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08-22-2020, 12:03 PM | #26 |
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Re: My 68 anniversary arrived today
Happy Anniversary Mark! Very cool truck!
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08-22-2020, 12:32 PM | #27 |
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Re: My 68 anniversary arrived today
The truck had 168k on it 1993. It now has 169k found a receipt that engine was rebuilding 1990 with 155k miles.
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Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. |
08-22-2020, 12:40 PM | #28 |
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There are notations all over the SPID and the owners manual
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08-22-2020, 01:00 PM | #29 |
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Re: My 68 anniversary arrived today
Where did you buy that truck from? It can't be a New York state truck. It'd be a rust bucket.
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08-22-2020, 01:16 PM | #30 |
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Wish you were closer, I have a bottle of nitrogen in the shop at work. It and a little soapy water can find leaks...some times...depending where they are and how big...
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08-22-2020, 01:57 PM | #31 |
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Went from New Mexico to Arizona then to PA into storage. Hence all the nut shells in the engine bay .
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08-22-2020, 02:00 PM | #32 |
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I have an old AC purge unit . I'll pull a vacuum first see if it holds doupt it but its worth a shot. And I have more than enough R12
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08-22-2020, 02:12 PM | #33 |
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Doing the conversion so I can use these on the truck. Bought them from Specialk for the suburban. Sold the burban same day I picked these up. 7" and 8" rallies.
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08-22-2020, 02:41 PM | #34 |
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Awesome combination of wheels!!!
P215-70R15 fronts, P275-60R15's on back are what's going on my 67 to start with, My fronts are actually 6-1/2 inchers... There's a thread her, about dfferent colors of paint on Rally wheels. One that stck out to me was one wheel painted gold. THe owner had some left over gold Olds engine paint left over. Looked very sharp. I was thinking would be way cool on mt gold 68... All the instructions that comes with new AC compressors, it always says to stand the compressor on the bench, with clutch end down, for a couple of hours (of course with the correct oil in it). I even spin mine a few times to make sure the seal position changes,. I've never had a problem, even if I for got to do this. BUT have run into a Former fellow mechanic that had problems, until he stood the compressor on it's end!!! It's a long funny story... |
08-22-2020, 03:33 PM | #35 |
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Re: My 68 anniversary arrived today
If the compressor seal leaked, you'll see a light stripe of oil across the hood in line with the seal.
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08-22-2020, 06:22 PM | #36 | |
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Not sure if I'm likeing the rear bumper .
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08-22-2020, 06:24 PM | #37 |
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Mark 72 c20 custom camper Husky edition, 66 SS396 Chevelle 1964 Hawk, 63 Avanti,62 lark 1969 AMX , 1968 c20 stepside ,85 K20 1977 Suburban sold 68 anniversary. |
08-22-2020, 07:32 PM | #38 |
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Those bumpers sucked!!! If you just slightly tap something, backing into...it'll put a real nice crease behind the wheel, area...sometimes the bumper doesn't even bend, just leaves it's mark...
I cut the wings off my 68, years ago. Had a friend weld a tab on the end, to look a little better... |
08-22-2020, 08:18 PM | #39 |
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They didn't make much more than a wish for a step on that one.
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08-22-2020, 09:15 PM | #40 |
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Was going to cut this down for my stepper but it should work nicely on the 68 anniversary
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08-23-2020, 01:28 PM | #41 |
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The original bumper on mine (after I looked closer at picture in post 18), looked a lot more like the picture in post 40, with wings. Of course, it did not have the diamond plating texture...AND I believe my rear bumper was painted white.
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08-23-2020, 05:12 PM | #42 |
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Nice truck, mark. You snuck one in whaile I was away a few days
Yeah, and I was thinking not much bump bump protection either. I guess no worse than the standard bumper everyone calls a sport bumper. That bumper might be an easy one to adapt to the Stepside
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08-23-2020, 06:03 PM | #43 |
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Tim I wasn't looking but it poped up on facebook . My plan is to have a 67,68,69,70,71,72. So when the 68 stepper is done I'll sell it and by the 67
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08-23-2020, 09:00 PM | #44 |
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Been there, done that . What about one of each configuration? Has that bug hit you yet? (I saw you mention wanting a Suburban)
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08-23-2020, 09:31 PM | #45 |
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I like the idea of having three keepers, including a 67-68, a 69-70, and a 71-72. And between the three of them, covering in some combination as many of the options as possible like c/k, lwb/swb, 10/20/30, manual/auto, loaded/bare bones, etc. At this phase of my life I can only have one keeper though, which makes it really tough to choose. lol
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08-23-2020, 09:46 PM | #46 |
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I guess I was pretty much forced to chose, to reduce. My minimum permanent solution is covering both ends of the spectrum with a scratch-built '67 C1500 hot little mild custom built to suit and a '72 K2500 factory built with nice options (and a few personal touches). I'd like one to be a Fenderside and one to be a Wideside, but might end up with two Fendersides. If the corral can grow, I have no issue with that . But honestly, I have accepted having less and it I was able to get more I'd to go back farther in time. Actually, I have pretty much all I need to build a badass off road 4wd truck
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08-24-2020, 02:02 PM | #47 |
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Hi Mark, congrats, I cannot believe what I read here. Come for camping to Bavaria to meet your sibling :-)
Regarding manual throttle: Was researching a little bit, because never heard about it: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=737533 Always happy drives and good roads.
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08-25-2020, 10:34 AM | #49 |
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Congrats on the Anniversary truck, looks to be in great shape
We should catch up one time, mine too came from Arizona. I'm just over the mountain from you in Pine Bush I still have Nevada tags on it
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08-25-2020, 11:22 AM | #50 |
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Congrats on the truck! Original paint anniversary trucks are hard to come by. Here’s mine, still used for work and hauling stuff. I need to finish buffing out the paint.
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