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OBS guy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,060
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Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Hey guys. Long time listener, long time non-caller. I joined the board about 12 years ago and participated on the board through my numerous projects (71 blazer, 88 Suburban and 98 K3500). I sold my K3500 years ago and have been truckless.
I have been harkened back to this forum through a very special gift and what will be a cherished family heirloom for decades and hopefully generations to come. My grandma bought this '68 C20 Camper Special off the dealer lot built to her request in 1968. This truck is an all original truck from the Northern Nevada desert area (Fallon/Reno) with 58k miles. This was the truck that my grandma took my blind grandpa and kids camping in over many good journeys. My grandma is 95 and still with us and decided she wanted to pass the truck down. I'm the gearhead in this generation so it passed to me. Besides the tires, rims and some towing mirror and electrical upgrades, this thing is how she left the dealer lot. Original paint, only light surface rust, no cancer. Original 327 and 4-speed. I have been very humbled by this gift. I take it as a sense of responsibility like I am a keeper of a piece of family history and I don't take this lightly. The truck runs great besides the carb needing a rebuild and leaks pretty much everywhere. My immediate goals are to get a good rebuild quadrajet in there and start dealing with the leaks (rear pinion, trans, rear main) in order of leaking. I did order a custom vintage black plate '68 PEGGY' to commemorate my grandma so her truck lives on in her namesake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Senior Member
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Location: Kearneysville Wv
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Very nice truck and a nice story as well welcome back
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laying low
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Location: Searcy, Ark. USA
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Man, you can sure tell that one has been kept out of the weather.
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Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross |
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Registered User
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Location: mogadore ohio
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Nice truck , I believe your one of the few that shares same colors with my k20. Mine was paint green over the yellow at some point though.
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1969 chevy c10 lwb stepside 250 6 3 ott 1971 chevy c10 lwb 250 6 with power steering 3 ott 1972 chevy k20 4x4 350/TH350 automatic 1978 chevy Malibu 4dr 305 2bbl (all original) 1979 chevy k10 Scottsdale 350/th350 full-time 4wd(daily driver) |
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Senior Member
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Location: Orem, Utah
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Very nice truck and very nice grandma. She sounds like she's quite a woman.
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Delaware and Long Island, New York
Posts: 3,455
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Beautiful truck, great story, awesome heirloom. Good luck with it
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Senior Member
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Location: Murray, Kentucky
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
One of my favorite colors. Great truck and great history.
Rg
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Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203 |
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Born Psycho
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Location: brentwood,cal,usa
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wow, very nice survivor.
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jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA |
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Senior Member
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Location: Godley, TX
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Bee-Yu-Tee-Full truck, love it!
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Florida Edition
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Location: Fruitland Park, FL
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Yes, very nice indeed.
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70 GMC Short Stepside "Rose"-An American Beauty: Factory 402/TH400, AM/FM, AC, Tilt, Tach, Buckets, Posi, PS, PB, 3-5 Drop, Complete Resto-Rod 67 C-20 Slant Back Wrecker "Mad Max" 67 C-10 Ratrod "Step-N-Wolf" 71 Serro Scotty Sportsman camper "Scotty" 97 LT1 Z28 "The Hornet" Link to more pics of "Rose" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...p?albumid=1684 Check out my "Cheap Tricks" thread and add to it if you can, lots of good info there. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=489394 |
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The Older Generation
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Location: Montezuma, Iowa
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
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Yup, I like it too. One of MY favorite colors also. I would rebuild the original carb to keep it all together. Good to see you back and what an entrance... ![]() LockDoc
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 3,850
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Very nice! I recently got a survivor truck from the original family. The only thing I would change about mine is I wish it was the yellow that yours is. Have fun and enjoy, getting a truck like this truly is a once in a lifetime gift.
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Senior Member
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Location: Independence MO.
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Congratulations on being the new caretaker of that beautiful truck.
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72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale |
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Senior Member
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Location: Northern Nevada
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
How about those Nevada no-rust trucks anyway? Dry has its benefits. What a beautiful truck. Striking.
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Tony 71 Custom Deluxe, SWB, 2WD, 402, A/C. I developed an assembly kit for restoring the (a) truck from the ground up. My build thread, and more on the assembly kit https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=730025 |
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Senior Member
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Location: Reno, Nv.
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Very nice truck! ENJOY.
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1927 Willy's Knight 24,000 original miles, 1958 Impala 283/Powerglide, 1964 C-30 383/4 speed, 1971 Monte Carlo 350/350, 1972 GMC K2500 350/350, 1976 Chev. K10 350/350, 2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD LBZ Duramax/Allison, 2006 Chev. Silverado K3500 LBZ Duramax/Allison |
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OBS guy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,060
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Thanks for the kind re-welcome guys! I got the truck's first mod tonight. I do want to keep the truck mostly original so I picked up a rebuilt quadrajet for my setup with the divorced choke.
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: North Dallas, TX
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
What a beauty!! Also, love a new shiny carb, even if it's a quadrajet haha.
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Senior Member
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Location: Independence MO.
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Where did you get your carburetor?
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72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Mocksville, NC
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Wow, awesome truck made even better by the family history! Props to grandma for a beautifully preserved truck that was used as it was intended. You definitely do not see examples like this very often.
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
AWESOME!!! Let's see a picture of the SPID, please.
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1967 C10, LWB, 250, Powerglide, PS, PB, 3/4 STATIC DROP |
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Registered User
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Location: Formerly MD and San Diego, now loving life in Arizona
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Beautiful truck and a fantastic color combination. Your grandmother has great taste and really took care of that truck. please do not change it, just do the repairs you mention and have fun driving that great piece of history.
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OBS guy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,060
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
This is the Stage 1 JET rebuild QJet got from Summit, PN JET-34001; again, it's for the divorced choke. I know there are a couple of renown Quadrajet builders out there and I called them, but their lead times for a rebuild were months out (or even a year LOL). I got enough of a good feel reading reviews that the JET is a decent enough of a unit. My second runner up was a Holley Avenger 580cfm because I've had good luck with holleys, but I digress.
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88 Suburban Goodies- Alpine, Auto Meter, BDS, Bilstein, B&M, BFG, Borgeson, Bushwhacker, Cowl hood, Flowmaster, Genuine Gear, Holley, Infinity, JVC, K&N, MB Wheels, MSD, Pioneer, Skyjacker, Sony, Thorley, Walker + more |
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OBS guy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
My only appearance mod for now is going to be some American Racing Ansen wheels since I wanted something a little dressier than the ole wagon wheels. I was looking for something retro-modern, polished, no chrome in a 16"x8" that didn't show much ugly break drum. I'm not a huge fan of the fake beadlocks, but it is a subtle modern touch and you pretty much can't get a wheel without it anymore.
They offer this in a 16x8 0 backspacing 8x6.5. The black slots are pretty sweet I think. I found these online for $150/ea + free shipping and no tax. I'll post a pic when they are on. ![]()
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OBS guy
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SoCal
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
I did a photochop of the American Racing slotted ansens on the truck. I'm on the fence. It might be a bit much with the black beadlocks. If it is too much, I'll just paint the fake beadlocks silver or have the black lip polished to match the wheel. The Ansen wheels definitely have that mix of vintage and modern. I am just unsure if it's too much modern.
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Special Order
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Location: Mt Airy, MD
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Re: Allow myself to reintroduce.... myself....
Welcome back again. I'm dazzled and amazed with the truck. I'll have to talk about it later. Your Grandma knew what she liked and went for it. She has good taste (and judgement in leaving it to you).
I think the white spokes look just right on it. They get a bad wrap from playing out 30+ years ago. Now, when do you see them? They are as much a piece of the era as slots, turbines, and wide steelies. But only steelies (more recently) are available in 16". I don't look at white spokes like I used to. I put them on my '72 K/20 Highlander with 16" beach tires not available in 16.5 since they were era correct.
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