Hi from Toronto, Canada

[77C15]

I've been around here for a bit, and decided I ought to say my formal 'hello' to everybody...

I've got a 1977 GMC C15 1/2 ton 305. Just turned 400,000 miles (3rd engine, 3rd tranny, 2nd diff). The only original thing left on it is the frame.

I just replaced the cab and box; got a hood, tailgate, rad support, inner fenders coming. The cab is an '86 and I haven't got the '77 front end mated to it yet, though it is sort of bolted on.

She runs only on propane, which is 1/2 the price of gasoline here.

The new body is all from the southern US (rust free, hard to find here in Toronto with all the salt they dump on the roads). After I pulled the old cab & box, I had to weld the cab mounts, and I added a few patches where needed. I cleaned the frame down to bare metal, primed it with etching primer, and painted with acrylic enamel... because I finished it off with a nice coat of rubberized chip guard. Same finishing on the bottom of the box and cab.

That's about where I am now, except things are together enough that she drives. The guys at the shop where I was working (with a bit of help from them), never thought she'd ever move again!

Here's some pics.

- Sylvia

PS. Yesterday I took her out around the neighbourhood and she ran just perfectly (except for the rattles where stuff isn't bolted on yet). I got some strange looks - no hood, no grille, no box (only the floor is on), and I had my taillights bungeed to the floor at the back. Good enough that I might argue my way out of a ticket, like the lights / signals all work, seatbelt works, etc.