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Mr Pops, nice looking GMC and real good sounding Detroit, although someone has the year wrong, unless they were referring to just the engine itself??
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Just something I stumbled across on YouTube. I don't know the truck.
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![]() More from PaCarhauler. As a car hauler that's one nasty load. Posted via Mobile Device
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A '64 Chevy truck hauling '65 cars and trucks. Nice looking haul. The truck could very well have a 409 in it.
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![]() What year is this truck ? About I mean, I have always admired this style |
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Beautiful 9500. With the Dual Stacks, it's most likely an 8V-71.
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and second, I know where there is a 5500 ? in that style that is a long flat bed, and supposedly powered with a 350 how hard is it to repower those with a detroit ? is it even feasible ? |
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The 8V-71 has been widely used by the government, but it was a pretty popular engine in Road Tractors and Trucks. Not only in GMC's, but many other makes as well, even Ford. What size Detroit would you like to put into the 5500? Bill
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Added this ole girl to the project list. 1977 9500/6-71/RTO-9513 NASA Lewis Research truck with only 75K miles on her. Paid cash and drove her home, couple of hours, and she ran like a top. Probably going to change the gearing so she motors down the hwy at a decent speed. Can't wait to start this restoration.
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My knowledge is more '72 and back, but I would say that this truck is a '73 or a little newer.
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The Doors look almost like the 67-72 style pickup doors ..... did they carry this same body style later in the " big trucks"
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In later years when they produced with the Brigadier, it was the same Cab, but a very different Tilt Nose front end. Bill
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Just to add a little extra, the main reason for this newer style truck was because of the Radiator size. The older original "Low Hood" style 9500's could only have a certain size Radiator. This new style allowed for a larger one. Also notice the Larger Front Bumper and the additional Deflector under it.
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Also is this truck in the same body series ?:
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Oh I dont really know, just always been a dream to have a screaming gear jammin Jimmy, not particularly usefull or anything and I really dont want a small block in a truck, something like a 4-53 or a 6v-53
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The 5500 Series GMC in the picture is the same "type" of truck, and more like the earlier 9500's, but has many differences. One would be the lighter Front Axel, as well as the entire GVW. Notice that it has Narrow Fenders. The Axel is also more Narrow and probably a very different type in comparison.
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Oh I realize the weight carrying differance between the series, just like a c-40 of earlier days will be lighter than a c-60 but the overall "look" is the same ( roughly) body wise, i was thinking on cutting it down into a welders truck or a utility bed, kinda my go rescue my wife from the snow bank have the chains a winch etc etc , more of an ULTRA duty pickup, I just want it to look as nice as the 9500, love that squeezed down grill ( much like the early topkicks.. 93 or there abouts I think ) I dont have a need for a CDL truck nor do i plan to insure and inspect and upkeep one with a CDL GVW.... so it will be lighter than the 9500 but i really like that body style....the one I pictured looks just enough "off" that I am unsure if they are the "same" body style wise.... |
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Many parts on it will be the same. The Cab would be basically the same, the Front Grille is the same, and the Butterfly Hoods are probably the same as the non-Tilt front end trucks.
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Sweet!, thank you Bill, since my c-50 wrecker ('69) did not work out, I might have to pursue the pictured truck, but I am sure if I get it my bro in law will coerce me into turning it into a roll back recovery truck :P |
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