1972 GMC "the beast" c20

[292farmer]

thank you ill be sure to check your thread out!

[292farmer]

did the wiring in my truck camera died so only got one pic but it shows what was the problem, the wires looked like this in about 8 diffewrent spots where their were any wires left, my reverse light still dont work so im assuming that it needs the switch.


also as some of u know ive been trying to find a second vehicle so i can really work on my truck with out worring about if its gonna be done for drive to work monday lol here are the pics i took of a 1977 trans am 301v8

[Wideopenracing15]

Any updates of the black grille? I'm excited to see what it looks like. I think I might do the same thing with mine.

[292farmer]

hopefully tomm!! i 've been so busy we moved to a new place also had two friends move in to spilt the rent, and found a odd job to make some cash so jumped on that, so keeping my fingers crossed that its about 10 degrees tomm and i fnd time to finsh it, ll post pics as soon as possible.

[Wideopenracing15]

If yours turns out the way I'm thinking it will, I might do the same to mine.

[292farmer]

well im going to take some pics tonite, as i change oil in the car, so they will be up tomm if not late tonite.

[292farmer]

well here are the pics of the black grille in place, and i started sanding the lower half of the truck and painting that black too. while the paint was drying i was changing oil, and repaired the oil pan in my wifes car also did filters and spark plugs took me ten mins to find the plugs are they are under neath two covers and in the top of the head sunk in so needed a 4in extension too, felt like an idiot cuz it took so long lol but i love the way the truck is coming so far.

[292farmer]

spilt wood for my boss, so i loaded my truck up to see how it handled. the empty rear fenderwell height was 35in and full load height was 32-1/2 so only sank 2.5in which i feel wasnt bad at all and it took off fine didnt have to give it any throttle just released clutch and she pulled off smooth (i expected it to stall) and still was pretty smooth accelerating which i was pretty surprised at figured it would be slow as a fat pig. i didnt get a final full load pic as it was getting to dark for the camera..

[Wideopenracing15]

lol I know how you feel on your wifes car. New cars are so confusing. In auto the other day it took me 30 minutes to figure out how to get at the belt tentioner to get that alternator off. That made me feel dumb.

Love the grille man! The paint on theside is awesome too. Just noticed the green radiator support, I like the crativity that you didn't paint it blakc like I did mine. I don't know if this was previously stated but is it a rattle can job? I can't really tell from the finished product just but your masking.

Oh and BTW you didn't even make that truck sweat with that fire wood You don't even want to know how much I've had mine lol
What ever happened to the firebird?

[Wideopenracing15]

They should sound good. My truck needs some new mufflers. It has glasspacks and I'm pretty sure they blew all the glass out of them lol. When you wind it up you can hear it crackle.

[292farmer]

lol im getting some headers soon im just hoping they'll work with stock intake. and i picked up a 1brl carb so im gonna run the part numbers and see if it will work for my truck and replace my crap filled monojet lol

[292farmer]

WHOO HOO!! got me some headers!!
thanks to board member shaky who sold me them.
imgoing to sand them today and maybe paint them either black or chevy orange havent decided yet, if u got an idea which let me know i want opinions, thanks

[292farmer]

i decided on chevy orange for now and....I FINISHED ALL THE WIRING!! all my tailights reverse lights and everything is finally in order, all i need now is to finish my horn and fix/find another carb and the truck is back to daily driver duty!!! posted some pics of the installed taillites and the headers being sanded then painted. they look so sexy!

[Shaky]

Hey! They look too good now! I want 'em back!

[Wideopenracing15]

Great job! Love the headers man I can't wait to see them on. When you do you should make a video so I can hear what they sound like!

[292farmer]

yeah if i can figure out how to get my computer to upload vids from my camera i definitely will, on a different note..F^&%$$%%$&%$!! i bought a new horn and did all the wiring and bolted it in and it didn't work!!! then because my truck loves me, it decided that it will crap out the turn signal switch, at least i believe that s whats wrong, as all lights work with hazards on but front directional doesn't work when right blinker turns on....grrr. and still have to rebuild washer pump motor.

[292farmer]

i didn't work on my truck today however i did buy a 1972 vw super beetle, im turning it in to a baja bug. felt id share with everyone, its complete, unfortunately my phone takes crappy pics so it looks worse then it is, its actually in great shape. that and it only cost 250$ i paid 150, my buddy the other 100.okay found a better pic and apic of what we want it to look like

[Wideopenracing15]

Haha wow good to know I'm not the only one in the VWs. My dad has owned thousands of them We just got rid of a bus a last year. He went to trade school to work on them and he still has random crap laying around. We have a dual port motor sitting under the workbench that hasn't moved in years. I plan on buying him one to fix up when I can get the money. Looks like you scored a good one! Hows the tub looK?

[292farmer]

actually really good the floor under the battery is gone, which is pretty common for bugs. but the front frame horn and the strut towers which are usually bad spots on super beetles look mint! my dads huge into them too!! my dad has a 69 bug and two 75's. he also has a bus, unknown year, full of parts, u cant open the doors with out parts falling out hes already given me all the brake parts we need a clutch disc, spare tranny, and i can go thru thevan and garage to get what ever motor parts i need! so we besides a battery we might not spend another penny to get this running, im using adapters to mount some chevy 5 lug rims on the rear, havent decided on front tires yet, however as the fenders are in amazing shape im giving them to dad so we dont ruin them. ill take some more pictures of it today so u can see how nice it really is!

[292farmer]

wideopenracing15 here are some pics of that beetle, as u can see its in great shape already did front brakes, i was working on the interior, so the back seat is blocking most the interior shots. the last shot is the only rust/bad spot in the car, looks really bad but will be a relatively easy fix.

[culp7]

cool lookin bug, i'm just about to buy a 1976 vw thing... there are more vw lovers on here than i thought!

[292farmer]

seems brilliant minds think alike i think the things look cool, about as simple and boxy as u can get yet still seem like someone put a lot of thought into their design, lol maybe just me. me and my buddy are trying to figure out how to turn this into a baja bug with out feeling bad as it is in such great shape. we think were gonna take off everything we can, then replace with homemade stuff so we can save the good usable parts without feeling bad.
i just like how its a 72' like my gmc

[Wideopenracing15]

Great looking bug you got there! That should be a easy fix. They all rot there. That would be awesome if you could get away without spending much lol. I definitly want to see some updates of this too lol

[292farmer]

well hopefully i get time this week to work,on it but i have to save some for my buddies,as the plan was to make it a summer project with my buddies, however its in such good shape their ain't much to do. theirs three of us, so were thinking two were gonna strip it down to the bare pan and buildup from their, strengthening and rustproofing everything, i was thinking rhino lining the whole pan top and bottom and the other one probably me will rebuild the motor, im thinking dual carb 044heads as my dads buddy has some, 87mm pistons to make 1641cc's a performance cam, and bosch 009 dizzy.

[292farmer]

pic of me loading it, and a pic of it on trailer, does anyone else think that hood rust spot looks like a peace sign kinda?