Pulled this 68 out today(lots of pictures!)
 

Bought this 68 gmc half ton today. The old ladys dad bought it new but its been sitting since the 90s. Brought it home and pressure washed it off, turned out better than I expected:metal: Its a V-6 with a 4 speed too. Never even seen one of these v6s in person before though. Tomorrow we'll see if I can get it running.
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wow! love seeing them dragged out of the spider webs like that. turned out to be pretty clean! i'm trying to figure out where you're from based on your pics. looks like my old stomping grounds between sac and redding. i could be way off... wait a sec i just saw van tol dairy. i'm gonna send you a pm...

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Wow trucked look amazing after the wash, I thought it was all rusted down the sides but it looks great.

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Wow it cleans up nice.
Ron

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Wow, nice find!

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I guess the dirt and grime protected the paint all these years.

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Yeah the drivers side was next to the tarp for her goats and the rockers and everything are totally spotless! BUT the passenger side didn't fair to well. Rocker is very rusty and the fender is dented up pretty bad:waah: but for 600 bucks I can't complain! I'm going to take the fender off and bring it to someone who can professionally pull as many of the dents out as he can. Doesnt have to be perfect. Just want to keep as much original paint as possible.

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Nice find ! she looks great !

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Must have! lol Now it can be protected by a barn on the dairy. I think thats a little better than dirt:lol:

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Jewel in the rough!

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No motor pictures? I really want to see it.

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Amazing improvement after the wash!

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That pressure wash did wonders!

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Very cool. "She cleans up real nice".:metal:

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Looks really nice!!!, I bet that V6 will fire up within 20 min work too!

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I can't believe how good she cleaned up. Looks amazing

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Nice find! Looks great cleaned up.

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Nice find! It looks to have many good years left in her. In my dad's construction business there were 3 dump trucks and 2 pickups powered with GMC V6's. They were good reliable engines. Good torque, not much top end.
Enjoy the truck,
Russ

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Heres the engine all cleaned up...
Before
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After
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She cleaned up nice! I can't believe how nice the paint still is!

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I thought for sure that was pitted rust on the bedside too!... nope, washed right off! :lol:

Sucks about the fender and rocker, but dang, I'd consider that a "win" with how nice the rest of the truck is!

Any pics of PS fender damage?

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It looks ALOT nicer in the pictures while its wet. When it dries it still has a film like stuff on it from the trees or something that makes it look not as shiny. A good buffing job should take care of that though and make it look like in the wet pictures

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http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/...psthlcw6er.jpg

This is the only good pic I have that really shows it. I will get an even better one in 10 minutes after breakfast when I ead back over to the dairy. Maybe some body guys on here can tell me if its even salvageable. For some reason the pics I took of the fender after the wash make it look WAY better than it actually is lol

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I love threads like this!!!! So cool! :metal::metal:

Is it working? Yep got it
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