here are some shots of my rebuild....i originally went with my father to pick up this custom ordered truck in 1973....with some luck it will have a new lease on life.

Shot With Doors On

WOW!That's a heck of an introduction. Lets just cut the bottom off and start over. Where did you find a rust free donor in your part of the country?

nice work, neighbor! wanna do mine next?? welcome to the site from Brooklyn NY

The floor came from a Hertz donor truck that I located in FLA.

Nice work and introduction! Welcome, from central Indiana. Is that truck a 1 ton complete with Dana 60? I used to have a GMC that same color. I think that's called emerald green. The interior in my 87 1 ton came from the green GMC. Good luck on your project!

Welcome to the forum.. nice build .. it looks like you are serious about the rebuild huh.. good luck and hope to see it on the road one day.

Nice work and introduction! Welcome, from central Indiana. Is that truck a 1 ton complete with Dana 60? I used to have a GMC that same color. I think that's called emerald green. The interior in my 87 1 ton came from the green GMC. Good luck on your project!

The truck is a K25 (3/4 Ton ) 1973 3/4 tons had a dana 44 front, and a GM corporate 14 bolt full floating rear...according to the build sheet the color is dark green...thanks

Nice build. Plans to rebuild and work it or clean up and drive?

Welcome from NH

Nice build. Plans to rebuild and work it or clean up and drive?

Welcome from NH

Basically looking to get it back together and enjoy it,with some mild custom touches....ie..383 stroker...3 1/2 lift...rear disc...33" tires......

Latest pic of the cab with three coats of single stage.

Great job man!! That is some major surgery...

looks great, now lets see the rest of the truck.

Thanks.....I'll be mating the cab and frame soon......I know the dog will be happy(limited yard space to do her bussiness):sumo:

Nice truck and welcome from Georgia!

looks really good. What did you use on the frame?

Great job! Keep the pics a comin!

great job... do you have before pics of the frame?

man welcome...great work...never seen someone do so much to save an old cab.. most just find another cab...cool to see...

Looks great man keep us posted

looks really good. What did you use on the frame?

After sand blasting it, I put on 2 coats of Zerorust with 2 coats of satin Rustoleum as a finish coat

Wow! A new way to skin a cat! I've never seen that done before, at least not to this generation of GM truck. Your cab looks great! Keep us updated with progress pics! ...Joe

Here are a couple of updated shots of progress made on the '73

Wow, Man. Way to "git 'er dun!"

i think someone like john deere green

Looks good!

oh man that is coming out nice!

Yo! What can I say besides "far friggin' out!".
MAGNIFICENT job, dude!
Looks like something I'd take on. My '73 3/4 ton 4x4 flatbed was cracked through the door threshold though, and while searching for a cab, I found a whole free '78 3/4 ton 4x4 P/U in perfect shape and swapped over the really good stuff from the Missouri flatbed to the Wyoming P/U.
Keep up the great work and please keep posting updates for us!
Todd.

Your truck is looking great! I've been wondering if you had made any more progress on it lately. Hadn't seen anything about it in a while. Keep us updated! ...Joe

That is going to be a gorgeous truck man! I can't wait to see more pics!

Where on the island are you? I'm over in babylon. looks good

Thanks for the encouraging words...I'll keep posting pictures as progress develops.

very nice, keep up the great work

any updates on this??

A couple of quick pics

Wow! Looking great! Keep the pics coming! ...Joe

Did he really cut the floor off and say "with some luck"???? Luck is for the unprepared, in my world. Great work update us....

Very good work man! Looks killer..

Great job on the restoration! This may be a dumb question ,but, what is Protecto Wrap? Is it like Dynamat or some other sound deadner?

always good to see a manual truck

Great job on the restoration! This may be a dumb question ,but, what is Protecto Wrap? Is it like Dynamat or some other sound deadner?

It's slightly thinner and a lot less expensive than Dynamat. It's actual purpose is to be used around windows in homes.

wow, I'm impressed....did you get the paint color matched to the original?
I really like the green:metal:

Hey man this is a really nice truck! Have you made any progress since may? Im going through the same thing with my 85 except for the rear disc brakes. Looks good man, i'd like to see some fresh pics.

Tony

That is beautiful work there! Had you done paint work before? I'm about to start a build as well and the paint work scares me more than anything else.

Also when you took on the task of replacing the bottom end of the cab was that all factory spot weld that you drilled out or did you have to cut to pick a spot and cut the whole thing out?

That is beautiful work there! Had you done paint work before? I'm about to start a build as well and the paint work scares me more than anything else.

Also when you took on the task of replacing the bottom end of the cab was that all factory spot weld that you drilled out or did you have to cut to pick a spot and cut the whole thing out?

This is my 4th paint job....they seem to get better the more practice that you have under your belt,

The front and rear spot welds were drilled out...above the rockers were cut with a cut off wheel.,,,there was a lot of measuring and planning involved.

Fresh pic of interior...getting ready to work on the engine next

Love that interior pic. It is coming out great!

Great inspiration. I just picked up a 85 K20 and I am trying to hunt down a cab. Mine is SHOT, bad floor, fire wall is rotted and the area around the windshield is also rotted. I am bound to fix this truck up and use it as advertisement for my buisness.

Yours looks awesome

Sarge

That interior is looking good, Man.

Any updates? I'm excited about this build!

look'n good ! I really like the interior !