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67c-20 · 03-28-2003, 04:19 AM

i don't know how rare it is but in all of my serarchs i have only seen one rear axle like the one in my 68 gmc. it had a 10 bolt cover 6 lug wheels which is not that rare but mine had studs that came from the outside of the axle towards the pumpkin. every one i have ever seen has carriage style bolts that have the studs going out towards the wheels. if you ever had a wheel bearing go out in one of these like i did you will know it because your whole axle, wheel, and brake drum leave the truck. mine went into the woods in the middle of the night.

Dreaminator · 03-29-2003, 12:39 AM

Anyone have any more pixs or dimensions of the inside cargo hooks?

*Gee_Emm* · 03-30-2003, 07:35 PM

I found one of the pages scanned from the accesories book.

casey · 03-31-2003, 02:34 AM

I'm not sure how rare this is, I was talking to a guy with a swb step side, he said the clove box build sheet said his truck was a 6cylinder with a 400 turbo alittle over kill on the tranny don't you think, it also had heavy duty coils added from the factory, he said it might of been some type of delivery truck

**slomotion** · 04-01-2003, 10:45 AM

Hey guys, I'm a new member although I've been hanging with you for a few months. I've been dubbing around with old trucks for a long time....wish I had a few of them back...hind-sight and all that stuff.

Anyhow, I just brought home a '68 C20 SWB factory 3/4 ton rack body dually. 292 six, w/4spd, radio delete, speedo and fuel gauge. The rest are "idiot" lights. The truck has 26K original miles and no rust. It has what appears to be Chevy clearance lights (based on the photo's in an earlier post) although the glove box door sticker doesn't mention them.

I don't want to do any cutting on this truck, but I'd like a better array of gauges. Would it be sacrilege to modify a glove box door ( cut a clearance for the steering column, punch holes for the gauges and put in a set of after-market gauges?)That way, if I wanted to go back to bone stock I wouldn't have hurt anything

**CPNE** · 04-01-2003, 11:18 AM

Slomotion, welcome from NH.

Pretty much the opinions here are "do what you want, it's your truck".

If it were me I'd find a used full guage cluster and substitute in the aftermarket gauges you want to use rather than to do the glove box thing.

Try posting your question on a new post you create (New Thread" button), you'll get a lot more response.

BTW, factory clearance lights did not appear until 69 and that style is easilly identifiable by the raised "hockey puck" mounting areas in the cab roof. What you have is dealer installed and would not be on the glove box build sheet.

AndrewDT · 04-01-2003, 12:07 PM

Hey there, CPNE,

Did you ever come up with pics of your luggage carrier? I'd like to see what a vintage one looks like. Thanks!

AT

**CPNE** · 04-01-2003, 12:31 PM

I'll post dome pics for you and ckhd when I can get them.

*Gee_Emm* · 04-01-2003, 08:07 PM

I wouldnt do cutting on that, but its your truck

You can get a factory style guage package with

Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery and temp gauges
or
Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach and temp gauges
or
Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach, vacuum and temp gauges
or
Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach, air pressure(wouldnt be much use to you though) and temp gauges

Do you have any pictures of this truck, I would love to see it.

**slomotion** · 04-02-2003, 02:27 PM

Gee emm, thanks for the in-put. I agree, keeping the dash looking stock is a better way to go.

I'll get a few pics up on another thread when I get a couple. I have a digital camera but haven't figured it all out yet....

**68Custom** · 04-02-2003, 03:37 PM

IMO, i would say the rarest option would be the 50th anniversary package, it only came one out of the running 6 years total. and what was the production number for all of these around? i must admit, i am impressed with all of these cool finds as far as the options go

Aaron

Rod · 04-02-2003, 04:56 PM

How about right hand drive trucks for European markets? Rare enough Id say... I've never seen one.

03-28-2003, 04:19 AM	#151
67c-20 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: dillsburg pa Posts: 115	i don't know how rare it is but in all of my serarchs i have only seen one rear axle like the one in my 68 gmc. it had a 10 bolt cover 6 lug wheels which is not that rare but mine had studs that came from the outside of the axle towards the pumpkin. every one i have ever seen has carriage style bolts that have the studs going out towards the wheels. if you ever had a wheel bearing go out in one of these like i did you will know it because your whole axle, wheel, and brake drum leave the truck. mine went into the woods in the middle of the night. __________________ 67 k-20 w/327 and a 3speed and 4.57 rear with 17 inch split rims and 9 inch wide rubber(is my current project) 73 blazer 6 inch all spring lift 350/350 with crappy 3.08 gears and 35 inch bfg tires. just put out 135 hp to the wheels on the dyno. 54 chevy delray .060 over 250 i-6 which was taken from my first truck(68 gmc). it is next in line for a rebuild

03-29-2003, 12:39 AM	#152
Dreaminator Dreaminator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Posts: 156	Anyone have any more pixs or dimensions of the inside cargo hooks? __________________ The Dreaminator Daily Driver 1971 Cheyenne 10 Lwb Tilt/Tac 402 .030 TH400.

04-01-2003, 10:45 AM	#155
slomotion Old Duffer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,821	Hey guys, I'm a new member although I've been hanging with you for a few months. I've been dubbing around with old trucks for a long time....wish I had a few of them back...hind-sight and all that stuff. Anyhow, I just brought home a '68 C20 SWB factory 3/4 ton rack body dually. 292 six, w/4spd, radio delete, speedo and fuel gauge. The rest are "idiot" lights. The truck has 26K original miles and no rust. It has what appears to be Chevy clearance lights (based on the photo's in an earlier post) although the glove box door sticker doesn't mention them. I don't want to do any cutting on this truck, but I'd like a better array of gauges. Would it be sacrilege to modify a glove box door ( cut a clearance for the steering column, punch holes for the gauges and put in a set of after-market gauges?)That way, if I wanted to go back to bone stock I wouldn't have hurt anything __________________ '68 Short C20 Flatbed Dually w/ 292 4bbl, Langdon cast headers, and WC T5 trans. '81 G10 Shorty Van "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers "Under promise, then over achieve."

04-01-2003, 11:18 AM	#156
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	Slomotion, welcome from NH. Pretty much the opinions here are "do what you want, it's your truck". If it were me I'd find a used full guage cluster and substitute in the aftermarket gauges you want to use rather than to do the glove box thing. Try posting your question on a new post you create (New Thread" button), you'll get a lot more response. BTW, factory clearance lights did not appear until 69 and that style is easilly identifiable by the raised "hockey puck" mounting areas in the cab roof. What you have is dealer installed and would not be on the glove box build sheet. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all Last edited by CPNE; 04-01-2003 at 11:21 AM.

04-01-2003, 12:07 PM	#157
AndrewDT Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Woods, Minnesota Posts: 196	Hey there, CPNE, Did you ever come up with pics of your luggage carrier? I'd like to see what a vintage one looks like. Thanks! AT __________________ '72 Suburban 4X4 "Save the Earth, kill yourself"

03-30-2003, 07:35 PM	#153
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	I found one of the pages scanned from the accesories book.

03-31-2003, 02:34 AM	#154
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	I'm not sure how rare this is, I was talking to a guy with a swb step side, he said the clove box build sheet said his truck was a 6cylinder with a 400 turbo alittle over kill on the tranny don't you think, it also had heavy duty coils added from the factory, he said it might of been some type of delivery truck

04-01-2003, 12:31 PM	#158
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,664	I'll post dome pics for you and ckhd when I can get them. __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

04-01-2003, 08:07 PM	#159
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,002	I wouldnt do cutting on that, but its your truck You can get a factory style guage package with Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery and temp gauges or Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach and temp gauges or Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach, vacuum and temp gauges or Speedo, fuel, oil pressure, battery, tach, air pressure(wouldnt be much use to you though) and temp gauges Do you have any pictures of this truck, I would love to see it. Last edited by Gee_Emm; 04-01-2003 at 08:09 PM.

04-02-2003, 02:27 PM	#160
slomotion Old Duffer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 1,821	Gee emm, thanks for the in-put. I agree, keeping the dash looking stock is a better way to go. I'll get a few pics up on another thread when I get a couple. I have a digital camera but haven't figured it all out yet.... __________________ '68 Short C20 Flatbed Dually w/ 292 4bbl, Langdon cast headers, and WC T5 trans. '81 G10 Shorty Van "Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement." Will Rogers "Under promise, then over achieve."

04-02-2003, 03:37 PM	#161
68Custom Hammer On! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 473	IMO, i would say the rarest option would be the 50th anniversary package, it only came one out of the running 6 years total. and what was the production number for all of these around? i must admit, i am impressed with all of these cool finds as far as the options go Aaron __________________ 1968 C20 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed 1968 K10 Inline 6 250 SM465 4 speed

04-02-2003, 04:56 PM	#162
Rod Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Eastern - Manitoba Canada, Winnipeg Posts: 4,369	How about right hand drive trucks for European markets? Rare enough Id say... I've never seen one. __________________ Senior active founding member. 70 3/4 ton GMC Suburban 4x4 250/4 spd. 71 1/2 ton Suburban Chevy 4x4, 350/350 72 Chev 1 ton tow truck 402BB w/Holmes 440 wrecker on propane 2005 FLSTSCI Harley Springer 85 FXSB Harley Lowrider 72 Triumph 650 Bonneville 5spd "Poor people don't have hobbies" Quote from wife.



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