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Sinisterspeed · 05-09-2011, 01:04 AM

Did some shuffling today getting ready to do some more work on it. Hope I can get it on the road this summer.

**70cst** · 05-09-2011, 01:17 AM

WOW Looks sweeeeet

Sinisterspeed · 05-09-2011, 01:35 AM

Thanks 70cst, It looks good, but I still have a long way to go. Today made it more evident than ever. Took 2+ hours to get it started. Had to move it on a gas can, PS still has never worked. Whines like it has air but still doesn't work. I got those wheels/tires on a truck I bought recently. They'll work till I get it on the road but not going to be what it ends up with in the end. Anyway, I'm getting excited cause I went back to school for 2 yrs. Just graduated in march (6 mo early) and now have a few bucks saved up to finished it up hopefully in time to take the wife to her first car show this year.

**70cst** · 05-09-2011, 01:39 AM

I am sure once you get it running it will rock

Husker · 05-09-2011, 09:24 AM

NICE truck, Love the paint scheme.
Ron

ricks71pu · 05-09-2011, 09:47 AM

OMG, what a sweet ride!!! So jelous here.

Sinisterspeed · 05-09-2011, 12:26 PM

Thanks guys! Got any ideas on what I should buy to mount a sport bumper on the rear? I think I might have to fab them anyway since this isn't really a longbed or a shorbed. Nor did they ever come with sport bumpers so I think I'm SOL when it comes to finding brackets that will bolt up. I have the new bumper already just no brackets. So , any ideas?

dougo · 05-09-2011, 12:38 PM

Looking good! Posted via Mobile Device

'68 Pieces · 05-09-2011, 12:41 PM

That thing is Sick!!!! sweet truck

Average Joe · 05-09-2011, 12:55 PM

Glad to see this truck again. Seems like last time I saw or read anything about it it was stuck in paint jail.

Sinisterspeed · 05-09-2011, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Average Joe

Glad to see this truck again. Seems like last time I saw or read anything about it it was stuck in paint jail.

Yep, Paint jail it was in for quite some time. I broke down and just forked out the cash to bail it out. But that caused it to get put away rather than finished.

So, now I have some cash again to get 'er finished up! After getting it out of the shop it sparked something in me once again just riding in it for 50 ft in and out of the shop it was just cool!

Today I'm heading down to a local fab shop to talk to someone about making me a tank for it. I don't like how low the blazer tank sits and filling it has been impossible w/o cutting the new bed floor. Before I do that I want to look into some more options. I was also thinking of checking the fit of a mid 70's saddle tank and filling from the wheel wells in front of the tire. If they fit than get them powder coated to match as well...... not sure yet. Polished Alum custom tank or powder coated 70's tank looks like one of those will have to be the answer

BlackTopMotors · 05-09-2011, 02:04 PM

Nice! Love the proportions: Height, tire wheel combo...!

MARKDTN · 05-09-2011, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Sinisterspeed

... PS still has never worked. Whines like it has air but still doesn't work.....

Sounds like the vanes in the pump are stuck. I have had that happen on a pump rebuild, they have to slide easily or it won't pump.

Sinisterspeed · 05-09-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MARKDTN

Sounds like the vanes in the pump are stuck. I have had that happen on a pump rebuild, they have to slide easily or it won't pump.

what do you think than. Pick up a new PS pump and it should take care of it then? Their pretty cheap but I wanted to make sure it's the pump and not something I just didn't get right when installing. Has 72 pump on it, 75 2wd box, both inverted flare. 1 hose is larger than the other. So I don't see how anything could be hooked up wrong. This one also does not have reverse rotation water pump either.

New pump fix.... easy I'll get one today.

MARKDTN · 05-10-2011, 04:05 PM

Either get a new pump or take that one apart and put new seals and make sure the vanes are sliding easy. I suppose it could be the box, but in my experience it is the pump first.

77shortstep · 05-10-2011, 04:39 PM

awesome looking truck

05-09-2011, 01:04 AM	#1
Sinisterspeed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gales Creek, Oregon Posts: 619	Drug out the ol GMC today Did some shuffling today getting ready to do some more work on it. Hope I can get it on the road this summer. __________________ There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. 70 GMC Longhorn (A.K.A Money Bucket) 57 Chev 3100 05 Chevy LLY Dmax. 67 Chevy Camaro Dad's Budget Build 55 My Longhorn Build Last edited by Sinisterspeed; 05-09-2011 at 01:05 AM.

05-09-2011, 01:17 AM	#2
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,373	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today WOW Looks sweeeeet __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

05-09-2011, 01:35 AM	#3
Sinisterspeed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gales Creek, Oregon Posts: 619	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Thanks 70cst, It looks good, but I still have a long way to go. Today made it more evident than ever. Took 2+ hours to get it started. Had to move it on a gas can, PS still has never worked. Whines like it has air but still doesn't work. I got those wheels/tires on a truck I bought recently. They'll work till I get it on the road but not going to be what it ends up with in the end. Anyway, I'm getting excited cause I went back to school for 2 yrs. Just graduated in march (6 mo early) and now have a few bucks saved up to finished it up hopefully in time to take the wife to her first car show this year. __________________ There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. 70 GMC Longhorn (A.K.A Money Bucket) 57 Chev 3100 05 Chevy LLY Dmax. 67 Chevy Camaro Dad's Budget Build 55 My Longhorn Build

05-09-2011, 01:39 AM	#4
70cst Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Madison, Ohio Posts: 21,373	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today I am sure once you get it running it will rock __________________ A husband can be right...or...A husband can be happy. 67-72 Chevy and GMC Trucks...The Classic Truck for the Classic Folk. 1970 CST Two tone green, 402BB, 400 Automatic, Tach, Buckets, AC, AM-FM, Tilt, GM CB, GM 8 Tract, LWB, etc JOHN 17:3...The better side of "LIFE" Remember: Everyday is a good day...Some are just gooder!

05-09-2011, 09:24 AM	#5
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,212	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today NICE truck, Love the paint scheme. Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

05-09-2011, 09:47 AM	#6
ricks71pu Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: salem oregon Posts: 225	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today OMG, what a sweet ride!!! So jelous here. __________________ In the words of my favorite poet, singer/songwriter (Paul Thorn):"What ever you believe, you might be wrong"

05-09-2011, 12:26 PM	#7
Sinisterspeed Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gales Creek, Oregon Posts: 619	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Thanks guys! Got any ideas on what I should buy to mount a sport bumper on the rear? I think I might have to fab them anyway since this isn't really a longbed or a shorbed. Nor did they ever come with sport bumpers so I think I'm SOL when it comes to finding brackets that will bolt up. I have the new bumper already just no brackets. So , any ideas? __________________ There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on. 70 GMC Longhorn (A.K.A Money Bucket) 57 Chev 3100 05 Chevy LLY Dmax. 67 Chevy Camaro Dad's Budget Build 55 My Longhorn Build

05-09-2011, 12:38 PM	#8
dougo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 543	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Looking good! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Doug '72 GMC K2500 Suburban 4x4

05-09-2011, 12:41 PM	#9
'68 Pieces Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 55	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today That thing is Sick!!!! sweet truck __________________ 1968 Chevy short bed restoration/ build/ put back together/ whichever you wanna call it! I shall call it :"Rusty Tomato": its in the works " Anything free is worth saving up for " " If you dont know where to start, go back to the beginning "

05-09-2011, 12:55 PM	#10
Average Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 1,352	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Glad to see this truck again. Seems like last time I saw or read anything about it it was stuck in paint jail.

05-09-2011, 02:04 PM	#12
BlackTopMotors Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 364	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Nice! Love the proportions: Height, tire wheel combo...!

05-10-2011, 04:05 PM	#15
MARKDTN Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 2,165	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today Either get a new pump or take that one apart and put new seals and make sure the vanes are sliding easy. I suppose it could be the box, but in my experience it is the pump first. __________________ '83 K20-TPI '73 C10 '79 C10-ex-diesel(SOLD) '07 Tahoe(Son driving) '14 Suburban-DD '71 C10-current project

05-10-2011, 04:39 PM	#16
77shortstep Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lebanon, MO Posts: 215	Re: Drug out the ol GMC today awesome looking truck __________________ 77 CHEVY - SHORT BED STEP SIDE 2WD 02 CHEVY - EXT CAB SHORT BED Z71 7 INCHES OF LIFT



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