1955 gmc 150
 

I am the 3rd owner of this truck and purchased it from friends. It was originally a plumber's truck and the owner of the one man business purchased it new in Flagstaff, AZ. The folks I got it from used it in their electrical business and I now have it at my cabin in Northern AZ. It has a 248 and a 4 speed. It mostly sat for about 10 years before I got her up and running again. The engine was rebuilt by a high school shop class bck in the 90s and it has only traveled about 500 miles since then in total.

Here is when I dragged it home from Flagstaff about 2 years ago - this was a quick stop in Holbrook, AZ at the Wigwam.

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This is where the truck sat for many years:

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It is currently in the paint shop and will be finished in the next few weeks. I wanted to take it back pretty close to the original Aspen Green color that you can see under the hood. It also had a creme top but I am going 1 color (including the interior).


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The body was in excellent rust free condition but it had it's dents and dings. The hinge pockets were a mess and I had to weld in new pockets due to stress/fatigue cracks in the steel:

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This is as far as I went on the bodywork and decided to get this truck painted professionally. It is being painted by Premier Auto Body in Heber, AZ. They are doing a fantastic job. Meanwhile I am messing around with my '64 C10.

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Here are some shots of the assembled bed. It has a color matched liner on the inside side walls:

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I am using color matched 16" smooth (stock looking) style wheels and Kenda 16 x 7.50 10 ply (Bias) tires

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Here is the cab a few days ago prior to paint:

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Here are some pics from yesterday and today - Scott is doing a real nice job on the old gal:

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Very nice build, love the GMC grill!

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Looks the the truck was in good shape in the beginning. I like the new color. Looks great.
-Aaron

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Welcome.
Very nice truck.
Kim

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Thanks all. Here are a couple more pics from my painter.

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Looks great, I have always loved that color.

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very nice color.
Kim

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Very slick!

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I like it cool truck

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Here's another re-assembly pic:

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Looks real nice.
Kim

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Nice progress!

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Wish I was at that point! Looking nice!

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Here's a pic from yesterday. It's really getting close. I should have her back in my shop up north in the next 2-3 weeks (I keep it up north at my cabin).

Now that the paint chapter is nearly complete, I am starting to think about getting back on some of the mechanical upgrades I would like to do on this truck. The plan is to keep it mostly stock, but I feel the original 4 speed behind the 248 may need to change. I am starting to research what transmission I can swap to in order to get it rolling down the highway a little closer to the speeds of today's traffic. This truck feels pretty wound out at 50-55 MPH. I was thinking about a 5 speed but want to retain the original bench seat and shifter location. I would love to hear some advice from those who have done this conversion. Thanks! Tom

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I installed a T-5 tranny from a 89 Chevy S-10 into my '59 3100 and had no issues with clearing the bench seat. I was able to do this by installing a Hurst close ratio shifter adapter plate and long hurst shifter stick. Works great and I get down the road doing 65mph no problem and only tach around 2100-2200 rpm. There are plenty of threads that explain the whole process. Truck looks GREAT by the way

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Thanks neighbor!

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Oh hey neighbor LOL, I just noticed that! Better yet, if you have questions, you can see what I did in person. Let me know.

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I may take you up on that offer sometime, thanks! Here are a couple more updates:

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Man that looks good. I love my '59 Chevy 3100, but my dream truck is a '55 GMC. Someday.............

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Looks really nice.
Kim