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Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
Well I am back with a squarebody again. This one came home with me today.
1981 GMC High Sierra C1500 SWB Stepside 69,912 original miles Factory Air Power Steering Power Brakes Automatic (T350 I assume so far) Aftermarket seats Only a 250 6 banger, but I like it I am the 3rd owner It was bought from a local dealer (step bumper...dealer changed owners few years ago). 2nd owner was the mechanic for it when the dealer didn't handle it. (He also handles my work when I am too lazy or stupid). He did a restore of it in 2014.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Re: Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
I like it Bill!
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Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941 Last edited by Palf70Step; 07-04-2019 at 11:17 AM. |
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
Do the square bodies have more legroom than the 60-66's?
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I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035 Last edited by Palf70Step; 07-04-2019 at 11:17 AM. |
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Re: Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
Looks like a nice one Bill!
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Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build Last edited by Palf70Step; 07-04-2019 at 11:18 AM. |
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Re: Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
That's one clean truck you picked up.
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Re: Palf's Little Blue Jimmy
Very nice Bill!
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Yes...Not as much as the 88 & newer, but quite a bit more than the 60-66
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But Found Her 25yrs Later!
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
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I'm only about 5'-11" so leg room in my 65 hasn't been issue for me. ![]()
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I lost my 65 - Found it 25 years later: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=426650 66 C20 Service Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=428035 |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Bill!!!! she's mint. I would love that
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
She is officially my truck. Today was the honorary transfer of the barefoot gas pedal into the
![]() Hey, Little things for little minds. ![]() Got the tool box in, so I got all my stuff for road trips ready.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
I was wondering when the gas pedal was going in. I saw the front license plate in the first pictures and thought you were slipping with the pedal.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
No Steven, just slow with all this cold lately. Sorry we missed you at the breakfast.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
When you gonna come see me? Now that you have all that spare time.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Not off the clock yet Krue, almost....well, maybe I am with this furlough.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
So is the white 60-66 gone?
Man, you picked up a heck of a nice truck. Is a 6" drop in the works?
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Jesse,
Yeah the 64 is gone. It funded this one. It is a nice clean truck. As of this time, no drop planned in the near future and if I went at it I would not go as low as the 64. It limited my driving. Krue knows, too many folks live in places that are not friendly to low trucks. If I did, probably only 2.5/3" front spindles and 4" in rear.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! Last edited by Palf70Step; 01-25-2018 at 06:22 AM. |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
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"If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. ![]() We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck" Last edited by Palf70Step; 01-25-2018 at 06:23 AM. |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
![]() A 3/4 would look good still too. At least I got to see the 64 in person once.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Tweaking, cleaning up things on the ole girl. I have been tracing out wiring trying to figure out why my heat/AC fan controller has an always hot instead of a switch hot power feed. Everything works fine, I just have to remember to turn on heat/AC blower before I get out of the truck.
While working on that I stripped inside down and insulated the inside before I install some tunes into the girl. She is shiny inside now. Now that this is done, I will get back to setting up the sound and hopefully fire what wire connectin is wrong on the heat/AC.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Followin along! Diggin this!
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
Yes...I have had really good luck with it in other trucks.
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
I have been lazy, so it is time to catch up on some of the stuff I been playing with.
Finished the stereo install. I did not want to take away the radio delete (for now), so I used a marine mount to put in the head unit. I have a dual speaker setup in the factory center location, as well as bigblock73's speaker mounts with 6x9's in the corners behind the seat. I used a flat antenna and hid-it, sorta, on the passenger side A-pillar. Unless you are looking for it it goes unnoticed and reception seems great.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
The 80's wheels had to go, mostly because I found a crack in one and didn't feel like trying to find one to match the rest. Probably not what alot of folks would want, but I got a set of US Wheels like I have on Whitey. They are 15x8, in black. I had some nice Chevy center caps from a 96 C1500 truck and the adapter lug-nuts. So I found some GMC center decals (they are for the 80's ralleys, not the ones for the 90's caps). I like the look. I ditched the 31x10.50's on the front for some 255/70. I still have the 31's on the rear.
Still chasing a few electrical gremlins which might be in the ignition switch and/or tumbler setup.
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Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God! |
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Re: Palf's 1981 GMC
looks good Bill !
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