Project 71 GMC is finally finished
 

It took several years, with countless problems, setbacks and delays, and I lost track of the dollars, but I'm still glad that I was able to rescue this tired old girl from the crusher. Here are some before and after pictures.

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Looks good!

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That's a fantastic transformation, just goes to show what can be done given enough talent, folding money, and hard work.

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very nice ,good job on it .

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Job well done!!

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One word :metal:

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Beautiful truck. Very nice work.

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Big congrats on a job well done! Ready for the next one :)

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Another bad ass truck in the great state of Texas. Looks great, nice work!

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The quality remains long after the price is forgotten. Or so they tell me, but I have a long memory :-)

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Nice work. Beautiful looking truck. What did you use for the steering column and seats?

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Very nice job- enjoy driving it!

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Nice to see another great looking :gmc2: back on it's feet in the lone start state!

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Nice truck! Very much worth the waiteth! Lol
Great looking truck.

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Nice job/:metal:

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The seats are aftermarket buckets with fold down center section, and the tilt column is out of a chevy van.

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That sure is a Purdy General Motors Corporation truck.

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Is that what GMC stands for? I always thought it was "gotta mechanic coming"

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For those of us with these old trucks, it means "Get More Cash".

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Thanks for all the kind words. I'm extremely glad to finally get it done. It's not a perfect "show truck" by any means, and was never intended to be. It was built to be driven daily. I put it back pretty much stock, except for a relocated gas tank, a nicer seat, one piece windows, and electric windows and door locks. Mechanically, It is just the stock 350 with a slightly improved cam, HEI and edlebrock intake and carb. I did replace the TH350 with a 700r4 trans and swapped out the 3:08 gears for 3:73 for improved driveability and maybe slightly better fuel mileage. ( 10 mpg instead of 8). Once again, thanks for all the kind words, and to all those who are doing a restoration and getting discouraged, my advice is just keep on keeping on and never giver up. It's like eating an elephant. You just have to take it one bite at a time.

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Love that black and chrome.

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:metal:

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x2

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Very nice! Congrats.

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very nice!