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68C15 · 03-24-2005, 10:49 AM

I found one locally for sale. the connection I was talking to this morning say I could get it real cheap (about $100). he also said the interoir is in good shape but the body is bad. get this, he says it is all rusty. I cant imagine that! I mean it needs rockers, cab corners, floor pans & all!
I was thinking it would be a nice "anger inducer" for the wife. I might use some parts or what ever, I dont know yet. is the engine worth having? I have room under my bench for another motor or 2.

krue · 03-24-2005, 06:32 PM

You can find $100 worth of parts on any truck. Go for it!

Fred T · 03-24-2005, 09:26 PM

Is the engine worth having?

Some swear by the engine, most swear at it. It all depends on what you like.

The 305 V6 is a stout engine with a high-nickel block. Tons of bottom end torque. The big drawback is a huge crank with lots of counterweight. Top end is about 3,600 rpm.
http://www.6066gmctrucks.org/305V6.htm

Erl · 03-25-2005, 01:12 PM

I run a 305 V6 and like it. Add the Holley 500 carb and it goes pretty good.

sdkid · 03-25-2005, 02:52 PM

I say buy it and put a "parts for sale" list together. I'd buy it if I had the cash.

BobS · 03-25-2005, 02:56 PM

I'd buy it and run the V-6, it's nice having something a little different.

Bob

TP from Cntl PA · 03-25-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by BobS

I'd buy it and run the V-6, it's nice having something a little different.

Bob

Amen, I got one in my '69 GMC 1-ton..............Torque out the A$$ on the low end! It has to be one of the closest gas engine I ever ran that acts nearly like a Diesel. They are great!

67_C-30 · 03-25-2005, 09:38 PM

Man, Oh Man I want one of those!! I have been trying to get a old guy here in town to sell me a '68 C-3500 with small 8' dump bed that has a 351 V6, 4 speed. He never uses it and keeps saying "I'm gonna letcha git it one o' these days" but he won't make me a price. To top if off, he insisted that I use it one time because I laid the sob story of how bad I needed a dump truck, trying to get him to sell it to me. That backfired on me because that only made me want it worse!! I've got a 305E in '65 3/4 T 4X4, and it does OK, but that 351 is a brute!

68C15 · 03-25-2005, 10:54 PM

soooo, should I make it a dust collector in the garage or save it for my son when he starts driving?

Fred T · 03-25-2005, 11:46 PM

Problem with making it a driver for a kid is that most kids love to run high revs. While it will keep him from going fast, the engine won't hold up to sustained high rpm. I drove lots of trucks with the v6 in the late 60s to early 70s, and sent more than one rod out the side of a block.

If you can convince the kid not to wrap it out all the time, it will make a good engine.

TP from Cntl PA · 03-26-2005, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Fred T

Problem with making it a driver for a kid is that most kids love to run high revs. While it will keep him from going fast, the engine won't hold up to sustained high rpm. I drove lots of trucks with the v6 in the late 60s to early 70s, and sent more than one rod out the side of a block.

If you can convince the kid not to wrap it out all the time, it will make a good engine.

Oh guys told me that they like to lug and NEVER, EVER run them like a Small Block, I like lugging an engine anyhow and I get along great with my V-6, running it ah, like a Diesel

.

03-24-2005, 10:49 AM	#1
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	'67 C15 with 305V6 I found one locally for sale. the connection I was talking to this morning say I could get it real cheap (about $100). he also said the interoir is in good shape but the body is bad. get this, he says it is all rusty. I cant imagine that! I mean it needs rockers, cab corners, floor pans & all! I was thinking it would be a nice "anger inducer" for the wife. I might use some parts or what ever, I dont know yet. is the engine worth having? I have room under my bench for another motor or 2. __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

03-24-2005, 06:32 PM	#2
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	You can find $100 worth of parts on any truck. Go for it! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

03-24-2005, 09:26 PM	#3
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Is the engine worth having? Some swear by the engine, most swear at it. It all depends on what you like. The 305 V6 is a stout engine with a high-nickel block. Tons of bottom end torque. The big drawback is a huge crank with lots of counterweight. Top end is about 3,600 rpm. http://www.6066gmctrucks.org/305V6.htm __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.

03-25-2005, 01:12 PM	#4
Erl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 555	I run a 305 V6 and like it. Add the Holley 500 carb and it goes pretty good. __________________ 1968 GMC 305 V6 3/4 4x4 Stepside 06 Corvette Daily Driver Dallas TX

03-25-2005, 02:52 PM	#5
sdkid Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pierre SD Posts: 1,533	I say buy it and put a "parts for sale" list together. I'd buy it if I had the cash. __________________ I think the world needs a drink... Help somebody...If you can....VanZant We're not wrong, we're not sorry, and its probably gonna happen again. That's the truth about men. Tracy Byrd Member# 13924 '70 c10, 350/350 '68 c10 250/4spd '68 c10 no eng/trans fac ps/pb/ac/at (future father/sons project) '48 Chevy Loadmaster

03-25-2005, 02:56 PM	#6
BobS Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: West Central Minnesota Posts: 568	I'd buy it and run the V-6, it's nice having something a little different. Bob __________________ V-6....only GMC Trucks have it! 62 GMC W5000 NAPCO-V6 65 GMC 2500 NAPCO Panel-V6 66 GMC 1000-V6 66 GMC 1500-V6 67 GMC K1500-SBC (originally a KM-V6) 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC Suburban C2500 70 Chevy K20-SBC 71 Chevy C30 Longhorn-SBC 72 GMC Suburban C1500-BBC 72 Chevy C10-SBC 72 GMC C5500-ToroFlow Diesel

03-25-2005, 09:38 PM	#8
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Man, Oh Man I want one of those!! I have been trying to get a old guy here in town to sell me a '68 C-3500 with small 8' dump bed that has a 351 V6, 4 speed. He never uses it and keeps saying "I'm gonna letcha git it one o' these days" but he won't make me a price. To top if off, he insisted that I use it one time because I laid the sob story of how bad I needed a dump truck, trying to get him to sell it to me. That backfired on me because that only made me want it worse!! I've got a 305E in '65 3/4 T 4X4, and it does OK, but that 351 is a brute! __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

03-25-2005, 10:54 PM	#9
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	soooo, should I make it a dust collector in the garage or save it for my son when he starts driving? __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

03-25-2005, 11:46 PM	#10
Fred T Cantankerous Geezer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bel Aire, KS Posts: 6,264	Problem with making it a driver for a kid is that most kids love to run high revs. While it will keep him from going fast, the engine won't hold up to sustained high rpm. I drove lots of trucks with the v6 in the late 60s to early 70s, and sent more than one rod out the side of a block. If you can convince the kid not to wrap it out all the time, it will make a good engine. __________________ Fred There is no such thing as too much cam...just not enough engine.



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