My newest project....'72 GMC....2500 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

A.T. RockDriller · 05-12-2011, 01:14 PM

I struck a deal on this one last week end.
It will be a fun one to restore. I've had very few classic vehicles from the Northwest area with as nice of a body as this one.....amount of rust....etc.
I can't wait to get her home and get started on it.

I'm in the middle of a $h!t-$t@rm on other fronts and won't be able to bring her home for a couple weeks.
It sure is all there.....looks like just over 100K miles.
The previous owner's decided that they needed the 3/4 ton frt & rear diffs for a different project and they replaced them with 1/2 ton stuff. Also, at one time it appears that it got a new box (without the side mouldings) at which time they stripped the lsm's off of the rest of the truck.
The second picture shows some crap on the rocker panel and lower part of the drivers door....It's MOSS....Yep, just good ol' Oregon tree salad.
Other than that....it's pretty much an unmolested sweet heart.
Should be fun.
BTW....It's got a pretty sweet interior trimmed in white.

**Classic Heartbeat** · 05-12-2011, 01:16 PM

Nice looking truck. Should be a great start. Are you going to put 3/4 ton axles back under it? WES

Sicklajoie · 05-12-2011, 05:02 PM

Nice find!
I love GMCs.

A.T. RockDriller · 05-12-2011, 09:40 PM

Wes...
I will put the running gear back to original, along with the rest of the truck.
I may go stock on the whole thing, as this was.......in my opinion.....one of the nicest looking trucks ever made right off the assembly line.
Still thinkin' about it.

05-12-2011, 01:14 PM	#1
A.T. RockDriller Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Orient, Oregon Posts: 722	My newest project....'72 GMC....2500 I struck a deal on this one last week end. It will be a fun one to restore. I've had very few classic vehicles from the Northwest area with as nice of a body as this one.....amount of rust....etc. I can't wait to get her home and get started on it. I'm in the middle of a $h!t-$t@rm on other fronts and won't be able to bring her home for a couple weeks. It sure is all there.....looks like just over 100K miles. The previous owner's decided that they needed the 3/4 ton frt & rear diffs for a different project and they replaced them with 1/2 ton stuff. Also, at one time it appears that it got a new box (without the side mouldings) at which time they stripped the lsm's off of the rest of the truck. The second picture shows some crap on the rocker panel and lower part of the drivers door....It's MOSS....Yep, just good ol' Oregon tree salad. Other than that....it's pretty much an unmolested sweet heart. Should be fun. BTW....It's got a pretty sweet interior trimmed in white. Attached Images __________________ Les Hunter '59 3803 someday to be 3853 '63 GMC K1000...351E, TH400 Daily '66 GMC 4000...351C, 5&2

05-12-2011, 01:16 PM	#2
Classic Heartbeat Project Junkie! Fishing Poor!! Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Olympia,Wa. 98512 Posts: 10,768	Re: My newest project....'72 GMC....2500 Nice looking truck. Should be a great start. Are you going to put 3/4 ton axles back under it? WES __________________ On-line catolog Classic Heartbeat Pickup Parts WEHEPP@comcast.net Call us Toll Free (888) 338-2502 Like Us on Facebook No appointment necessary. 72 BB Chevy Custom Deluxe / Custom Camper 67 I-6 (Soon to be 5.7 LS1) Panel 68 BB Chevy Short Bed 72 6.0 LQ9 Short Bed Chevy 4X4 Olympia's fastest growing truck parts supplier. Olympia's home for Wayward Chevys

05-12-2011, 05:02 PM	#3
Sicklajoie The Niner Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Broad Brook, CT Posts: 2,498	Re: My newest project....'72 GMC....2500 Nice find! I love GMCs. __________________ "A good racer is one whose head is in communication with his balls." - Richie Evans 1970 C/20 - 402/TH400/3.54s - 74K miles 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 - Wheatland Yellow Niner Progression Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=697183 Classic Trucks article: https://www.motortrend.com/features/...et-c20-driven/

05-12-2011, 09:40 PM	#4
A.T. RockDriller Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Orient, Oregon Posts: 722	Re: My newest project....'72 GMC....2500 Wes... I will put the running gear back to original, along with the rest of the truck. I may go stock on the whole thing, as this was.......in my opinion.....one of the nicest looking trucks ever made right off the assembly line. Still thinkin' about it. __________________ Les Hunter '59 3803 someday to be 3853 '63 GMC K1000...351E, TH400 Daily '66 GMC 4000...351C, 5&2



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