Talk About A Sleeper - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**LockDoc** · 01-09-2008, 02:51 PM

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Bought this truck today and I think it qualifies as a sleeper... Rebuilt motor
& carb, new brake shoes and cylinders, new shocks, new battery, radiator boiled & tested & fuel tank professionally cleaned inside & coated. It also has 8" ralleys and new BF Goodrich tires. Everything works except the fuel gauge and the PO said that was because there was no float attached to the arm. He put it back together that way because he couldn't find one. The owner had it on craigslist and board member JDL PM'd me to let me know about it. It was only 17 miles from me. When he first listed it he was asking $2495. Just before I left for Texas he was down to $2195 and when I came back from Texas a week later it was listed for $1995. I finally went and looked at it and ended up buying it for $1500. It needs rockers, cab corners and has some rust in the cowl area. I may just end up swapping the cab out. The bedsides and tailgate are pretty nice but the bed floor has some rust holes.

Right now I'm just going to drive it. It runs pretty strong...

.. (drives good too)

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 01-09-2008, 02:52 PM

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More pics

**LockDoc** · 01-09-2008, 02:57 PM

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Oh yeah, the windshield is cracked and the 396 was replaced with a built 454....

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LockDoc

JAKES 68GMC · 01-09-2008, 02:58 PM

HELLO! I guess thats a sleeper.....I wasnt expecting to see a 454 under the hood. See, you already fooled me.

Good buy for $1500.

bad_turbo · 01-09-2008, 02:58 PM

not a bad deal at all, for Iowa, especially with the big block running good!

see ten · 01-09-2008, 03:01 PM

He was obviously a motivated seller! Good deal!

Ol'Rover · 01-09-2008, 03:08 PM

mint find! i love that truck! and origional big block truck! even tho the 396 was replaced with a 454...i like 454's better anyway :P

tcb-1 · 01-09-2008, 03:09 PM

very nice. gotta love an engine compartment stuffed with a big, big block!

corn · 01-09-2008, 03:33 PM

Good score!

**FleetsidePaul** · 01-09-2008, 04:34 PM

heck of a deal!...Enjoy!

**68350** · 01-09-2008, 07:25 PM

I was expecting to see a 350 or something til I saw the option sticker and my finger couldn't find the engine picture fast enough!! Nice find!

djracer · 01-09-2008, 08:06 PM

Lucky dog!

slammed1 · 01-09-2008, 08:12 PM

Hell of a deal,I would drive the crap out of it if I could afford stopping at the pumps quite often.

**El Jay** · 01-09-2008, 08:21 PM

Well, I'm P.O.'ed. But only because I never stumble accross deals like that.
Ya dun good, Dood.

**special-K** · 01-10-2008, 01:10 AM

I love these trucks like this with the big block for droppin`jaws around town.

jim zag · 01-10-2008, 01:36 AM

Dude. it's got a RAT MOTOR!!!!!!! I would drive the hell out of it! It qualifies for what my friend and I call PRO BARN! Do not do anything to the body. Make it SAFE to drive and get it to run the way you like. THEN DRIVE IT!!!

Longhorn Man · 01-10-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by 68350

I was expecting to see a 350 or something til I saw the option sticker and my finger couldn't find the engine picture fast enough!! Nice find!

EXACTLY!!!

I have always liked the 69 only maroon paint. My old GMC was originally this color, fir sh!ts and grins, I waxed part of the tranny hump when I had the carpet out.... to sww what it looked like dolled up, and it is an amazing shade of paint IMO.

68C15 · 01-10-2008, 03:07 AM

pro barn, LOL

<turns around to say to wife> "honey, I found bed sides for Lefty. I'll be back in a day or two"

68gmsee · 01-10-2008, 04:39 AM

Nice find.... Wish the one I looked at yesterday was close to that one.

It was a 67 Chevy wrecker with all the trimmings: Boom, built in air compressor (inside the engine) factory a/c (under dash), 3/4 ton dually. But the cab was swiss cheese with lots of rust in roof area.

I like the barn you have in the background. Not a tree in site but nice rolling country side. Is that your homestead?

I grew up in the country around Corpus Christi. No trees and so flat you could see a car coming for miles.

**tkeduk8r** · 01-10-2008, 04:42 AM

very nice...

Luvlegs · 01-10-2008, 05:07 AM

VERY COOL! If you get a chance, would you snap a pic of the front of that engine (brackets and such) and possibly a pic or two of the motor mounts and their postion on the frame. It looks like it fits in there quite nicely (and I'm a few months from slipping one in myself!) Thanks!

puppy · 01-10-2008, 06:01 AM

Good find. Thanks for including the price. I think that helps keep everyone on the board more educated about these trucks.

**Yukon Jack** · 01-10-2008, 06:23 AM

What a BARGAIN!!!

**LockDoc** · 01-10-2008, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68gmsee

I like the barn you have in the background. Not a tree in site but nice rolling country side. Is that your homestead?

I grew up in the country around Corpus Christi. No trees and so flat you could see a car coming for miles.

Yup, the view is like that all the way around.... I live on top of a hill.

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 01-10-2008, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Luvlegs

VERY COOL! If you get a chance, would you snap a pic of the front of that engine (brackets and such) and possibly a pic or two of the motor mounts and their postion on the frame. It looks like it fits in there quite nicely (and I'm a few months from slipping one in myself!) Thanks!

Sure will.

LockDoc

01-09-2008, 02:51 PM	#1
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,428	Talk About A Sleeper - Bought this truck today and I think it qualifies as a sleeper... Rebuilt motor & carb, new brake shoes and cylinders, new shocks, new battery, radiator boiled & tested & fuel tank professionally cleaned inside & coated. It also has 8" ralleys and new BF Goodrich tires. Everything works except the fuel gauge and the PO said that was because there was no float attached to the arm. He put it back together that way because he couldn't find one. The owner had it on craigslist and board member JDL PM'd me to let me know about it. It was only 17 miles from me. When he first listed it he was asking $2495. Just before I left for Texas he was down to $2195 and when I came back from Texas a week later it was listed for $1995. I finally went and looked at it and ended up buying it for $1500. It needs rockers, cab corners and has some rust in the cowl area. I may just end up swapping the cab out. The bedsides and tailgate are pretty nice but the bed floor has some rust holes. Right now I'm just going to drive it. It runs pretty strong..... (drives good too) LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 01-09-2008 at 03:30 PM.

01-09-2008, 02:52 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,428	Re: Talk About A Sleeper - More pics Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

01-09-2008, 02:57 PM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,428	Re: Talk About A Sleeper - Oh yeah, the windshield is cracked and the 396 was replaced with a built 454...... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 01-09-2008 at 02:58 PM.

01-09-2008, 02:58 PM	#4
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,212	Re: Talk About A Sleeper HELLO! I guess thats a sleeper.....I wasnt expecting to see a 454 under the hood. See, you already fooled me. Good buy for $1500. Last edited by JAKES 68GMC; 01-09-2008 at 02:59 PM.

01-09-2008, 02:58 PM	#5
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	Re: Talk About A Sleeper not a bad deal at all, for Iowa, especially with the big block running good! __________________ "But daddy, I didn't hit them all with a stick"...what my 6 year old tells me when I pick him up from school early for fighting "

01-09-2008, 03:01 PM	#6
see ten WTB this ad Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lafayette Georgia Posts: 5,074	Re: Talk About A Sleeper He was obviously a motivated seller! Good deal!

01-09-2008, 03:08 PM	#7
Ol'Rover Project: years too late. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Almonte,ON,Canada Posts: 550	Re: Talk About A Sleeper mint find! i love that truck! and origional big block truck! even tho the 396 was replaced with a 454...i like 454's better anyway :P __________________ 1971 C10 Stepper LSX 5.3/4L60E 3.73 12bolt posi. Father Son Project. In Memory of Bruce C. Shorten. Rest easy Dad. Ill take it fryom here.

01-09-2008, 03:09 PM	#8
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: Talk About A Sleeper very nice. gotta love an engine compartment stuffed with a big, big block! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson

01-09-2008, 03:33 PM	#9
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Good score! Last edited by corn; 01-09-2008 at 03:34 PM.

01-09-2008, 04:34 PM	#10
FleetsidePaul R.I.P. E.S.L.L. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kernville CA./ Lake Isabella CA. Posts: 11,419	Re: Talk About A Sleeper heck of a deal!...Enjoy! __________________ 1971 Custom C/20 1970 CST 20 1970 C/30 Flatbed 1983 C/30 Dually 2015 Corvette Z51 2021 Corvette Z51 1991 Cadillac Hearse 1982 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 2000 Porsche Boxster S 2020 Jeep Gladiator 1973 VW Thing 1973 Plymouth Satellite wagon 1963 Baja Bug 1959 Bug Dune Buggy 1970 Baja Bug 1987 Jaguar XJ 350. R.I.P. El Jay R.I.P Jessie. R.I.P Grumpy. Every day is a gift from God.

01-09-2008, 07:25 PM	#11
68350 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Williston, ND Posts: 2,999	Re: Talk About A Sleeper I was expecting to see a 350 or something til I saw the option sticker and my finger couldn't find the engine picture fast enough!! Nice find! __________________ 68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi

01-09-2008, 08:06 PM	#12
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Lucky dog! __________________ Kevin Special Thanks to All who have helped on the TRUCK! My Pass Time Show http://s129.photobucket.com/albums/p...Chapter1-0.mp4 So Far my best Times are: Motor only: 6.44 1/8 @ 104.13 10.39 1/4 @ 125.83 Nitrous Times: 5.785 1/8 @ 118.65 with a 1.336 60ft 9.168 1/4 @ 142.58 with a 250 shot dead out of the hole!

01-09-2008, 08:12 PM	#13
slammed1 1972 Chevrolet SWB Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: FT Smith AR Posts: 512	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Hell of a deal,I would drive the crap out of it if I could afford stopping at the pumps quite often. __________________ My New thread with pics (not my build thread yet.) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...46#post2573646 1972 Chevrolet 1/2 ton short wide bed,68 frt clip Project. 1980 Camaro Inherited when father passed,68K Miles 2003 Ford Mach1 FUN as Hell!! 2002 Dodge Ram 5-8 slam Rolling BillBoard (Gone not forgot) 2004 Dodge Ram HEMI 10" lifted on 37's and 2wd.

01-09-2008, 08:21 PM	#14
El Jay Gone to greener pastures Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gateway to the Delta Posts: 7,354	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Well, I'm P.O.'ed. But only because I never stumble accross deals like that. Ya dun good, Dood.

01-10-2008, 01:10 AM	#15
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: Talk About A Sleeper I love these trucks like this with the big block for droppin`jaws around town. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~



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01-10-2008, 01:36 AM	#16
jim zag ENGINE BUILDER Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Shortsville n.y. Posts: 344	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Dude. it's got a RAT MOTOR!!!!!!! I would drive the hell out of it! It qualifies for what my friend and I call PRO BARN! Do not do anything to the body. Make it SAFE to drive and get it to run the way you like. THEN DRIVE IT!!! __________________ JIM ZAG

01-10-2008, 03:07 AM	#18
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: Talk About A Sleeper pro barn, LOL <turns around to say to wife> "honey, I found bed sides for Lefty. I'll be back in a day or two"

01-10-2008, 04:39 AM	#19
68gmsee Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Centrally located between Houston, Austin and Waco. BCS area. Posts: 7,947	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Nice find.... Wish the one I looked at yesterday was close to that one. It was a 67 Chevy wrecker with all the trimmings: Boom, built in air compressor (inside the engine) factory a/c (under dash), 3/4 ton dually. But the cab was swiss cheese with lots of rust in roof area. I like the barn you have in the background. Not a tree in site but nice rolling country side. Is that your homestead? I grew up in the country around Corpus Christi. No trees and so flat you could see a car coming for miles.

01-10-2008, 04:42 AM	#20
tkeduk8r Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Alexandria, MN Posts: 1,462	Re: Talk About A Sleeper very nice... __________________ 63 C20 2WD, 230/SM420/4.11 73K 68 C30 dump truck, 327,SM425,4.56 66K original 68 C10 2WD SWB Stepper, 250/3-tree/3.73 66K.... Wifes 68 Buick Skylark Custom Conv., 350/TH400/2.56 In our family since '79 69 GMC 1500 SWB 2WD, 350/TH350/3.73 posi... 70 K10 SWB 4X4 4-sp,ps, pb, tilt, buckets, console, sliding back window (Need AC parts) WIP 72 Chevy K20 4x4 350/350/205/4.56 donor 72 Vette 350/M21/3.70 posi, triple black and super fast 84 Olds Cutlass Brougham 350/2004r/4.11 was Dad's

01-10-2008, 05:07 AM	#21
Luvlegs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Smith Mountain Lake Virginia Posts: 1,537	Re: Talk About A Sleeper VERY COOL! If you get a chance, would you snap a pic of the front of that engine (brackets and such) and possibly a pic or two of the motor mounts and their postion on the frame. It looks like it fits in there quite nicely (and I'm a few months from slipping one in myself!) Thanks! __________________ "A cat will almost always blink when hit between the eyes with a ball peen hammer" (you don't always have to state the obvious) Wear your PPE! You can eat with false teeth but you can't see with a false eye. 1959 Studebaker Silverhawk 350/400 1972 C10 L6 3OTT 2005 F350 - Built - whew!

01-10-2008, 06:01 AM	#22
puppy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rives, TN Posts: 362	Re: Talk About A Sleeper Good find. Thanks for including the price. I think that helps keep everyone on the board more educated about these trucks. __________________ '11 Z71 '88 V-30 Crew Cab '87 V-10 '69 Camaro SS '52 M38 '46 Rat Rod Word of the wise should be sufficient!

01-10-2008, 06:23 AM	#23
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: Talk About A Sleeper What a BARGAIN!!! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

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