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08-13-2010, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West Kelowna, BC
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another vancouver island guy!!!!!
Hi All,
I'm in Victoria BC and just bought a 55 GMC step side on Sunday which is in fairly good, (mostly rust free) original condition.....short of no eng/ trans. The overall plan I have is to keep as much as possible original and lay in a modern power plant. The good thing is I already have a 350 with a th400 to drop in so I plan on a short build before I tear it down again. I already did a 4 wheel disc brake conversion on it and had some long nights just looking at it trying to figure out which direction I want to go with it... too many possibilities to consider in the 5 days I've owned it! I've been scouting the board for a while now and I'm glad to see that there is some very experienced people giving out good advice. I've been working on cars/ trucks for over 25yrs but since this is the oldest truck I've ever owned I'm sure I'll need some tech advice at some point. Once again Hi to everyone 55metalmonkey 
Last edited by 55metalmonkey; 08-13-2010 at 01:54 PM. Reason: spelling |
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08-14-2010, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bowser
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
Welcome fellow Van Islander!!! Where's the pics??? We're pic pigs here.
Pics for everybody else. I probably saw your truck already for sale on the Island. Is it red or maroon or burgundy??? Once again WELCOME. |
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08-16-2010, 12:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West Kelowna, BC
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
Yep thats the one,
just started to fit the engine & trans in on Sat. No Pics yet but will see about posting some soon, all I have are a few on my cell phone and they never turn out well when sent to a computer. |
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08-16-2010, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Pepperell,Mass
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
welcome to the site
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08-17-2010, 11:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
Welcome from another Victoria guy. I'm pretty new to the site myself, but I've found there's a wealth of information and lots of guys willing to share it.
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08-17-2010, 11:59 PM
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Big Red - Now its a SWB!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oroville, Ca
Posts: 1,624
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
sounds like a cool project, I want some pics too! Welcome from Norcal!
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08-18-2010, 12:06 AM
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 Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Valencia, CA
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
Welcome! Post pics when you are able. This is a great place to find answers and connect...
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08-19-2010, 11:55 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: West Kelowna, BC
Posts: 488
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Re: another vacouver island guy!!!!!
I'll post a few pics as soon as I can figure out how to get them off my camera, and how to post them to the site.
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