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prin · 10-13-2010, 11:24 AM

So, my Dad bought this truck new in 1972. It has A/C and all the good stuff. But, it was time to redo it. The paint had faded and I got tired of waxing it every week just to see the paint come off onto the pad. It had an intergrated clear and it sucked! So, we had a small block 350 built. We done a 355 bored .30 over with Vortec heads, nice sixed cam, long tubes, and a 2800 stall.

Here she sat after one of the many waxes...

Work being done...

And her she is now! I got the Coy C5 wheels to go on her as well. We don the 20x10 and 20x8.5.

Rodk65 · 10-13-2010, 11:27 AM

WOW. Looks great. Congratulations.

QKENUF4U · 10-13-2010, 11:31 AM

Beautiful !!!

Rideto100 · 10-13-2010, 11:42 AM

Looks great! Glad to see the original style grille back in it too.

Zoomin · 10-13-2010, 11:56 AM

Great looking truck!
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Andy4639 · 10-13-2010, 12:03 PM

Nice ride you & your dad have. I like your wheel choice to!

prin · 10-13-2010, 10:42 PM

Thanks yall! It has been a great couple of days!

AusTx68 · 10-13-2010, 11:16 PM

Now that's one clean truck!

**Boog** · 10-13-2010, 11:19 PM

She's a beaut Prin. Something to be real proud of.

red71cheyenne · 10-13-2010, 11:40 PM

Very nice truck! Great job on the resto.

chevy71c10 · 10-13-2010, 11:51 PM

Great looking truck!!! Has a very nice stance about it. Love It!!

Justin

VA72C10 · 10-14-2010, 12:02 AM

Truck looks great!!!

cam.man67 · 10-14-2010, 07:06 AM

Terrific looking truck! Although it looks better when you bought it that my "finished" one

DaSchlange · 10-14-2010, 07:26 AM

Looks beautiful man. Is that a sunroof I see on top of the cab?

prin · 10-14-2010, 08:58 AM

Thanks fellas! Yes, it is a Sunroof! My Dad went on a cutting spree in the 70's. Hell, he even cut t-tops into a 75 Grand Prix SJ! But, I recently put a new sunroof in the truck. This one is more modern and it lays flat so it dont look too out of place.

GOPAPA · 10-14-2010, 09:08 AM

You know I like like like it.. LOL One day,,, my son will be a saying "my dad used to own this truck" What did you do to get it lowered like it is?

sheldon · 10-14-2010, 10:30 AM

Bravo!

timski69gmc · 10-14-2010, 10:53 AM

Most impressive. Great job!

prin · 10-14-2010, 11:11 AM

Thanks again guys! It is lowerd on springs and a 1 inch block in the rear. I think we dont 4 inch drop springs in the rear with a 1 inch block and 2 inch spings in the front. I think that it needs to come down at least another inch.

big_al_71 · 10-14-2010, 11:15 AM

Love it!!!! Not a fan of sunroofs but not bad...
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**N2TRUX** · 10-14-2010, 11:50 AM

Amazing transformation! You have done a superb job of updating it to a clean classic look. Even the new sunroof is a huge step up over the old one. Now apply the same theory to the antenna.

Bishops Trucks · 10-14-2010, 11:58 AM

Very well done. Have fun driving that beauty.

truknut · 10-23-2010, 11:34 PM

Hey that is a Nice Truck. It was nice meeting you and your dad at the cruise-in in Florence tonight. I remember that truck in before form. I used to work at Adams Auto Body in Rogersville. I forgot to ask ya'll, is that base/clear paint? Talk to you later..

**yote1234** · 10-24-2010, 02:15 AM

me like it !!! really like the blue!!!!

Jacfourteen · 10-24-2010, 03:16 AM

Looked great before, and even better after!

10-13-2010, 11:24 AM	#1
prin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 172	Finally redone!!!! So, my Dad bought this truck new in 1972. It has A/C and all the good stuff. But, it was time to redo it. The paint had faded and I got tired of waxing it every week just to see the paint come off onto the pad. It had an intergrated clear and it sucked! So, we had a small block 350 built. We done a 355 bored .30 over with Vortec heads, nice sixed cam, long tubes, and a 2800 stall. Here she sat after one of the many waxes... Work being done... And her she is now! I got the Coy C5 wheels to go on her as well. We don the 20x10 and 20x8.5. Last edited by prin; 10-14-2010 at 09:34 PM.

10-13-2010, 11:27 AM	#2
Rodk65 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Holmen, WI Posts: 212	Re: Finally redone!!!! WOW. Looks great. Congratulations. __________________ ROD 1969 K10 4x4 Short Fleet. Tuned Port Injection 350/700R4, Cruise, tilt and factory A/C. 1971 C20 Camper Special. 350/350. SOLD 2002 Chevy Tahoe LT

10-13-2010, 11:31 AM	#3
QKENUF4U Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SUNNY WARM BIKE RIDING COTTONWOOD ARIZONA Posts: 2,097	Re: Finally redone!!!! Beautiful !!!

10-13-2010, 11:42 AM	#4
Rideto100 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Republic, Missouri Posts: 44	Re: Finally redone!!!! Looks great! Glad to see the original style grille back in it too.

10-13-2010, 11:56 AM	#5
Zoomin Man of Mini-Talents Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,295	Re: Finally redone!!!! Great looking truck! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Steve Project - Ruth 66 Skylark Project - Lola 60 Biscayne Project - Iron Ox 54 GMC 100 Project - Darth 69 Camaro

10-13-2010, 12:03 PM	#6
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,945	Re: Finally redone!!!! Nice ride you & your dad have. I like your wheel choice to! __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

10-13-2010, 10:42 PM	#7
prin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 172	Re: Finally redone!!!! Thanks yall! It has been a great couple of days!

10-13-2010, 11:16 PM	#8
AusTx68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Italy Posts: 1,278	Re: Finally redone!!!! Now that's one clean truck! __________________ '68 C-10 SWB 383 Stroker (Sold 3/2/2013) '87 R2500 LWB 454 TBI converted to Carb

10-13-2010, 11:19 PM	#9
Boog laying low Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Searcy, Ark. USA Posts: 13,543	Re: Finally redone!!!! She's a beaut Prin. Something to be real proud of. __________________ Boog 69 Chevy stepside, 358/T350, 4.11 posi, 4.5/4 drop, rallys, poboy driver primer is finer 91 Chevy sportside, Tahoe, Yukon & GMC Crewcab All GM..'nuff said. I stand for the flag and kneel at the cross

10-13-2010, 11:40 PM	#10
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	Re: Finally redone!!!! Very nice truck! Great job on the resto. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

10-13-2010, 11:51 PM	#11
chevy71c10 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Panama City Beach, FL Posts: 228	Re: Finally redone!!!! Great looking truck!!! Has a very nice stance about it. Love It!! Justin __________________ Justin 71' C10 SWB 00' Dakota R/T 05' Z-71 Silverado 16' Z-71 Silverado Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=376904

10-14-2010, 12:02 AM	#12
VA72C10 VA72C10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 25,267	Re: Finally redone!!!! Truck looks great!!! __________________ Looking for a 67-72 swb or blazer project in or around VA.

10-14-2010, 07:06 AM	#13
cam.man67 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jefferson, MD Posts: 2,397	Re: Finally redone!!!! Terrific looking truck! Although it looks better when you bought it that my "finished" one __________________ '68 Dodge Dart 270, 225, 904, 2.76--"Lucy" 1996 Gmc 1500 Z71, 350, 4l60e, 3.73s 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande 2.5, AX5, 4.10s 1989 Toyota Pickup 22re, auto, 3.73

10-14-2010, 07:26 AM	#14
DaSchlange Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Gainesville, MO Posts: 251	Re: Finally redone!!!! Looks beautiful man. Is that a sunroof I see on top of the cab?

10-14-2010, 08:58 AM	#15
prin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 172	Re: Finally redone!!!! Thanks fellas! Yes, it is a Sunroof! My Dad went on a cutting spree in the 70's. Hell, he even cut t-tops into a 75 Grand Prix SJ! But, I recently put a new sunroof in the truck. This one is more modern and it lays flat so it dont look too out of place.



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10-14-2010, 09:08 AM	#16
GOPAPA Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nampa Idaho Posts: 7,555	Re: Finally redone!!!! You know I like like like it.. LOL One day,,, my son will be a saying "my dad used to own this truck" What did you do to get it lowered like it is?

10-14-2010, 10:30 AM	#17
sheldon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: College station TX/ soon to be Austin Posts: 51	Re: Finally redone!!!! Bravo! __________________ Half of all people are below average, where do you fall in?

10-14-2010, 10:53 AM	#18
timski69gmc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Cranbrook, BC Posts: 253	Re: Finally redone!!!! Most impressive. Great job!

10-14-2010, 11:11 AM	#19
prin Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 172	Re: Finally redone!!!! Thanks again guys! It is lowerd on springs and a 1 inch block in the rear. I think we dont 4 inch drop springs in the rear with a 1 inch block and 2 inch spings in the front. I think that it needs to come down at least another inch.

10-14-2010, 11:15 AM	#20
big_al_71 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 11,375	Re: Finally redone!!!! Love it!!!! Not a fan of sunroofs but not bad... Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please!!!!!. Sylvester's build thread >>>http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ht=big+rebuild

10-14-2010, 11:50 AM	#21
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: Finally redone!!!! Amazing transformation! You have done a superb job of updating it to a clean classic look. Even the new sunroof is a huge step up over the old one. Now apply the same theory to the antenna. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra" Last edited by N2TRUX; 10-14-2010 at 11:51 AM.

10-14-2010, 11:58 AM	#22
Bishops Trucks KEEP ON TRUCKIN' Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sterling, Va. Posts: 5,730	Re: Finally redone!!!! Very well done. Have fun driving that beauty. __________________ JIM '97 GMC Sierra K1500 '95 Chevy Silverado C1500 '71 Cheyenne Z71 / LT1 & 4-Speed SWB K/10 Father/Son Project http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l689JKXPnA http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php "LIVIN' FREE FOREVER"

10-23-2010, 11:34 PM	#23
truknut Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Florence, AL (NW Alabama) Posts: 307	Re: Finally redone!!!! Hey that is a Nice Truck. It was nice meeting you and your dad at the cruise-in in Florence tonight. I remember that truck in before form. I used to work at Adams Auto Body in Rogersville. I forgot to ask ya'll, is that base/clear paint? Talk to you later.. __________________ 1990 Chevy Silverado (My DD) 1978 Chevy Bonanza LWB (My LWB to SWB 1 day project) 2015 Hyundai Sonata (Wife's DD) Last edited by truknut; 10-23-2010 at 11:53 PM. Reason: Forgot to ask a question.

10-24-2010, 02:15 AM	#24
yote1234 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gold Canyon Arizona Posts: 4,409	Re: Finally redone!!!! me like it !!! really like the blue!!!! __________________ 1971 K5 CST Blazer 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 (sadly sold) 1968 Camaro 327 1968 Honda mini-trail z50a #377 1966 uh 1-D Huey

10-24-2010, 03:16 AM	#25
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: Finally redone!!!! Looked great before, and even better after! __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

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