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lukecp · 01-20-2004, 01:42 PM

Yup....once you feel the power of an LT1 backed up by 4.10 gears you will change your mind....even in a heavy 3/4 truck it should still haul.

Camaro's are cool....but i LOVE hot-rodded old pickups, especially somethign different like a GMC C20....that is a very uniuqe truck.

Just about every Camaro you see will be a hot rod....hot rod GMC's are very different, will attract lots of attention, and are cool.

Not to mention cheaper insurance on the truck....how are they going to know that it is a hotrod? Truck insurance is about as cheap as you can get, especially with the high insurance rates you will have as a 16 year old. It would be much more expensive to drive the Camaro.

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 08:58 PM

i guess ill have to drive it i need the brakes to get it to paint shop where i go to school anyway, doesnt help for it to be 4 degrees out and no garage

i think the biggest thing i dont like about my truck is that its an automatic, im kicking my self for buying the TCI trans and stall converter insted of an m20/m22 or a richmond i REALLY want a standard shift vihicle bad i dont know what to think -kyle

djracer · 01-20-2004, 10:40 PM

I think you will like the auto once you get it going! It would probably be less apt to break and a little quicker in the long run.

bad 71 chevy · 01-20-2004, 11:04 PM

i am 20 and i have had my truck since i was 14 and every year when i get close to my bday i get to the point of selling in and about a month before my bday i remember that my old man bought me this truck and i will never get rid of it

Jefe · 01-20-2004, 11:40 PM

If this is your first project/vehicle....DO NOT SELL IT!! I am 23 and my first vehicle (my black '68, which I bought when I was 15 and still have and drive all the time), got me started where I am today, working as a mechanic/customizer at a high volume classic car garage. I come close to selling it every once and awhile, but I keep hearing from every old timer that comes in, or every classic car owner that they wish more than anything that they could still have their very first car or project back and never to sell mine....and damn it, every single one of them is right!! I point to the parking lot or tell them about how I still have mine and they envy the hell out of me. I have boughten cars since then, but will never let go of my first. Modify it if you want something different, hell let it sit if you are tired of it and save for something else, but DON'T SELL IT! Take it from me, I work on first-generation camaros all day long, they are awesome and all, but have been done to death. 67-72 Chevy/GMC's are completely unique...just ask ANYONE who owns one!!

It'll get there man! Just keep working on it...I promise. Thats just my opinion on the matter...

Douglas.

P.S.-Once that auto tranny snaps you back in your seat when shifting you will appreciate that bad boy...oh yah and the fact that you wont scatter the clutch if you get a little nuts with it! heh.

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:41 PM

this is were i was last year (december 02) bu i have since run out of cash.............. and im bored s im posting some other pics i have

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:42 PM

the LT-1 before being built

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:44 PM

tear down

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:45 PM

before interior

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:47 PM

before truck

special70gmc · 01-20-2004, 11:47 PM

last another before

lukecp · 01-21-2004, 12:01 AM

Kyle, you did good work on that truck. I have owned mine since i was 16 (now 19) and i don't ever plan to get rid of it. It was with me all through high school, and is now with me in college too.

Every old guy i have talked too has said the same thing; "Boy, i used to have an old (insert truck year here). I really wish i still had that thing, don't ever sell yours!".

Of course i have heard the same thing about Chevelles, Camaro's, Roadrunners, Mustangs, ect, but you get the jist.

I agree on the auto tranny...you will proably like it alot more than a manual. Not to mention a properly set up automatic with a shift kit and high stall converter, which you already have, will actually be faster than a manual tranny in the same vehicle because you can't shift faster than the machine can. A manual tranny is fun, but so is an automatic with a street/strip shiftkit

01-20-2004, 01:42 PM	#26
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Yup....once you feel the power of an LT1 backed up by 4.10 gears you will change your mind....even in a heavy 3/4 truck it should still haul. Camaro's are cool....but i LOVE hot-rodded old pickups, especially somethign different like a GMC C20....that is a very uniuqe truck. Just about every Camaro you see will be a hot rod....hot rod GMC's are very different, will attract lots of attention, and are cool. Not to mention cheaper insurance on the truck....how are they going to know that it is a hotrod? Truck insurance is about as cheap as you can get, especially with the high insurance rates you will have as a 16 year old. It would be much more expensive to drive the Camaro. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

01-20-2004, 08:58 PM	#27
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	i guess ill have to drive it i need the brakes to get it to paint shop where i go to school anyway, doesnt help for it to be 4 degrees out and no garage i think the biggest thing i dont like about my truck is that its an automatic, im kicking my self for buying the TCI trans and stall converter insted of an m20/m22 or a richmond i REALLY want a standard shift vihicle bad i dont know what to think -kyle __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door Last edited by special70gmc; 01-20-2004 at 09:01 PM.

01-20-2004, 10:40 PM	#28
djracer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Wetumpka, Al, U.S. Posts: 8,891	I think you will like the auto once you get it going! It would probably be less apt to break and a little quicker in the long run. __________________ 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!

01-20-2004, 11:04 PM	#29
bad 71 chevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Omaha NE 68122 Posts: 637	i am 20 and i have had my truck since i was 14 and every year when i get close to my bday i get to the point of selling in and about a month before my bday i remember that my old man bought me this truck and i will never get rid of it __________________ 71 Chevy C/10 lwb 350 5 speed nv3500 3.73 rear end 2.5" Front Drop and 4" in the back Edelbrock perfomer rpm manifold Edelbrock 600 cfm carb Headmen headers

01-20-2004, 11:40 PM	#30
Jefe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 299	If this is your first project/vehicle....DO NOT SELL IT!! I am 23 and my first vehicle (my black '68, which I bought when I was 15 and still have and drive all the time), got me started where I am today, working as a mechanic/customizer at a high volume classic car garage. I come close to selling it every once and awhile, but I keep hearing from every old timer that comes in, or every classic car owner that they wish more than anything that they could still have their very first car or project back and never to sell mine....and damn it, every single one of them is right!! I point to the parking lot or tell them about how I still have mine and they envy the hell out of me. I have boughten cars since then, but will never let go of my first. Modify it if you want something different, hell let it sit if you are tired of it and save for something else, but DON'T SELL IT! Take it from me, I work on first-generation camaros all day long, they are awesome and all, but have been done to death. 67-72 Chevy/GMC's are completely unique...just ask ANYONE who owns one!! It'll get there man! Just keep working on it...I promise. Thats just my opinion on the matter... Douglas. P.S.-Once that auto tranny snaps you back in your seat when shifting you will appreciate that bad boy...oh yah and the fact that you wont scatter the clutch if you get a little nuts with it! heh. __________________ -1968 Chevy SWB = Frame Off/383/Muncie Car 4 speed -1968 Chevy SWB = numbers matching 307/Truck 4 speed. -1966 Chevy II = 2 door No Post/130,000 Orig miles/230 6cyl/powerglide/Vintage AC -1972 Chevy Nova = 2 door/412 Small Block -1927 Ford Roadster = Homebuilt/widened 8"/350/ Custom Everything.

01-20-2004, 11:41 PM	#31
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	this is were i was last year (december 02) bu i have since run out of cash.............. and im bored s im posting some other pics i have Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 11:42 PM	#32
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	the LT-1 before being built Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 11:44 PM	#33
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	tear down Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 11:45 PM	#34
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	before interior Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 11:47 PM	#35
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	before truck Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-20-2004, 11:47 PM	#36
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	last another before Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

01-21-2004, 12:01 AM	#37
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	Kyle, you did good work on that truck. I have owned mine since i was 16 (now 19) and i don't ever plan to get rid of it. It was with me all through high school, and is now with me in college too. Every old guy i have talked too has said the same thing; "Boy, i used to have an old (insert truck year here). I really wish i still had that thing, don't ever sell yours!". Of course i have heard the same thing about Chevelles, Camaro's, Roadrunners, Mustangs, ect, but you get the jist. I agree on the auto tranny...you will proably like it alot more than a manual. Not to mention a properly set up automatic with a shift kit and high stall converter, which you already have, will actually be faster than a manual tranny in the same vehicle because you can't shift faster than the machine can. A manual tranny is fun, but so is an automatic with a street/strip shiftkit __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg



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