My 72 gmc build
 

So here's the 1972 GMC K-2500 Sierra that I have had as my daily driver for the past two years. It's a numbers matching truck, except for the motor (which I have). It came from the factory with bucket seats and console, auxiliary fuel tank, sliding rear window, and the tach option. I have all the paperwork for it including the bill of sale and protect-o-plate. For a drivetrain it has another 350, SM465 4 speed, 205 transfer case and the DANA 60 rear end with 4.10s or 4:11s

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I added the flatbed this summer since the bed floor was rotted out. Here pretty soon I'll be tearing apart the whole truck and redoing the body for my senior project (yeah my school still does that). I'll also be installing a Ranger Overdrive and Flowmasters with headers

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That's a cool truck. It's nice your school still does that stuff. I took 3 years of Auto shop in my school and they closed down my senior year. That was also in 2002 so it's been a little while now.

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Thanks. I've got the only one like it in the whole county, so everyone in my area knows who I am

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Now, that is a farm truck !!!!!! :gmc2:

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I know it's been a while, but here's some pictures of my progress

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New floor pans, inner and outer rockers, cab corners and floor supports

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Drivers side panel alignment

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Engine had antifreeze on cylinder 6 due to a cracked head, so I installed new head gaskets and good heads along with a set of free headers

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Ranger overdrive being installed

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Cab bottom after two coats of POR15 and and a coat of bed liner. This is as far as I have gotten on the body work

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After I rebuilt the back panel on the flat bed. This is what you come up with when you want a triple-C bale bed but don't have $8,000 to spend on one

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Nice truck ,Im in to see the rest of it .

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I'll have the cab and driveshafts reinstalled this weekend and hopefully have it in the body shop in a couple weeks. It's going to be nice to have the old girl back after it being out of commission for five months

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Sweet! I want to see how this turns out!

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After I got my reciever tube and D-rings welded on

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Different angle

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And for all those of you who might say "That top weld on the receiver looks like hammered dog s&$@!," no it doesn't. Here's a better view of the stack

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Reinstalled the cab last night

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Shifter setup for the ranger and the main gearbox

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It looks like you are making really good progress! When you are done could I get a ballpark on how much this whole thing cost to finish?

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I'll have about $7,000 in the truck by the time I'm done. But that's with an all new undercarriage and a rebuilt rear end too

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Truck looks great.I like the bed.

How is the ranger to use ?
Been thinking about one for awhile.

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I've never used it before but I heard great reviews on it. I'm hoping it works really well

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Love it man! Nice looking k2500. I'm going after a 72 k/20 Cheyenne this weekend. Most love these trucks low and fast I like them 4x4!

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That's not too bad, is that including the overdrive?

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[QUOTE=Bladeboy1998;7081479]That's not too bad, is that including the overdrive?[/QUOTE
Overdrive, flatbed and all

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Wow! That's great! Keep up the good work

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Well, about the only thing I accomplished last night was setting my carburetor on fire in an attempt to start my engine for the first time in five months. That was interesting, to say the least

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We've all been there at one time or another... I lost my eyebrows and part of my beard from a backfire thru the carb. Good times haha

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Something more dumb can always be done, like trying to light cardboard on fire downwind with gas...

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I too have had my share of flames under the hood ,not fun at all.

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I got the truck running really good with the help of a friend the other day. I will say it is WAY too loud with just open headers. With all that said and done, I was able to cruise around in it a little bit. The ranger overdrive is going to be great once the truck is really back on the road.
I also had to go buy a brand new passenger side door and fender today. It wasn't any fun being out another $500 after I thought my parts were ok to use

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Here's some pictures of what I acomplished tonight

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Later on

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So I almost have a truck again. Everything was lining up great until we tried it with the weatherstripping:banghead:

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Subscribed. Going to be a very nice truck.