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**PICKMUP** · 12-02-2004, 10:47 PM

I just got a call from Alaska about a 72 GMC 3/4T 4X4 that I have for sale. It has 350/350 , but he wanted an original with 454 & TH400. When I told him there were no BBs and no TH400s in our 4X4 trucks, he told me he had several of them and I didn't know what the H... I was talking about. C-L-I-C-K...He just hung up!
I love this business!

1969 GMC · 12-02-2004, 10:58 PM

Its funny how people can get their feathers ruffled over stupid little things. One of my truck buddies will not accept the fact that my truck has a dana 60 rear axle. He insists the truck should have had a 14bolt, and the 60 is from a Dodge.

He will argue at the drop of the hat about it, too.

BLAZERMAN · 12-03-2004, 12:14 AM

I worked with a guy that swore he use to own a rare 72 K-20 swb, I argued with him many times about it but finally gave up, he knew better.

GMC Jim · 12-03-2004, 03:05 AM

yep... it has been several years ago..... but I have won a few bets that my truck engine is a 402 and not a 396 as some claim....had to produce the shop manual; but it was $50.00 on that one !!! lol.......

**fine69** · 12-03-2004, 03:22 AM

Got in a pissing contest with a moron once who claimed he had a 70 Chevy Super Sport truck. "Factory" he said. I said, they never made any SS trucks. Started spouting off about me calling him a LIER. Told me it even had SS badges on it.
Told him i had a Chevy Vega once with 327 emblems on it. Dont mean they were factory. hehe

pound41 · 12-03-2004, 08:28 AM

There was in Maryland a fews years back a 72 1 ton 4x4 454 and a turbo 400 nice looking truck 2 tone dark green and white. Spoke to the guy on the phone said he was original owner wanted $8000 for it. I should have bought it

67ChevyRedneck · 12-03-2004, 09:35 AM

Some people will still swear that GMC's never came with coil springs and that a Chevy C10 never came with leaf... I told a guy that I replaced the entire front suspenion on my 67 with a coil spring/disk brake unit off a 71 GMC.... told me there was no such truck. I've seen about 15 GMC's in junkyards with at least a coil spring front end........IT WAS AN OPTION BACK IN THE DAY!!!!

Blazer1970 · 12-03-2004, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pound41

There was in Maryland a fews years back a 72 1 ton 4x4 454 and a turbo 400 nice looking truck 2 tone dark green and white. Spoke to the guy on the phone said he was original owner wanted $8000 for it. I should have bought it

#1 - no 454s in trucks until 1973
#2 - no factory 1 ton 4x4s until 1977
#3 - no TH400 in a 4X4 application until the late '70s

cheyenne10 · 12-03-2004, 07:19 PM

Here is one that hints to a stock 402. As I read it the truck probably started as a 2 wheel drive body. Still decent looking truck. My 4x4 is going to have a BB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=39410

Longhorn Man · 12-03-2004, 07:27 PM

How many of us have been told that the suburban isn't for sale...it's a rare 3 door?

I had a guy telling me about the SS truck too, a cat in Troy Mo...he was an idiot all around though. Swore up and down that his 91 camaro was a factory 350 with a 5 speed.

longhorn71 · 12-04-2004, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Some people will still swear that GMC's never came with coil springs and that a Chevy C10 never came with leaf... I told a guy that I replaced the entire front suspenion on my 67 with a coil spring/disk brake unit off a 71 GMC.... told me there was no such truck. I've seen about 15 GMC's in junkyards with at least a coil spring front end........IT WAS AN OPTION BACK IN THE DAY!!!!

I got a 3/4 GMC here with coil rear springs in it.not many gmc had this option

Longhorn Man · 12-04-2004, 06:46 AM

hell, i've seen more GMC trucks with coils than with leafs.

crews · 12-04-2004, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

How many of us have been told that the suburban isn't for sale...it's a rare 3 door?

I had a guy telling me about the SS truck too, a cat in Troy Mo...he was an idiot all around though. Swore up and down that his 91 camaro was a factory 350 with a 5 speed.

Hell Andy, I've never owned EITHER one of those!!!

Oh, ...Wait a minute...must not be talking about me after all....

Hey just be cause I'm paranoid, DOESN"T MEAN PEOPLE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT ME.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

70 shorty · 12-04-2004, 07:18 PM

Yeah, and my 81 Z28 is a factory big block 4 spd car! LOL.

HeavyD · 12-04-2004, 07:43 PM

My old parts 69 GMC was coils. SS truck? Geez, that's a good one. Off topic, a relative swore his 1972 Maverick Grabber has a BOSS 302 from the factory...

72 CustomCamper · 12-05-2004, 04:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheyenne10

Here is one that hints to a stock 402. As I read it the truck probably started as a 2 wheel drive body. Still decent looking truck. My 4x4 is going to have a BB!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=39410

I sent this guy a message about the ad. Here's the question and his responce.

You asked:
"Could you take a pic of the glovebox option sheet? You have it listed as an original big block truck,but these trucks were not avablile as a 4x4 big block until 73..."

this trick started life as a two wheel drive. The 4x4 frame was rolled under it during the restoration. thanks for you interest, Jeff

Chuck

Alexis · 12-05-2004, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

How many of us have been told that the suburban isn't for sale...it's a rare 3 door?

I had a guy telling me about the SS truck too, a cat in Troy Mo...he was an idiot all around though. Swore up and down that his 91 camaro was a factory 350 with a 5 speed.

3 door burbs are rare, rare as 2wd lwb.

Remember the ad with the Camero(

) SS on a trailer with the pick-up truck with the same headlight setup as the car. Somtimes it is better to just nod your head and walk away slowly.

12-03-2004, 03:05 AM	#4
GMC Jim Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 901	yep... it has been several years ago..... but I have won a few bets that my truck engine is a 402 and not a 396 as some claim....had to produce the shop manual; but it was $50.00 on that one !!! lol....... __________________ '71 GMC;fleetside;PB/PS/AC/CC/402 Eng./Custom Paint/110,000act miles/3 fuel tanks(52gal).

12-03-2004, 03:22 AM	#5
fine69 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Urbana,Ohio,USA Posts: 4,618	Got in a pissing contest with a moron once who claimed he had a 70 Chevy Super Sport truck. "Factory" he said. I said, they never made any SS trucks. Started spouting off about me calling him a LIER. Told me it even had SS badges on it. Told him i had a Chevy Vega once with 327 emblems on it. Dont mean they were factory. hehe __________________ 2008 Chevy HHR 1/2 panel. 1949 Chevy Panel truck(just sittin, waiting) Board member #6

12-03-2004, 07:19 PM	#9
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	a little deceiving Here is one that hints to a stock 402. As I read it the truck probably started as a 2 wheel drive body. Still decent looking truck. My 4x4 is going to have a BB! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=39410 __________________ Bob Last edited by cheyenne10; 12-03-2004 at 07:48 PM. Reason: spelling

12-04-2004, 07:18 PM	#14
70 shorty Where's my beer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Glen Allen, VA Posts: 1,772	Yeah, and my 81 Z28 is a factory big block 4 spd car! LOL. __________________ 70 C10, shortstep, .30 over 250,Hurst shifted 3 spd parts hauler. Holley 390, Clifford Intake, Header, ported cylinder head, unknown bigger cam. 79 Corvette L82, 4 spd, black, red interior, headers, flowmasters, and unkown bigger cam. '03 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.0 4x4 daily driver. 165K miles, and runs great '08 Tahoe LTZ 4x4 155K

12-04-2004, 07:43 PM	#15
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	My old parts 69 GMC was coils. SS truck? Geez, that's a good one. Off topic, a relative swore his 1972 Maverick Grabber has a BOSS 302 from the factory... __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-02-2004, 10:47 PM	#1
PICKMUP "Trucks with Class" Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: OLYMPIA, WA, USA Posts: 8,158	Wanted: original 454/TH400/4X4 '72 PU I just got a call from Alaska about a 72 GMC 3/4T 4X4 that I have for sale. It has 350/350 , but he wanted an original with 454 & TH400. When I told him there were no BBs and no TH400s in our 4X4 trucks, he told me he had several of them and I didn't know what the H... I was talking about. C-L-I-C-K...He just hung up! I love this business! __________________ Email: frankeham@comcast.net Phone: 360-956-7170

12-02-2004, 10:58 PM	#2
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	Its funny how people can get their feathers ruffled over stupid little things. One of my truck buddies will not accept the fact that my truck has a dana 60 rear axle. He insists the truck should have had a 14bolt, and the 60 is from a Dodge. He will argue at the drop of the hat about it, too. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

12-03-2004, 12:14 AM	#3
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,828	I worked with a guy that swore he use to own a rare 72 K-20 swb, I argued with him many times about it but finally gave up, he knew better.

12-03-2004, 08:28 AM	#6
pound41 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,268	There was in Maryland a fews years back a 72 1 ton 4x4 454 and a turbo 400 nice looking truck 2 tone dark green and white. Spoke to the guy on the phone said he was original owner wanted $8000 for it. I should have bought it

12-03-2004, 09:35 AM	#7
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Some people will still swear that GMC's never came with coil springs and that a Chevy C10 never came with leaf... I told a guy that I replaced the entire front suspenion on my 67 with a coil spring/disk brake unit off a 71 GMC.... told me there was no such truck. I've seen about 15 GMC's in junkyards with at least a coil spring front end........IT WAS AN OPTION BACK IN THE DAY!!!!

12-03-2004, 07:27 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	How many of us have been told that the suburban isn't for sale...it's a rare 3 door? I had a guy telling me about the SS truck too, a cat in Troy Mo...he was an idiot all around though. Swore up and down that his 91 camaro was a factory 350 with a 5 speed.

12-04-2004, 06:46 AM	#12
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	hell, i've seen more GMC trucks with coils than with leafs.



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