I just wrote a novel
 

Ok guys, I just got done writing a freak'n novel about my day
But something screwed up & deleted it before I could post it & I don't feel like typing it again :whine:

So if you want to here the story, Pm me your phone number & I will tell it to you

Here is my new 67 GMC

This is bout 5 min. after I got home
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310001.jpg

Sorry these pics are crappy, it was dark when I took them
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310003.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310005.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310007.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310013.jpg
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310014.jpg

Big V-6
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310008.jpg
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http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j2...7_07310010.jpg

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I may just retype it tomorrow, so all can read it

I am so pissed about that, I had a really good story & the computer ate it :me2: :banghead: :m6: :m7:

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GMC - cool.
V6 - cool.

silly things on cab and other annoying bolt ons... - ...not so cool.

but, thats just me. :D

-Sam.

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Umm.... This thread is worthless without words???.... They make an emoticon for that?

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Here is the breakdown on the Vin.


C = 2Wheel Drive
M= V-6 Gas
1 = 1/2 Ton 3600-5600#
OC= Fender Side
P= Pontiac
C= 1967

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I thought the same, but they are starting to grow on me... please somebody help me :o

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I will bring a cut-off tool and take them off for you!!!! Those things are UGLY!

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You don't even know

I the story of my trip home is what woulda made this thread ;)

I'll type it again tomorrow, so you can see what I went though to get this thing

Bu the basic gist of the story is the fact that I drove this thing in a MONSOON for 2 hours, with no headlights or wipers going about 60-65 mph most of the way :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

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Ugly, but are they fugly ???

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My eyes are bleeding even in the dark that yellow is bright. But it looks like a hell of a solid truck good find. I would love to see the story posted most truck finds are good ones.

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That is a true Texas truck. I mean deep south Texas, :lol:. Nice truck, ugly extras imho.

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Those add-on things must be so aerodynamic that you didn’t need the wipers! :lol:
s/t

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For a sec I thought it was the "SS" school bus version.


(Yeah yeah I know, no SS line for trucks in 1967).

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There’s an area in Dallas referred as Deep Ellum (southern accent) (it’s really Elm street).
I think we should call the truck Deep Ellum!:lol:
s/t

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Yes sir they can also be defined as that.

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overall its a truck id love to have with it being a 67 gmc with the v6 but the first thing id do is take off those to things on the roof and the bug shield, clean it up a bit and drive it, with the headlights and wipers working ofcourse

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Ok, here is the story

My dad & I were going to look at a 67 bug that I have been trying to buy for the past few years, & on the way we spot a 67 GMC on the side of the road & it's for sale :cool:
So we decided that we'd stop & look at it on the way back, so we come back to look at it & it looks like a pretty good ol truck
So I called the guy up & asked him a little about it & how much he was try'n to get out of it & he offers to come let us hear it run as he is only 10 min. away
So he comes & fires it off, it sounds good, doesn't smoke... :blah:
So my dad & I have a system we use to haggle peeps down, so we put that into swing & we come to an agreeable price :Own:
So about that time we realize that we can't tow it home, because our trailer is broke at the moment :( So I check the brakes to see if I think I can drive it home (last driven in 04) The pedal goes thump, down to the floor... aren't they all :lol:
So he says hmmm, that thing had pedal just the other day so he gives us some brake fluid & we bleed the brakes some, so it has a LITTLE bit of pedal :crazy:
I'm like "Welp it's got E-brake if nothing else" So we go to get some gas in a gas can, so we can have enough fuel to get to the station
We get back & put the gas in, head out to the gas station, get fuel & add some air to the tires

SO off we go, but shortly after getting back on the road it starts to rain :me:
Anywho, after a while it starts to REALLY rain like cows (completely ship cats & dogs and went to cows) By the way, I have no wiper or headlights :lol: :crazy:

So I wind up driving in a MONSOON for about 2 hours to get home, I thing we managed about 60-65 mph on the way home (couldn't see Sh_t !)
But I made it home & thats what counts, I think my original story might have been a little better but hay this one works :cool:

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Cleaning & getting the "bugs" worked out are top of the list
Removing the accessories is gonna wait a while

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:lol: BTDT, sucks doesn't it. I've driven with a headlight plugged into the cig lighter and a string tied to the wipers so me and my buddy could give the windshield a swipe every now and then, but that's back when I was your age.:lol:

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I think your truck was on the cover of JC Whitney a few years back....

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:lol: :lol:

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-
I didn't think it rained in Texas......:haha: ..J/K

LockDoc

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Just like it doesn't rain in the Army, it rains ON the Army.

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that's probably a sweet truck under the K-mart rash.
Krue, I thought I was the only one who's ever done the string trick on the wipers! The cig lighter plug is a road side repair I'll have to remember though. :cool:
What did you think of the V6 durring your drive? I hadn't realized you could get a 3 speed with the V-6, I've only seen 4 speeds and autos.
Tell us a little more on your game that you and your dad do on price hagglihng... it sounds like you two have a good thing going... and what did you end up paying for it.
Whats the plans with this one? (I kinda like the short/step/67GMC better than your long fleet.... you could swap it all over onto that truck)

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That would be cool :lol:


Yeah the accessories are a bit different, but I can roll em

Krue, that is definitely some stuff to remember right thar

When I called the dude, I asked if I could pop the hood & he said yes so it was a cool surprise when I saw that HUGE engine
I thought it was odd that it had a 3-OTT, if I keep it I'll prolly put my NV-4500 in it (will it bolt up or is the bell housing different on these six's ?)
I think it needs a tune (but it seems to a good engine & doesn't smoke) but it can accelerate up a hill in 3rd gear, just not uber fast & a hill here isn't just a small mountain ;)

The system we have changes from deal to deal slightly, it's something that he & I have done for a long time and we have just got'n in tune to what each other are basically think'n, so it just works for us

Andy, it's a long bed :Own: If I keep it, I'll prolly put a 88-98 dually bed on it & convert it to a dually (I saw one in tyler yesterday & it looks sweet, but i didn't have a card to give him)
But thats just a thought, I may not do it that way
I like the V-6 / NV-4500 idea & get rid of the seats that are in it, but past that I dunno
If I keep it, I'll make it my hauler so I can do my black truck the way I really want it :metal: