Thread: My 71 GMC burb
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Old 03-21-2011, 01:40 AM   #2
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Re: My 71 GMC burb

after I bought it I drove it approx 250 mi home with no mirrors, heater or gauges of any kind, and a badly cracked winshield thank god I had my GPS so I at least knew my speed lol and It was at night so the cops couldn't see the windshield. but it drove great untill about 10 miles fron home it started to run a little rough but I got it home ok. the next morning I went out to start it and let it run for a bit and it didn't want to stay running. The PO had put a new set of points and didn't have them set right so I fixed that and it ran great again.

The burb had been sitting for several years and the PO had lost the keys so he had aa new switch hanging under the dash by its wires. that was fixed with a bit of drilling to the OE swith and now the key is whare it belongs again.



I have also replaced the Pass fender and front bumper with good used ones from a 71 GMC pickup





I have installed new mirrors as well



and removed cleaned the dash and repainted the tin inside the Dash



that catches it up to now but I will be sending it to the body shop for rust repair soon and will post pics as progress happens
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