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MR. GOODWRENCH · 05-19-2003, 08:39 AM

OK,I can't make up my mind on weather or not to leave this a GMC or change to chevy,the grill and bumper,hood and radiator support are all in excellent shape,and going by the glovebox sticker and holes in the bed where the emblems used to be it is a true seirra grande truck,which makes me wonder if I should make it a chevy or not,I have all the parts to make it a chevy,and they are all in excellent condition too,so I was just wondering what you guys thought.

griesel72 · 05-19-2003, 08:42 AM

i'd switch it over, i had a gmc 3 years ago as a project, and i couldn't sell it at all, then i swapped it over to a 72 chevy, i got about 1000 more than i had to have and had it sold in less than a week.

david

**JIMs70GMC** · 05-19-2003, 08:43 AM

It's going to boil down to what you like, but since you ask for opinions: look at it this way it seems like for every GMC you see there are a dozen Chevys. I say keep it a GMC.

wnc mountain · 05-19-2003, 08:48 AM

stay gmc! You just don't see as many GMC's out there. As griesel says " for resale" chevy's are better but if you are going to keep it, I say GMC.

Roberty · 05-19-2003, 08:52 AM

Me personally, I like the Chevy front end over the GMC on our trucks. That said, if the truck is all original with good sheetmetal and is a Sierra Grande truck, I would probably leave it as is. ESPECIALLY if it's still going to be titled as a GMC.
A few years back I was at the Rod Run at Pigeon Forge and a guy there had an extremely beautiful restored 1972 Chevy truck for sale. After talking to him he told me that it really was a GMC that had been converted during the resto but was still titled as a GMC. He was asking $8500 for the truck and it was immaculate!! He had over $12,000 worth of receipts on it from the resto. Needless to say I would have bought it on the spot along with several other guys if it had the correct Chevy title. The guy finally sold it a few months later. I ran across the same truck at the same show a couple of years later and talked to the owner that owned it then. He had it for sale and had gotten the title taken care of by buying a rust-bucket '72 for a little of nothing and using the VIN plate off the rust-bucket and title on his truck. He was asking $12,000 for it now and probably got it as exceptionally nice of a truck as it was.

Riveted1 · 05-19-2003, 08:57 AM

Keep it a GMC! I personally like Chevy's better, but that looks like a gem you've got there!

Blue Beard · 05-19-2003, 09:02 AM

Basically that looks like my Chevys twin brother...........

Hutch · 05-19-2003, 09:06 AM

Restore it to the original condition.
Maybe a few upgrades like a Vintage air system.

Have fun

No3Fan4Ever · 05-19-2003, 09:51 AM

4 eyes are better than 2 eyes

Ackattack · 05-19-2003, 09:56 AM

I may be a little partial, but I say keep it a GMC. I too like the 4 headlights a little better.

I painted the grill on my truck the same as the rest of the body and I think it looks really good.

jays68yak · 05-19-2003, 10:05 AM

I like it the way it is. I have been temped to change my chevy to a GMC cuz I do like the GMC better. It all boils down to how you like it.

**CPNE** · 05-19-2003, 10:06 AM

If you are asking then you prefer the Chevy, so go with that plan.

If it were mine, I'd keep it a GMC.

Your front end parts could be resold at decent price to someone wanting to restore their GMC.

If you do convert, you'll need a chevy headlight harness to go with the sheetmetal.

Just don't cut the dash!

*racedvl* · 05-19-2003, 11:13 AM

gman · 05-19-2003, 11:30 AM

I prefer the look of the Chevys but I wouldn't hesitate to leave it a GMC as clean as it is. Just my opinion, though.

tom hand · 05-19-2003, 12:47 PM

In my opinion you cannot "make" it into a Chevy. It will just be a GMC with the wrong front cap. Changing VIN plates to title it as a Chevy is dishonest and illegal in most states. As these trucks get more popular and there are more high dollar restorrations out there, the ones that the VIN matches on the plate, frame, and glovebox are the one that are going to bring the big bucks. If you are doing a complete custom where original is out the window...go for it. If you are going to sink a lot of money in a truck that is going all original..sell it and go buy a Chevy

*dtlilly* · 05-19-2003, 01:08 PM

GMC

1969 GMC · 05-19-2003, 01:28 PM

Maybe I am partial, but keep it GMC.

Maximum Overdrive · 05-19-2003, 01:47 PM

If the title says GMC I would keep it GMC. The GMC trucks are the collector items of these trucks. My GMC truck books for $1800 more than the Chevy model of the same year, same options. While I do like the Chevy's, got 4 of them also, the thing is that everyone else has got a Chevy also. Its the fact that everyone has a Chevy that is driving the prices up on the GMC's

Slammed67 · 05-19-2003, 01:55 PM

I'd keep it GMC, but maybe put a '67 or '68 front end on it. Looks good as-is though

72MARIO · 05-19-2003, 02:11 PM

Agree with Slammed the 67-68 truck look the best. I would leave it GMC.

Jwill41 · 05-19-2003, 02:28 PM

GMC GMC GMC

Ron · 05-19-2003, 02:43 PM

GMC.

71402BB · 05-19-2003, 02:49 PM

I would also have to say GMC. I myself like the looks of both the chevy's and the GMC's. With that truck as nice as it is for as old as it is and being that it's a top of the line truck I just don't see the point of changing it over....... + the GMC's look tougher! hehe

68 Suburban · 05-19-2003, 05:35 PM

Keep GMC's, GMC and Keep Chevy's, Chevy.

They both look great!

Besides, if you start mixing, you are going to kill your resale value when you go to sell. I always shy away from crossbreads.

68 Suburban · 05-19-2003, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by No3Fan4Ever
4 eyes are better than 2 eyes

You must be from the hills

05-19-2003, 08:39 AM	#1
MR. GOODWRENCH Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Maryville,TN Posts: 402	Gmc Or Chevy,your Opinions. OK,I can't make up my mind on weather or not to leave this a GMC or change to chevy,the grill and bumper,hood and radiator support are all in excellent shape,and going by the glovebox sticker and holes in the bed where the emblems used to be it is a true seirra grande truck,which makes me wonder if I should make it a chevy or not,I have all the parts to make it a chevy,and they are all in excellent condition too,so I was just wondering what you guys thought. Attached Images __________________ 68 CST SWB,full off frame restoration,72 GMC Sierra Grande SWB,72 Cheyenne 30 long wheelbase flatbed,2000 4door Chevy Dually bought new,2002 SS Camaro with 600 miles,bought it to put up,72 Monte Carlo,it was my first car,69 Impala with 50,000 miles,it was my dads,89 Dodge diseal 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive,my dad bought it new,68 Camaro RS dragcar,97 United Transporters 25 foot enclosed trailer,58 Oliver Super 77 Diseal,my grandfather bought new fully restored,55 Oliver Super 66 Diseal my uncle bought new,49 Oliver Rowcrop 88,51 Farmall H,51 Farmall Super C,81 Ford 3600,89 Ford 6610,49 Allis Chalmers WD45,81 Allis Chalmers 7060 my dad bought new,Allis Chalmers 175. Last edited by MR. GOODWRENCH; 05-19-2003 at 08:46 AM.

05-19-2003, 08:42 AM	#2
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	i'd switch it over, i had a gmc 3 years ago as a project, and i couldn't sell it at all, then i swapped it over to a 72 chevy, i got about 1000 more than i had to have and had it sold in less than a week. david __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

05-19-2003, 08:43 AM	#3
JIMs70GMC user # 2756 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia Posts: 4,612	It's going to boil down to what you like, but since you ask for opinions: look at it this way it seems like for every GMC you see there are a dozen Chevys. I say keep it a GMC. __________________ 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

05-19-2003, 08:48 AM	#4
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	stay gmc! You just don't see as many GMC's out there. As griesel says " for resale" chevy's are better but if you are going to keep it, I say GMC. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

05-19-2003, 08:52 AM	#5
Roberty Hot Damn - Here I Am!! Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Ringgold, Georgia Posts: 726	Me personally, I like the Chevy front end over the GMC on our trucks. That said, if the truck is all original with good sheetmetal and is a Sierra Grande truck, I would probably leave it as is. ESPECIALLY if it's still going to be titled as a GMC. A few years back I was at the Rod Run at Pigeon Forge and a guy there had an extremely beautiful restored 1972 Chevy truck for sale. After talking to him he told me that it really was a GMC that had been converted during the resto but was still titled as a GMC. He was asking $8500 for the truck and it was immaculate!! He had over $12,000 worth of receipts on it from the resto. Needless to say I would have bought it on the spot along with several other guys if it had the correct Chevy title. The guy finally sold it a few months later. I ran across the same truck at the same show a couple of years later and talked to the owner that owned it then. He had it for sale and had gotten the title taken care of by buying a rust-bucket '72 for a little of nothing and using the VIN plate off the rust-bucket and title on his truck. He was asking $12,000 for it now and probably got it as exceptionally nice of a truck as it was. __________________ My vehicles: '90 Silverado Sport '71 Chevelle SS Convertible '70 C-10 - My Grandfather bought it new - original un-restored

05-19-2003, 08:57 AM	#6
Riveted1 Tasty Cakes! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 2,112	Keep it a GMC! I personally like Chevy's better, but that looks like a gem you've got there! __________________ I'm a little and a lot Ground beef: A cow with no legs. ---------------- '66 Chevy SWB "Penny" '67 Chevy Big Window SWB- aka "Pearl" '72 Burb- "Betty" "It's not a hearse dammit" '99 Chevy Ext. cab Silverado

05-19-2003, 09:02 AM	#7
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,831	Basically that looks like my Chevys twin brother........... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

05-19-2003, 09:06 AM	#8
Hutch Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Grapevine, Tx. Posts: 2,142	Restore it to the original condition. Maybe a few upgrades like a Vintage air system. Have fun __________________ John Hutchison Grapevine,Texas 68 1/2 t swb 68 Mustang 69 Jaguar 71 1/2 t swb 88 Supra CompTs6m 93 Escort GT 2005 Corolla XRS

05-19-2003, 09:51 AM	#9
No3Fan4Ever Running on empty Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 1,033	4 eyes are better than 2 eyes Attached Images __________________ _____________________________________________ Tim We have two rules here at the Rock. Rule #1: No writing on the walls. Rule#2: Obey all rules 70 GMC Sierra Grande "Custom Camper" Longhorn 402 Big Block TH400 PS PB factory AC Posi; 94 Bronco XLT 302, auto;worn out daily driver

05-19-2003, 09:56 AM	#10
Ackattack Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley Center KS Posts: 3,524	I may be a little partial, but I say keep it a GMC. I too like the 4 headlights a little better. I painted the grill on my truck the same as the rest of the body and I think it looks really good. __________________ Project Bruiser: 68 Pro-Touring C-10 5.3L / 4L60E Project Ironhide: 97 GMC Crew Cab 4x4 Cummins SOLD: '69 GMC 1/2T SWB TBI'd: Project No Buck Assembly Manual Index Sign up Thread!!! Factory Service Manual Index

05-19-2003, 10:05 AM	#11
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,453	I like it the way it is. I have been temped to change my chevy to a GMC cuz I do like the GMC better. It all boils down to how you like it. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

05-19-2003, 10:06 AM	#12
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,662	If you are asking then you prefer the Chevy, so go with that plan. If it were mine, I'd keep it a GMC. Your front end parts could be resold at decent price to someone wanting to restore their GMC. If you do convert, you'll need a chevy headlight harness to go with the sheetmetal. Just don't cut the dash! __________________ 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

05-19-2003, 11:13 AM	#13
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05-19-2003, 11:30 AM	#14
gman Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 290	I prefer the look of the Chevys but I wouldn't hesitate to leave it a GMC as clean as it is. Just my opinion, though. __________________ 72 Chevy SWB Custom Deluxe K10, 350/SM465, PS, PB, Fact. Air 2000 Harley...Wide Glide

05-19-2003, 12:47 PM	#15
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	In my opinion you cannot "make" it into a Chevy. It will just be a GMC with the wrong front cap. Changing VIN plates to title it as a Chevy is dishonest and illegal in most states. As these trucks get more popular and there are more high dollar restorrations out there, the ones that the VIN matches on the plate, frame, and glovebox are the one that are going to bring the big bucks. If you are doing a complete custom where original is out the window...go for it. If you are going to sink a lot of money in a truck that is going all original..sell it and go buy a Chevy __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS Last edited by tom hand; 05-19-2003 at 01:19 PM.



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05-19-2003, 01:28 PM	#17
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Maximum Overdrive December 21, 2012 Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Black Eagle, Montana Posts: 1,633	If the title says GMC I would keep it GMC. The GMC trucks are the collector items of these trucks. My GMC truck books for $1800 more than the Chevy model of the same year, same options. While I do like the Chevy's, got 4 of them also, the thing is that everyone else has got a Chevy also. Its the fact that everyone has a Chevy that is driving the prices up on the GMC's Last edited by Maximum Overdrive; 05-19-2003 at 01:50 PM.

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Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	I'd keep it GMC, but maybe put a '67 or '68 front end on it. Looks good as-is though __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

05-19-2003, 02:11 PM	#20
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	Agree with Slammed the 67-68 truck look the best. I would leave it GMC. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

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05-19-2003, 02:43 PM	#22
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05-19-2003, 02:49 PM	#23
71402BB now thats a true COON DOG Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Franconia, NH Posts: 1,977	I would also have to say GMC. I myself like the looks of both the chevy's and the GMC's. With that truck as nice as it is for as old as it is and being that it's a top of the line truck I just don't see the point of changing it over....... + the GMC's look tougher! hehe __________________ current project 67 402BB stout th350 3.08's with a locker. Plan on tubs 18.5's out back! (thanks Burnsman!) 71 SWB Stepside, was a 250, now is a 402 Big Block with 4 speed and 3.73's ( was crushed by a tree, bed sold, motor pulled) was my first truck!... oh well... 72 LWB 4x4 350 4-speed 3.08's posi wearing army olive drab green (SOLD!) 68 BURB 50TH LOOKALIKE work in progress, soon to have 250-I6 with a 3-speed on the tree 4.11's and posi ( currently sitting in back yard tarped awaiting time, $$$, and lots of love!) 67 1 TON- work truck 396 sm 420 4-speed, flat bed 4.57 gears "big red" (my first landscape truck, very rusty and crusty! but still gets the job done when needed!)

05-19-2003, 05:35 PM	#24
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Keep GMC's, GMC and Keep Chevy's, Chevy. They both look great! Besides, if you start mixing, you are going to kill your resale value when you go to sell. I always shy away from crossbreads. __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation. Last edited by 68 Suburban; 05-19-2003 at 05:39 PM.

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