Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**Austinjay** · 01-09-2024, 11:38 AM

I got pretty lucky and had first shot at this truck over the weekend. I could not pass it up for the price. A price so good I would have been a complete jerk to even try to haggle so I paid asking price. It was about 3.5 hours away so I loaded up my truck and trailer and grabbed it as soon as I messaged the seller. I am not in the business of flipping trucks, I just love finding gems that need to be revived and driven. The story I got from the seller was that he had purchased it from the widow of the original owner about 9 years ago. He bought it for a "ranch" truck at his meat butcher facility in Salida Colorado. Apparently the truck was bought new in Westcliff Colorado for a farm and never left until the original owner passed away. This truck has very little rust, probably one of the best I've ever owned. The seller I bought it from purchased it with no engine and he never got around to to installing a 350 he bought for it. I pulled apart the engine that came with it because it had been sitting in the bed for 9 years (covered) but it was stuck. It is a 77-79 350. To my surprise, as I was pulling it apart it appeared to be recently rebuilt. Bored .060 over, very clean inside with no ring ridge. Lifters, pushrods, rockers and valves looked brand new. Unfortunately it did get some water in the cylinders at some point and its a little crispy. I am going to do a quick hone and reassemble. I think it will be just fine. Here are some pictures and I will try to update this thread as I go along.

If anyone reading this has a driver side door panel in the original red please message me.

**truckster** · 01-09-2024, 02:24 PM

Nice find. That does look pretty rust-free.

Shifty One · 01-09-2024, 02:48 PM

Nice find!

**HO455** · 01-09-2024, 04:21 PM

Man that's sweet! I do love me some 4 eyed 4by4. It hard to tell what color it is on my computer. Is it gray or green?

**Austinjay** · 01-09-2024, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by truckster

Nice find. That does look pretty rust-free.

Thanks! so far ive only found a quarter size hole in the passenger footwell and the driver floor is a little thin with a few tiny holes.

**Austinjay** · 01-09-2024, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Shifty One

Nice find!

Thanks!

**Austinjay** · 01-09-2024, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HO455

Man that's sweet! I do love me some 4 eyed 4by4. It hard to tell what color it is on my computer. Is it gray or green?

It was dark gold originally but was painted a darker gold metallic at some point. I need to give it a good wash and see what it actually looks like.

Sicklajoie · 01-09-2024, 06:04 PM

Great looking ride, love them GMC's!

**jerry moss** · 01-09-2024, 07:01 PM

looks like real nice project to start with, congrats.

**Orange71shorty** · 01-09-2024, 07:50 PM

Cool truck, did someone put a different box on it at some point? Just noting the toolbox door on a K model

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 01-09-2024, 08:24 PM

I like the Suicide Knob on the steering wheel.

**68bowtie** · 01-09-2024, 10:10 PM

Dark gold with red! Wow awesome

**402Bowtie** · 01-10-2024, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Orange71shorty

Cool truck, did someone put a different box on it at some point? Just noting the toolbox door on a K model

I was wondering that too. No listing for RPO VK2 on glovebox door, so thinking not original.

Nice truck, Austinjay!

**special-K** · 01-10-2024, 08:11 AM

Very nice find. It seems unusual for a truck bought for ranch use, being it's a trimmed truck and Custom camper. My guess is it was bought off the lot. Being Colorado I guess dealers would have kept a portion of stock for that market. First year automatic K2500!

That Dark gold is what I would call brown. The color it was painted is probably an attempt to match or just went with something close. This truck would originally have had lower and rear end trim. what is odd about a K-model with tool & stowage door? I've had three over the years

**402Bowtie** · 01-10-2024, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

what is odd about a K-model with tool & stowage door? I've had three over the years

I'm fairly certain no one has ever been able to prove with a picture a K truck with a VK2 RPO on the SPID.

**special-K** · 01-10-2024, 10:32 AM

Like I said, I've had three in my 40+ years with K/20s. The only one I have pictures of has even been questioned as a true K/20, but a body swap. I know otherwise, got the history on it from someone familiar with it's story. It did have it's cab replaced due to the top being crushed and that came from a same color/same original paint condition Cheyenne 2wd, and the truck is a Custom Deluxe. The build sheet also backed the guy's story up. As a longtime K/20 fanatic I bought the truck for being so rare and exceptional. I know what it is and that's all I care. I've had way more trucks than I have pictures, so I only have proof of a few.

**Austinjay** · 01-10-2024, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Orange71shorty

Cool truck, did someone put a different box on it at some point? Just noting the toolbox door on a K model

Original box but the toolbox was added by the original owner.

**Austinjay** · 01-10-2024, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Very nice find. It seems unusual for a truck bought for ranch use, being it's a trimmed truck and Custom camper. My guess is it was bought off the lot. Being Colorado I guess dealers would have kept a portion of stock for that market. First year automatic K2500!

That Dark gold is what I would call brown. The color it was painted is probably an attempt to match or just went with something close. This truck would originally have had lower and rear end trim. what is odd about a K-model with tool & stowage door? I've had three over the years

Thanks! I'm pretty excited about this one. If i am reading the SPID correctly, this truck came with the pin stripe option. If so, would it still have the lower trim? I wonder if he ordered the custom camper for the HD rear springs to tow big trailers?

**leddzepp** · 01-10-2024, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 402bowtie

i'm fairly certain no one has ever been able to prove with a picture a k truck with a vk2 rpo on the spid.

x2

**Austinjay** · 01-10-2024, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 402Bowtie

I was wondering that too. No listing for RPO VK2 on glovebox door, so thinking not original.

Nice truck, Austinjay!

Thanks! This tool box was definitely added. I will get some better pictures. They actually did a pretty decent job adding it. All it needs is a latch and straighten out the hinges and it will close just fine.

**DeadheadNM** · 01-10-2024, 11:20 AM

That's a nice find. Thanks for posting and good luck with the resurrection.

As a tangential aside, I don't see the tool box (VK2) listed as an option for Chevrolet pickups in 1970 but do see this available for 71. Was a tool box an option in 1970?

**IronCanine** · 01-10-2024, 12:05 PM

Awesome truck. Gotta be a special order. Dark gold only offered with black and sandalwood interior colors by the book. Also, it's a Z62 with a floor carpet option. The whole thing is kinda crazy. And I love it.

**j_cst_10** · 01-10-2024, 12:21 PM

Very cool. My 70 Blazer is dark gold. Weird but cool color.

**tim71** · 01-10-2024, 12:55 PM

Very nice!

**IronCanine** · 01-10-2024, 01:02 PM

Any chance you've got the build sheet on that truck? Maybe behind the seat? Would love to see it if so.

01-09-2024, 11:38 AM	#1
Austinjay Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Brighton, Colorado Posts: 344	Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 I got pretty lucky and had first shot at this truck over the weekend. I could not pass it up for the price. A price so good I would have been a complete jerk to even try to haggle so I paid asking price. It was about 3.5 hours away so I loaded up my truck and trailer and grabbed it as soon as I messaged the seller. I am not in the business of flipping trucks, I just love finding gems that need to be revived and driven. The story I got from the seller was that he had purchased it from the widow of the original owner about 9 years ago. He bought it for a "ranch" truck at his meat butcher facility in Salida Colorado. Apparently the truck was bought new in Westcliff Colorado for a farm and never left until the original owner passed away. This truck has very little rust, probably one of the best I've ever owned. The seller I bought it from purchased it with no engine and he never got around to to installing a 350 he bought for it. I pulled apart the engine that came with it because it had been sitting in the bed for 9 years (covered) but it was stuck. It is a 77-79 350. To my surprise, as I was pulling it apart it appeared to be recently rebuilt. Bored .060 over, very clean inside with no ring ridge. Lifters, pushrods, rockers and valves looked brand new. Unfortunately it did get some water in the cylinders at some point and its a little crispy. I am going to do a quick hone and reassemble. I think it will be just fine. Here are some pictures and I will try to update this thread as I go along. If anyone reading this has a driver side door panel in the original red please message me. Attached Images __________________ '72 K20 Ochre/white 350/350/205 4" Lift 35's '72 GMC K10 red orange/white 400/350/205 '69 C20 Longhorn 454 TH400 '72 Blazer CST 4x4 '70 Blazer 4X4

01-09-2024, 02:24 PM	#2
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,798	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Nice find. That does look pretty rust-free. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson

01-09-2024, 02:48 PM	#3
Shifty One Registered User Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 556	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Nice find! __________________ 1987 V20 farm-hand rescue 1998 C2500 lot-rot rescue

01-09-2024, 04:21 PM	#4
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,807	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Man that's sweet! I do love me some 4 eyed 4by4. It hard to tell what color it is on my computer. Is it gray or green? __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

01-09-2024, 06:04 PM	#8
Sicklajoie The Niner Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Broad Brook, CT Posts: 2,489	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Great looking ride, love them GMC's! __________________ "A good racer is one whose head is in communication with his balls." - Richie Evans 1970 C/20 - 402/TH400/3.54s - 74K miles 2003 GMC Sierra 2500 - Wheatland Yellow Niner Progression Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=697183 Classic Trucks article: https://www.motortrend.com/features/...et-c20-driven/

01-09-2024, 07:01 PM	#9
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,742	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 looks like real nice project to start with, congrats. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

01-09-2024, 07:50 PM	#10
Orange71shorty Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Helena, Montana Posts: 525	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Cool truck, did someone put a different box on it at some point? Just noting the toolbox door on a K model

01-09-2024, 08:24 PM	#11
'68OrangeSunshine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 7,050	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 I like the Suicide Knob on the steering wheel. __________________ Every 25 years I like to rebuild that 292, whether it needs it or not.

01-09-2024, 10:10 PM	#12
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,352	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Dark gold with red! Wow awesome __________________ 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)

01-10-2024, 08:11 AM	#14
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Very nice find. It seems unusual for a truck bought for ranch use, being it's a trimmed truck and Custom camper. My guess is it was bought off the lot. Being Colorado I guess dealers would have kept a portion of stock for that market. First year automatic K2500! That Dark gold is what I would call brown. The color it was painted is probably an attempt to match or just went with something close. This truck would originally have had lower and rear end trim. what is odd about a K-model with tool & stowage door? I've had three over the years __________________ "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 ~

01-10-2024, 10:32 AM	#16
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Like I said, I've had three in my 40+ years with K/20s. The only one I have pictures of has even been questioned as a true K/20, but a body swap. I know otherwise, got the history on it from someone familiar with it's story. It did have it's cab replaced due to the top being crushed and that came from a same color/same original paint condition Cheyenne 2wd, and the truck is a Custom Deluxe. The build sheet also backed the guy's story up. As a longtime K/20 fanatic I bought the truck for being so rare and exceptional. I know what it is and that's all I care. I've had way more trucks than I have pictures, so I only have proof of a few. __________________ "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 ~

01-10-2024, 11:20 AM	#21
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,286	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 That's a nice find. Thanks for posting and good luck with the resurrection. As a tangential aside, I don't see the tool box (VK2) listed as an option for Chevrolet pickups in 1970 but do see this available for 71. Was a tool box an option in 1970? __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

01-10-2024, 12:05 PM	#22
IronCanine I'm trying.... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 2,535	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Awesome truck. Gotta be a special order. Dark gold only offered with black and sandalwood interior colors by the book. Also, it's a Z62 with a floor carpet option. The whole thing is kinda crazy. And I love it. __________________ 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..."

01-10-2024, 12:21 PM	#23
j_cst_10 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 575	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Very cool. My 70 Blazer is dark gold. Weird but cool color. __________________ 1972 Cheyenne Super 20 Custom Camper 12 Valve Cummins/5spd manual 1972 Cheyenne Super Short Bed 557 Med Olive DK olive 1970 K5 Blazer Dark Gold 1966 Coronet 440 35k mile survivor 1991 Suburban 2500 454/4L80E 2wd 1985 Monte Carlo SS 383 Sbc, t-56 magnum 6spd and Ford 9"

01-10-2024, 12:55 PM	#24
tim71 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 1,072	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Very nice! __________________ 1972 Blazer Highlander 1971 GMC K1500 SWB (sold)



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01-10-2024, 01:02 PM	#25
IronCanine I'm trying.... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 2,535	Re: Mountain Find - 1970 GMC K2500 Any chance you've got the build sheet on that truck? Maybe behind the seat? Would love to see it if so. __________________ 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..."

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