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04-21-2021, 11:54 PM
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60 GMC Long Step
Picked this up. Actually pretty solid. 305V6 3/4T w/coil spring rear. Plans are to get it starting and stopping and go from there. Original 17.5 rims are in the bed. Looks like it probably had a camper on it. Will need a GMC tailgate at some point.
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04-22-2021, 01:06 AM
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Re: 60 GMC Long Step
Nice truck. Gotta love that 60 hood.
If you want to do bed wood on the cheap, https://www.mar-k.com has some info. Nice to have a bed floor... https://www.mar-k.com/_assets/images...dimensions.pdf |
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04-22-2021, 01:21 AM
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Such a nice find and the 17.5's are a plus! Congrats. Are those original shocks?
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04-22-2021, 06:57 AM
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Looks like overloader shocks. Probably extra support for the camper.
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04-22-2021, 11:38 AM
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Re: 60 GMC Long Step
Nice looking truck Dwane! Congrats...I may know of a GMC tailgate..I just need to decide if I am going to use it.
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04-22-2021, 12:52 PM
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04-22-2021, 12:53 PM
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04-22-2021, 12:58 PM
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Nice! That rear bumper is beefy
The Dana 44 is nice to have too!
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05-05-2021, 08:16 PM
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Got tires today. 235/75/17.5 Wheels are at blasters. Hope to have brakes back together tomorrow. Has been interesting locating correct brake parts.
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05-05-2021, 08:41 PM
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Very cool! It’s weird that is has coil springs. I always thought only the Chevy c10 had them and the gmc had the rear leafs. It gets confusing between all the different models lol. Great project!
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05-06-2021, 09:56 PM
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From http://6066gmcguy.com/index.php GMC 1500 will be long bed only, but may not have a pickup box, will have 8 lugs on the wheels, 1960-1962 will have torsion bar front suspension, and coil rear. 1963-1966 will be coil front suspension with leaf in the rear. Can be 4 wheel drive model also. |
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05-09-2021, 01:39 AM
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Getting the brakes put back together. The V6 runs for first time since '89.
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05-09-2021, 01:36 PM
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Great Job and progress getting it going and those tires sure do carry a large load rating.
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05-12-2021, 01:38 PM
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What brand of tires are those? I can't read the label, Thanks
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05-12-2021, 08:18 PM
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05-15-2021, 01:00 PM
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"Righteous" is running/driving and stopping. Put the 87 to work to bring her home.
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05-15-2021, 02:47 PM
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Wlcome Home and a kissing cousin to boot too!
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Looks good Dwane! Do you like GMC more than Chevy or just happen to be finding more GMC's lately?
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05-15-2021, 06:21 PM
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07-17-2021, 03:31 PM
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Dropped seat off to get redone.
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07-18-2021, 08:44 PM
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Man this makes me miss my 60 GMC. Excited to see that seat come back!
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08-04-2021, 10:11 PM
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17.5 inch wheels.
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08-09-2021, 07:26 PM
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Beautiful wheels!
You know I can’t say enough good things about those V6’s. They were heavily over-designed to be long running work horses. The even designed a tray that catches oil so the camshaft dips the lobes on every revolution. Brilliant. Not much power and can’t rev high; terrible gas mileage. But, you know, amazing.
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09-10-2021, 06:36 PM
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Got seat back.
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09-10-2021, 09:23 PM
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Wow, that looks great!
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