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Here's something else I'm fairly sure about: The 1970 rear end housings were wider and the axles longer.

And I'm wondering if the 70 models had sealed gas tanks with evaporative emissions canisters.:confused: I'd like to get my hands on that setup to get rid of the vented cap and gasoline smell in my garage.

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That was a mid year thing so many were, but some were not. I have been meaning to measure mine.

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I've owned a 67,68 ,69 ,three 71s and three 72s .:chevy: Never owned a 70 :(

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With stock wheels, the rear track on my 69 was so narrow that 235-75 tires were very close to the bed. In fact, the bed had a tire rub mark on one side! That's when I remember reading (back in the early 90s) that 1970-72 models had wider axles.

I ended up installing 8" rally wheels which moved the tires outboard at least an inch, which gave even 255-70s more bed clearance than 235-75s. At that time I also had a race car shop re-drill my axles for 5 on 5 because 71-72 axles were too long. The shop also had to turn down the pilot on the axles by a small amount so the 5-lug drums would fit. So my 69 axles have been Frankensteins for almost 30 years!

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I get people asking, "What year is that, about a '76-'77?" when I'm getting gas in my '72. I thought everyone in the whole wide world knew the body changed in '73, then squarebodies forever

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Lol just this morning I had someone calling my 67 a 77

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I get people asking if my 69 is a 71 or 72, but I don't remember anything farther off-base that that.

When I had a 55 Chevy car, a older guy in a parking lot said something like, "Nice 56." When I told him it was a 55 he said he was pretty sure it was a 56 because he had one when he was younger. I just know he walked away thinking he was right!

I'm an older guy now and sometimes think I remember things like places and date, until my wife corrects me! However, one thing I never get wrong is the years and models of old cars and trucks, even the Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs my parents had in the 50s to 80s.

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Chevy guy at the local gym drives a 70, he's had it forever. The guy's as old as I am, on our last 1/4, or 1/3ish with good blessings. He had trouble believing the 400 is a 402 instead of a 400 SBC.

These trucks are an education. Even vendors and experts got it wrong on occasion, sometimes must be doesn't apply to any.

OT: On occasion my girlfriend sent me pics of square bodies, "look, a truck like yours":lol: May as well be, she's a California EV girl:smoke: Guess what a car show means to Sacramento? No Chevy trucks short a Luv, 2% interesting and 98% new muscle, sport and EV cars - Neat.

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I'd have to look this up. The 396 became a 402, but was still called a 396 by GM, right? Or was it called both?

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In '69 it was called a 396. That held true for '70 except for trucks and the big cars, which if my memory serves me correctly, got 400 badges, and I think that the SBC 400 was available a well as the BBC 402. It was a few years later that the SBC 400 was available in trucks. I worked at a couple different dealerships back in those days, but I could have it slightly wrong. This is from memory.

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Steeveedee, I'm diggin' your old skool camper setup.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/i...ons/icon14.gif

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Thanks! That shell is about 6 years old. The wife went with these side windows, but the really old school aluminum frames were still available.

Here's a bigger pic. This is not a '72 Chevy, either! :lol: Just a nod to the thread title.

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If I am correct our trucks were never available with a small block 400.. I will let others chime in ..

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For 1970, the GM Heritage Center shows the 250 and 307 as standard, with 292, 350, and 396 as options, but no 400.

The 396 was also available with a couple different 4-speed transmissions. One was called "close ratio". Both came with a Dana 3.54 rear axle.

Now those would have been some cool trucks!

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1970 was a 402BB not a 396. as is in my truck. :metal:

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That's interesting. Check out page #13 of this document entitled:

C-K10 Series -- Gasoline
Options & Accessories when Installed by Chevrolet

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/doc...olet-Truck.pdf

No listing for a 402 as an option.

So, Chevy called the 402 a 396 in the specifications but a 400 on the emblem. And then to confuse things further, they put a 400 emblem on 70-76 full-size cars with an SBC 400. :crazy:

Beautiful truck you have there.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/i...ons/icon14.gif

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Thats about it :lol:

My SPID is listed as a 396, not 402.

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My '70 Chevy SPID says L47 400 Cu. In. Look how they spelled Turbo Hydra-Matuc

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whatre you talking about, it looks like a 72 to me... lol

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:lol:

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Funny. A 402 is shown as a 396 on the SPID and a 400 on the fender emblem.

Apparently there was some "rounding" done at various departments at Chevrolet Motor Division.

My 69 had a 307, and I got no emblem.http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/i...cons/icon9.gif

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I guess that they don't "brag" about the standard engines?

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I have the "Corvette engine' The PO told me so.

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I'm using a 327 in my '67 project. Those are Chaparral and Cheetah engines. Vette too!!

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Is it the one that's missing 1/4 of the cam? :D