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Went and picked this truck up today in taylorsville n.c., its a pretty solid truck other than the cab suppports and some minor rust in the bottum portion of the truck. the bed is very solid with only surface rust. The truck came with almost everything I need to get it running. I plan on doing some paint work under the hood and in the bed , then getting the motor and trans in and getting it running and driving it most days. I wanted a truck that wasn't so nice that I couldn't drive it , this was the 8th truck that I looked at and it was the first that the price matched the condition of the truck.

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check out this fix for using the wrong radiator, does anyone know if the three big holes are for a factory mirrors and what kind? it had hideous mirrors on it.

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Excellent! Looks like someone started on it then gave up. What's the engine and trans?
That'll make a great DD!

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The big holes are factory for the sport mirrors. My 72 has no mirrors on it right now, I originally was going to tac in a piece of metal behind the door exterior and get rid of them with some filler, however there is no access to do so without tearing into the door.

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a nice looking truck. what's your plans

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That is a pretty ingenious way to fab up mounts for a later model radiator. Never seen that before. :)

Nice lookin' truck.

Gary

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Looks good.Not a bad DD.As asked what Engine/tranny?


Cw72gmc,tack a nail to a piece of metal the size of the hole.You can then hold the piece by the nail and tack it in.(tip from the tips thread)Just grind the nail off and finish the area.

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yeah the guy was loosing his eye sight and was selling off all his stuff,it came with a 305/th350 combo. the 305 should be ok for a DD ,but if not I do have a 350 for it.

thanks thats what I thought but I have never had a truck with the sport mirrors, I have taken bolts the size of the hole and tacked them in and then cut the bolt off flush and weld and grind.

I plan to just get it mechanically sound and paint the bed floor and drive it.

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yeah I think I'll put the correct radiator in it.

it came with a 305/th350 combo that I'm going to try and see how it runs if not I have a 350 for it.

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Nice truck
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If you have a piece of about 3/16ths or so flat copper and someone to hold it in place while you fill the hole you can weld them right up. The pool won't stick the copper. You can mold the copper to fit the contour of the door.

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Cool truck. If u pull the bed rails let me know.
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Nice score, should make a heck of a daily driver. I'm jealous.

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Congrats. You probably went right by my house.

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thanks, I'm trying to make my mind up on the rails , I usually don't like them but they kind of look right on this truck. I'll keep you in mind if I pull them.

thanks, I hope so.

thanks ,I went up 77 to hwy 64. he only lived a couple of miles off 64.

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Looks like it will make a good driver. Go with the 350, never been much for the 305's. Matter of fact I have one I have been trying to give away for years...no takers.

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Hey Dewayne!!!....looks like a good find...so you went by my house then!!!:lol:

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I don't think you can even use that passenger side mirror. Looks like it's below your line of sight from the driver's seat.

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There you go drive that thing, thats why it was made; looks great! Congratulations on that find!

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I have had them in drivers and they have been ok, I think they get a bad rep. because they are low on horsepower, but if it doesn't run good I'm not wasting any time on it, I'm going to pull it and put the 350 in it. I really was planning on using it in the truck I'm building, but I can always find another.

hey Geoff , thanks I was probaly close to you. you live closer to mooresville don't you?

yeah I'm going to order a set of the sport mirrors I hate these mirrors on there. I really like the two piece original mirrors but since I'm not going to paint the truck I'll go with the sport style.

thanks, the last one I had was too nice,pricey and non user friendly to drive everyday. plus I was driving an hour each way to work. now I'm only 7 miles from work so its more practical. I had a 70 about 8 years ago that I drove everyday and I loved it so I hope I enjoy this one as much. If I can stop myself from going to far with getting it road ready, I might have it ready in a couple of months.

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Ok so I had some time to work on the truck this weekend, and I'm off till the first of the year so I plan on really getting going on this truck.

I started working on the manifolds trying to put new studs in them, I heated them with the torch and was able to get three of them out, and break two of them off. One of them was already broke off, so I step drilled them till I got to 5/16 of an inch drill bit (which was the right size bit for the 3/8-16 threads) ,then used a tap to work the remaining thread material out. It wasn't a good time ,but I was able to save them.

After that I blasted the manifolds and coated them with some eastwood manifold paint using a foam brush. They turned out pretty nice.

I was also able to get the engine painted and somewhat put back together. The po had painted it ford blue which I was not crazy for.

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Everytime I look at the truck I find something new wrong with it. I can't believe I didn't notice this when I looked at the truck, but someone had cut a hole in the heater box and then covered it with duct tape and painted it black.

Luckily I have a good outer box laying around to replace this one.

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Nice looking truck.Engine and manifolds look good

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Since the hole is there, and it's not going to be a full-on restoration, I think I'd take advantage of it and make up a nice looking cover with a gasket, fasten it on with three metal screws, and have access to the heater core when something gets in there.