My Highschool Project truck a 1969 GMC C20 (Old Blue)

[brothers69c-10]

I'll tell ya what really stinks, i wish i would have come across your post a month ago cause i scrapped out a good longbox frame the first part of september. I live just ten miles east of ya, and we got a 69 chevy that oddly enough i bought from the high school autoshop when i was a junior.

[Wideopenracing15]

Crap lol that would have been great. But now I'm in a really tight spot now and I am looking to trade off my quad for some sort of truck.

[oldblue1968chevy]

what kidna wheeler ya got wideopenracing15

[67-72crazy]

good luck with your truck it takes me back to my first truck(1972 chevy shortbed fleet side) i still kick myself for selling it.

[Wideopenracing15]

I've got a 03 Honda 300ex and a 97 yamaha warrior
stroked out to 400 with all of the fun stuff

[Wideopenracing15]

I've got a 03 Honda 300ex and a 97 yamaha warrior
stroked out to 400 with all of the fun stuff

[Wideopenracing15]

Thanks 67-72 crazy, everyone keeps telling me that they regret selling their first lol

[Wideopenracing15]

Sorry it's been awhile since Ive had any free time. But for an update I've got it to lock, had to replace the heater core, and added a toolbox in the back. And I gotta say I love it. I'm pretty surprised on how many comment I get on it everywhere.

[72chevyfleet]

how old are you? jeeze theres lots of high schoolers i thought there was like only 2 or 3 including me on here your truck makes mine look like ****

[Wideopenracing15]

Im 15 ill be 16 in december.

[72chevyfleet]

lucky ur truck was in good condition when u started a nice blue but im personally not a gmc guy

[Wideopenracing15]

I'm not really either. I have a 69 chevy grille that I'm thinking about throwing in. Unless I just get a different truck.

[firsttry1971]

what color are you thinking about and are you going with stock ride hight? and i am glade to see there are a few other high schools that have one of these things

[oldblue1968chevy]

i wish there was a kid at my school who drove one of these...i think there is a sophmore that has one but doeesnt drive till spring..yall keep up the good work

[Wideopenracing15]

I haven't really decided on a color and I would like to drop it a bit but i cant find anyone who makes a kit.

I wish there were more kids at my school that drove these trucks but I dont think there are any at all.

[Wideopenracing15]

Ive been bored lately so I was tinkering around with the truck and finally put in a collecter gasket that was needed.

I thought i could hear a some sort of knock in the drivers side of the block. Or maybe I was just paranoid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEBmeA33-Y

[292farmer]

hey nice truck ive got a 1972 gmc c20 with a 292i6 4spd manual and 4.56 gears try www.westernchassis.com they have front drop spindles to lower it 2.5in, do u have coil or leaf rear suspension? i only saw rear lowering kits for a rear leaf suspension set up. if u dont id go to your autoparts store ask to see a 69 rear coil spring and measure the dia. if their the same maybe u can use 1/2ton lowering coils to lower your rear might improve ride quality also check out lmctruck.com they have that floor patch u need by the drivers door and they have new door locks about 12-16$ do u know if your axles are stock? because those are newer 2000-2007 rims but i thought the old axles were fully floating and wouldnt fit those rims that might mess up your lowering kits too if their different because it may have different suspension, just wondering good luck!

[Wideopenracing15]

Welcome to the best truck forums! I did end up getting new locks. My axles are stock and its a full floating dana 60. Its a leaf springer rear and i really dont like it lol Id like a smoother and lower ride. As far as the cab i think Im going to run it untill it falls off, I have a pretty good 72 cab thats just waiting for a frame to ride on.

[292farmer]

thought youd like to see my truck

[292farmer]

if its leaf then that company has the lowering kit for your truck, those rims actually look at on that truck.

[Wideopenracing15]

Nice clean truck farmer. Is that a tach in your dash or a clock?

[292farmer]

the 4 small bottom ones are ampmeter, temp, a blankone, then oil pressure the three across top are left to right speedometer , blank(soon to be tach if i can make one fit and look stock) the last is the fuel gauge.

[292farmer]

little straighter of a view

[Wideopenracing15]

Ohh maybe it was just the reflection. I heard that a mid 80s camaro tach will fit in the middle guage

[292farmer]

wow i looked at that and it kinda does look a clock mid 80's huh? ill look into it i just gotta make sure it will work with my 292 its a 6cyl not a 8, but maybe all i need to do is alter the wiring. ive got a 72 c60 that has the clock their was thinking about swapping that over just havent decided yet lol kinda like the c60 too much its got the 401ci v6