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**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 05:28 PM

I have been working on this project for a while. I have been meaning to get around to posting a thread on my build but haven't had the time. I have had this truck for about 7 years now. I am only 17 years old so I haven't had the ability to do anything on this project until the past year. I know that it is originally a 1970 GMC, not a 72 Cheyenne Super. I personally think that the old GMC's look like Dodges and I was born and raised a Chevy guy so I will be converting the front end and a few other small things to make it a 72 Cheyenne Super. Here are some pictures of the truck from when I first began to where it is now

**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 05:37 PM

Here is some pictures of the interior before and after I took everything out of it. I found it surprisingly simple to take one of these trucks apart. I had it down to a frame, motor, trans, and rear end in about a day.

**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 05:45 PM

Sent the cab, the bed, and hood to the media blaster to get stripped. Pulled the motor and trans out for a rattle can restoration, and started sand blasting the frame. At first I was going to use a little sand blaster and strip the frame and just rattle can it but I decided that I would much rather get the frame powder coated and do it right so I don't have to take the hole thin apart ten years from now to redo the frame.

**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 05:50 PM

Its amazing what a few cans of spray paint and some elbow grease can do

**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 05:57 PM

Replaced the cab corners and rocker panels. I recently did some patch work on the floor board and just finished the C notch on the frame but I don't have any picture yet

FlameOut · 07-08-2014, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Graham57a

Replaced the cab corners and rocker panels. I recently did some patch work on the floor board and just finished the C notch on the frame but I don't have any picture yet

I'm just getting around to replacing my cab corners, but I dont have the inner piece as shown in that last photo. Is that piece reproduced? When I cut the cab corners off, I can see straight through to the other side

Bill

Edit: Sorry, I thought quote would also include photos. The photo I was referring to was on the first page of the thread

**Graham57a** · 04-30-2011, 07:04 PM

Found a picture of the truck before anything was done to it

FRENCHBLUE72 · 05-01-2011, 12:57 PM

Nice work. I take it you guys blasted the cab or did you use some sort of paint stripper?

**Graham57a** · 05-01-2011, 01:06 PM

Thank you, we had the cab media blasted along with the rest of the body. Its way easier to just have the hole thing blasted rather then dealing with paint stripper. Plus there is a media blaster about five shops down from where I am at.

red69ss · 05-01-2011, 02:27 PM

nice start keep up the progress , I'm the guy that bought those fenders from you.

**Graham57a** · 05-01-2011, 07:03 PM

Oh sweet, hope those worked out for you. I still have that grill if anyone is interested.

**Graham57a** · 05-01-2011, 08:29 PM

Does anyone have a radiator support for a 1972 Chevy that they would be willing to part with? I also need a really clean grill and grill surround. Post a reply if you have anything or know of anyone who does. Thank you

FRENCHBLUE72 · 05-01-2011, 08:40 PM

I have 2 of them but Im sure shipping would cost a fortune.

**Graham57a** · 05-01-2011, 09:29 PM

Yea, I found a few radiator supports out here but everything is rusted out. And all of the grill surrounds that I have seen are dented and banged up. I really don't want to have to buy a reproduction rad support but I might just get the grill

71swb4x4 · 05-01-2011, 09:40 PM

I am sure you already know this, but those fenders will not work with 69-72 Chevy grills. I see you mention the core support but not the fenders, but you may already have the fenders you need.
Just thought I would point it out in case you didn't already know.

**Graham57a** · 05-01-2011, 09:56 PM

Yea I already sold the old fenders and replaced them with the correct kind. Thank you tho, that would be a crappy mistake to make. Haha
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gcburdic · 05-02-2011, 12:18 PM

Hey Graham....I actually came to the shop where your truck was before it went to media blasters and dealt with your Dad last year...I bought the GMC rad support and told red69ss about those fenders

....glad to see ya on the boards...I live just south of ya in Cornelius....let me know if you need any help....I'd be willing to head up and turn some wrenches with you and your Dad

**Graham57a** · 05-02-2011, 02:14 PM

Awesome!! Thanks for checking out my build. I will let you know if I need any help

**Graham57a** · 05-02-2011, 08:58 PM

Took some more pictures of the project today. All of the body is sitting in the paint booth at the shop waiting to get painted and the c notch in the frame is almost done. Ordered some parts from the truck shop today and got a core support from Jerry in Tennessee, he is a great guy to deal with.

**Graham57a** · 05-02-2011, 09:01 PM

Some more pictures

**Graham57a** · 05-02-2011, 09:42 PM

Some parts I had laying around in my closet. Rebuilt tilt column, original door panels with repro inserts, original visors, houndstooth seat cover, and a ton of little small things.

**Graham57a** · 05-02-2011, 10:12 PM

Forgot about these under my bed

wheezy · 05-06-2011, 09:33 AM

so i noticed in your pictures that your heater control switch had broke. mine has done the same thing. did you fix it or buy a new one?

VA72C10 · 05-02-2011, 11:47 PM

You've gathered some nice parts for this build!!!

Body and frame are looking good too!

**Graham57a** · 05-03-2011, 09:07 AM

Thank you. When I was about 8 years old, my dad ran an automotive repair shop and he worked on a truck for a guy named Kevin Bradley who owns a custom hot rod shop in rio dell, california called kreations. I remember watching my dad work on that truck, a 72 c-10 painted copper orange, slammed and completely custom, and telling my dad that I wanted a truck like that when I grew up. Ever since then, my dad has been buying parts trucks, gathering little things here and there, and getting me things to make my build easier. My grandpa also owns a wrecking yard in northern california and he is a hoarder when it comes to early chevy parts.

04-30-2011, 05:28 PM	#1
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	72 Cheyenne Super Plain Jane I have been working on this project for a while. I have been meaning to get around to posting a thread on my build but haven't had the time. I have had this truck for about 7 years now. I am only 17 years old so I haven't had the ability to do anything on this project until the past year. I know that it is originally a 1970 GMC, not a 72 Cheyenne Super. I personally think that the old GMC's look like Dodges and I was born and raised a Chevy guy so I will be converting the front end and a few other small things to make it a 72 Cheyenne Super. Here are some pictures of the truck from when I first began to where it is now Attached Images Last edited by Graham57a; 04-30-2011 at 07:24 PM.

04-30-2011, 05:37 PM	#2
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Here is some pictures of the interior before and after I took everything out of it. I found it surprisingly simple to take one of these trucks apart. I had it down to a frame, motor, trans, and rear end in about a day. Attached Images

04-30-2011, 05:45 PM	#3
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Sent the cab, the bed, and hood to the media blaster to get stripped. Pulled the motor and trans out for a rattle can restoration, and started sand blasting the frame. At first I was going to use a little sand blaster and strip the frame and just rattle can it but I decided that I would much rather get the frame powder coated and do it right so I don't have to take the hole thin apart ten years from now to redo the frame. Attached Images

04-30-2011, 05:50 PM	#4
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Its amazing what a few cans of spray paint and some elbow grease can do Attached Images Last edited by Graham57a; 04-30-2011 at 05:52 PM.

04-30-2011, 05:57 PM	#5
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Replaced the cab corners and rocker panels. I recently did some patch work on the floor board and just finished the C notch on the frame but I don't have any picture yet Attached Images

04-30-2011, 07:04 PM	#7
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Found a picture of the truck before anything was done to it Attached Images

05-01-2011, 12:57 PM	#8
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Nice work. I take it you guys blasted the cab or did you use some sort of paint stripper? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-01-2011, 01:06 PM	#9
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Thank you, we had the cab media blasted along with the rest of the body. Its way easier to just have the hole thing blasted rather then dealing with paint stripper. Plus there is a media blaster about five shops down from where I am at.

05-01-2011, 02:27 PM	#10
red69ss Burnouts are therapeutic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lancaster, south carolina Posts: 852	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project nice start keep up the progress , I'm the guy that bought those fenders from you. __________________ 1969 CHEVELLE SS 1972 C10 ALMOST DAILY DRIVER 1968 C10 RUSTBUCKET (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE) 1972 PONTIAC LEMANS CONVERTIBLE (WIFE'S CAR) "My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met." - Rodney Dangerfield "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Einstein

05-01-2011, 07:03 PM	#11
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Oh sweet, hope those worked out for you. I still have that grill if anyone is interested.

05-01-2011, 08:29 PM	#12
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Does anyone have a radiator support for a 1972 Chevy that they would be willing to part with? I also need a really clean grill and grill surround. Post a reply if you have anything or know of anyone who does. Thank you Last edited by Graham57a; 05-01-2011 at 08:30 PM.

05-01-2011, 08:40 PM	#13
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project I have 2 of them but Im sure shipping would cost a fortune. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-01-2011, 09:29 PM	#14
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Yea, I found a few radiator supports out here but everything is rusted out. And all of the grill surrounds that I have seen are dented and banged up. I really don't want to have to buy a reproduction rad support but I might just get the grill

05-01-2011, 09:40 PM	#15
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project I am sure you already know this, but those fenders will not work with 69-72 Chevy grills. I see you mention the core support but not the fenders, but you may already have the fenders you need. Just thought I would point it out in case you didn't already know. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-01-2011, 09:56 PM	#16
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Yea I already sold the old fenders and replaced them with the correct kind. Thank you tho, that would be a crappy mistake to make. Haha Posted via Mobile Device



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05-02-2011, 12:18 PM	#17
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Hey Graham....I actually came to the shop where your truck was before it went to media blasters and dealt with your Dad last year...I bought the GMC rad support and told red69ss about those fenders....glad to see ya on the boards...I live just south of ya in Cornelius....let me know if you need any help....I'd be willing to head up and turn some wrenches with you and your Dad __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present

05-02-2011, 02:14 PM	#18
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Awesome!! Thanks for checking out my build. I will let you know if I need any help

05-02-2011, 08:58 PM	#19
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Took some more pictures of the project today. All of the body is sitting in the paint booth at the shop waiting to get painted and the c notch in the frame is almost done. Ordered some parts from the truck shop today and got a core support from Jerry in Tennessee, he is a great guy to deal with. Attached Images

05-02-2011, 09:01 PM	#20
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Some more pictures Attached Images Last edited by Graham57a; 05-02-2011 at 09:08 PM.

05-02-2011, 09:42 PM	#21
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Some parts I had laying around in my closet. Rebuilt tilt column, original door panels with repro inserts, original visors, houndstooth seat cover, and a ton of little small things. Attached Images

05-02-2011, 10:12 PM	#22
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Forgot about these under my bed Attached Images

05-06-2011, 09:33 AM	#23
wheezy Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Omaha, AR Posts: 4	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project so i noticed in your pictures that your heater control switch had broke. mine has done the same thing. did you fix it or buy a new one?

05-02-2011, 11:47 PM	#24
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,269	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project You've gathered some nice parts for this build!!! Body and frame are looking good too! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

05-03-2011, 09:07 AM	#25
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,862	Re: 72 Cheyenne Super First Project Thank you. When I was about 8 years old, my dad ran an automotive repair shop and he worked on a truck for a guy named Kevin Bradley who owns a custom hot rod shop in rio dell, california called kreations. I remember watching my dad work on that truck, a 72 c-10 painted copper orange, slammed and completely custom, and telling my dad that I wanted a truck like that when I grew up. Ever since then, my dad has been buying parts trucks, gathering little things here and there, and getting me things to make my build easier. My grandpa also owns a wrecking yard in northern california and he is a hoarder when it comes to early chevy parts.

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