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Build up questions.

Well, the truck has been nothing short of amazing to drive and I have been enjoying it every chance I can. I am so amazed that a 39 year old truck can do so well having never been rebuilt.

I took the truck to the shop yesterday for just a couple of little things. First the drivers mirror had come loose. Reason is due to having to slam the door so hard to shut it. The previous owner tightened the door striker and moved the striker further inboard. Reason this was done was due to leaky door weather stripping. So, mirror is reattached, striker moved back out.

While looking underneath we found the four wheel drive linkage is wore out. The shifter will go to low lock but, it doesn't engage the low lock on the x fer case. Also found the body bushing were beat out and so, a quick order to Off Road Design for new poly mounts and a 1" body lift so I can have all new hardware.

All in all the truck is still most impressive for its age. I have no issues with replacing the items I have.

LT.
 
The body bushings and body lift showed up from Off Road Desgin on thursday. The shop was a mess so a through cleaning was in order first. After three days of cleaning I think it is clean. Perhaps next week the parts will find their way on the truck.

LT.
 
82355 said:
Going to blast and paint your OEM wheels?

Martin
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You know, i am not really sure yet. I know that the truck will receive a small lift and some 35" tires. With that in mind I see the truck sitting on some mickey thompson classic wheels and some bf goodrich tires with the white lettering out. Trying to keep it classic looking while still increasing its usefulness.

I need to get the rear sliding window, springs, shocks, and the interior replaced. Basicallyjust a work in progress. The overall idea is to build this truck and make it functional as a daily driver that can do it all. With that in mind I do not want to deviate too far from stock.

LT.
 
I got a call late Friday afternoon that the GMC is done. I will report on the truck once I have picked it up and paid for it.

LT.
 
I picked up the GMC this afternoon and continue to br amazed at how well this truck drives. A 1" body lift really helps this truck look like a 4wd. I may seem small but it looks much better than it did. A big thank you to Off Road Design for sending me the parts quickly and being reasonably priced. I cannot wait til I can order more parts from them.

Now, for some reason the reverse lights are always on when the key is in the on position. It was not like that before the body lift. Does anyone have a good idea as to what happrned? How about a good place to start looking for the problem?

Thank you in advance.

LT.
 
These are the pictures he sent me when I asked him about his steel wheels.









Here are the actual wheel pictures.





You can see the safety bead clearly in this picture.



Martin
 
82355,

Thank you very much for your willingness to help a stranger. This world could use a lot more folks like yourself.

LT.
 
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Again, thank you very much. I am still in awe at your willingness to help a stranger with a beat up project. How cool would the world be if there were more folks like you?

The three pictures above are after the new polyurethane cab mounts and the 1" body lift all from Off Road Design. The black and gold rig in front of the GMC is my Beater. Blazinzuk is somewhat familiar with it.

LT.
 
did you figure out the reverse light switch? If its the same as my 89, and an auto, it is probably just out of adjustment, and should be located on top of the column by the fire wall
 
euzoa said:
did you figure out the reverse light switch? If its the same as my 89, and an auto, it is probably just out of adjustment, and should be located on top of the column by the fire wall
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No, I had not. But, that does make sense. I will have to take it back to the shop and let my brother play with it. Thanks for the idea.

LT.
 
My family had a meat business and my dad would order fleetside trucks for our small refrigerated delivery trucks. All of those trucks had wood floors instead of steel floors. Not sure when the wood floor went away in the fleetside bodies but I know we had a 67', 68', 72', and 74' and they all had wood floors stock.

Your wheels are standard rims and not split rims. Those rims are fine to use. I believe the last year we got a truck with split rims was our 67' with 17.5 wheels. The 68' (Pickup, not used for a refer body) already had 17's with standard rims and so did the 72' Hard to remember all as I was just a kid but my older brother and I did all the mechanic work unless it was major.
 
Massboy said:
My family had a meat business and my dad would order fleetside trucks for our small refrigerated delivery trucks. All of those trucks had wood floors instead of steel floors. Not sure when the wood floor went away in the fleetside bodies but I know we had a 67', 68', 72', and 74' and they all had wood floors stock.

Your wheels are standard rims and not split rims. Those rims are fine to use. I believe the last year we got a truck with split rims was our 67' with 17.5 wheels. The 68' (Pickup, not used for a refer body) already had 17's with standard rims and so did the 72' Hard to remember all as I was just a kid but my older brother and I did all the mechanic work unless it was major.
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Wow, I had no idea the wood floor in a fleet side was so common. I have owned 15 of these body styled trucks and never had anything but, steel bed floors. I have read of only one other truck similar to mine with a wooden floor. The fella was on the 67-72 chevy truck forum.

The truck is coming along very nicely. I hope my oldest daughter will love and appreciate it as much as I do.

LT.
 
I've only ever seen one or two with wood floors. I have a 1974 K20 that needs cut up that had split rims.

Martin
 
Split rims were always considered dangerous and were supposed to be inflated inside a cage in the case the lock ring blew off. I do know of a guy who did die because of a flying lock ring on a large truck rim that flew off. He didn't want to use the cage. These days the new kids working tire shops probably won't know how and probably not allowed to work with them.
 
They're still used in heavy equipment. They're a pain in the ass. I just throw them in the iron when I get them in on a truck.

Martin
 
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