1978 GMC Sierra LWB Project

[Shaun1162]

So while riding around on the back roads the other day, happened to spot this old square body with a fresh for sale sign on it.... Guy had $300 on it, got him down to $225. Pretty rusty, but I figured for that price I could always part it out and junk it right?

Truck has a couple options on it.... 250 6 Cylinder, 4 speed, power steering, power brakes, original AM radio still there, and a couple other option. Got it from the original owner!

Didn't run when I bought it, but he said it ran fine when he parked it. Got it home, hooked a battery too it, some new fuel line and a filter, and away it went! Idled fine for about an hour... There was a pretty good ticking at first, but it went away after a little while. Then I think the fuel pump went bad... It wasn't pumping much through the filter, but enough to run, now it seems to have quit all together, but got a new one in-stock so I'll give it a try tomorrow.

Here's how I found it, think it's been there close to 10 years...



After getting it home today...





One way to take an old shell top off




I'll get some better pictures this week... For being a NH truck, it isn't too rotten, but still needs alot of rust work. Needs both front fenders/inner fenders, passenger rocker, floor work on the passenger side, lower part of the rear quarter on the drivers side, and other misc rot here and there. Someone changed the drivers side rocker and both cab corners, and did a pretty decent job, but they need a little work. The guy that sold it to me and the guys that helped me get it are a little skeptical that it'll ever see the road again, but I always liked saving the junkers compared to buying a real cherry truck.

Not planning anything crazy for it... Just fix the rust, pull some dents, fix the interior, and then paint it the original brown.