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My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Hi, I think this is my first post on here but I've been creeping for a while.

My Dad has a black 72 big block. I fell in love with it years ago and have been looking for a C10 of my own since the start of 2013. I had my heart set on a 2 tone one, ideally red and white, but I wasn't able to track one down in the condition and price range I wanted. If finally found this one in Palm Springs, CA.

I just got back Sunday after driving 2,100mi back to Houston, TX. The plan was to avoid I10 which is boring and full of big rigs. My fellow Canadian and friend who lives in my Houston community with me shared the driving, and we saw a lot of the US including 3 boarder guard stations where they were all friendly and asked more questions about the truck then us.

Average fuel economy driving 65-75mph: 12.1mpg. Best tank was 13.5mpg. Worst was 10.1mpg.
Top speed: 97mph (gps) for a few seconds.

The truck:

1972 Super Cheyenne Fleetside
Motor: Stock 350 with edelbrock 600 4 barrel carb.
AC: Thank God, with a newer compressor.
Miles: 79,000miles now
Color: Dark olive green. Stock color.
Previous owners: 1. The owner passed and his daughter sold the truck to me through a classic car dealer in LA. There is zero documentation which I'm not thrilled with but I will be calling the daughter every 6 months to see if she's come across it.
Plans: Fix the horn (not working), put lots of miles on enjoying it. Maybe better headlights. A 5.3L vortec is a possabilty later, but I'm enjoying my first carb'ed vehicle for now. The 12mpg drive home is a distant memory already.
Note: This is my first non manual vehicle.

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Nice truck. ..with tilt and a tach on top of it
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Hey EKLIPTIX, Great truck, great journey and nice pictures.
Enjoy your truck.

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

good looking truck , you never said what you gave for it ?

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

That is one nice green fleet! How much did you have to give them?

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Nice truck and great story...thanks for sharing.

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Nice Truck! Texas is home to another beauty!! ;)

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That is a beauty! Congrats, man!

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I see the license plate frame. Did you get the truck from that classic car dealer in Yucaipa? My truck came out of Palm Springs too...it is totally rust free, and I imagine yours is as well.

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Welcome to the forum. Nice truck!!

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Sweet truck. Always glad to hear another came to TX. Maybe I will get to see it sometime.

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Welcome! Beautiful truck and great story. Thanks for sharing!

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Nice truck (and vette ;))!

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holy smokes, what a journey...great pics...and lastly, NICE TRUCK!!!!!!:metal:

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Looks like it was a fun trip & a nice truck you ended up with.
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Welcome to the forum!

I really enjoyed your story! Great looking truck to boot!

I have been to Big Bend National Park many, many times. It seems you drove down Highway 90 to San Antonio. Nice little drive! I grew up in Corpus Christi. The aircraft carrier is the U.S.S. Lexington, the "grey ghost."

Keith

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Awesome looks like a very nice truck and a great drive can't wait to see more enjoy and welcome to the board :metal:

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hey jon oro ,looks like since jake is gone to college you sold his truck! dont think hed appreciate that
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Welcome; Awesome Pics and Story as well!

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looks like you had a good road trip, thanks for the pics

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looks like a great experience....

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Originally Posted by tommys72 (Post 6255072)

Nice truck. ..with tilt and a tach on top of it
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Thanks, today I noticed the end of the indicator/signal lever has a button with cruise marked on it.....it doesn't seem to work but I'm surprised to think cruise was even around back then. Maybe a retrofit was made that I'll need to get working again.

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Originally Posted by bigmac73 (Post 6255078)

good looking truck , you never said what you gave for it ?

Low 20's.

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Originally Posted by del4fun (Post 6255084)

That is one nice green fleet! How much did you have to give them?

Low 20's.

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 6255148)

Nice truck (and vette ;))!

Thanks. The vette felt like a rocket ship after getting out of the truck. Here's a vid at the drag strip: http://youtu.be/PS53i_h9ggQ

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Originally Posted by leddzepp (Post 6255103)

I see the license plate frame. Did you get the truck from that classic car dealer in Yucaipa? My truck came out of Palm Springs too...it is totally rust free, and I imagine yours is as well.

Yep, that's the place. Mixed experience dealing with them. Anyone can PM me for more details if they want.

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Originally Posted by Mister-B (Post 6265030)

Ok OP, you're already sort of breaking the unwritten code of conduct lol. That being....you came on here 6 days ago and made your first post, and haven't made a single post since.

We've seen this before, and the guy never posts again. Hope you're not one of them. Would like to see you participate more. Loved your pics and story
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Haha, I'm not going to hit and quit this board. I actually have a bunch of questions I need input on. Will start a separate thread.

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

First carshow:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...pse78db967.jpg

I want to protect the paint so I tried 3M's spray on protection kit.
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...ps537ebb93.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psf86fe767.jpg

Unfortunately, it didn't dry evenly. The good news is I can just pull it off without harm. 3M will be getting an email asking how to avoid this in my second attempt. I suspect they'll say "don't put it on so heavy".
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...psa5d41d24.jpg

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Really a very sweet truck, and I loved the pics from your road trip to bring it home. Welcome to the board!

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Awesome truck and pics!
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What a beautiful truck brother!! That is a great way to start out with your new truck. I hope to see more pics on here. Are you gonna leave it stock or ya gonna slam it or other plans?????

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Welcome from Rosenberg! That's a beautiful truck you've got. I bet you enjoyed the trip back from Cali! I moved here from Oregon back in 2007 and took a couple extra days on my way down here to enjoy the country. That was an awesome trip. I bet you had more fun than I did.

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Very nice find there. I like the color - different then the norm. My blazer is that color.
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Very nice truck and a great experience for you and your friend. If you would like a shorter road trip experience, drive her over to Katy TX and have a beverage at my house. I have a couple of hotrods and would like to meet people that share the same passion for trucks!

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Ekliptix
Thanks for sharing. That's what makes this site so valuable.

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Welcome to the forum, thank you ever so much for the tour of the ride home. By the way nice lookin ride!!!!

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Beautiful truck and awesome adventure! I'd love to do something like that one day.

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Welcome to the Forum and that's a nice lookin rig you got.

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Super nice truck...and I like the jet stream blue c6

Re: My First C10 (72' fleetside) - 2,100mi drive home - Photos

Cool story and great truck! Did you ever have to use that gas can in the bed?

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Pretty gutsy buying long distance and driving that type of distance on word of mouth as dependable. Glad it worked out for you and didn't leave you with a horror story to tell us. No doubt my luck would have left me stranded 30 miles from civilization and a huge tow or repair in a not so friendly to strangers part of town.
As far as the spray film you tried..I think 3M makes a protective tape they use on the newer vehicles on their rocker panels n lower doors. Should be available at most of your auto paint retailers. Could be an alternative solution.

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great truck and great story! thats what we like !!

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Man That's an awesome road Trip. Great truck. Good luck trying to find something to do on it. Looks awesome.