'60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside

[chevy_man5]

I like Babe!! Especially if it was staying blue!

Color plans (at this point) are dark charcoal from the body line just under the door handle, and a few shades lighter above that, with a Harley orange pin stripe to separate them.

[Captainfab]

Glad to hear you got your truck home and in the garage without issue......even if it took a f@&d to make it happen

[bubba327]

Babe the big blue OX ..... The Charcoal ox???? well maybe not.
It is hard to name a truck until you know it's personality..

When daughter named her 64 (Lola ) , I asked her "is it a male or girl truck"???
Her reply was; "it is now trans-gendered," after the tranny -swap took place..



Glad you have it home with no issues

[j.kirn]

Boy how that truck would look fixed up back to original state

[chevy_man5]

From the passenger front, it makes me think of the iconic cartoon bulldog. And the coloring would fit. Any more ideas?? Something will come up!

[chevy_man5]

j.kirn, I love your truck!! Do you have any more recent pictures of it. It is the reason I was/am debating the wide tires vs. skinny tires.

[chevy_man5]

Here are some more pictures of what I am starting with.

The beastly 305A V6.





And a little redneck engineering from a P.O. Would assume it is not my buddies handiwork, but who knows in a pinch, you do what you have to do.





Dash





More dash. When I parked it, the radio still worked. It took a few minutes to warm up, by then it came in almost as clear as my modern truck.





Even more dash.





Glovebox with the cardboard still in it! Not sure if it is a replacement, but good to have either way!





Floor













Somebody wrote an “L” under the paint under the hood





Some goodies that came along with the truck.









Both of these have the GMC logo on them.





A full gasket kit for the engine! I guess if it needs it, this is the way to go!! After sitting for so long (9+ years) will the gasket set still be good? The box is unopened, so I would assume that the plastic is still around the gaskets inside.








I guess the rear diff says 74 F@rd, not 9" F@rd.

[chevy_man5]

SHE LIVES!!!!!!

Pulled out the plugs, put in some Marvel Oil, let it sit. Turned it over by hand a few times, and it rolled over smoothly. Cleaned and gapped the plugs took the battery out of my work truck, poured a little gas in the carb, and cranked it over for a bit, then she fired up...for a couple of seconds.

[thirdstreettito]

Nice!

[chevy_man5]

Lightened up the truck quite a bit yesterday morning and this evening.

Removed pounds of bondo. It was still semi soft in the middle. It has been there at least 11-12 years as far as I know. I have had the truck for 9 years, and my buddy had it for a couple prior to that.

It is on there a little thick!




Passenger side pile.




Drivers side pile. The hammer is 12" long for reference.

[thirdstreettito]

Poor thing! Look at it this way, when you're done it wont have that bondo all over it!

[chevy_man5]

Scored a near perfect 60-61 GMC hood, a factory fan shroud (not sure if it is for my 60 or not, but the price was right), MOST of a cab to frame mount kit, and most of a radiator core support mount kit.

Got all of these for a decent price. I am pretty excited about getting these!

I had to unload the hood by myself, so this is the best picture I can get for tonight. The shroud is a little rough around the edges, and has a little surface rust, but it's only metal right!


I posted his craigslist ad in the main 60-66 forum, so anyone looking could see if he has what you need. He has more than what he has listed. I have never met him before this evening.

[bubba327]

jason you should be driving this by the time we all meet for the winter breakfast club!!!
Nice score on the parts !!!

[chevy_man5]

I sure hope so!!! That would be great!

[bubba327]

Hey I just sent the guy on CL a response, Did he have any radiators???

[chevy_man5]

Not that I saw, but he had a lot of stuff stacked in the bed of the truck.

[KroAutomotiveInc]

that thing is a bad ass always wished my truck was a 4x4!

[chevy_man5]

Or were you asking about the plugs to the left of the glovebox? If you were asking about those, I don't think anyone knows for sure what they were for. I haven't been able to find an answer about them on here. It's another GMC mystery. I don't think the Chevys have them.

[chevy_man5]

Thanks Kro!

[Alan's Classic]

Very nice progress so far. Glad you were able to get it back in your hands.
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[chevy_man5]

Thanks Alan! You look like you are about to start cruising in yours!! Looking very good!!

[AmmoSS]

Looks good Jason! Congrats on gettin your truck back. If you ever need a hand give me a call!

Steve

[chevy_man5]

Thanks Steve! Working a little at a time.

Just got the rebuild kit for the Holley.

My son and I took the gas tank out Sunday to drain it. There was what looked like nasty orange Kool-aid in there. 5 gallons of it! Its only been in there for 9 years +. LOL Oh well!!

[chevy_man5]

Haven’t been updating much. My son and I have been working on it off and on just about every weekend.

We rebuilt the carb and changed the oil. Changing the oil was fun. Hadn’t dealt with a canister style filter before. The filter I bought was the same part number as the on in there, but the gasket that came with the filter was way too small. After spending about 30 minutes scrounging for a gasket that would fit, I finally just got some cut your own gasket material, and cut my own.

When we were cleaning up under the truck, a damn wasp fell out of the truck and landed on my sons arm. When I brushed it off him, the little bugger nailed me in the hand. Unfortunately for me, I am allergic. I popped a bunch of children’s Benadryl, grabbed my epi pen, and hoped for no trip to the hospital. It all turned out OK. I swelled up a bunch, but didn’t stop breathing, so that is an upside!

The next weekend we started cleaning out all the wasps. We filled a walmart bag with nests.

I had been noticing stuff sticking out behind the headlights. We pulled out a huge bird nest.




We also found a mouse nest.




We took a bunch of pictures of the brakes, and the underside of the truck.


Does anyone know where I could get new parking light lenses, and or housings for new hood?




I showed my son how to find TDC. We looked under the dist cap, and it was out of wack, so reset it. We took the fuel pump off, took it apart, cleaned it up, and have it ready to put back on. We got some hardline, to replace the rubber line that was on it.


I sold a 1BBL carb that was in a bucket in the truck, which is what funded my turning blue!!

[chevy_man5]

Found some weird stuff on the suspension. It looks like there was some kind of helper springs under the front end. Maybe for the plow?























The rear suspension looks a little off too. Is any of this front or rear stock?



























I think that these bolts may be just a little bit too long!






The engine appeared to be nice and clean inside





That’s all for now. My son will be over this weekend, so we’ll get back on it.