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Myoldtruck · 11-07-2018, 01:57 PM

So while looking for parts for my 70 c/10 I came across this 71 gmc sierra grande 1500. Typical rust at bottom of the cab, but its all there. Alot of good options. Im getting it towed home in a week. I got it at a very good price.

**Chevyland** · 11-07-2018, 02:44 PM

Very nice find !
What are your plans with it ?

**68bowtie** · 11-07-2018, 02:46 PM

Well done

**truckster** · 11-07-2018, 03:42 PM

Those are some nice options.

I have to laugh at some of them, though. Like "floorboard" and "front and rear shock absorbers". If you didn't specify those, would your truck come riding only on springs and with no floor, kind of like a Flintstone special?

Emmick68 · 11-07-2018, 03:58 PM

Factory AC! Nice!

cypressbog · 11-07-2018, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truckster

Those are some nice options.

I have to laugh at some of them, though. Like "floorboard" and "front and rear shock absorbers". If you didn't specify those, would your truck come riding only on springs and with no floor, kind of like a Flintstone special?

Floorboard means they ordered a wood floor bed, otherwise the bed floor would be steel.

Husker · 11-07-2018, 09:33 PM

Nice lookin truck.
Ron

Myoldtruck · 11-07-2018, 10:22 PM

The wooden bed is rough, but all there. I need to get a master cylinder and fuel pump. It has potential, Im going to clean it up and see if I can get it road worthy. My wife is going to be pissed when she finds out.

**72 tigger** · 11-07-2018, 10:25 PM

Nice options- wonder why it lists dome lamp switch?

**jocko** · 11-07-2018, 10:26 PM

Nice one! Pretty loaded SPID to boot. Congrats.

Sean bolden · 11-07-2018, 11:00 PM

My 71 cheyenne super also has the “dome lamp switch” option

**jocko** · 11-07-2018, 11:05 PM

Sean, where was your truck produced? I thought it (dome lamp sw on SPID) was an Ottawa plant-only thing, but maybe not the case.
And welcome to the site

Sevierville, I'm jealous. How many times have you been to Floyd Garrett's museum!?!?!

Sean bolden · 11-08-2018, 07:22 PM

Thank you. My truck was built in the flint plant. I’ve never been to that museum but my dad has sold a car ore two to them before

fourspeedwagon · 11-16-2018, 02:23 PM

How about a pic of the project truck that led you to this gem?

**LockDoc** · 11-16-2018, 11:40 PM

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The dome lamp switch option should mean the optional switches in the front door jambs that automatically turn the dome light on when you open the door....

LockDoc

Chris_oz · 11-17-2018, 04:57 AM

Does the hydraulic brake assist mean a hydroboost?

Myoldtruck · 11-17-2018, 07:27 AM

The truck was suppose to be delivered yesterday, due to our bad snow storm the tow truck couldnt do the tow. No problems.
So im suppose to get it on the 26th now. Not the end of the world. There is a wood bed in fair shape under the bed liner, and a side tool box in the bed.

**special-K** · 11-17-2018, 07:54 AM

What's odd about the dome lamp switch option is they were included with the Sierra Grande option. Nice find! Let me know how mad you wife gets. Maybe I could help eliminate the problem

**LockDoc** · 11-17-2018, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris_oz

Does the hydraulic brake assist mean a hydroboost?

No factory hydroboost in these trucks. It just means that it has power brakes.

LockDoc

11-07-2018, 01:57 PM	#1
Myoldtruck Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mohnton pa. Posts: 208	71 sierra grande find So while looking for parts for my 70 c/10 I came across this 71 gmc sierra grande 1500. Typical rust at bottom of the cab, but its all there. Alot of good options. Im getting it towed home in a week. I got it at a very good price. Attached Images

11-07-2018, 02:44 PM	#2
Chevyland Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ca. <-> Ma. Posts: 5,691	Re: 71 sierra grande find Very nice find ! What are your plans with it ?

11-07-2018, 02:46 PM	#3
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,312	Re: 71 sierra grande find Well done __________________ I live in California, but identify as a Texan "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh)

11-07-2018, 03:42 PM	#4
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,791	Re: 71 sierra grande find Those are some nice options. I have to laugh at some of them, though. Like "floorboard" and "front and rear shock absorbers". If you didn't specify those, would your truck come riding only on springs and with no floor, kind of like a Flintstone special? __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

11-07-2018, 03:58 PM	#5
Emmick68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Henderson NV Posts: 13	Re: 71 sierra grande find Factory AC! Nice! __________________ "This is the last part I will have to order for this truck." -I say this after every order.

11-07-2018, 09:33 PM	#7
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,209	Re: 71 sierra grande find Nice lookin truck. Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

11-07-2018, 10:22 PM	#8
Myoldtruck Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mohnton pa. Posts: 208	Re: 71 sierra grande find The wooden bed is rough, but all there. I need to get a master cylinder and fuel pump. It has potential, Im going to clean it up and see if I can get it road worthy. My wife is going to be pissed when she finds out.

11-07-2018, 10:25 PM	#9
72 tigger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,203	Re: 71 sierra grande find Nice options- wonder why it lists dome lamp switch?

11-07-2018, 10:26 PM	#10
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,932	Re: 71 sierra grande find Nice one! Pretty loaded SPID to boot. Congrats.

11-07-2018, 11:00 PM	#11
Sean bolden Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Sevierville TN Posts: 2	Re: 71 sierra grande find My 71 cheyenne super also has the “dome lamp switch” option

11-07-2018, 11:05 PM	#12
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,932	Re: 71 sierra grande find Sean, where was your truck produced? I thought it (dome lamp sw on SPID) was an Ottawa plant-only thing, but maybe not the case. And welcome to the site Sevierville, I'm jealous. How many times have you been to Floyd Garrett's museum!?!?!

11-08-2018, 07:22 PM	#13
Sean bolden Registered User Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Sevierville TN Posts: 2	Re: 71 sierra grande find Thank you. My truck was built in the flint plant. I’ve never been to that museum but my dad has sold a car ore two to them before

11-16-2018, 02:23 PM	#14
fourspeedwagon Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Yakima Valley, Washington Posts: 575	Re: 71 sierra grande find How about a pic of the project truck that led you to this gem? __________________ 1951 GMC 250 Open Express Pickup 1968 Suburban C10 1971 C20 Olive “People are shocked when they find out I’m not a good electrician” Dad told me “Son, never strike a man in anger- unless you’re certain you can get away with it”

11-16-2018, 11:40 PM	#15
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,320	Re: 71 sierra grande find - The dome lamp switch option should mean the optional switches in the front door jambs that automatically turn the dome light on when you open the door.... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

11-17-2018, 04:57 AM	#16
Chris_oz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Posts: 139	Re: 71 sierra grande find Does the hydraulic brake assist mean a hydroboost?



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11-17-2018, 07:27 AM	#17
Myoldtruck Registered User Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Mohnton pa. Posts: 208	Re: 71 sierra grande find The truck was suppose to be delivered yesterday, due to our bad snow storm the tow truck couldnt do the tow. No problems. So im suppose to get it on the 26th now. Not the end of the world. There is a wood bed in fair shape under the bed liner, and a side tool box in the bed. Attached Images

11-17-2018, 07:54 AM	#18
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: 71 sierra grande find What's odd about the dome lamp switch option is they were included with the Sierra Grande option. Nice find! Let me know how mad you wife gets. Maybe I could help eliminate the problem __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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