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Old 03-22-2021, 11:42 PM   #1
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New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Hi Everyone,
It's been a while since I've been here, I made the difficult decision to get rid of my "69'er" 69 Chevy C/20 Custom Camper that I had for over 10 years because it was too nice and I wanted something to just bomb around in. I got the racing itch again and crew on a big block dirt modified that runs in NY so my car show schedule shrunk considerably. IMO the worse thing you can do with a vehicle is just let it sit so off to Colorado the Niner went.
In its place I got this 81 GMC Sierra 2500 with a no emissions 454. It gets a miserable 9-10 MPG but I can take it anywhere with no worries. Originally it was a Texas truck; a friend of mine down the road from me bought it a few years ago. I talked him into switching the alloys to steel wheels when he got it. Recently he was looking to buy a tractor so I wound up getting it from him.
All I've done to it is ditch the bumperettes, get some bigger Michelins, put some Bilsteins on it, and clean up under the hood and get different air cleaner to match valve covers.
So far I'm pretty happy with it. It doesn't get anywhere near the attention the Niner got, but I've got a soft spot for the color brown - my first vehicle was a brown 79 Jeep Cherokee. I like this two tone paint scheme, it reminds me of an ice cream sandwich, hence the name.
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Old 03-23-2021, 07:20 AM   #2
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Nice Ride. That is a very nice 2-tone combination. Welcome back also.
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Old 03-23-2021, 08:59 AM   #3
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Nice, it a nice looking truck.
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Old 03-23-2021, 09:31 AM   #4
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

I wouldn't want to convince you to stop bombing around in it and taking it anywhere you want, but that's a really nice truck! It's the color combination I pictured when I read the title of the thread. Like you said, probably doesn't turn as many heads as the orange did, but probably catches the attention of all the truck guys who see it. Would be cool to get more information and see more pictures.Glad you came back to the forum.

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Old 03-23-2021, 10:36 AM   #5
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Looks realy good. Love it. I always thought the gmc grills looked better then any chevy grill. Form the 40s to 2018 the gmcs looked better to me.
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Old 03-23-2021, 11:46 AM   #6
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Ok- I'll admit it - I stopped in just to see what an "ice cream sandwich" looked like.

Good call.

Sad to see the '69 go, but a man's got to know his limitations.

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Old 03-23-2021, 09:17 PM   #7
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Nice truck, Enjoy it! I'll take the "bumperettes" of your hands if you would like to get rid of them, .
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Old 03-24-2021, 11:04 AM   #8
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You nailed it ice cream sandwich is exactly what it looks like, nice truck
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Old 03-24-2021, 11:23 PM   #9
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

Nice!
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Old 03-25-2021, 10:12 AM   #10
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What a nice rig. Love the cab lights too!
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Old 04-18-2021, 12:00 PM   #11
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Re: New to me, 81 GMC Ice Cream Sandwich

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Nice truck, Enjoy it! I'll take the "bumperettes" of your hands if you would like to get rid of them, .
Glad you got them and are happy with them!
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Old 04-18-2021, 01:56 PM   #12
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Glad you got them and are happy with them!
Thank you!
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