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junksaver · 09-06-2023, 06:16 PM

Well kind of a barn find. It's been in my little barn for over a year. It actually sat in a warehouse I had for 10 years. I moved it from VA to NC last year. The fuel pump went out so I put a new one on this past weekend and fired it up. It the first time it has run in over 10 years. It felt good to drive it around. Now it's time to make it drivable again. It's amazing how life can get in the way of projects.

junksaver · 09-06-2023, 06:20 PM

I gave her a bath and things looked so much better.

4793 · 09-06-2023, 06:52 PM

Nice truck as it is- from here, the before pics look like Forest Service green but in the after pics it almost seems light blue. What do you have planned?

yuccales · 09-06-2023, 07:06 PM

It needed a bath bad! Good job. Good looking truck!

**68 C10 Driver** · 09-06-2023, 07:09 PM

Great looking truck. Short wheel base stepsides look fantastic!

junksaver · 09-06-2023, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 4793

Nice truck as it is- from here, the before pics look like Forest Service green but in the after pics it almost seems light blue. What do you have planned?

Thanks! I've had it for 15 years and it has just been in storage. Any modifications done to it were probably back in the 90's. Mine plan is to just go thru it and see what needs to be replaced to get it road worthy. I love the look so no plans to ever change that.

custom10nut · 09-06-2023, 07:44 PM

“Make it Drivable”?
It’s perfect the way it is!

Absolutely beautiful!

**special-K** · 09-07-2023, 08:38 AM

I guess you mean go over the brakes, steering, lights, and other mechanicals. Good idea. Better than jump in and go. Is it GM Light Green (503)?

Keith Seymore · 09-07-2023, 09:09 AM

Awesome looking truck.

K

junksaver · 09-07-2023, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

I guess you mean go over the brakes, steering, lights, and other mechanicals. Good idea. Better than jump in and go. Is it GM Light Green (503)?

That's exactly what I mean. I know it needs shocks. The bushings have deteriated out. I want to change all the fluids. Check the brakes and steering. Ineed to put a new wiring harness in it. Most of the original is gone and has been rewired with inline fuses. It functions but is scary!

The color is light green (503)

ghackett1 · 09-07-2023, 07:59 PM

That is a sweet truck!

junksaver · 09-08-2023, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ghackett1

That is a sweet truck!

Thanks! I love it 🙂

I might trailer it to a car cruise at the end of the month.

**HO455** · 09-08-2023, 03:48 PM

Man oh man! That is so sweet!

67C10Step · 09-08-2023, 05:14 PM

Oh man, I wish you were closer! That checks so many of my personal boxes: 67/68, step side, and 4x4!

My motto is you don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it running. I know I sure enjoy driving my multi colored truck a lot.

**72 tigger** · 09-08-2023, 10:08 PM

Cool truck!

**special-K** · 09-08-2023, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by junksaver

That's exactly what I mean. I know it needs shocks. The bushings have deteriated out. I want to change all the fluids. Check the brakes and steering. Ineed to put a new wiring harness in it. Most of the original is gone and has been rewired with inline fuses. It functions but is scary!

The color is light green (503)

Good plan. You'll really enjoy it better for that. I'm sure you'll enjoy going through it making it better with each step, then really enjoy a nice driving great truck that you don't fight to keep on the road or worry about stopping.

**Ol Blue K20** · 09-09-2023, 01:09 PM

Nice truck, I love it!

junksaver · 09-10-2023, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice truck, I love it!

Thanks! Me too 😁

09-06-2023, 06:16 PM	#1
junksaver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham NC Posts: 216	Backyard Barn Find Well kind of a barn find. It's been in my little barn for over a year. It actually sat in a warehouse I had for 10 years. I moved it from VA to NC last year. The fuel pump went out so I put a new one on this past weekend and fired it up. It the first time it has run in over 10 years. It felt good to drive it around. Now it's time to make it drivable again. It's amazing how life can get in the way of projects. Attached Images __________________ 68 4wd Stepside 69 2wd Stepside Project 71 2wd Blazer Project 72 2wd 3/4 Ton Project or Parts? 73 4wd Blazer

09-06-2023, 06:20 PM	#2
junksaver Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Durham NC Posts: 216	Re: Backyard Barn Find I gave her a bath and things looked so much better. Attached Images __________________ 68 4wd Stepside 69 2wd Stepside Project 71 2wd Blazer Project 72 2wd 3/4 Ton Project or Parts? 73 4wd Blazer

09-06-2023, 06:52 PM	#3
4793 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2022 Location: rural Iowa Posts: 21	Re: Backyard Barn Find Nice truck as it is- from here, the before pics look like Forest Service green but in the after pics it almost seems light blue. What do you have planned?

09-06-2023, 07:06 PM	#4
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,628	Re: Backyard Barn Find It needed a bath bad! Good job. Good looking truck!

09-06-2023, 07:09 PM	#5
68 C10 Driver Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Kathleen, GA Posts: 623	Re: Backyard Barn Find Great looking truck. Short wheel base stepsides look fantastic!

09-06-2023, 07:44 PM	#7
custom10nut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: East Tn (In the heart of the Smoky Mtns) Posts: 1,856	Re: Backyard Barn Find “Make it Drivable”? It’s perfect the way it is! Absolutely beautiful! Last edited by custom10nut; 09-06-2023 at 07:50 PM.

09-07-2023, 08:38 AM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: Backyard Barn Find I guess you mean go over the brakes, steering, lights, and other mechanicals. Good idea. Better than jump in and go. Is it GM Light Green (503)? __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-07-2023, 09:09 AM	#9
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,169	Re: Backyard Barn Find Awesome looking truck. K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

09-07-2023, 07:59 PM	#11
ghackett1 68 C10 Longbed Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 520	Re: Backyard Barn Find That is a sweet truck!

09-08-2023, 03:48 PM	#13
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,930	Re: Backyard Barn Find Man oh man! That is so sweet! __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

09-08-2023, 05:14 PM	#14
67C10Step Registered User Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Beebe, AR Posts: 2,445	Re: Backyard Barn Find Oh man, I wish you were closer! That checks so many of my personal boxes: 67/68, step side, and 4x4! My motto is you don't have to get it perfect, you just have to get it running. I know I sure enjoy driving my multi colored truck a lot. __________________ 1967 C10 1980 Jeep CJ5 2020 Toyota 4Runner 2024 Toyota Tundra

09-08-2023, 10:08 PM	#15
72 tigger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,221	Re: Backyard Barn Find Cool truck! __________________ 71 C10 72 K20 72 K10 Super Kirk

09-09-2023, 01:09 PM	#17
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,912	Re: Backyard Barn Find Nice truck, I love it! __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man



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