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*Gee_Emm* · 03-11-2003, 12:07 AM

My Dads 70 CST has the tint option, it gives a very light tint to the side windows, back window and wing windows, Im not sure about the windshield though, I have never noticed a tint to it.

Ooh and I thought of another super rareity tonight.......

Kilometer speedo!!!!

BLAZERMAN · 03-11-2003, 12:25 AM

I saw a transmission cooler on a 72 blazer once that was supposedly factory, could have been a dealer add on.

*Gee_Emm* · 03-11-2003, 12:35 AM

Has anyone ever heard of a trailer hitch option or did they just use the bumper hitches back then?

pphatbasstard · 03-11-2003, 02:17 AM

What bout a sliding window but on a 67 with the small wondow? hnmmmmm

BraveDave · 03-11-2003, 02:36 AM

Okay, time for a dumb question.....what's with the rockers and cab corners? why so much of a rust problem?

toms68cst · 03-11-2003, 08:38 AM

"Location: Spring, Texas"

-We can tell where you are from! No salt on the roads.

LudwigTheMad · 03-16-2003, 12:30 AM

well I can think of a couple......

hvr...hover option

stlth....invisibility mode

and the very rare

LAdrvr.....gun turret

of course the "Ice Coral Pink" paint is pob. very rare also...

1969 GMC · 03-16-2003, 04:42 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikep

I dont know about rare. Ive got one . Mines not in 4.10 though although better than 90% of dana 60's have the 4.10 gearing. The maximum traction deal would be the powrlock positraction. Ive always wondered why some 3/4 tons got danas and most got Eatons. A lot of people swear the eaton is stronger but I think the Dana is .

Wasn't a Detroit Locker offered in the Eaton axle? Would the maximum traction option be the detroit on an eaton rearend? I think Yukon Jack has a detroit in histruck.
Also, the Eaton was a stronger axle than the dana 60, at least on paper. The base GVW for 3/4 tons was 6200#. The rated capacity of the HO-72 Eaton was 7200#. I'm pretty sure its bigger (physically) than the dana, too.

1969 GMC · 03-16-2003, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by mikep

I dont know about rare. Ive got one . Mines not in 4.10 though although better than 90% of dana 60's have the 4.10 gearing. The maximum traction deal would be the powrlock positraction. Ive always wondered why some 3/4 tons got danas and most got Eatons. A lot of people swear the eaton is stronger but I think the Dana is .

Wasn't a Detroit Locker offered in the Eaton axle? Would the maximum traction option be the detroit on an eaton rearend? I think Yukon Jack has a detroit in histruck.
Also, the Eaton was a stronger axle than the dana 60, at least on paper. The base GVW for 3/4 tons was 6200#. The rated capacity of the HO-72 Eaton was 7200#. I'm pretty sure its bigger (physically) than the dana, too.

Also, on a side note, how about a H.D. front drive axle (on 3/4 tons only)? It is listed on pg 74 of my owners manual, now that I am checking GVW's. Is this even an option?

cam · 03-21-2003, 10:56 PM

original rust-free rocker

alta-aj · 03-24-2003, 03:30 AM

I've been in/through a lot of these trucks. Until yesterday, I had never seen a factory ashtray delete plate!

*Gee_Emm* · 03-24-2003, 10:10 AM

Maybe it was just stuck :p

woodyjeff · 03-25-2003, 12:56 AM

I have factory manual throttle on a 1970 c-10, it is listed on the glove box as well.

Jeff

cheyenneman · 03-25-2003, 04:33 AM

what about the highlander interior package or the saddle tanks?

GloryHound · 03-25-2003, 09:15 AM

toms68cst

I live in PA where they salt the hell out of the roads and have only surface rust and a little heavy rust area on the front passenger front fender way up front but I think this was caused by a battery leak! Granted of course my truck was used in a salvage yard to haul parts around for 15 years before I got it! While the yard might have saved me some rust it was sure good at giving me a couple bonus dents!

Gloryhound

ckhd · 03-25-2003, 09:59 AM

Gee_Emm and CPNE, do you have a picture of the Suburban luggage carrier? I saw a 'burb for sale in Snowflake and it had an aluminum carrier bolted to the roof and it had little bowties in some of the upright pieces. Does that sound like the right one?

*Gee_Emm* · 03-25-2003, 10:22 AM

I have an ilustration of one in my 69 custom acc. brouchure, its kinda hard to tell what it looks like though.

Ooh, has anyone mentioned the grille guard option?

Mike C · 03-25-2003, 11:18 AM

69 GMC, the base rear GVWR axle was the HO5200 at 5200# in 3/4 ton trucks. The Dana 60 was 5500# This is just rear axle GVWR and not vehicle GVWR. My 70 is a 7500 GVWR truck and has the 3.54 Dana 60 that most big blocks came with.

Their is a huge discrepancy in GVWR based on optional equipment. Max GVWR could have been had with either axle in a 3/4 ton truck. I have/had 4 different 3/4 tons. My 70 big block is a 7500# with 3.54 60, my 70 Longhorn a 6600# with 3.73 60 and another parts truck was the 6200# with an as yet undetermined 60. All GMCs, all 60's, all leaf sprung. My 72 Sub is a 7000# with the HO5200, and it MIGHT be one of the "ultra-rare" 3.73 units and is a coil spring truck.

mikep, not all of the Dana 60's were full floaters. There were 6 lug semi-flaoters available in 67-68, possibly only in GMCs.

ZOOMY · 03-27-2003, 03:38 AM

Surely not the rarest, but for me, I saw my first factory headliner last sunday.....Zoomy

krazy_texan · 03-27-2003, 11:31 AM

how about a rear auxillery heater in the back of a burb, i dont know if they had them when our trucks where made but i have one in my 87 burb it is suposidly rare but i dont know

Edmond · 03-27-2003, 06:44 PM

I found this on ebay.
Some accessoires for 1971:

Cya,
Edmond

dubie · 03-27-2003, 07:25 PM

That swing out tire carrier would be nice to have

Some cool options there

*Gee_Emm* · 03-27-2003, 07:43 PM

Anyone have a picture of what the tire carrier looks like? Or is the one in the picture just the regular kind? Anyone ever seen a factory trailer hitch?

Hooter · 03-28-2003, 12:12 AM

I had an original slider, I still have it (not for sale) but I put a new one in the truck because the old slider leaked and the damn grab handles kept coming off

toms68cst · 03-28-2003, 12:20 AM

Cool, I've never head of the inside cargo hooks, Swing out Spare Tire Carrier or CB.

03-11-2003, 12:25 AM	#127
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,828	I saw a transmission cooler on a 72 blazer once that was supposedly factory, could have been a dealer add on. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

03-11-2003, 02:36 AM	#130
BraveDave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 336	Okay, time for a dumb question.....what's with the rockers and cab corners? why so much of a rust problem? __________________ '72 Chevy Cheyenne Super, '56 Chevy Bel Air,'56 Chevy Nomad, '61 Chevy Impala, '64 Cadillac Fleetwood, 1966 Thunderbird Convertible

03-11-2003, 08:38 AM	#131
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,300	"Location: Spring, Texas" -We can tell where you are from! No salt on the roads. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

03-16-2003, 12:30 AM	#132
LudwigTheMad Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ramona, CA Posts: 2,033	well I can think of a couple...... hvr...hover option stlth....invisibility mode and the very rare LAdrvr.....gun turret of course the "Ice Coral Pink" paint is pob. very rare also... __________________ That's right, I'm back in the game again. No it's not pink..... 1972 Blue and White Suburban.

03-21-2003, 10:56 PM	#135
cam Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Helena, MT, USA Posts: 64	original rust-free rocker Attached Images __________________ 1970 GMC 1/2 ton 307 4spd 1970 dorF dump runner

03-11-2003, 12:07 AM	#126
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	My Dads 70 CST has the tint option, it gives a very light tint to the side windows, back window and wing windows, Im not sure about the windshield though, I have never noticed a tint to it. Ooh and I thought of another super rareity tonight....... Kilometer speedo!!!!

03-11-2003, 12:35 AM	#128
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Has anyone ever heard of a trailer hitch option or did they just use the bumper hitches back then?

03-11-2003, 02:17 AM	#129
pphatbasstard Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 166	What bout a sliding window but on a 67 with the small wondow? hnmmmmm

03-24-2003, 03:30 AM	#136
alta-aj Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Qualicum Beach, B.C>, Canada Posts: 117	How 'bout this - factory ASHTRAY delete plate? I've been in/through a lot of these trucks. Until yesterday, I had never seen a factory ashtray delete plate!

03-24-2003, 10:10 AM	#137
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Maybe it was just stuck :p

03-25-2003, 12:56 AM	#138
woodyjeff Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 32	I have factory manual throttle on a 1970 c-10, it is listed on the glove box as well. Jeff __________________ 70 Custom-10 LWB

03-25-2003, 04:33 AM	#139
cheyenneman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Spokane WA. Posts: 53	what about the highlander interior package or the saddle tanks?

03-25-2003, 09:15 AM	#140
GloryHound Working on a Nova. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ## Posts: 506	toms68cst I live in PA where they salt the hell out of the roads and have only surface rust and a little heavy rust area on the front passenger front fender way up front but I think this was caused by a battery leak! Granted of course my truck was used in a salvage yard to haul parts around for 15 years before I got it! While the yard might have saved me some rust it was sure good at giving me a couple bonus dents! Gloryhound

03-25-2003, 09:59 AM	#141
ckhd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: St. Johns, Arizona Posts: 2,660	Gee_Emm and CPNE, do you have a picture of the Suburban luggage carrier? I saw a 'burb for sale in Snowflake and it had an aluminum carrier bolted to the roof and it had little bowties in some of the upright pieces. Does that sound like the right one? __________________ my 2¢ - t.i.o.l.i. Bowen 1968 K20 fleet 1969 K10 swb fleet 1972 K10 Suburban 1972 C10 lwb step 1992 K1500 'burb 1995 K2500 'burb 1997 C1500 'burb 1999 K1500 2000 K1500 'burb Why do I own so many Suburbans?

03-25-2003, 10:22 AM	#142
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	I have an ilustration of one in my 69 custom acc. brouchure, its kinda hard to tell what it looks like though. Ooh, has anyone mentioned the grille guard option?



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03-25-2003, 11:18 AM	#143
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,738	69 GMC, the base rear GVWR axle was the HO5200 at 5200# in 3/4 ton trucks. The Dana 60 was 5500# This is just rear axle GVWR and not vehicle GVWR. My 70 is a 7500 GVWR truck and has the 3.54 Dana 60 that most big blocks came with. Their is a huge discrepancy in GVWR based on optional equipment. Max GVWR could have been had with either axle in a 3/4 ton truck. I have/had 4 different 3/4 tons. My 70 big block is a 7500# with 3.54 60, my 70 Longhorn a 6600# with 3.73 60 and another parts truck was the 6200# with an as yet undetermined 60. All GMCs, all 60's, all leaf sprung. My 72 Sub is a 7000# with the HO5200, and it MIGHT be one of the "ultra-rare" 3.73 units and is a coil spring truck. mikep, not all of the Dana 60's were full floaters. There were 6 lug semi-flaoters available in 67-68, possibly only in GMCs. __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax Last edited by Mike C; 03-25-2003 at 11:21 AM.

03-27-2003, 03:38 AM	#144
ZOOMY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WIS Posts: 1,752	rare Surely not the rarest, but for me, I saw my first factory headliner last sunday.....Zoomy

03-27-2003, 11:31 AM	#145
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	how about a rear auxillery heater in the back of a burb, i dont know if they had them when our trucks where made but i have one in my 87 burb it is suposidly rare but i dont know __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

03-27-2003, 06:44 PM	#146
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03-27-2003, 07:25 PM	#147
dubie Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 8,853	That swing out tire carrier would be nice to have Some cool options there __________________ My name's Tim and I'm a truckaholic My 56 Chevy shop truck build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=562795

03-27-2003, 07:43 PM	#148
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Anyone have a picture of what the tire carrier looks like? Or is the one in the picture just the regular kind? Anyone ever seen a factory trailer hitch?

03-28-2003, 12:12 AM	#149
Hooter My other Love Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada Posts: 4,085	I had an original slider, I still have it (not for sale) but I put a new one in the truck because the old slider leaked and the damn grab handles kept coming off __________________ Castlegar B.C.The great white North (Canada Eh!) Hooter_5@hotmail.com First generation Monte Carlo club pictures of my life

03-28-2003, 12:20 AM	#150
toms68cst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Bismarck, ND Posts: 4,300	Cool, I've never head of the inside cargo hooks, Swing out Spare Tire Carrier or CB. __________________ Unrestored 68 C-10 CST. Original 327. 4-Speed CH465. 50k or so miles. TREASURER, Drum Brake Club.

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