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Russell · 01-08-2006, 09:18 PM

I just had to go and buy another truck

1977 GMC short step.

Has a good V8 of unknown size - 160 psi in each cylinder. Need a new 4 barrel intake, has a 2 barrel at the moment. The truck came with a carb, in a garbage bag in a million peices

TH350 - PO claims it is a good solid transmission, with no slipping or clunking.

3.08 open rear 10 bolt diff.

The thing has fresh tires all around, new shocks all around, and new brakes all around. The interior is pretty nice too! The dash is gorgeous, has a sunroof, and a reasonable bench seat / door panels.

Bad things:

Mild bend in the frame under the cab. Nothing appears out of square, just has the bottom lip of the frame pulled down.

Needs a new driver's side fender, new door panel carpets, headlights and the seat is getting worn.

The cab light switch is shot, and when you turn the wipers on, they squirt fluid all the time.

Also very rusty. Doesn't have any cab corners, rockers (inner or outer) or floor supports left. The fenders are pretty good n rotten too.

All the above for 350 bucks Canadian

bigarmzz · 01-08-2006, 09:32 PM

160 psi is really good compression

looks like you got a good start to something decent!

Lynx · 01-08-2006, 09:55 PM

Looks good, glad i could help your addiction out

cliffsta · 01-08-2006, 10:04 PM

is the stepside bed good? wood in it? bedsides ok? Not that i want to buy it and have it shipped to louisiana or anything...

Russell · 01-08-2006, 10:06 PM

lol, the step bed has no floor, the one flare has a dent in it, and there is some rot starting above the steps in the bed side wall. Should be an easy fix. I plan to sell the step bed to make back the money I spent on the truck

Prerunner1982 · 01-09-2006, 12:21 PM

Russell, is the bend on the frame on the drivers side? if so.. its suppose to be there.. i dont know when they started that, the 77 or 78 i looked at the other day had it, mine has it and all the other 81+ i have seen have it. From what i remember i believe its there for clearance for the Catalytic converter.. i think thats what i was told.. i thought mine was bent for along time as well. Thought some idiot tried to pull it out of the mud sideways.. until i got under OCBAUDs truck and others.. and realized they all had it.

Russell · 01-09-2006, 12:41 PM

Ah, cool!

If thats the case, then a miss-understanding on my part is a main reason for getting the truck as cheap as I did, LOL

Its on the driver's side rail, near the center of the cab

**Captkaos** · 01-09-2006, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Mild bend in the frame under the cab. Nothing appears out of square, just has the bottom lip of the frame pulled down.

Cat clearance as Prerunner said, it is supposed to be there.

SlapFish · 01-09-2006, 07:56 PM

Was it really that important to make that stupid bend in the cat and bump the frame, rather than make a straight cat and not mess with anything?

ElGracho · 01-09-2006, 11:30 PM

It's not really a bend in the cat, it's to keep the frame from getting brittle and cracking/breaking from the heat cycling from being that close to the cat. The cats they were using when these trucks were built were the huge pellet type (most of which are long gone I'm sure...) and they didn't have much room to work with even when they did bend the frames. My Gentleman Jim even has that bend and it's a 75.

SanitysBane · 01-09-2006, 11:42 PM

So what truck are you going to sell me Russell? You obvisouly don't have time to finish all of them.

Russell · 01-09-2006, 11:49 PM

You can have the 89 man!

SanitysBane · 01-10-2006, 08:51 PM

Thats more of a curse than gift.

Russell · 01-10-2006, 09:15 PM

lol

longhorn71 · 01-11-2006, 12:37 AM

Russ i have a line on a good 84 cab i will let you know if i get the truck

Russell · 01-11-2006, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longhorn71

Russ i have a line on a good 84 cab i will let you know if i get the truck

Oh really?

How much were you thinking?

I've got reasonable fenders I can put on it, just need a cab... I can gut and pull one of these cabs in a day, and have it installed and complete the next day, lol

Kybol · 01-11-2006, 06:24 PM

sweet deal man.

Russell · 01-13-2006, 02:07 AM

Well, I got the truck home tonight with no problems less a messed up tail light harness on my 89, lol

I'll start a new thread with some new / better pics tommorow

01-08-2006, 09:18 PM	#1
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Oops! I did it again! I just had to go and buy another truck 1977 GMC short step. Has a good V8 of unknown size - 160 psi in each cylinder. Need a new 4 barrel intake, has a 2 barrel at the moment. The truck came with a carb, in a garbage bag in a million peices TH350 - PO claims it is a good solid transmission, with no slipping or clunking. 3.08 open rear 10 bolt diff. The thing has fresh tires all around, new shocks all around, and new brakes all around. The interior is pretty nice too! The dash is gorgeous, has a sunroof, and a reasonable bench seat / door panels. Bad things: Mild bend in the frame under the cab. Nothing appears out of square, just has the bottom lip of the frame pulled down. Needs a new driver's side fender, new door panel carpets, headlights and the seat is getting worn. The cab light switch is shot, and when you turn the wipers on, they squirt fluid all the time. Also very rusty. Doesn't have any cab corners, rockers (inner or outer) or floor supports left. The fenders are pretty good n rotten too. All the above for 350 bucks Canadian __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-08-2006, 09:32 PM	#2
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,545	Re: Oops! I did it again! 160 psi is really good compression looks like you got a good start to something decent! __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7

01-08-2006, 09:55 PM	#3
Lynx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada Posts: 513	Re: Oops! I did it again! Looks good, glad i could help your addiction out __________________ Ben 1983 Silverado SWB 305 2002 Silverado Extended Cab 5.3 http://members.shaw.ca/bkennett

01-08-2006, 10:04 PM	#4
cliffsta Stepsides RULE Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pineville, LA Posts: 1,921	Re: Oops! I did it again! is the stepside bed good? wood in it? bedsides ok? Not that i want to buy it and have it shipped to louisiana or anything... __________________ 1981 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe Stepside 350 V8, headers, side exhausts, 3-speed auto SOLD 1980 Chevy C10 Custum Deluxe Stepside 305 V8, Edelbrock Performer Intake, Edelbrock 1406 600CFM 4-barrel, TH350C. Bent rod. SOLD 1984 GMC Sierra Classic Longbed 6.2L Diesel SOLD 2009 Kawasaki KLX-250S too many mods for this signature 1999 Honda Accord EX 4-cylinder, 17" Motegi Wheels 215/45/17 Sumitomo tires, Tein S-Tech lowering springs, KYB GR2 shocks, Acura TL 20mm rear swaybar, debadged, blackhoused headlights, Short-Ram Intake Cardomain of the Accord

01-08-2006, 10:06 PM	#5
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Oops! I did it again! lol, the step bed has no floor, the one flare has a dent in it, and there is some rot starting above the steps in the bed side wall. Should be an easy fix. I plan to sell the step bed to make back the money I spent on the truck __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap) Last edited by Russell; 01-08-2006 at 10:07 PM.

01-09-2006, 12:21 PM	#6
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	Re: Oops! I did it again! Russell, is the bend on the frame on the drivers side? if so.. its suppose to be there.. i dont know when they started that, the 77 or 78 i looked at the other day had it, mine has it and all the other 81+ i have seen have it. From what i remember i believe its there for clearance for the Catalytic converter.. i think thats what i was told.. i thought mine was bent for along time as well. Thought some idiot tried to pull it out of the mud sideways.. until i got under OCBAUDs truck and others.. and realized they all had it. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

01-09-2006, 12:41 PM	#7
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Oops! I did it again! Ah, cool! If thats the case, then a miss-understanding on my part is a main reason for getting the truck as cheap as I did, LOL Its on the driver's side rail, near the center of the cab __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-09-2006, 07:56 PM	#9
SlapFish Real Men Wear Orange Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NC Posts: 89	Re: Oops! I did it again! Was it really that important to make that stupid bend in the cat and bump the frame, rather than make a straight cat and not mess with anything?

01-09-2006, 11:30 PM	#10
ElGracho Gentleman Jim Driver Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Poulsbo, WA Posts: 1,554	Re: Oops! I did it again! It's not really a bend in the cat, it's to keep the frame from getting brittle and cracking/breaking from the heat cycling from being that close to the cat. The cats they were using when these trucks were built were the huge pellet type (most of which are long gone I'm sure...) and they didn't have much room to work with even when they did bend the frames. My Gentleman Jim even has that bend and it's a 75. __________________ Joe '75 GMC Gentleman Jim '84 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super duper plain (manual steering, manual brakes, no dome light, no cig lighter) '85 Chev C10 Short Wide - Super plain Vortec 4.8 4L60E trans also: '81 K30, '83 C30 Crew Dually, '84 M1028 CUCV, '85 M1009 CUCV, another '85 C10 SWB, '87 C10, '87 R30, 2 '89 R3500 Flatbeds

01-09-2006, 11:42 PM	#11
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Re: Oops! I did it again! So what truck are you going to sell me Russell? You obvisouly don't have time to finish all of them. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

01-09-2006, 11:49 PM	#12
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Oops! I did it again! You can have the 89 man! __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-10-2006, 08:51 PM	#13
SanitysBane Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,121	Re: Oops! I did it again! Thats more of a curse than gift. __________________ '96 Nissan Pathfinder '02 Firebird Trans Am. '88 K5 Blazer

01-10-2006, 09:15 PM	#14
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Oops! I did it again! lol __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

01-11-2006, 12:37 AM	#15
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	Re: Oops! I did it again! Russ i have a line on a good 84 cab i will let you know if i get the truck

01-11-2006, 06:24 PM	#17
Kybol Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 205	Re: Oops! I did it again! sweet deal man. __________________ -90 454ss http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289115843 -04 TRX450R -77 c-10 http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4290506213 SOLD -82 c-10 SOLD -02 CRF450 SOLD



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01-13-2006, 02:07 AM	#18
Russell Professional Grade Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta Posts: 7,915	Re: Oops! I did it again! Well, I got the truck home tonight with no problems less a messed up tail light harness on my 89, lol I'll start a new thread with some new / better pics tommorow __________________ 1995 Chevrolet 2 Door Tahoe (6.6L LBZ Duramax / ZF6 / NP241 with 1 ton solid axle swap)

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