1950 GMC build yes another one!!!!!
 

Well this is my first post I think. I have been surfing thru the forum for a while there is some great info here and looks like some great people. so here's my story. my grandfather bought this truck in the late 50's from what I gather he bought it just to tinker with and every now and then take trash to the dump. in the late 60's had the engine replaced with a 235 chevrolet engine anyway fast forward to the mid 80's it was given to my aunt so she could have it restored needless to say years go by as it sits in a field rusting away out of view I inquire about it in the mid 90's wondering whats happened and offered to take it and get it back on the road. as I suspected my aunt was still going to have it restored. so years go by and everytime I see my grandfather I ask him what happened with the truck he says he's not sure and that my aunt is going to restore it. well guess one day it finally hit my grandfather and grandmother that the truck was never going to get restored. not that my aunt did'nt want to she just could'nt get it in motion so she finally broke down and let me come pick it up late last year. and here we go my grandfather want to drive it again before he can't anymore so I have alot of work to do.

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more pics....I bought the blazer for the engine and transmission yes i'm using 4.3 its not going to be a quarter mile burner...

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Lookin good so far! can't wait to see more progress!!

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Nice to see another gmc. What wheels are those on the back?

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Those are mercury grand marque hope I spelled that right i'm not using them I want to go the wide white wall steel wheel look I'm going to go the foax tina paint job with my grandfathers little side business name on the side of the doors. this week I will be installing a welders series mustang II kit in the front if all goes well....

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Nice. I look foward to seeing that. I changed trucks and plans mid stream, and will be going the MII route as well.

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Thanks ya I want to make as drivable as possible the family wanted me to restore to original but my grandfather is kind of a hot rodder at heart as you can tell from the studebaker radio the the 50's chevy sedan front bumper. its gonna be fun the best part will be driving it to oklahoma and taking him for a ride....

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Check out the Oklahoma section. We are having a meet on May 15th, just west of OKC.

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sounds good I'm originally from oklahoma...

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little bit more progress trying to get everything clear for the mustang II install....

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Call it a hunch... but I see some repair panels and some 'intimate' time with a mig welder in your near future....

Good luck and holler if you have any questions... looks like you're at the point where I just finished around Xmas time...

Cheers!
Ted.

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Thanks, yes the cab is going to be alot of work. And thanks for the offer I might have to take you up on that as I get futher into it. this is the first ground up I have done. my stepfather restored corvette's when I was growing up so sheet metal is something I had to learn on my own. hopefully I will have the mustang kit and the new engine in this weekend then I can start on it...

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got to like another GMC build ,i put a 74 mustang front end in mine .I haven`t driven it yet and it will be a while ,but if you are scaping the mustang and not using the control arms i would be intersted .Good luck on the build ,love this site and all the fun it has .Thanks Robert

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Ya from what I have read thats the best way to go. the mustang I bought for the front end suspension parts paid $50.00 for the whole car. got money back to srap it. win win in my book got a great suspension, got a ugly car off the street, and money in my pocket....:metal:

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You're gonna cut up that beautiful classic!!!? :lol:

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LOL its allready out of its misery its probly a toyota camry by now....

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Well got the old engine out today and the front suspension what a job that was a little more trouble than I expected and getting under the truck was a scary feeling since it sat in a field for years..I hate spiders...

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I was just talking with my folks getting a game plan together of mouse dropping removal, and maybe setting off a bug bomb inside to kill anything that may be living in the nooks and crannies lol.

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Lots of bleach and some bug spray!

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I put mine in the garage before I sprayed it. I pressure washed it, but no bug spray. I ended up with a little bit of a black widow problem(BIG problem with an 8 y/o, 10 y/o and a nosey 2 y/o dog). Had to spray the hell out of the truck, every single nook and cranny. I finally got em all. What a pain!

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I think I'm finally rid of those eight leged ugly creatures but hav'nt made much progress since las weekend still trying to figure out my axle centerline...

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I used to be a little bit skittish around spiders...now after working with my old pile of junk, i have become immune to the fear!!! haha....well....almost! but i went through about three cans of Raid bug spray! haha

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Well thankfully I haven't seen one since its been warm outside I have killed them in my house but not in the garage go figure...

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haha they're in the garage laughing at you and me both!