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Cethern · 07-22-2004, 10:51 PM

Sometime ago I had talked and asked some questions about a 71 GMC a Friend found for me.
Well I found time to get down there and see this old truck man I have to say it's in great shape!! I found one rust hole in the cab corner that it. Well there could be more but I doubt it. it has a 350 2bbl 350/205 with a Dana 60 rear 44 front
PS Disk brakes in the front. It started life as a Camper Special before the Lake George Fire Dept. got it where for most of the 53,000 miles it has lived before this old man got to use to fix up Cabins.

As a whole it's a great deal for a 1000$ even with the ugly yellow/green paint.
My plans for it ..I'm not sure as it has a very big utillty box on it but even that is in great shape anybody need one?
So I'm not sure if I want to go with a Flatbed or find a oem bed for it. Finding a OEM bed mite be hard well not to hard I see them everywhere finding one in good shape will be.

The other thing I want to do is see if I can get rid of the very old lockout hubs anybody know if the Warn makes hub for the old D44's?

Yes I plan on getting a digi cam and getting some pic's.
I still have to drive the darn thing lol the float was stuck when I was up there last weekend and seeing how I'm headed in to town tomarrow I'll head up there and play with it.
The OEM color was a White with Blue up till then I have not see one that was painted that way it's like a two tone for some reason it looks different. After last weekend I have seen two painted that way. Funny how untill you own one or someone makes you aware of something you don't see it. It's like the Gold and White Trucks I see them everywhere now lol.

Pic's coming soon

Cethern

**JIMs70GMC** · 07-23-2004, 05:58 AM

If those are spicer hubs you might want to just clean them and re-grease. Sounds like a great find!

**Canadian694x4** · 07-23-2004, 03:48 PM

Can't wait to see Pics!

Cethern · 07-27-2004, 11:43 PM

Well here are some pic's I wish I could of had Internet service over the weekend I went back to fix the Carb problem and we could not get the darn thing started I did everything I could think of I added new points, cap, rotor, rechecked the timing and gave up on saturday to only came back on sunday to add Plugs and Wires. Only to find a wire had come off the Solinoid that went to the coil...

After we fixed that it fired right up and runs like a champ.

It does need some work as they all do

Cethern · 07-27-2004, 11:52 PM

The hubs say Cutless or something cloes to that. In the pass. side you can see the rust hole in the cab corner so far everything looks great but a better look under the cab mite show something else. but from inside the floors are solid.

07-22-2004, 10:51 PM	#1
Cethern What was I thinking?? Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Commerce City Co Posts: 637	Update on the 71 GMC 3/4 4X4 Now with pic's Sometime ago I had talked and asked some questions about a 71 GMC a Friend found for me. Well I found time to get down there and see this old truck man I have to say it's in great shape!! I found one rust hole in the cab corner that it. Well there could be more but I doubt it. it has a 350 2bbl 350/205 with a Dana 60 rear 44 front PS Disk brakes in the front. It started life as a Camper Special before the Lake George Fire Dept. got it where for most of the 53,000 miles it has lived before this old man got to use to fix up Cabins. As a whole it's a great deal for a 1000$ even with the ugly yellow/green paint. My plans for it ..I'm not sure as it has a very big utillty box on it but even that is in great shape anybody need one? So I'm not sure if I want to go with a Flatbed or find a oem bed for it. Finding a OEM bed mite be hard well not to hard I see them everywhere finding one in good shape will be. The other thing I want to do is see if I can get rid of the very old lockout hubs anybody know if the Warn makes hub for the old D44's? Yes I plan on getting a digi cam and getting some pic's. I still have to drive the darn thing lol the float was stuck when I was up there last weekend and seeing how I'm headed in to town tomarrow I'll head up there and play with it. The OEM color was a White with Blue up till then I have not see one that was painted that way it's like a two tone for some reason it looks different. After last weekend I have seen two painted that way. Funny how untill you own one or someone makes you aware of something you don't see it. It's like the Gold and White Trucks I see them everywhere now lol. Pic's coming soon Cethern __________________ 72 K5 that needs lots of parts.. 71 GMC 3/4 4x4 That doesn't need much which is a good thing I don't think I could aford another money pit... Last edited by Cethern; 07-27-2004 at 11:30 PM. Reason: pic's

07-23-2004, 05:58 AM	#2
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	If those are spicer hubs you might want to just clean them and re-grease. Sounds like a great find! __________________ 1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm

07-23-2004, 03:48 PM	#3
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Can't wait to see Pics! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

07-27-2004, 11:43 PM	#4
Cethern What was I thinking?? Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Commerce City Co Posts: 637	Pic's Well here are some pic's I wish I could of had Internet service over the weekend I went back to fix the Carb problem and we could not get the darn thing started I did everything I could think of I added new points, cap, rotor, rechecked the timing and gave up on saturday to only came back on sunday to add Plugs and Wires. Only to find a wire had come off the Solinoid that went to the coil... After we fixed that it fired right up and runs like a champ. It does need some work as they all do Attached Images __________________ 72 K5 that needs lots of parts.. 71 GMC 3/4 4x4 That doesn't need much which is a good thing I don't think I could aford another money pit...

07-27-2004, 11:52 PM	#5
Cethern What was I thinking?? Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Commerce City Co Posts: 637	The hubs say Cutless or something cloes to that. In the pass. side you can see the rust hole in the cab corner so far everything looks great but a better look under the cab mite show something else. but from inside the floors are solid. Attached Images __________________ 72 K5 that needs lots of parts.. 71 GMC 3/4 4x4 That doesn't need much which is a good thing I don't think I could aford another money pit...



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