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Beautiful truck man

Hope to see future progress in the near future

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I'm starting to really like that color, looks good rinsed off

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Any progress?

Re: '69 GMC resuscitation
 

Time for an update.
The 307 failed the compression test on one of the cylinders, so I have gone straight to swapping with the 350 I had found (out of a 74 Nova). That work is 90% complete at this point.

And with the engine swap I have bit my lip and just started having most everything else changed out. Not everything really needed replacing, but with having to pull things off the 307 it just seems to make sense to put new on the 350 given the labor is already paid for. So I suspect that eventually I will have many things (water pump, fuel pump, alternator, radiator, etc) to post for sale here on the board.
By the end of this week a big chunk of both the suspension and brake system will get replaced.

for photos here is the 307 after it was pulled and the 350 just before it went in:

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thanks as always for the attention/help.
The trip over the pass was smooth. Only two issues were finding out that my trailer brake control wire was messed up on my rig as I was hitching up to the trailer as I was getting ready for the empty run and then the last mile of hauling the GMC to the mechanic had me amid some crazies on Aurora/99 in N.Seattle.

And thanks on the mirrors. I was just looking at Wes' site (classiheartbeat) and saw that he has several styles to choose from. But he has no photos to give me a sense of what mounting pattern they use. I would really like to stay to existing holes--which the truck has many of. Wes has what he lists as 5" x 7" tripod mount that I think is what my target is. But I would like to know all my options before I spend any $$.

I am also shopping for a new antenna (mast is broken off) and a cigarette lighter (never had one). If you have any input there.
I did find a salvage spare tire bracket (underbed mounting style) but couldn't salvage the bolts. So I start legwork on them tomorrow while I go to fetch the new radiator.

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The mirror on your door was not the tri pod type but they are very common, there are 3 different tri pod lengths of the arms that mount to the door. I suggested the single arm one because you already have it on the driver side and have the holes on the passanger side, the inside mounting flange i believe is reproduced but you may find one laying inside your door bottom unless its stuck in place where the mirror mounts by rust?

Tell Wes what you have is a single arm with a 3 bolt hole flange on the door, i would take a picture of the driver side one and email it to him, he has his email addy on his webpage.

http://www.classicheartbeat.com/

Per the other stuff, salvage yards or here on the parts board.

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No, it is a Z = Fremont
What I could piece together of the tattered build sheet says that it was delivered to Hallman Chev in Reno