Someone save this truck

[gmc684x4]

Sad part is there proubly someone who spent years trying to buy this truck the owner passed the kids or the grandkids gave the yard the truck for free to get rid of it
I asked about a 50s gmc over 30 years old fella I am going to rebuild that said the same thing in his 90s grandkids scrapped everything

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by cornerstone

Congratulations to the new owner! Nice work 57taskforce!

No big deal on my end at all, I know how passionate we all are about these trucks and I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let a nice one get killed off! Glad I could help the new owner and the truck into the next chapter of there lives!

Originally Posted by gmc684x4

Sad part is there proubly someone who spent years trying to buy this truck the owner passed the kids or the grandkids gave the yard the truck for free to get rid of it
I asked about a 50s gmc over 30 years old fella I am going to rebuild that said the same thing in his 90s grandkids scrapped everything

I actually was talking to a local body guy/painter a little bit ago, he bought some square body doors from me. He told me that a local dealer had just taken a blue 72 on yesterday as a trade in on a used car. He said it had no motor. I showed him a pic of this truck and sure enough, same one.

[Getter-Done]

Thanks 57taskforce

You have a Great Heart.

That truck will live another Day









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[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

Thanks 57taskforce

You have a Great Heart.

That truck will live another Day









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I’m going to pm you my wife’s number; can you relay that part about me having a great heart? I’m confident she is quite skeptical most of the time JK!

[72c20customcamper]

Great buy . This would be a perfect truck for an LS swap.

[weq92f]

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Nice truck.

Half the "swap" is already done!

-klb

[Thundarr]

Now that my white GMC is running cool, I can keep her as is.

Big Blue will definitely get an LS conversion. It will be a first for me, so I am open to suggestions.

[Davidf]

Congrats on the "new" truck. Good decision on the LS swap. I am nearing the later stages of my swap into my '71 lwb. Hop on over to the 'LSx Swap" forum and read up.

Since you have a factory air truck, I highly recommend you keep the LS low mount a/c compressor. Use the Hooker Blackheart mounts and cross member and your compressor will clear the frame easily and the engine/trans will retain proper driveline angles. Plus, no modification to the mounts or a/c bracket. I also am changing to a more modern accumulator/orifice tube a/c system to work better with cycling a/c compressor. I am controlling the compressor through the ECM.

I also highly suggest you buy an entire running vehicle as a donor for the swap. It is amazing how many parts you can scavenge from the donor.

My build will cost just under $4k with me doing all the work. Large $ chunks are for specialty items like a $315 analog speedometer drive...I'm keeping my '71 gauges.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Thundarr

Now that my white GMC is running cool, I can keep her as is.

Big Blue will definitely get an LS conversion. It will be a first for me, so I am open to suggestions.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/f...prune=-1&f=206

Like DavidF said, read, read, read, and follow some of the links, and read, read, read some more....

LockDoc