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01-17-2014, 06:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Canton North carolina
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Finally... 72 4x4 finished
This truck has been painted for three years and i have finally got it going. The back story. I knew this truck as a young boy, it was owned by state trooper who' s son I was friends with. Graduated high school in 1989 and truck disappeared and I never gave it another thought. Fast forward to 2008, working for a tractor distributer during the summer while off from work (teach science and history as well as coach varsity baseball). Low and behold, deliver a tractor on the top of a mountain and there sits the truck, knock on the door, strike a deal and two weeks later truck gets a carb , tire, gas and battery and I drive it home- it had sat for three years with a bad carb in guy' s side yard. Start getting parts collected and in 2009 it goes to paint. I get it back in November of 2010 just before my son was born. I rush to hang parts on the truck and then my wife dies unexpectedly two weeks after the boy was born. I put the truck in the garage at my mom's and basically walked away. In the mean time I started on the 68 anniversary and got it finished in June of 2013, I got the bug to finish the truck- I guess I had healed, and what you see is the result. 1972 swb Cheyenne super, 350 CID engine, factory tach, posi, air, four speed, manual throttle, power steering and brakes, am/fm and tow hooks. I added a set of factory bucket seats and shoulder belts. Truck was painted black when I took ownership, but was the deluxe two tone medium olive poly and white, I did not like the mid stripe but stayed with white top. Truck originally had full wheel covers but the small caps I felt suited it better.
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:40 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
More #1 front
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:41 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
More engine
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:41 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
More engine #2
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:42 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Interior
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:42 PM
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Roadtrip!
 
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Very nice truck!
Sorry to hear about your wife...
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67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto |
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01-17-2014, 06:44 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Bed floor. This is a factory GM steel floor and yes it is that straight! The tubs are NOS as is head gate, the tailgate was a factory takeoff I scored here on the board
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:44 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Floor pic
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:46 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Truck looks weird color but it is a light issue, very over - cast here today.
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 06:49 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Beautiful machine and well optioned. Great work
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01-17-2014, 06:57 PM
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I'm trying....
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Athens, GA
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Gorgeous. Engine bay looks fantastic with firewall markings. More daylight pics please. Well done.
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01-17-2014, 06:59 PM
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Location: Godley, TX
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Been waiting for this one for a looong time! I remember the long ago teaser pics of it on the trailer... Looks perfect, a dream truck of mine - congrats in finishing it up.
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01-17-2014, 07:00 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Awsome truck....man i bet your boy loves riding in that truck. Life seems to take us down alot of roads some good some real bad. But driving that truck around will make even the bad roads seem just a little better. Great job
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01-17-2014, 07:17 PM
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Location: Clinton township, MI
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Beautiful truck, Sorry to hear about your wife.
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01-17-2014, 08:23 PM
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The Few, The Proud
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ball Ground, Georgia
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Job well done Harold. That's a nice K10. My '69 will be very similar to your's whenever I finish it.
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01-17-2014, 08:28 PM
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Just like to part out trucks!!
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Harold, it looks AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Can I ship you my blazer and have you put it together for me, lol
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67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure" |
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01-17-2014, 08:30 PM
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Location: St. Louis Mo.
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
very nice!
life is strange...sorry about the bad luck but good things come to good people.... |
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01-17-2014, 08:34 PM
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2WD Jimmy
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Perfect... absolutely perfect.
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01-17-2014, 08:34 PM
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Roto Reuter thats the name...
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Very nice truck. I am partial to the 4X4 SWB trucks (as you can see). Sorry to hear of wife's passing. Maybe the truck is good therapy. Keep up your spirits and good work.
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~ Dan  My 70 K10 SWB build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=782232 My 71 SWB build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651394 1970 SWB Fleet K10 4X4, 5.3L LM7, 4L60E, Dakota Digital RTX, Vintage Air, Ididit tilt 1971 SWB Fleet C10 - Original SWB Arizona truck, new custom restoration project "Kick out your motor and drive while you're still alive - kick it out!" - Heart 1977 |
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01-17-2014, 08:54 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Another stellar truck Harold!
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1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man |
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01-17-2014, 09:04 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Great truck!!!!!!
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01-17-2014, 09:37 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Beautiful truck!
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01-17-2014, 09:54 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Thank you all for the kind words! Randy, if you want to come work on my outfield I will work on the blazer for free:-).
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67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle |
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01-17-2014, 09:55 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Very, VERY nice!!!
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01-17-2014, 10:12 PM
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Re: Finally... 72 4x4 finished
Great job saving another super! The buckets were a good idea- for a 4x4 its pretty well loaded. Sorry you lost your wife- I'll pray for you when you come to mind
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