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sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 07:16 PM

Here is a new project truck I got yesterday. It's a 72 with a 350 engine/350 trans. It looked better in the pics the previous owner sent to me. When I got there we couldn't get it started, it's been sitting in a while, last registered in 06. The engine turned over, it just wouldn't start. I'll tune it up and see what happens. This is going to be a SLOW project, just fixing stuff it needs as I go. It needs quite a bit of body work. The PO riveted and screwed replacement panels on

! Good thing is I only spent 500 bucks on it and it's got 4 brand new Goodyear Wrangler tires and new exhaust.

Now get this. The 72 I used to have that I sold to buy my house was at a car lot today. You know the type, crappy cars-pay as you go type thing. Well I stopped and talked to the lot owner and he said the enging was locked up. He thinks they are going to trade it in for something that runs. I told him it used to be my truck and I want it back and to call me if he gets it. I might hunt down the owner and see if they want to trade my running 72 for theirs. Wish me luck on that. I really want that truck back!

Anyway, here's pics of the truck I picked up yesterday

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 07:21 PM

More pics

I guess they knew it was going to be a dirty job cleaning this thing up:LOL:

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 07:23 PM

Yeah, I'm not REAL happy with it but I should be able to get it running fairly cheap.

ERASER5 · 01-31-2009, 07:44 PM

Is the grill is as good looking up close as it appears in the pics? Looks like a score to me.

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ERASER5

Is the grill is as good looking up close as it appears in the pics? Looks like a score to me.

That's what I thought too. A couple of the mounts are broke but it does LOOK good huh?

**El Jay** · 01-31-2009, 07:45 PM

For $500, I'd say you did pretty good..
Is that a "volt-a-drop" (used for hooking your 6V trailer to your 12V truck) on the left inner fender?

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Jay

For $500, I'd say you did pretty good..
Is that a "volt-a-drop" (used for hooking your 6V trailer to your 12V truck) on the left inner fender?

I believe it is. It's hooked up to brake controller. What can you tell me about it?

**El Jay** · 01-31-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjarrett71

I believe it is. It's hooked up to brake controller. What can you tell me about it?

Okay, I'm running my memory back into the early 60's here, so if I'm wrong, would somebody else chime in and correct me? And I'm the guy that walks into a room & says, "Why did I come in here?"

Back to the "volt-a-drop".

American vehicles changed from 6V to 12V electrical systems about 1956 (VW waited 10 years).
If one had a trailer older than '56, it was all 6V. For the lights, the change was no problem, just switch to 12V bulbs.
But for some reason, and I don't remember what it was, brakes and maybe a few other trailer accessories weren't that easy to convert.
In steps the "volt-a-drop", which is basically a ballast resistor. It just drops the tow vehicle's 12V to 6V for whatever needs 6V in/on the towed vehicle.

It certainly wasn't rocket surgery. "Crude, but effective" would be a better way to describe it.

I hope that helped ya a little bit.

El Jay

**special-K** · 01-31-2009, 07:55 PM

I like it.I had a $500 shorty like that and loved rollin`it around.I`d want to move the spare.That`s the worst corner for a blind spot.

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 08:02 PM

I probably will move the spare as it looks like an old person truck with it like that. I'm old but not that old. Also I'm kinda bummed out they cut all the a/c lines and took the compressor out.

One more good thing about the trip was the woman I bought it from made us home made spaghetti while we were loading it on the trailer. Can't beat that with a stick!

jay6891 · 01-31-2009, 08:17 PM

Im digginn the pvc valve on the heater hose for a shut off. Still looks like a 500 well spent. If its not rusted under the patch panels. Just weld them in. He has done the hard part.

LuckyHenriksen · 01-31-2009, 08:20 PM

Haha yep I was just gonna comment on the custom PVC valve

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 08:23 PM

I'm sure I'll find a lot of little "modifications" when I start tearing into it. I can't wait but I think I might die first because the wife is going to kill me for bringing more "junk" home

sjarrett71 · 01-31-2009, 08:29 PM

It does, thanks! I'll take better pics of it tomorrow in the daylight and see what markings it has, etc.

Scott Webster · 02-01-2009, 01:49 PM

Is that heat blocking tape on the spark plugs or aluminum foil? Kinda hard to tell. When it comes to rigging something together, you just can't beat some of these previous owners. Mine used to have a gas valve, some fittings and small pipes for the heater shut off. I'm still finding wires that are spliced 3-4 times in different colors. I think that truck looks great for $500. Now back to the doghouse before my wife sees me wandering around!

kyull67 · 02-01-2009, 03:24 PM

looks good for $500. good luck with the other truck

sjarrett71 · 02-01-2009, 04:35 PM

Great news!!! I went and got a new battery, a negative battery cable, and primed the hell out of the carb and the truck fired right up!!! WOOHOO!!!

By the way, that is aluminum foil on the spark plug wires. It was also in the connector for the coil/wire. I pulled the cap off this morning and everything looks brand new inside. I also found a couple maintenance receipts in the glove box. In 04 the owner spent 500 bucks fixing a bunch of stuff. A receipt for the tires were also in there and only cost about 77 bucks a piece. I couldn't believe it. The owners manual was also in there.

OARNGESI · 02-01-2009, 04:41 PM

A running truck and dinner for 500 good buy hope you get your old truck back too

sjarrett71 · 02-01-2009, 05:08 PM

Since my A/C lines are cut, some of the bracketry and the compressor are gone I was thinking about getting an a/c delete cover. Has anyone used them or have any opinion? Just looking to clean up the engine bay a little bit when I get started on this beast.

Here's a link:

http://www.acdelete.com/

OARNGESI · 02-01-2009, 05:54 PM

Seems kinda pricey

bobbo · 02-02-2009, 12:08 AM

Definitely not as good as the first pics showed. But not bad for the price. You were able to talk her down?

Let me know if I can help out with anything! And my truck looked alot better in your driveway and you never drove it!

sjarrett71 · 02-02-2009, 07:41 AM

Just didn't want to take a chance of hurting it.

But your right, it did look better! And the wife didn't complain about yours either! Wanna trade??

bobbo · 02-02-2009, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjarrett71

Just didn't want to take a chance of hurting it.

But your right, it did look better! And the wife didn't complain about yours either! Wanna trade??

Trade ya for the Alero! That seems fair. Hehe...

C20-67_N_MO · 02-02-2009, 08:36 AM

Nice find for $500.

Keep us updated!

72BlckButy · 02-02-2009, 09:12 AM

Scott, I'm glad to see that you brought that thing home. Now let's keep our fingers crossed and you might end up with your old truck again.

Not bad for $500!

01-31-2009, 07:16 PM	#1
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Nasty new truck with pics Here is a new project truck I got yesterday. It's a 72 with a 350 engine/350 trans. It looked better in the pics the previous owner sent to me. When I got there we couldn't get it started, it's been sitting in a while, last registered in 06. The engine turned over, it just wouldn't start. I'll tune it up and see what happens. This is going to be a SLOW project, just fixing stuff it needs as I go. It needs quite a bit of body work. The PO riveted and screwed replacement panels on! Good thing is I only spent 500 bucks on it and it's got 4 brand new Goodyear Wrangler tires and new exhaust. Now get this. The 72 I used to have that I sold to buy my house was at a car lot today. You know the type, crappy cars-pay as you go type thing. Well I stopped and talked to the lot owner and he said the enging was locked up. He thinks they are going to trade it in for something that runs. I told him it used to be my truck and I want it back and to call me if he gets it. I might hunt down the owner and see if they want to trade my running 72 for theirs. Wish me luck on that. I really want that truck back! Anyway, here's pics of the truck I picked up yesterday Last edited by sjarrett71; 01-31-2009 at 07:25 PM.

01-31-2009, 07:21 PM	#2
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics More pics I guess they knew it was going to be a dirty job cleaning this thing up:LOL:

01-31-2009, 07:23 PM	#3
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Yeah, I'm not REAL happy with it but I should be able to get it running fairly cheap.

01-31-2009, 07:44 PM	#4
ERASER5 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 4,859	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Is the grill is as good looking up close as it appears in the pics? Looks like a score to me. __________________ '70 GMC C1500 LWB Power disc brakes. WooHoo! Posi 6 Lug Dana 60

01-31-2009, 07:45 PM	#6
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Nasty new truck with pics For $500, I'd say you did pretty good.. Is that a "volt-a-drop" (used for hooking your 6V trailer to your 12V truck) on the left inner fender? __________________ '69 Chevy 1/2 T LWB Stepper: Daily Beater '72 GMC 3/4 T Fleet: Another Daily Beater '72 Plymouth Gran Coupe: ? "Ah women. They make the highs higher and the lows more frequent." Friedrich Nietzsche "Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day." Harry S. Truman GUN CONTROL: Never having to say, "I missed you." Always fire two warning shots into your attacker's chest area before putting a bullet between his eyes. Paraphrased from Louis Awerbuck

01-31-2009, 07:55 PM	#9
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Nasty new truck with pics I like it.I had a $500 shorty like that and loved rollin`it around.I`d want to move the spare.That`s the worst corner for a blind spot. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-31-2009, 08:02 PM	#10
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics I probably will move the spare as it looks like an old person truck with it like that. I'm old but not that old. Also I'm kinda bummed out they cut all the a/c lines and took the compressor out. One more good thing about the trip was the woman I bought it from made us home made spaghetti while we were loading it on the trailer. Can't beat that with a stick!

01-31-2009, 08:17 PM	#11
jay6891 Car Knocker Join Date: May 2001 Location: jefferson,arkansas Posts: 664	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Im digginn the pvc valve on the heater hose for a shut off. Still looks like a 500 well spent. If its not rusted under the patch panels. Just weld them in. He has done the hard part. __________________ 68 c-10,91 sportside bed,350 .030 over,4 bolt,10-1 comp,2.05 intake/1.94 exhaust,1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers,edelbrock rpm cam and intake w/750 carb, 700r4, 3.73 gears,Jacabbs Electronic Igntion w/Accel HEI distributer and super coil. ZR-1 roll pan, filled tailights. Blazer tank. Hidden hitch. 2 1/2" Flowmaster 40's. Parts bought but not installed>> ford 9" posi with disc. CCP front and rear lowering kit 4/5. Cab corners,foor boards,rockers, cab braces, Phatom grill, Painless wiring kit.

01-31-2009, 08:20 PM	#12
LuckyHenriksen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sherwood Oregon Posts: 1,908	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Haha yep I was just gonna comment on the custom PVC valve __________________ 1968 Yenko Chevy LWB 6.0L/TH400 3/4 Drop Senior Project Build Thread Here

01-31-2009, 08:23 PM	#13
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics I'm sure I'll find a lot of little "modifications" when I start tearing into it. I can't wait but I think I might die first because the wife is going to kill me for bringing more "junk" home

01-31-2009, 08:29 PM	#14
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics It does, thanks! I'll take better pics of it tomorrow in the daylight and see what markings it has, etc.

02-01-2009, 01:49 PM	#15
Scott Webster Sheetmetal Psycho Join Date: May 2005 Location: athens PA Posts: 515	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Is that heat blocking tape on the spark plugs or aluminum foil? Kinda hard to tell. When it comes to rigging something together, you just can't beat some of these previous owners. Mine used to have a gas valve, some fittings and small pipes for the heater shut off. I'm still finding wires that are spliced 3-4 times in different colors. I think that truck looks great for $500. Now back to the doghouse before my wife sees me wandering around! __________________ I didn't say you were stupid, but I was thinking it... I need a check up from the neck up! Project "Rigginstine's Monster" 1971 C-10 longbed 355/4spd Future mods: 67 front clip Webby's Rigginations - where everything has potential!

02-01-2009, 03:24 PM	#16
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02-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#17
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Great news!!! I went and got a new battery, a negative battery cable, and primed the hell out of the carb and the truck fired right up!!! WOOHOO!!! By the way, that is aluminum foil on the spark plug wires. It was also in the connector for the coil/wire. I pulled the cap off this morning and everything looks brand new inside. I also found a couple maintenance receipts in the glove box. In 04 the owner spent 500 bucks fixing a bunch of stuff. A receipt for the tires were also in there and only cost about 77 bucks a piece. I couldn't believe it. The owners manual was also in there.

02-01-2009, 04:41 PM	#18
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02-01-2009, 05:08 PM	#19
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Since my A/C lines are cut, some of the bracketry and the compressor are gone I was thinking about getting an a/c delete cover. Has anyone used them or have any opinion? Just looking to clean up the engine bay a little bit when I get started on this beast. Here's a link: http://www.acdelete.com/

02-01-2009, 05:54 PM	#20
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02-02-2009, 12:08 AM	#21
bobbo Droppin' It Like It's Hot! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Battlefield, Missouri Posts: 2,934	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Definitely not as good as the first pics showed. But not bad for the price. You were able to talk her down? Let me know if I can help out with anything! And my truck looked alot better in your driveway and you never drove it! __________________ Robert Life Member RIP CAROL JANICE HARTMAN. BELOVED MOTHER. 01/04/53 - 03/05/09 1969 1500 Norwood, MO 2007 Big Sandy, TN 2008 Had nothing to do with the forklift! Kirkwood, MO (Midwest Meet 2009) Midwest All Truck Nationals, KCMO - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2012 - 2014 SUPPORT THE SITE HERE!

02-02-2009, 07:41 AM	#22
sjarrett71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Rolla, MO Posts: 2,463	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Just didn't want to take a chance of hurting it. But your right, it did look better! And the wife didn't complain about yours either! Wanna trade??

02-02-2009, 08:36 AM	#24
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02-02-2009, 09:12 AM	#25
72BlckButy Tot Roddin' Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 24,461	Re: Nasty new truck with pics Scott, I'm glad to see that you brought that thing home. Now let's keep our fingers crossed and you might end up with your old truck again. Not bad for $500! __________________ -Nate 1969 CST SWB - Project Blank Slate (4.5/6" ECE Static Drop, 6-lug disc brake upgrade (manual), Billet Specialties Vintec 20x8.5 255/40 (F) 20x10 295/40 (R), 250 I-6) 1960 AMF Skylark - Tot Roddin' (Lowered with custom frame; soon to include custom push bar and interior) 2008 Silverado CrewCab 1LT (5.3L, 3:73, 4x4, LT1, Z-71, Towing Package)

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