Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Awesome restorartion, love the complete stock look - great job!!!!!!

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Very sharp truck, and very nicely detailed. Great work.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Absolutely gorgeous truck! Today was my first time seeing it. Wow...

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

That truck looks flawless! Great job!

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Very, very nice.

I'm curious, is it weird when you're done? Like when you watch a great movie and feel a pang of sadness when it ends because it's over?

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks everyone I appreciate it.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Beautiful truck and nice job restoring it. Did you redo the suspension and, if so, what springs did you use?

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Beautiful truck! I love the color combination.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks, your truck made me want to keep it stock. For coils use GM P/N 88913388, you can still buy at dealer or online acdelco p/n 45H0075.

Thanks :metal:

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Wow that looks amazing! I hope one day I can get my 76 looking that sharp. Nothing beats a good restoration +.
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Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Nice looking truck there. I like the buckets and console in it as well.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Good looking truck! Congrats on getting it back on the road!

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Your truck looks great! I prefer the original look and you must too.

The 73-74 grille looks right at home. Was it an easy swap?

I remember those bumper stickers from back in the day, nearly impossible to remove and usually put on while you were inside dancin'.

Are those year of make plates? I'll have to see if I have any of those around from my Texas days. Where in Houston are you?

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks guys!

I had to find the older vertical grill brackets that bolt near center core support and the traingular brackets that bolt to outer core support but after locating those the grille bolted right up.

Im in Houston on NW side off 290

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

shes a jaw dropper

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Did you swap engines for the 1 piece rear seal crank or use an adapter?

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

I bought a block already bored ready to go and i bought and installed all the pistons/rods crank cam etc. didn't trust the old block and didn't want to spend $$ for them to test and tell me it was no good after all. Went this route so I could get the compression I wanted, part brands i wanted, roller tip rockers, ARP bolts on everything etc versus crate motor

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks for the information. Did you do the rear leafs, too? Mine are aging.

I'm glad to see you got the Texas Vintage plate registered. Between that and the Gilley's sticker, it looks like an authentic Texas truck from back in the day. I have a vintage sticker on mine as well (it's attached to a flat magnet so I can remove it). I get a ton of compliments on keeping it stock and having the old bumper sticker. I imagine yours gets a ton of compliments as well! I love the look of the grill yours has. I think stock squares are starting to become rarer than modified squares.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

LOOKS AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :metal:

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WOW! Super nice truck! You did an awesome job of bring it back to stock look with some minor tweaks that make it better. The early grill is cool, and I like the Gilleys sticker as well.

Those seats look right at home too. I have been considering them myself. How do they feel?

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Looks great man! Nice work.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks, you can get the leafs from sdtruck springs
http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index....8776&x=79&y=14

I agree, only stock squares around houston I see have a landscaping trailer behind them. Its hard to fight the urge not to lower it though, this will be a first for me lol.

Thanks :metal:

Thanks Ken, cost alot using NOS parts and all acdelco or name brand non-chinese parts on anything but a few trim items but Im glad I did. The seats are great so far and very comfortable, even my wife liked them. Its not a show truck but I am gonna take it to a few local ones around houston with my buddies and hang out, maybe hit a few coffee/cars or friday night krogers off louetta (if they still do that). If you see it come check out the seats and try them out.

Thanks I apprecate it :thumbs:

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Very sharp looking truck and great job restoring it! When I came across this thread and pics of your truck I was thinking your neighborhood looks alot like the last one I lived in near CyFair highschool.

Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Thanks, ya I live in copperfield
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Re: finally drove my 76 after 2 years of work
 

Is that a NOS tailgate band, or refurbed? I can't imagine it being original, looks new.