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Old 04-08-2016, 12:18 AM   #2
GASoline71
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Re: Out of the Ditch = The Rebuild Begins ('72 GMC)

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Just a thought, if the rear sections of the frame have the original bumper mount holes and they are not bent up or cracked it may be a good idea to cut them off about a foot back and save them, i have seen people asking for them on occasion on the parts for sale threads.
I'll have to remember to check those. If they are in decent shape I'll hang on to 'em. The front part of the frame is already gone to the scrap heap. I still have the front crossmember. But that's going this weekend if nobody around these parts comes and picks it up.

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My 1972 GMC 1500 Super Custom (Creeping Death) "long term" build thread.

The Rebuild of Creeping Death after the wreck

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