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04-23-2002, 11:04 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Ankeny, IA
Posts: 2
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Hello, and check out my find the other day
I have been reading this forum for awhile and thought my projects might qualify me to join. I went to a swap meet last Saturday and didn't find a thing, so I visited a junk yard I hadn't been to in years. They had a dozen or more 67-72 trucks, but nothing I really needed. I was about to leave when I noticed a 71 GMC behind some rebuilders. I asked about it and stole it for $450. It is a shortbox stepside with rear leaf springs, heavy rear suspension, ac, ps, pdb, rallyes, and brand new tires. I popped the hood and it has a Pontiac 400 with headers and new exhaust.(bonus since I am a pontiac nut) The interior has been nodified and is actually not too bad. I am thinking of redoing the frame and swapping my fleetside body to this since it is already painted. If I can get the engine to run well it will stay there and may get a tripower. I wonder how rough a ride it will be; any thoughts?
------------------ 70 Blazer 71 Blazer 72 Blazer 72 Shortbed 71 GMC Short Stepside 69 GTO 68 Lemans Convert 73 Grandam
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04-23-2002, 11:06 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
Posts: 2,690
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First of all...welcome to the best d@mn site for these trucks.
I do think your collection warants your membership. Cool score on the GMC. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio |
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04-23-2002, 11:36 PM
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Strongman Garage
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Salinas, CA
Posts: 10,241
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welcome aboard, NICE find, and you sure got a fleet!
------------------ My Truck pictures www.xframeimpala.com 68 4x4 short fleetside 327 CH465 edelbrock intake and carb MSD distributor its the "SHAGROLET" 56 big window short stepside 235 dual 1 brls 64ImpalaSS 327 70 C10 LWB fleetside custom/10 350/TH350 IM me on aol SN= SHAGROLET
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04-24-2002, 12:10 AM
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Recovering Truck Driver
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Orleans, NE USA
Posts: 1,883
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Welcome to THE board!!! I'd just like to say that my 72 short step rides like a lumber wagon!!! and I like it that way, of course it is a K-10 with leaves on both ends, stiff sidewall tires and everything is set up to did in the mud with no suspension or body lift, a C-10 should ride alot nicer.
------------------ Ol' Buck: '72 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 shortbox stepside 350/350auto on '84 ralleys and 31/10.5s Angel girl: 67 Cutlass convertible 330, 3spd stick Greener: 90 GMC Jimmy 350/auto Chad Stephens Orleans,NE no name yet: 72 442 under serious construction
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67 K-20 350, SM465, Eaton rear, 4.56 no spin option 00 Dodge 2500 4x4, 24V cummins, 5 speed Chad South Central Nebraska |
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04-24-2002, 12:26 AM
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Saving 1 truck at a time!
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kent, WA
Posts: 6,465
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Welcome from Seattle and sounds like you have a great start there. Drive it unitl you can't stand it any longer then modify it...LOL!
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'68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) |
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