The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1960 - 1966 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-12-2020, 06:36 PM   #1
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Well I bought another one

Bought this 66 back in February early March . Was planning to go down to Sacramento in April and trailer it back home but with covid and borders closing I finally decided to get it shipped up as the border doesn’t look like it’s going to open anything soon.
I hate buying things over the net but this truck looked really solid from all the pics and a big back window, short fleet plus the colour I really like I couldn’t pass it up. Other words I really got sucked in 🤦*♂️ It’s all there pretty much , 283 4 speed. Motor did run before being parked. I should have it in 2-3 weeks hopefully. Here’s a few pics
Attached Images
     
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2020, 06:43 PM   #2
cwcarpenter98
Senior Member


 
cwcarpenter98's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Hickory Flat, GA
Posts: 4,419
Re: Well I bought another one

Nice! Going to drive as is, or are you going to give it a fancy paint job?
__________________
Christian Carpenter

1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive
Overdrive wiring here
1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit

1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350

1995 Dodge Dakota Sport

"I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson
cwcarpenter98 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2020, 06:51 PM   #3
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by cwcarpenter98 View Post
Nice! Going to drive as is, or are you going to give it a fancy paint job?
Clean it up and drive it as is for first bit. Preserve the outer paint and metal like my other 2 trucks and depending how much rust i find I'll gut inside cab metal. I'll see once i dig into it . Update brakes, steering maybe ls swap this one as well with a 6 speed though Im thinking

Last edited by jrusher; 08-12-2020 at 07:08 PM.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-12-2020, 09:53 PM   #4
cwcarpenter98
Senior Member


 
cwcarpenter98's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Hickory Flat, GA
Posts: 4,419
Re: Well I bought another one

Sounds like it's going to be sick!
__________________
Christian Carpenter

1963 C10 - Frankentruck 283, 3 speed with overdrive
Overdrive wiring here
1963-ish truck bed trailer - Half-Wit

1981 C10 - Penny 305, th350

1995 Dodge Dakota Sport

"I'll put it simple: if you're going hard enough left, you'll find yourself turning right." - Doc Hudson
cwcarpenter98 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2020, 02:20 PM   #5
MusicMan70
Senior Member
 
MusicMan70's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Corona, CA
Posts: 1,820
Re: Well I bought another one

Very Nice and I dig that side view mirror too. Congratulation!
__________________
MusicMan70
1961 GMC Suburban
MusicMan70 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2020, 04:16 PM   #6
forestb
Registered User
 
forestb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Burbank, CA
Posts: 3,581
Re: Well I bought another one

Someone posted this for sail add that you might be interested in.
Attached Images
 
forestb is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2020, 04:31 PM   #7
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by forestb View Post
Someone posted this for sail add that you might be interested in.
lol yes. Got those covered already
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-13-2020, 04:47 PM   #8
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by MusicMan70 View Post
Very Nice and I dig that side view mirror too. Congratulation!
Thanks! i been collecting parts already. Cant wait to get started on it. I told the wife this will be the last one lol. Ill sell my 65 if this one is in great shape I'm running out of room at home. I been looking for a matching west coast junior mirror but no luck . I did find a nice set of similar mirrors on here though just alittle bigger.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-18-2020, 09:20 PM   #9
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Finally got my truck home early last week and got to clean it up and get it running. Was last registered in 91 spent its life in Sacramento as a farm/ranch truck and Chico CA looks like. I found some registration papers in glove box from 91
I was alittle stressed wandering how solid cab metal was as guy didn’t go out of his way to take many pics for me but was pleased to find floor and cab mounts etc are very solid and there is hardly any rust down low �� Gave her a good cleaning, through a hei distributer in for time being and she fired right up pretty much. Found a rusted out frost plug shorty after running it then after that found a leaking head gasket. Clutch was seized up and broke it free and was driving it alittle by my shop . Found most of the build sheet under the seat and truck has quite a few options. Power assist steering , sway bar, custom comfort option there’s a few codes I’m still trying to figure out from the build sheet . The ac system looks to be maybe installed by gm afterwards. The holes in the rad support and in the firewall look to be factory punched out holes . Not sure looks like it has a smog pump on engine too.
Anyways here’s a few more pics of her. The plan is to pull engine fix a few odds and ends brakes etc and drive it . It’s a pretty original truck I have two others with ls engines turbo etc but this one is too original and unmolested and it’s going to stay that way.
Attached Images
     

Last edited by jrusher; 09-19-2020 at 04:10 PM.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-18-2020, 09:38 PM   #10
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Few more pics. Starting doing a cut and polish need to get rid of the white spray bomb paint somebody went to town with
Attached Images
     

Last edited by jrusher; 09-18-2020 at 10:01 PM.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-18-2020, 09:50 PM   #11
Clyde65
1965 Chevy C10, 2005 4.8L/4l60
 
Clyde65's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: DFW Texas
Posts: 8,539
Re: Well I bought another one

Great find!
Posted via Mobile Device
Clyde65 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 02:50 AM   #12
Corts60
Just here to tinker
 
Corts60's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Holland, MI
Posts: 3,672
Re: Well I bought another one

Looks awesome! Great original truck.
Corts60 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 07:45 AM   #13
The Rocknrod
Moderator

 
The Rocknrod's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: China Spring, TX
Posts: 7,280
Re: Well I bought another one

Love it, great find.
The Rocknrod is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 12:37 PM   #14
factorystock
Registered User
 
factorystock's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: west coast
Posts: 3,343
Re: Well I bought another one

Nice find! Original issue '66 California black plates ( note starts with U ). Sacramento has a very dry climate, appears to only have the typical Calif. water retention damage from clogged drainage holes. That steering wheel is missing a lot of paint, will look nice when the wheel color matches the column color! Interesting it was ordered with a 4 speed instead of a 3 speed or auto.

Last edited by factorystock; 09-19-2020 at 12:48 PM.
factorystock is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 03:56 PM   #15
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Thanks guys! Was a big gamble buying it site unseen and costly getting it up here but it all worked out 😁
Here’s a pic of the farm info on tailgate
Attached Images
 
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 04:04 PM   #16
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by factorystock View Post
Nice find! Original issue '66 California black plates ( note starts with U ). Sacramento has a very dry climate, appears to only have the typical Calif. water retention damage from clogged drainage holes. That steering wheel is missing a lot of paint, will look nice when the wheel color matches the column color! Interesting it was ordered with a 4 speed instead of a 3 speed or auto.
Good to know about the plates that’s cool . I’m gonna run that front plate as we can run any plate we want on the front up here . Yes wheel will need some restoration . I found a replacement horn ring off a 65 Chev nova that looks identical to the 66 deluxe truck horn ring . I thought same thing about the 4 speed usually the high optioned trucks came with a auto tranny. Maybe if it was used on farm initially he wanted the granny low and 4 gear

Last edited by jrusher; 09-19-2020 at 04:14 PM.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 04:27 PM   #17
aotte1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: lousiville Ky
Posts: 2,637
Re: Well I bought another one

Very nice condition, along with great color. Agree it will look outstanding as an original truck.
Member 60-66 can likely tell you more about the A/C.
It has a 3 row radiator.
Does it have shoulder belts?

Last edited by aotte1; 09-19-2020 at 04:38 PM.
aotte1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-19-2020, 07:36 PM   #18
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by aotte1 View Post
Very nice condition, along with great color. Agree it will look outstanding as an original truck.
Member 60-66 can likely tell you more about the A/C.
It has a 3 row radiator.
Does it have shoulder belts?
Right on great. Ill have to research all the Ac info. Be nice to get it all working one day . No shoulder belts just lap. I thought the nut or insert would be in panel above shoulder but it’s not
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 12:13 AM   #19
1971 GMC SHORTY
Senior Member
 
1971 GMC SHORTY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: SAN FERNANDO VALLE SOL CAL
Posts: 1,064
Re: Well I bought another one

What A Beauty What a Score
__________________
1966 GMC K25 V6 351E Original Utility Truck
2000 C3500 Hot Rod Utility Truck
2003 ROAD KING 100th 124ci 6 Speed
145CI M/P Pro Street FXR
2002 FXDP
2007 2500HD DURAMAX. DD
Studio Teamsters / Mechanic
Retired GM Master Tech 20 Years
Retired Ford Tech 15 Years
1971 GMC SHORTY is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 10:42 AM   #20
bigmoe
Senior Member
 
bigmoe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Posts: 949
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by jrusher View Post
Thanks guys! Was a big gamble buying it site unseen and costly getting it up here but it all worked out 😁
Here’s a pic of the farm info on tailgate
Found this on line:


California Farm Bureau Federation is a nonprofit organization of farmers and ranchers consisting of county Farm Bureaus from nearly every county in California, established in 1919 to work for the betterment of family farmers and ranchers in California. We are deeply committed to our mission, which is to improve the well-being and quality of life for California farmers and ranchers. We do this through advocacy, ongoing outreach, and economic services and products for those involved in agricultural production.
bigmoe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 10:48 AM   #21
88Stanger
Registered User
 
88Stanger's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Washington State
Posts: 1,644
Re: Well I bought another one

purely a gem find!!
88Stanger is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 12:38 PM   #22
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by bigmoe View Post
Found this on line:


California Farm Bureau Federation is a nonprofit organization of farmers and ranchers consisting of county Farm Bureaus from nearly every county in California, established in 1919 to work for the betterment of family farmers and ranchers in California. We are deeply committed to our mission, which is to improve the well-being and quality of life for California farmers and ranchers. We do this through advocacy, ongoing outreach, and economic services and products for those involved in agricultural production.
Hey Moe . Ya I looked it up as well other day and found some info. The box wheel tubs aren’t beat up like most farm trucks it had a easy life
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 01:24 PM   #23
Corts60
Just here to tinker
 
Corts60's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Holland, MI
Posts: 3,672
Re: Well I bought another one

I just realized your in AB. I actually grew up in Sacramento, CA and I used to date a girl from Medicine Hat. One time we drove up to Edmonton to see her brother....that stretch of 1 has to be the longest, straightest road I’ve ever seen. I thought I was trapped and it would never end! Hahaha
Corts60 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-20-2020, 05:03 PM   #24
jrusher
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 366
Re: Well I bought another one

Quote:
Originally Posted by Corts60 View Post
I just realized your in AB. I actually grew up in Sacramento, CA and I used to date a girl from Medicine Hat. One time we drove up to Edmonton to see her brother....that stretch of 1 has to be the longest, straightest road I’ve ever seen. I thought I was trapped and it would never end! Hahaha
Lol yup lots of wide open spaces and farm land in Alberta for the most part. I was so looking forward to checking out Sacramento area and San Fran and picking up truck. Make a vacation out of it with the wife but no dice. I’ve spent a lot of time in Southern California and az lake Havasu racing jet skis and motocross but haven’t explored Northern California yet one day hopefully when things get back to normal

Last edited by jrusher; 09-20-2020 at 05:08 PM.
jrusher is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2020, 09:35 AM   #25
Johns 66
Registered User
 
Johns 66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Talladega Alabama
Posts: 860
Re: Well I bought another one

Sweet truck...excited to see your progress
__________________
Former Decorated Combat Marine...Semper Fi!!
Instagram jorourke322
Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=734699
2019 GMC AT4
Johns 66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:12 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com