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69gmcbigblock · 06-22-2005, 02:21 AM

hey all,

so i just got a 3/4 ton gmc custom longbed with a 396 and i was wondering what my options are for front disc. i have seen the kits on the web but i was wondering if any later model front ends can be bolted on and if someone could tell me what the basics are for that swap and how much i'd expect to spend doing it.

also, the truck has been resprayed white, but was originally a light blue. does anyone know of a pic on the web showing a nice truck this light blue color? i -think- it's the same color combo as the short bed that SB_in_SC is restoring, but i'm not sure. from what i can tell it's just light blue with a white roof, but the dark blue on the glove box makes me wonder if there was dark blue anywhere else.

also the prev owner had the bench redone with oem style vinyl, but it seems more torquoise. am i right in guessing that originally it was the darker blue that the side panels are?

i just got the truck 2 days ago and it's still in need of a good scrub, but here's a few pics...

don't hate me for saying this but this is my first american truck. i've been into vintage vw's (mostly busses) and i've been guilty of owning in a lifted 86' toyota turbo, a beater mazda truck and currently an '04 frontier crew longbed 4x4 that i'm selling. besides all that jive i spend most of my money on motorcycles. for now my gmc will be mostly a home depot and dump runner, but hopefully a proper resto will be in her future. until then i will lurk around and absorb all the info i can -- expect a few dumb questions and poorly spelled post

cheers
droo

JimKshortstep4x4 · 06-22-2005, 06:24 AM

Welcome to the board from West Michigan!

You have a good truck to start with, should be fun.

Jim

stllookn · 06-22-2005, 11:05 AM

Welcome to the board from Kent, WA. No need for apologies...that is a great looking truck with some very nice options. Interesting that it has a tach dash in the proper color but nothing mentioned on the glove box. Interesting gear shifter...I am partial to an old piston or skull personally...LOL. This is a great site for information and parts. Nice Truck!

**Yukon Jack** · 06-22-2005, 01:05 PM

Welcome and does look like a great truck to start out with.

Matt67C10 · 06-22-2005, 01:46 PM

Welcome to the board, as others have said, you're starting with a great truck. I once owned a 75 chevy van, but since then all my vehicles have been either vws or Nissans. I love the 67, can't wait to get mine on the road.

bagged91 · 06-22-2005, 01:57 PM

Welcome to the board from NJ. Looks like a sweet truck. As far as discs go on it, you can pick up a set of discs off of a 71 or 72 C20 or C2500 and swap it all over. The brakelines are different so you will need them too along with the proportioning valve. Good luck with the truck. Will be a nice piece when redone

L8R - Joe

tomatocity · 06-22-2005, 01:58 PM

Welcome to the board and thanks for showing your new truck. You have a great truck. It is strange the tach was not mentioned on the list. Gotta wonder if GMC automatically added tachs to BB 4speed CST trucks. What are your plans for your truck other than driving to HomeDepot? Damn that is a nice truck to start with. Let us know of your future progress.

69gmcbigblock · 06-22-2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by tomatocity

Welcome to the board and thanks for showing your new truck. You have a great truck. It is strange the tach was not mentioned on the list. Gotta wonder if GMC automatically added tachs to BB 4speed CST trucks. What are your plans for your truck other than driving to HomeDepot? Damn that is a nice truck to start with. Let us know of your future progress.

thanks for the welcome all!

yeah i was thinking the same thing with the tach, either it was included with the custom, or maybe with 396s and 4 speeds?

no big plans for the truck now. for now mostly just cleaning it up getting everthing working well. maybe a OEM rear bumber, new tailgate and replacement windshield. nothing major.

i got my eye on an 8 track player for tunes. nothing like black sabbath rocking out of a 1970's stereo

then down the line i want to gut the 8 track and make the tape slot an ipod dock to a hidden stereo

anyway for now i got the truck to save money so she'll have to keep working for a couple more years before i can really start to make her look purty. i think the truck will be more of a stocker with some hidden upgrades.

you can see my sense of custom on my DRZ motard...
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/gar...ehicle&vid=203

oh and here's a pic of a local truck that turned me onto clean mostly stocker 68-72's. sadly i took this picture a little to late. it was one of the cleanest stockers i've ever seen as a daily driver, but a storm brought a HUGE tree down on it.

cheers
droo

oj70chevy · 06-22-2005, 02:46 PM

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from texas

edmonton72 · 06-22-2005, 02:49 PM

Looking at that picture of that 71 almost makes me want to puke that sutch a nice truck got wrecked. Thats a nice truck you have. Stock trucks look pretty sweet. Nice bike also.

06-22-2005, 02:21 AM	#1
69gmcbigblock Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: La Honda, CA Posts: 15	newb with some questions hey all, so i just got a 3/4 ton gmc custom longbed with a 396 and i was wondering what my options are for front disc. i have seen the kits on the web but i was wondering if any later model front ends can be bolted on and if someone could tell me what the basics are for that swap and how much i'd expect to spend doing it. also, the truck has been resprayed white, but was originally a light blue. does anyone know of a pic on the web showing a nice truck this light blue color? i -think- it's the same color combo as the short bed that SB_in_SC is restoring, but i'm not sure. from what i can tell it's just light blue with a white roof, but the dark blue on the glove box makes me wonder if there was dark blue anywhere else. also the prev owner had the bench redone with oem style vinyl, but it seems more torquoise. am i right in guessing that originally it was the darker blue that the side panels are? i just got the truck 2 days ago and it's still in need of a good scrub, but here's a few pics... don't hate me for saying this but this is my first american truck. i've been into vintage vw's (mostly busses) and i've been guilty of owning in a lifted 86' toyota turbo, a beater mazda truck and currently an '04 frontier crew longbed 4x4 that i'm selling. besides all that jive i spend most of my money on motorcycles. for now my gmc will be mostly a home depot and dump runner, but hopefully a proper resto will be in her future. until then i will lurk around and absorb all the info i can -- expect a few dumb questions and poorly spelled post cheers droo

06-22-2005, 11:05 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Welcome to the board from Kent, WA. No need for apologies...that is a great looking truck with some very nice options. Interesting that it has a tach dash in the proper color but nothing mentioned on the glove box. Interesting gear shifter...I am partial to an old piston or skull personally...LOL. This is a great site for information and parts. Nice Truck! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

06-22-2005, 01:05 PM	#4
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Welcome and does look like a great truck to start out with. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

06-22-2005, 01:46 PM	#5
Matt67C10 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Slatington, PA Posts: 536	Welcome to the board, as others have said, you're starting with a great truck. I once owned a 75 chevy van, but since then all my vehicles have been either vws or Nissans. I love the 67, can't wait to get mine on the road. __________________ 67 C10 LWB Stepside- 250cid 6, 3speed

06-22-2005, 01:57 PM	#6
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Welcome to the board from NJ. Looks like a sweet truck. As far as discs go on it, you can pick up a set of discs off of a 71 or 72 C20 or C2500 and swap it all over. The brakelines are different so you will need them too along with the proportioning valve. Good luck with the truck. Will be a nice piece when redone L8R - Joe __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

06-22-2005, 06:24 AM	#2
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Welcome to the board from West Michigan! You have a good truck to start with, should be fun. Jim

06-22-2005, 01:58 PM	#7
tomatocity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 1,255	Welcome to the board and thanks for showing your new truck. You have a great truck. It is strange the tach was not mentioned on the list. Gotta wonder if GMC automatically added tachs to BB 4speed CST trucks. What are your plans for your truck other than driving to HomeDepot? Damn that is a nice truck to start with. Let us know of your future progress. __________________ Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck.

06-22-2005, 02:46 PM	#9
oj70chevy 250 V-6 Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San antonio, TX. Posts: 898	and from texas __________________ 1970 Chevy C/10 6 Cyl. 43k original miles all factory .http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=197523 Never ask a stupid question unless you want a stupid answer .

06-22-2005, 02:49 PM	#10
edmonton72 Nothings as cool as my 72 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Edmonton, AB, Kanuckastan Posts: 181	Looking at that picture of that 71 almost makes me want to puke that sutch a nice truck got wrecked. Thats a nice truck you have. Stock trucks look pretty sweet. Nice bike also. __________________ 1972 C10 Longbox In the middle of body off restoration Rebuilt 355, turbo 400, 3.42 12-bolt Rolling chassis finally done and cab mounted. Now onto sanding, bondo and more sanding.



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