sweet! Love the patina!

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Welcome!! Sweet truck.You should check out some of the vendors on the board before buying too many parts.They help support the board and most have better pricing.

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Sweet looking GMC :metal:
Welcome from New Mexico.
S/T

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thats i big change. im assuming a scotch bright pad and some elbow grease, probably lots of elbow.

nevada(near ames) ive already noticed alot of posts from iowans!

is that what you'd call that color interior? the glove box sticker just says the paint is white and dark green with green vinyl interior...

thats what its got. 20x8.5's up front. 22x10 on the back.

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i got this a week ago....69 gmc

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Cool truck. :metal:
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Nice truck!!! If you decide to sell that seat cover, let me know.

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its just a cheap "mexican" blanket thrown over the shot seat is all.

i need to pull it off and get some interior pics. i really need to figure out exactly what shade the interior is so i can scrounge to match it. i think that may take me awhile to accomplish. plus i need to run new defroster hoses since it just dumps under the dash because the hose is so shot lol. and of course figure out why i have no power to the blower motor. atleast these old girls have little to no wiring. i may screw that up if i ever stumble across a nice new gen drivetrain and suspension

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Sorry -- Brain Dead.

I thought I read 18's up front. Great looking truck man. I guess I'm just used to looking at 20's on the back, the fronts looked like 18's (?) My bad.

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lol, no problem.

honestly, when i went to look at it i thought for sure the guy was wrong on the front being 20's also. to me it looks like 18's and 22's. that gap above the tire on the front throws the perspective off more i think.