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mikep · 10-01-2002, 12:49 AM

Ive just sort of passed over this 67 3/4 ton with a CR 4 speed and eaton locker, wood bed etc. It was a very hi option truck, I saw in the junkyard a few months back until I checked it out closer the other day. I pulled the seat up and checked out the build sheet because it has the same transmission I have which I have never seen before . Its the M28 NP 435 CR 4 speed ( Try to find a boot for it . I dare you! ) . Anyway the build sheet wasnt all there as is typical for a 36 year old piece of paper caught in springs but what caught my eye was the engine placement. This was not the original engine. It was a mid to late 70's small block judging by the EGR and long accesories but It was set back like mine is and the truck cab is a hi hump . Mine is set back in the Big Block positon because i know for a fact mine was originally a big block truck and the engines in big block trucks are set back a few inches behind where the small blocks are due to the mounts. Now either this truck was originally a big block truck which I have been told is impossible in 67 or someone converted it to big block specs and then put a small block in it.

Castiron9 · 10-01-2002, 11:14 AM

Had a question about the truck you say you saw in the junk yard..Was the wood bed in decent shape as I might be looking for one for my 67 fleetside ...Thanks...

Yellow Cheyenne · 10-01-2002, 01:14 PM

From what I've read, I6 mounts are also further back. Maybe it originally came with a I6?

GMC71k20 · 10-01-2002, 03:10 PM

my small block is mounted bac a decent amount, i cant run tall valve covers because it will hit the firewall, is their anyway i can find out if my truck was originally a BB truck, build sheet is gone and so is the protect-o-plate.

1967LWBstepside · 10-01-2002, 05:11 PM

Sounds like a SB mounted in the 6 cyl position.

mikep · 10-01-2002, 08:44 PM

Mine is the same way. Its set way back in there compared to factory small block trucks. I know it was a big block truck because I pulled the matching numbers big block out with my two hands. You may be able to tell by looking at the GVW. Dont quote me on this but it were a 6 cyl or small block truck it would be rated at 7200 GVW and the big block would rate at 7500 GVW. I know mines rated at 7500 GVW.

GMC71k20 · 10-01-2002, 09:01 PM

I checked m GVW and it is 7500, my cab also has the hi-hump. mikep, whyd you yank out the big block?

71402BB · 10-01-2002, 09:39 PM

GMC71K20- theres NO way that your truck could have come with a BB because they didn't put BB's in 4x4's untill after 72!

GMC71k20 · 10-01-2002, 09:43 PM

figures, why wouldnt they put BB in 4x4s?

mikep · 10-01-2002, 10:47 PM

I'm into heavy duty stuff rthat I can rev to the moon and not worry about and I had a hi nickle 4 bolt main block with a steel crank bored and prepped and dying to go in something so I picked up a set of super strong scat rods and some really good heads for it. The original 2 bolt main cast crank oval port head 396 would have left me totally unfulfilled . Plus I wanted a daily driver that I could put 60-100 miles a day on and not POUR gas into all the time. I have more power with the present small block than I did with the 396 . plus I was able to sell the big block off for twice what I paid for the truck. I had no intention of keeping it in stock form since I hated the color ( 68 anniversary gold and white ) and interior so since the collector value was gone ( there never was any anyway ) I decided to go with the small block.

I didnt read your post enough to see it was a 4 WD. Of course it came with a small block.

Pont · 10-02-2002, 04:03 AM

My guess would be that it probably came with an I6, and whoever put the SB in it, left it in that position. According to Chevy (and I've never seen one) BB's were not available in 67. Choices were standard 250/I6, optional 292/I6, standard 283/V8 or optional 327/V8. The 396 was not introduced until 68.

After 36 years, who knows what has been changed on that truck.

10-01-2002, 12:49 AM	#1
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	67 in the junkyard Ive just sort of passed over this 67 3/4 ton with a CR 4 speed and eaton locker, wood bed etc. It was a very hi option truck, I saw in the junkyard a few months back until I checked it out closer the other day. I pulled the seat up and checked out the build sheet because it has the same transmission I have which I have never seen before . Its the M28 NP 435 CR 4 speed ( Try to find a boot for it . I dare you! ) . Anyway the build sheet wasnt all there as is typical for a 36 year old piece of paper caught in springs but what caught my eye was the engine placement. This was not the original engine. It was a mid to late 70's small block judging by the EGR and long accesories but It was set back like mine is and the truck cab is a hi hump . Mine is set back in the Big Block positon because i know for a fact mine was originally a big block truck and the engines in big block trucks are set back a few inches behind where the small blocks are due to the mounts. Now either this truck was originally a big block truck which I have been told is impossible in 67 or someone converted it to big block specs and then put a small block in it. __________________ No truck :-(

10-01-2002, 11:14 AM	#2
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	67 IN JUNK YARD Had a question about the truck you say you saw in the junk yard..Was the wood bed in decent shape as I might be looking for one for my 67 fleetside ...Thanks...

10-01-2002, 01:14 PM	#3
Yellow Cheyenne Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Eastern Kansas Posts: 488	From what I've read, I6 mounts are also further back. Maybe it originally came with a I6? __________________ '72 Cheyenne. AC, PS, PB, Rear slider window, tilt. Light yellow (grapefruit yellow according to new sales literature from '72) '56 Chevy short step V-8 (My dad bought it new!!) '70 Olds 442 convertible '70 Olds Rallye 350

10-01-2002, 05:11 PM	#5
1967LWBstepside 'Heavy Metal' Redefined. Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Starkville, MS, USA Posts: 107	Sounds like a SB mounted in the 6 cyl position. __________________ 1967 C10 LWB stepside, 250 engine, GM HEI, aftermarket A/C., Clifford Performance intake, Stovebolt split headers, Carter AFB 500, X-pipe & Dynomax Super Turbos, 1 piece custom driveshaft, cyprus bed wood & stainless bed strips. Starkville, Mississippi \| My Truck Page

10-01-2002, 08:44 PM	#6
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	Mine is the same way. Its set way back in there compared to factory small block trucks. I know it was a big block truck because I pulled the matching numbers big block out with my two hands. You may be able to tell by looking at the GVW. Dont quote me on this but it were a 6 cyl or small block truck it would be rated at 7200 GVW and the big block would rate at 7500 GVW. I know mines rated at 7500 GVW. __________________ No truck :-( Last edited by mikep; 10-01-2002 at 08:47 PM.

10-01-2002, 03:10 PM	#4
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	my small block is mounted bac a decent amount, i cant run tall valve covers because it will hit the firewall, is their anyway i can find out if my truck was originally a BB truck, build sheet is gone and so is the protect-o-plate.

10-01-2002, 09:01 PM	#7
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	I checked m GVW and it is 7500, my cab also has the hi-hump. mikep, whyd you yank out the big block?

10-01-2002, 09:39 PM	#8
71402BB now thats a true COON DOG Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Franconia, NH Posts: 1,977	GMC71K20- theres NO way that your truck could have come with a BB because they didn't put BB's in 4x4's untill after 72! __________________ current project 67 402BB stout th350 3.08's with a locker. Plan on tubs 18.5's out back! (thanks Burnsman!) 71 SWB Stepside, was a 250, now is a 402 Big Block with 4 speed and 3.73's ( was crushed by a tree, bed sold, motor pulled) was my first truck!... oh well... 72 LWB 4x4 350 4-speed 3.08's posi wearing army olive drab green (SOLD!) 68 BURB 50TH LOOKALIKE work in progress, soon to have 250-I6 with a 3-speed on the tree 4.11's and posi ( currently sitting in back yard tarped awaiting time, $$$, and lots of love!) 67 1 TON- work truck 396 sm 420 4-speed, flat bed 4.57 gears "big red" (my first landscape truck, very rusty and crusty! but still gets the job done when needed!)

10-01-2002, 09:43 PM	#9
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	figures, why wouldnt they put BB in 4x4s?

10-01-2002, 10:47 PM	#10
mikep Used to have a truck Join Date: May 2002 Location: port orchard WA Posts: 1,552	I'm into heavy duty stuff rthat I can rev to the moon and not worry about and I had a hi nickle 4 bolt main block with a steel crank bored and prepped and dying to go in something so I picked up a set of super strong scat rods and some really good heads for it. The original 2 bolt main cast crank oval port head 396 would have left me totally unfulfilled . Plus I wanted a daily driver that I could put 60-100 miles a day on and not POUR gas into all the time. I have more power with the present small block than I did with the 396 . plus I was able to sell the big block off for twice what I paid for the truck. I had no intention of keeping it in stock form since I hated the color ( 68 anniversary gold and white ) and interior so since the collector value was gone ( there never was any anyway ) I decided to go with the small block. I didnt read your post enough to see it was a 4 WD. Of course it came with a small block. __________________ No truck :-(

10-02-2002, 04:03 AM	#11
Pont I need another Barley Pop Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,629	My guess would be that it probably came with an I6, and whoever put the SB in it, left it in that position. According to Chevy (and I've never seen one) BB's were not available in 67. Choices were standard 250/I6, optional 292/I6, standard 283/V8 or optional 327/V8. The 396 was not introduced until 68. After 36 years, who knows what has been changed on that truck. __________________ 67 Short Fleet 4x4 04 Honda CRF450R 89 Toyota 4-Runner 34 Ford 2 door sedan - Long term project ---------------------------------------------- There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness"



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