1969 4x4 project

[bhayes1]

Hello all.

Just signed up Yesterday. I wanted to introduce myself and show you my future project I recently picked up.

I am not an expert on the 67-72 pick ups and wasn't specifically looking for one. I enjoy the outdoors and wanted something a little rough around the edges to take hunting and fishing on the weekends. My plan is to drive it as is for a while and eventually do an LSx swap basically just because I want to attempt one and the MPGs / reliability on long trips would be nice.

Currently this is what I think I have... some of the resident experts might know otherwise.

1969 Chevy LB 1/2 truck that someone put GMC parts on. (title says "chevy" and previous owner is saying the same thing).

350 SBC/ th350

3/4 ton axles (or are the 8 lug stock?)

truck used to have a flatbed on it from my understanding which is why the bed is a completely different color.

Factory AC cab

not much rust

gave $3,300 for it

Anyways, let me know what you think or if you see something I don't. Look forward to learning from you all.

[cst204x4]

Nice looking truck!

[Stocker]

Welcome! I think you'll find these trucks can become an addiction. 8-lugs came on all 3/4 tons from this era (1-tons also). There is a wealth of info on this board and most members are happy to help. There's also VIN decoder info and if you post up your VIN, someone will help see what you have. A pic of the SPID (glove box door sticker) will be helpful too.

[El Dorado Jim]

welcome to the site! nice truck you have there, it is a 3/4 ton, the big hubs on the front are worth alot! if the plastic knobs are messed up, there is a member here that sells blue anodized aluminum replacement knobs, I bought two sets and they are really nice....your truck is a K20 if it is a chevy and K2500 if it is a gmc,I like the looks of your truck, love the gmc's...looks like you got a good deal...kind of hard to say what your truck is? with a chevy 1/2 ton title...does it have front disc brakes?what transfer case do you have?

[bhayes1]

Yes it does have disks in the front. That is good to know about the axles. I am not sure what T-Case it has, ill grab a picture of that when I can. Its leaking ATF out of the output shaft pretty bad so I will be diving into that soon.

Some more pictures as well...

[First c10]

Vin looks like a
C= 2WD
E= V8
1= 1/2 ton
4=pickup
9=1969
Z=fremont
885,524 serial number starts at 100,001
if i am not mistaken

Nice either way! My truck I am building is a Frankenstein truck lol!
Welcome to the board and where in Central Cali are you???

[andrewmp6]

Strange it has a 2wd vin but being its age and mis matched body parts who knows what all been swapped.As far as the tcase goes take a picture of the rear side of it we can id it.I think it has 1 ton running gear under it,The rear end looks full float but the front axle i can't tell if its a dana 44 or dana 60.

[obijuan]

Dana 44

[bhayes1]

andrewmp6

Strange it has a 2wd vin but being its age and mis matched body parts who knows what all been swapped.As far as the tcase goes take a picture of the rear side of it we can id it.I think it has 1 ton running gear under it,The rear end looks full float but the front axle i can't tell if its a dana 44 or dana 60.

Here are some pics of the T-Case. Any recommendations on write ups and places to buy a seal kit from? I'm debating whether to drop it off at a shop or not as I know seals can be finicky. I would hate to put it back in only to find out the leak hasn't been properly fixed and can't imagine a shop would charge all that much just to do the seals without the labor of uninstall/installing the T-Case.

What gears are in a dana 44? Without and O/D she does not like the freeway I can tell you that for sure.

[First c10]

Its a NP205 (Great/strong TC)and you can rebuild it if you are handy when it comes to mechanics. its not too bad and you can search for information here on the site or You tube.
its since it is not original you may have to pull the Diff covers and count teeth on the ring gear or see what the stamped information is on the ring gear. this is the best way to be 100% sure. but I would bet its 3.73 (or 4.11) since you said it does NOT like the highway speeds.
Hope this helps!
Scott
Where are you located?

[andrewmp6]

Yeah that is a np205 and like said one of the best t cases ever made.And like said being its age and having a 2wd vin who knows what year and ratio axles you have tell you open up the diff covers.

[bhayes1]

So I finally put my transfecrase (NP205) back in my truck this weekend. That was a chore! It doesn’t help that everything on that truck is coated in an inch of oil and grease and the previous owner had a variety of every kind of different nut and bolt you could imagine. To say the least I was regretting even tearing into that thing during the moment, but for now I am good.

I am curious as to how any of you have pressed the two seals that go in the adapter plate between the transfer case and transmission? There is a wealth of information on rebuilding the T-case but nothing that addresses these two seals. After ruining 1 seal I ended up finding a friend with a machine shop who made me a one off piece that fit down in the seal groove and pressed this way. This is such a common repair I doubt that this was the easiest way to go about it so I am curious what the norm is? Wish I would have taken pictures, but I didn’t.