Who here is daily driving a 67/72?
 

Hi all. I am kinda thinking about getting a nice 67/72 truck and using as a daily driver but with modern touches like all new suspension, 5.3 engine, newer auto trans, etc. Basically a brand new powertrain under the old school truck. Who here is running a similar setup as a daily? How do you like it?

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I daily drive mine 350 4speed 150 miles round trip on sat and sunday

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I drive my truck all the time, over 10,000 miles the last 2 years. Turbo and all...it's just a blast to drive and cruises like stock when not in the boost.

I think it's a great idea and I certainly would recommend it to anyone.

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I drive mine every day, every where I go. scrapping, groceries, the lumber yard, mail run, last winter I drove it moving to the new place. heck, I'm still hauling stuff from the old house. I love that old truck, it fits my personality to the T.

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Me to! I only average around 3k a year having a short commute to work. It also serves as travel trailer puller, dump trailer puller, parts runner, and shuttling kids to soccer practice and other activities. Thats why I sold my 69 C10LB and got a Burb.

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I drive my 68 almost daily. I'm retired and don't go out every day but when I do, it's the C10.

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I daily drove mine from the time I sold my Silverado SS in September 2015 through december 27th 2015, when I picked up my 2016 Camaro SS. Michigan winters...3 speed manual...65 miles round trip everyday.

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Now or when they were new ? Kids , You've got to love them ! I would think there's only a gazillion guys wanting to daily drive a 67-72 and half a gazillion already doing it . Go for it ! But buy a clean stock truck and keep it that way .

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I just got my 71 back on the road after a couple years of down time. I used to like driving it but only when I needed to but now that it looks so nice I enjoy driving it more cause I'm loving the looks it gets as much as driving it. Even though it was built to be a work truck for my business I find myself driving it even when my car would do just because I want too. Not sold on the updated technology idea though,that's why I fixed my old truck instead of buying a newer one. Less headaches,easy to fix old school technology. More dependable than my newer stuff.

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Not because I need to but because I love it. Drive it every day to work about 8 miles each way.

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I remember into the early 90s, there seemed to be one of these on every block locally. Other than the one in my garage, I rarely see one.

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:devil: Every day

:devil: Every Day!

:chevy: Over 106 k in over 10 years, most repairs took no longer than 1 day.

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I love driving my sweet '72 C30, just be nice if it had power steering, it's my only ride but I found my next rescue C30 In the local yard. I can't wait to haul it out of there. I think a 67 or 68 but not sure. Should own it this weekend, trading my beat 94 ford F250 that isn't drivable...... well maybe one more drive, I hope it won't be Found On the Road Dead. Is it saturday yet.....

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I don't drive everyday now since its summer but when I do have to drive my 71' is my first choice.

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I trust mine to go anywhere, anytime, but..... I don't see the need for the late model drivetrain and updates. heck, I just put a set of points and plugs in mine last week, and she's ready for another hitch. Gets about 16 mpg at 60-65 or so and yea, it sucks not having air. All in all, they hold up fine with the original drivetrain, and have for the better part of 50 years.

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I daily drive my 70 C30 Longhorn up until they lay that calcium down on the roads in the winter. I trust mine to go anywhere as well, matter of fact I just got back from a 12 hr. round trip and she didn't skip a beat...
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My '72 is my daily driver. 30 miles daily to/from work. Up to 40-45 if I have classes that night.

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My 67 GMC goes to work every day and all over the place. 327 with a 350 behind it. I don't have the big tires on any more and the lift is coming back down to a 2.5 in in the next month.

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Everyday.

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My used to be daily until I wrecked it.

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High school daily

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That's a cool looking 67!

Ray

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Here's mine at work with a rebuilt trans and rebuilding the motor now, should be back to a daily driver on by the end of July once again.

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I drive my car to work and back most of the time but drive my truck everywhere else. I always drive my truck on weekends.
It's I970 C10 with a new L31-R crate engine and new th350 trans. I have new tires and wheels waiting to go on it then I will be taking it on some longer trips.

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Mine's a daily driver from the end of April till November with all the car shows and cruise nights I go to.

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Well that was the plan when I spent all the effort and $$ to restore my '72. Commuting 6 miles each way to work, I'm only getting 8 mpg from a 307. I was hoping I'd get at least 12-13! So now I'm looking at the FITech fuel injection system but since my under bed tank doesn't have a return line I'd have to use the FITech fuel control center and it seems it has a vent problem on some applications. I do want to keep the original engine and it runs so good!

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A buddy of mine daily drove this nice K10

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Been driving mine almost every day teaching my 16 year old. I believe she is going to be a much better driver by learning in this '70 than if she jumped into a modern vehicle with antilock, safety everything. She's learning threshold braking, weight transfer and throttle control at a much more mechanical level.

We find ourselves wanting to take the old truck instead o the newest because its a driving experience instead of a means of transportation.

https://goo.gl/photos/c7QJagLgssQxLvEN6

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I used to, but there's too many damn crazies around here and "rush hour" is too hectic. On a daily basis, I get cut off, pulled out in front of, and almost sideswiped by any and every idiot playing with their phone instead of driving. I have more fun driving it on the weekends. I still put a few thousand miles a year on it. I have a cushy 2015 Z71 to take the DD abuse.

Drive my '69 long stepper almost every day - average 5 days a week.

Like my truck old school because it is old school. Right down to
the manual drum brakes, 1-bbl carb, and points ignition. :D

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...5&d=1315417658

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This is timely thread for me. I am thinking f buying this 71 GMC 4 x 2 to use as daily driver. Our Winters can be brutal but they used to be worse 40/50 years ago when all people had were these trucks to drive. If I put 2/300 pounds of ballast in the bed, a block heater and 4 snow tires on it it would probably work for me. Does any one today drive a 67-72 all year around where the Winters are harsh.

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This is my 68 daily driver , she gets at least 1,000 miles per week put on her ,6-8 offers per week to buy her from, and tons of thumbs up every week during my commute to and from work. and enjoy every mile I put on this truck

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That is a pretty nice truck. Around where I live they dump liquid calcium on the roads before a storm so I'd never drive that truck on the roads around here. You can always carry a set of tire chains with you and maybe get the rear snows with studs. Posi-trac would sure help. Back in the day I used to drive a 64 Ford F-100 3-0tt 2wd non posi short bed. It had some very seriously beefy El Dorado snow tires out back and about 400 pounds in the bed. That truck was unstoppable in the snow.

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Rain or shine.

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Awesome stuff guys! Thanks!!!

Yard Waste to the dump ...

:chevy:

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I use mine as a daily, parked and covered the jag, and love it. My 70cst 20 has a crate 350, 700r4, front disc all done by PO. I removed the shell had it painted with new trim, and added a toolbox. I've been wrestling with a wiring nightmare for a year. Put an HEI in after the electrics all roasted last year, but once I get it fixed I can move on to rims and bed. Here it is!:metal:

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These are the only 3 vehicles i own. I mostly dd the 55 in the summer unless it rains. Occasionally i drive the 36 nice dry days in the winter. I drive the 69 on rain days and in winter or when its really hot and humid. The 69 has vintage air,modern washer pump,delay wipers and remote locks.I'm thinking about power windows.

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I DD a 70 LWB with a 350/350 for a few months until a guy at work had to have it worse than I did. This taught me a lot of the things that I really wanted so when I built my one owner short step I put them all in. It has a 6.0 LY6 with a HD 6 speed auto. This truck is probably over-done for DD purposes, but it is amazing to drive. I like the LS for its reliability and fuel economy. I also own a '70 SWB with a 350/700. Both are amazing trucks but the "old school" truck gets taken out 1/4 of the time. Both are very reliable and both have seen a bunch of miles since I built them. They are very comparable trucks, but I just like the power and smooth ride of the LS. I have never had an over-heating issue from the LS.

The only regret I have is building the LS truck so nice. I wish I could throw stuff in the bed and not care, but it has mesquite wood in it...

The one thing I would tell you is the major difference is leg room. I'm not tall at 5'11" and I have Cadilliac CTS seats in it and it is still a bit tight. My wife and I have taken many road trips in this truck and even taken our 85lb doberman with us (I remove the center console). Can DD be done, absolutely! I recommend driving one a while before you tie up a bunch of money into one so you know first hand what you are getting into. If you already know, then go for it!

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Everyday everywhere & just like you asked :metal:
1969 C10 SWB fleetside
6.0L LQ9 Vortec MAX / 4l65e
Im in Texas so AC is a must so keep creature comforts in mined