1972 GMC Mis-Represented
 

It’s time I got a build thread going… I’ll share, modify the route and get made fun of along the way.
I’ve parted a few trucks the last couple years and learned more than my share of lessons along the way but most importantly… I visited with, met and even assisted several of you in building and keeping your trucks on the road.
About the names…Most truck I see for sale or look at on CL never seem to actually be what I read about them in the ads before I get to look at them in person. That is where the 72 GMC trucks name comes from, “MISS REPRESENTED”. I’ll call the other truck “Board Built” because I only spend the money I make off parting trucks on it.
First, here’s a little background on the 1972 GMC truck “Miss Represented”. It was owned by an oil company and the owner was a quiet little old man (aren’t they all) that ordered it new in the summer of 71 and took possession of it in Sept 71. The serial number is 032 which will make it the lowest numbered production truck I have ever owned or parted. I have almost all the registrations for the truck going way back as well as the build sheet (as soon as I puzzle it all together again).
This truck was in the back yard of the girls Grandmothers, neighbor’s back yard in Grand Junction Colorado after her father passed in 2009. It was only used to hall limbs once a year to the dump. I bought the truck in the summer of 2010 from the gentleman’s estate for $800. It then cost me $600 to get it delivered from Grand Junction to my house here in Kansas. Currently, I have this body sitting on another BB SWB Chassis (from my avatar) that I initially built for GMC. So... this build up of the original chassis will eventually get paired back with its original body with an LS either 5.3 or 6.0 depending on my avaliability and options when Im ready for it..
I have another completed cab that will get all the saved nice black interior pieces I’ve saved and go on the BB chassis that is currently under the truck now. So in essence I’m building 2 trucks; one chassis for the original body and a cab for the BB chassis. It may seem confusing but it will quickly make sense as time goes.
I’ve acquired a lot of parts over the last few years to get this truck well on its way to being a really solid driver that can make its presence know. Most (if not all) the interior pieces are already in the garage and the same with the body panels, minus the bed (ill get a new one) and wheels/tires.
I’m using 15X8 steelies in the rear with 275/60/15s in the rear and 15X7 steelies with 245/60/15s in the front for mockup until I figure out the final stance. 2.5” lowered springs in front with 4” drop in rear with possibly a set of spindles and a block to follow for an additional 2”.
Enjoy the pics and follow along knowing that everyone who has bought parts from me will be is building this truck with me. I really appreciate everyone on this board allowing me to make “Miss Represented” a reality. “Board Build” will be the pleasant surprise that gets everything nice from all the trucks I’ve parted.
Here we go!

*EDIT*
From here on out I am numbering these 3 trucks for reference and those following along (not that many people are). LOL
Here is the breakdown.
Truck 1: Medium Bronze 72 GMC
Truck 2: Green 68 Chevy
Truck 3: Huggar Orange 71

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I'm in!

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I'm in....even if I am a bit confused:lol::lol:

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I'm in. Good lookin GMC! I'd say 6.0!

Wade

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Ill work on catchup this week and let everyone see where Ive been and project out for the future. I dont have time to post like many on here do throughout their builds so Ill share what I can when I can.

Here is a few pictures of the seats (Before and After), I bought them from a board member a couple years ago and had a local shop put some Truckseats covers on them. Some of you will notice I bought 71 seats and used 72 covers. The local upholstery guy is a master at craftsmanship, he did everything needed to make these covers fit very well.The console and door panels... I soda blasted and repainted in parchment (thanks to member 29OD1's soda blaster) and SEM products. There is also a picture of the original seat with its cover in place.
Everyone likes pics so Enjoy!

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At this point Ive redone the interior of the 72 Med Bronze truck and have driven it for a year and a half. Ive enjoyed it and want to put some longer miles on it. Ive driven it for almost 20K miles but the current 402/400 combo isnt very user friendly except for the gas station. LOL
Here is a few pictures of the interior of it as it sits now. The BB chassis under it pictured earlier will get another cab (Ill show it in a week or so) and Ill put the original body back on its original frame with the new LS motor.
Enjoy!
Mike

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Here are the bofore interior pics for now!
at the point here I already sat this body on the BB chassis, note the high hump is green!

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And here are the after pics of the floor and interior.
Door handles and the console were not installed yet either!

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Here is an addition Ill be doing to both trucks...

Its a larger break pedal made by a friend and member here on the board.

Mike

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Well heres the frame in her birthday suit.
Couple thigs to remove/cut and modify and then shes getting covered up forever in POR 15 and topcoated in something either clear or another paint.
Enjoy...
Mike

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I'm in on these...I like the copper color with the parchment interior.

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Drive it up to the Nationals in September! You'll fit right in, we have a great time. Link is in my sig.

Interior looks great!

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Here is the plan for the weekend...
1. Cut the pass through in the cross member this weekend and weld in the 4" dia X 1" pipe piece to "church" up the edges.
2. Im going to remove the rivets on the D/S crossmember for the lower control arm mounts, flip them over and reattach'em, to gain pinion angle back Im loosing with lowered springs (4") and blocks (2" possibly).
Is there other thoughts/mods I should address before letting the paint and coatings fly?

Mike

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Weekend didn't go as planned but "with a little help from my friends"... a week later. The frame is painted and back to the house.
It was sprayed with POR 15 and top coated with chassis black.
Now to get the rest of the frontend pieces ordered and assembled.
A big shot out to Preston (P_Rubottom) for spraying it all for me before it started to flash rust.
I have additional work to do but couldn't wait for paint due to high humidity.
Here are a few pics from afar.
Until next time...enjoy!
Mike

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I'm in for the ride.

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Well got a text from a friend that said he had something for me to go look at this week sooo... Heres a new addition to the hoard! FOR NOW. Perfect step bed and I threw a front end on it so the hoard doesnt grow as fast. LOL More work to follow on the frame and suspension this weekend. just thought id share...
Mike

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Cool trucks. Especially like the stepper. Are you going to sell the bed? Pm me if so.

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Bed pics! I could get you some additional one. The inner L-brackets are pretty straight bown the rails as well.
I sent you my phone number if you'd like to visit on it. Im trying to get the 6.0 for this build.
Mike

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Brown guy came today! Brought the front end parts for the 6.0 truck.
I'll be busy this week peeping them for install this weekend.

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Update on these parts.
Heres a picture of the brake rotors and the calipers. I cleared the calipers with high temp clear so Ill see how they wear. I needed some contrast and thought it might look good.

A big thank you to Nick6266 for the heads up on comparing prices at Rock auto to the local stores. I returned everything I already purchased from Oreillys and bought these parts on line. It only took 4 days to get here and 2 were weekend days.

BTW... If your going to buy suspension parts, Rock Auto is a good deal for these frontend parts. I saved almost half over O'Reillys and Advanced Auto Parts. Just make sure you are getting your order all from the same warehouse or youll get seperate shipping charges. Its listed in your shopping cart before checkout. Click the back button and change your order or buy that part locally. I got everything I have listed in these pictures all from the same location.

Enjoy!

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good luck

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I'm going to follow along as well. However, I can't imagine doing two builds, one is way more than enough....
very nice projects! love the buckets too

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The BB chassis under the medium bronze truck was already done 2.5 years ago so I'll freshen it up and have the other body ready to sit down on it. I'm not building $30K trucks but am pretty sure they will be awesome drivers. The bronze truck drives like a dream already so I hope it will be happy with the 6.0 Liter in it. Progress was slow starting but it will snowball soon.
Mike

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Started installing the crossmember last night.
Getting the lower ball joints pressed in after work and addition pics tonight.
Enjoy the pics!

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Additional pics.

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That's pretty cool. Form and function. Your interior color scheme is unique and i'm diggin' it. I'd say keep up the good work, but something tells me you're already on it. Best of luck!

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Sweet builds. If you ever need a extra set of hands, give me a shout (PM). I am right down the road and around the corner from ya. ( Clearwater ks)

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Glad to see your getting it together! Should be driving it by July right?!

96indyram, I'm must be your neighbor then. I'm in Clearwater.

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You are so far ahead of me that I will never catch up... LOL... I am going to go with the ECE trailing arms... Man your frame is looking great... you will be together in no time... I still need to get the trailing arms, Pan Hard Bar, Differential cover, and fuel tank... Then I have to get the Differential blown apart and have it rebuilt and painted... Along with alot of mods to be done to the Chassis... You will probably have a running driving truck by the time I get the Chassis completed...

Let me know if you need some help...

Dan

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Thanks. If I only had another $20K laying around I could blow.

You and Preston need to come over for free pizza, beer and a build day some Saturday. Lol

If I could get you to help with paint maybe...

Can always use help but I need to get the other cab here to mock up all this interior. Should have it here this weekend if everything goes as planed.

Thanks to all for the encouragement.

Mike

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Excited to see all the swappin' goin' on!

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I am game for a build day. I always like working on vehicles and meeting new people.
I have never been much of a beer drinker... unless its really hot outside. But i sure can kill a 12 pack of
Drpepper. Lol

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Mike, you have great build going here. The interior you redone looks great.

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If your working... the drinks will be in the fridge.

Scott,
Thanks for the compliment. I love driving "Miss Represented". I'll need to freshen the bronze trucks interior up but it's gonna be a really nice driver with the 6.0 liter.
The other truck will start showing itself in the next week or 2 as I get the cab home and mock up the interior. I'm negotiating the 6.0 LQ9 at the moment. I'll get it announced if I get the deal squared away.

Mike

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Cash3481
Any chance this truck ( or both) will be on the road and ready for Blacktop Nationals (august 22-24)? LOL The reason I ask is my wife just asked me if it was possible to get her Grandpa's old 66 panel on the road and take it there to show.
I haven't even got it to our house to start on it yet!...good grief.

Good luck on the 6.0 negotiating!

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"Miss represented" will be on the road but not painted for sure. all I need for her is the motor/tranny. I dropped off the rear end today for the posi. I'm going over to tear it apart to save a few bucks and detail the housing before the install.
"Board build" will be on the road and drivable Because I already have almost the entire cab insides in the garage in boxes. As for the body... Cab will need the final bodywork and paint prep to be ready for paint. I have the fenders grill core support and tons of stuff in there ready to go.

I'll load some pics of the hoard for these two trucks in the coming weeks.
As for now, I have a graduation parts next weekend and promissed I'd sell things of to clean up the yard before we have 200 pople here.

Wish me luck and I'll be sure to load some pics.

Mike

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Who is doing the build on the Rear diff...

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Sam's Friend is doing like 3 or 4 of them at the same time.
Hes doing Sam's race car, another guy or 2 and my posi. I agreed to tear it down for him to save me some money that way I can detail the backing plates and install new bearings prior to the rearend build bonanza.
Ill get a few pics of it when it happens.

Mike

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I need someone to do the rear on Class Act

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Sam's guy knows what he's doing. There's a reason Sam has all those trophies! Lol

Mike