Patina, shop logo'd, rusty trucks?

[Rustd67]

Originally Posted by DaHos

Wanna sell your front clip....it would look good with MY cab

I'd never part out my green 67, I'd be willing to sell you the light blue complete truck I just got if u sold me that cab & doors ...
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[Slammed66]

Something I've been working on....
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[Devillusion]

Originally Posted by Slammed66

Something I've been working on....
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What wheels are those? More pics please...looks great

[ZUBZ]

Guys, tell me will a GMC front (grill, headlamps) fit on a 70 C10 truck? I love the front of the GMC and I have never seen one in South Africa.

[ZUBZ]

Originally Posted by Devillusion

What wheels are those? More pics please...looks great

X2 what wheels are those?

[N2TRUX]

Please dont get this thread lock by offeribg to buy or sell.

[N2TRUX]

Please dont get this thread lock by offering to buy or sell.

[Rustd67]

Pretty sure those are MOB STEELE wheels....
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['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by ZUBZ

Guys, tell me will a GMC front (grill, headlamps) fit on a 70 C10 truck? I love the front of the GMC and I have never seen one in South Africa.

It's possible, but a lot of work. Besides the GMC grille, you need a GMC radiator wall w/ 4 headlight buckets, GMC fenders [or '68 Chevy fenders] and a GMC hood.
[When the Chevy line did the design change to the blunt nose hood body style, in the '69 Model Year, GMC kept on using some of the old style parts.]
Not to mention the tailgate. Or Right-Hand Drive.
Also some DMVs take a dim view of changing the "make" of a registered vehicle. But that's a political, not mechanical issue.
It might be cheaper to import a whole clean GMC to the "Other U-S-A."

[ZUBZ]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

It's possible, but a lot of work. Besides the GMC grille, you need a GMC radiator wall w/ 4 headlight buckets, GMC fenders [or '68 Chevy fenders] and a GMC hood.
[When the Chevy line did the design change to the blunt nose hood body style, in the '69 Model Year, GMC kept on using some of the old style parts.]
Not to mention the tailgate. Or Right-Hand Drive.
Also some DMVs take a dim view of changing the "make" of a registered vehicle. But that's a political, not mechanical issue.
It might be cheaper to import a whole clean GMC to the "Other U-S-A."

68 Orange thanks for the info, sounds like a nightmare to convert. I would prefer to get an orig GMC. I really like them trucks too.

['68OrangeSunshine]

My other truck is a '71 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 350 V8 | SM465 | NP205 | 3.73 Corp 12 Bolt rear w/ factory Eaton Posi | K/1500, [ like the Chevy K/5 Blazer, but GMC insisted on badge-ing them as K/1500s, not K/750s as logic might dictate.] Damn fine truck.
They are everything that's on a Chevy, but somehow better built. They sold them at Cadillac dealerships, so they mostly had the high end trim level. Their other market was fleet sales to mines, railroads, municipalities etc. The US military bought from both divisions for CUCVs.

[67samc10]

Originally Posted by MikeCofield

Little 68 bucket


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THOSE BONNEVILLE BILLET SPCLTY ARE SICK!!!!!!!

[Leroy-B1]

Who does the 68 belong too?
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[DaHos]

Originally Posted by Leroy-B1

Who does the 68 belong too?
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MikeCofield

She's Purdy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mud.man.rj]

x2 on the rims, man they just make the truck so ...

[Mister-B]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

My other truck is a '71 GMC Jimmy 4x4, 350 V8 | SM465 | NP205 | 3.73 Corp 12 Bolt rear w/ factory Eaton Posi | K/1500, [ like the Chevy K/5 Blazer, but GMC insisted on badge-ing them as K/1500s, not K/750s as logic might dictate.] Damn fine truck.
They are everything that's on a Chevy, but somehow better built. They sold them at Cadillac dealerships, so they mostly had the high end trim level. Their other market was fleet sales to mines, railroads, municipalities etc. The US military bought from both divisions for CUCVs.

Wait, what? I like GMC's too, but let's keep it real here. Better built? Weren't they built in the same factories as Chevrolet trucks? Did they tend to get more options than the average Chevrolet? Sure, but don't forget they were also sold at other GM dealerships, such as Buick. Not just Cadillac. Chevrolet sold many competing car brands, so the minor cosmetic changes and name rebranding allowed Buick, for example, to sell a truck that didn't share the same Chevrolet name as the competing cars.
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['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Mister-B

Wait, what? I like GMC's too, but let's keep it real here. Better built? Weren't they built in the same factories as Chevrolet trucks? Did they tend to get more options than the average Chevrolet? Sure, but don't forget they were also sold at other GM dealerships, such as Buick. Not just Cadillac. Chevrolet sold many competing car brands, so the minor cosmetic changes and name rebranding allowed Buick, for example, to sell a truck that didn't share the same Chevrolet name as the competing cars.
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OK no argument. I have heard that the GM production lines badged every 6th truck GMC during the 67- 72 run. In an earlier time they might have had their own separate plant, hence the different engines [270, 302 L6s, 305, 351 V6s], but by '67 they were gradually using Chevy engines.
I have heard the urban myth that workers had to have graduated from high school to work on GMCs, but I think this is a joke. And many dealerships sold Cadillacs, and/or Buicks, Olds, Pontiacs as well as GMCs.

[1971sierragrande]

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[1971sierragrande]

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[1971sierragrande]

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[WIDESIDE72]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

OK no argument. I have heard that the GM production lines badged every 6th truck GMC during the 67- 72 run. In an earlier time they might have had their own separate plant, hence the different engines [270, 302 L6s, 305, 351 V6s], but by '67 they were gradually using Chevy engines.
I have heard the urban myth that workers had to have graduated from high school to work on GMCs, but I think this is a joke. And many dealerships sold Cadillacs, and/or Buicks, Olds, Pontiacs as well as GMCs.

Everyone knows that GMC is professional grade!

I used to work with a guy who swore GMC's had "heavier wiring". I told him that my family had a 48,59, 71, 93 and 02 GMCs over the years and the only diiference was engines and trim on the older trucks and trim on the newer trucks, but he wouldnt relent! Its funny that GMC was the workhoerse line back in the daybut is marketed more as a high end truck today.
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[Heavy Evy]

Originally Posted by 1971sierragrande

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Me likey!!

[chuckmc8]

Here's a couple pics of a 67 that I am finishing up. I still need to wet sand the front clip to blend with the orig patina on the rest of the body. 4.5/5 static drop, Boss 338 (20") 2004 5.3 with 4L60E, 3:73
I painted under the hood and firewall when eng was out- the color is the same as the orig body color, but my shop lights do weird effects on the shade. I like that mint green tho!
This cool old truck came from GM w/o radio, no pass side sunvisor, and no pass door mirror- and never had any of that installed. No rust (thru) on this one! :-) All orig glass including the W/S

[Rusbuilt]

Very Nice 67!

[darkhorse970]

These killer '67s are sure making me want one! Very cool trucks MikeCofield and ChuckMc8!!
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