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Bringing my Grandfather's 1972 Longbed Stepside C10 back to life
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Back at the end of last summer, I was able to rescue my grandfather's truck from sitting in a family member's yard for about the previous 5-8 years. This is how it looked...
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That's a cool looking truck - what does the SPID say on that gal!
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Got it moved to my house and used the power washer to get most of the grime off...
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Before the spray down...
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After a rough spray down...
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Thank goodness for windex and a razor blade.
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Cleaned up the dash and seat with some armor all cleaning wipes. Pics show the before and after.
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New tires, went with a Firestone Destination XT. The new size definitely fills out the wheel wells better! Went from 225/75/R15 to a 30x9.50R15. This is also the largest tire that would fit on the stock spare tire mount haha!
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Came factory with a 307, but it was messed up and my uncle took the head off and never was able to get around to fixing it. Unfortunately the head was off the whole time it was sitting. I've got a line on a rebuilt 350, just waiting for it to get pulled out of the vehicle it's in. I pulled the radiator and ordered a Champion aluminum one and it just came in. I've also got a new fuel tank and other various parts. I'm just waiting for the motor so I'm waiting to order some parts to make sure I'll have all the correct stuff to support the new engine.
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My grandfather had a furniture store, hence the railings on the bed. I removed them and had to cut all the bolts as they were all rusted. I plan to redo the railings, but will try to figure out a way to have them quick disconnect in case I need them. I like the look of it better without them, but it is nostalgic to be able to put it back how I remember it as a kid. I also found factory center caps, so no I will not be using the Ford center caps anymore! Haha! Or the Caprice hubcap for the spare!
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Good deal on getting your Grandfathers truck. It looks like you are enjoying getting it back to the road and all the memories of it.
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That’s quite the dramatic cleanup! Oh and I like the idea of keeping the bed rails, definitely a throw back.
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It's looking nice, great job saving it.
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Was able to test fit the new radiator today. Fits like a glove using the original factory radiator mounts. I will have to replace the lower mounts as the metal sleeve around the rubber is basically gone due to rust! Trans cooler lines line up too! Got a Champion CC369 3 Row Aluminum one. Hard to beat for $279 shipped with a lifetime warranty.
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That is a nice looking truck. Good save.
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Wow, a great find!!!
Congrats!!! Finding a 71 or 72 is such a good thing. It already has disc brakes. Sometimes all it takes is machining rotors, pads, and master cylinder and of course working of the rear drums, and its all done!!! You've got disc brakes and the auto trans, two things' I'd desire... It looks like your front seat may be save-able. THe cushion foam/cover isn't completely destroyed. You might get by with a new cover set. LMC has a black cover set (or did) for $149.00. That would get you by, at least... I'm betting the 307 could be saved. Of course it would have to be bored.... Carry On!!! |
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That truck cleaned up real nice. You don't see long stepsides much, so that is also very cool. Looking forward to seeing its progress.
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While waiting on getting a motor, I decided to test out cleaning up the paint. Worked pretty good on the cowl. There is a lot of this black, rough stuff on the paint with the most being on the hood. I used a waterless wash to clean it. I then used a Meguiar's clay bar kit to remove the surface contaminants. Last step was the Meguiar's Show Car Glaze Number 7, supposed to be good for older single stage paints to help remove oxidation safely and moisturize the paint with the oils in it. Looking pretty good so far and super smooth! Now just need to figure out what wax to put on for future protection. It takes a lot of elbow grease, but I don't know enough about using a buffer to not be scared of destroying the paint. Arm workout it is!
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Looks great so far.
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It's looking good so far. Keep at it..
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If there's a Harbor Freight near you, their long throw DA works a treat without being so rowdy. They stock all the pads too. Neat old truck!
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Enjoying the progress for the ‘72 stepside
It’s great you’re fixing and cleaning this truck up. I’m after my grandfathers 71 gmc swb. Fingers crossed that these people take my offer on it because I would love to have it lol. Seeing your thread makes me want it even more now which I thought wasn’t possible |
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I like this one all the way around. The truck and the fact it was your grandfathers is just a good thing all the way around. The fact he had a furniture store explains the short stepper, perfect for that work.
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I was able to get a motor today, now working on figuring out what else I need to order to make it all correct for my '72. Per the code on the block, it is an '80-'85 305. I thought I was getting a 350, but it is a 305. And with costs of motors being crazy right now, a running 305 is better than a non running truck. It will need the carb replaced and a new distributor (maybe just cap?) due to a flame up when someone was trying to crank it by pouring gas into carb. Will probably use crank pulley off of my 307 since my truck doesn't have power steering and will use alternator bracket from the 307 as well. Planning also to probably do water pump, valve covers and oil pan. Here are some pics from transporting it and cleaning it up this afternoon.
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Cool truck! It'll be back on the road in no time.
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Motor cleaned up pretty well and seems like the oil was changed regularly as the heads and valve train looked pretty good. My neighbor is being nice and letting me work on it in his pole building. Hopefully I can figure out best carb and distributor for "new" motor. Then get the old 307 out and transfer over pieces I need from the 307 to the 305. Ready to get it back on the road!
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Nice neighbor, engine is looking good.
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Was able to swap the original fuel tank out tonight. I had ordered a new Spectra replacement tank from Rock Auto. Swap went fairly easy, lower portion of metal with mounting holes had to be flattened out as they kind of creased up toward the tank during the abuse of shipping. The filler neck also had to be worked on a bit to get it to center on the opening on the side of the truck. New filler neck gasket as well as new rubber fuel line pieces. Now will just need to replace the rubber fuel lines under the cab and new black paperboard cover for the tank. If anyone is thinking of using this tank, the factory gas cap will not work. If anyone knows which cap will that looks similar to original let me know!
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man that clay bar work came out great!
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Didn't have much time tonight so I swapped in the new cab interior light. Looks really good, but it has an LED in it so hopefully it'll be a good bit brighter than stock! Not too bad for $9.99 from Brothers Trucks.
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Not a fan of Brothers, but I am a fan of this truck. Keep up the good work, I am enjoying the process.
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Great progress. Glad to see that McGuire's number 7 working so well for you. I had been looking for a product like that for a long time myself and was glad to find it. Just a thought, buy a spare engine stand, degrease that 307 and paint it up. That way you've got the original engine from your grandfather's truck. You can rebuild it if you get nostalgic and the 305 needs replacing. The 307s can do all right I think if you let them breathe. The 305 is designed more as a torque motor and so its potential is limited in the upper rpms.
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Old heater box on firewall has been removed, assuming you can see why, and am prepping the newer one to go on with a new heater core and new squirrel cage. I also swapped out the front and rear shocks with KYB Gas-A-Just ones. Also finished swapping out the old rubber fuel lines under the cab and used compressed air to clean all the old fuel out of the lines.
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Great build man, I love that it was your Grandfathers truck, it's nice to see the boy helping out, love the color and how it's turning out, great neighbour, ..........
I need to order shocks today, where did you get those KYB's, I was gonna order from Rock. |
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Thanks for the info, your truck really is in pretty good shape, hopefully your son can drive it someday ...........
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