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lukecp · 05-01-2003, 11:45 PM

I bought mine with the intention of fixing it up into a niccceeee truck to drive every dan, and that has KINDA hapened so far. I now use it to drive every day. It is a pretty fun truck to drive with a fresh drivetrain (20k on a rebuilt 350 and 6k on a rebuilt tranny), and has more than enough power to embarass most rice burners and new trucks, even though it is pretty stock with simply a mild cam, headers, flowmasters, edelbrock intake, and edelbrock carb.
Lately i have been using it for hard work. The body is getting kinda rough, so i have been using it to haul scrap metal, firewood, and old shingles, all in the intrest of making money. I have loaded it until the rear tires squat, and the back bumper is 4" off the ground several times. It pulls the loads just fine, but the brakes and handling feel a little scary, lol.
Next year i will be driving it back and forth from college. My motor will have a set of ported 186 camel hump heads on it in June, and hopeflly the truck will look a bit better by August. Then i will have a decent looking, rust free truck that will be pretty fast too.

beau396 · 05-02-2003, 12:18 AM

I saw it a yard sale and I had to have it. Now it is just a big black hole that I throw my money and time into.

krazy_texan · 05-02-2003, 12:41 AM

daily driver, and as an extra bedroom, i am never home so i always have about 3 sets of clothes sitting in the passenger seat and toiletries to last a month

67cst · 05-02-2003, 01:23 AM

mine is almost done, im going to cruise/daily driver and thats about it, wont see winter thats forsure, and it will haul the mt.bike or maybe a keg of beer

yellowgmc · 05-02-2003, 02:11 AM

mine keeps my garage slab from walking away. holds up dirt and bird poop real well too!

low 84 · 05-02-2003, 03:20 AM

i haul hay with it, of course. built it specificaly for that purpose

Jefe · 05-02-2003, 03:31 AM

Show Truck/Daily Driver/ and Hauler. Not bad huh??

Douglas.

gr8scott51 · 05-02-2003, 10:48 AM

I use mine as a dart board for hunderd dollar bills!

dabeers · 05-02-2003, 11:27 AM

Nice thread!

I just got mine. Use it for a weekend driver. It's got a nice running 402 engine with 4 speed manual trans. Hope to paint it and make the interior decent, but nothing for shows.

**old Rusty C10** · 05-02-2003, 12:58 PM

mine was an old work truck taken in as final payment for a job i did, and was used to haul trash from sites. My son wants the truck so we decided to restore it right now its kinda lawn art but when we actually start ( my surgery just set us back four months) it will be used as his get around vehicle and as a semi work truck my rangerbought new has always been a work truck and i cant see having a truck and not using it for a truck sometimes
no pics yet
eventually im gonnabuy a 72 step for my get around truck and half assed hauling

1969 GMC · 05-02-2003, 05:25 PM

Here's a shot of my truck, I have wanted a 4x4 for a long time and finally got one. Pretty much your basic GM, it has a 350 and an SM465. I use it to drive to work and around town, haul wrecked motorcycles, ricer body kits, mulch, lumber, and pull stuck tractors out of the mud, and other stuff like that.

Stano · 05-02-2003, 10:48 PM

My 67 has several purposes. Show truck,daily driver, morale booster for me, etc. But one thing my ol truck doesn't do is haul stuff anymore since thats how it spent its former life.[IMG]67SIDE[/IMG]

Stano · 05-02-2003, 10:51 PM

dang it....heres the pic

SEVEND2 · 05-04-2003, 12:40 AM

Very ver nice

*Piston* · 05-04-2003, 12:50 AM

Freshly restored and built for being a Daily driver / Show. Here's a crappy pic of it, it started getting dark

go-fast69 · 05-04-2003, 10:12 AM

I use mine to embarass the people in rice burners with annoyingly loud pipes when I torch them in a 1/4 drag.

Dandeluxe · 05-04-2003, 12:51 PM

you guess

SEVEND2 · 05-06-2003, 01:09 AM

Sweet rides, excellant pics.

thanks everyone for posting and keeping this going

Seke69 · 05-06-2003, 05:53 AM

I use mine as an excuse to wander off to the garage...

SEKE(nowhere)

Stainless · 05-06-2003, 07:17 AM

I've been wanting an old muscle car for years.... but I really need a truck, and if ya mix the two ya get something like a 70 c10 short/stepside.... When I first got it... It was okay.... but the more I drove it, the more I loved it..... what a cool ride! And that was when it blew a quart of oil in 50 miles! Just got done putting an olds 455/th400 in it... I will take my time and try to fix the body faster than it falls off, and taking lots of pictures on the way..... I think it will always be a daily driver... even if it ever gets to show condition.... not that I'm planning on taking it that far, but who knows.... lately I've spent more time with that truck than with my fam....
I see a lot of sweet ass trucks on this board..... I am jealous.... I wish I had the time and know how (and $$) to do the things that a lot of you have done..... maybe someday!

~Sean

EdB · 05-06-2003, 11:06 AM

Mine is a daily driver and used for what ever I need to move.
Over the years, It has been a major contributor to scar tissue
on my knuckles; half ground off fingernails; general frustration
and a lot of other enjoyments that I would not trade.

EdB

05-01-2003, 11:45 PM	#26
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I bought mine with the intention of fixing it up into a niccceeee truck to drive every dan, and that has KINDA hapened so far. I now use it to drive every day. It is a pretty fun truck to drive with a fresh drivetrain (20k on a rebuilt 350 and 6k on a rebuilt tranny), and has more than enough power to embarass most rice burners and new trucks, even though it is pretty stock with simply a mild cam, headers, flowmasters, edelbrock intake, and edelbrock carb. Lately i have been using it for hard work. The body is getting kinda rough, so i have been using it to haul scrap metal, firewood, and old shingles, all in the intrest of making money. I have loaded it until the rear tires squat, and the back bumper is 4" off the ground several times. It pulls the loads just fine, but the brakes and handling feel a little scary, lol. Next year i will be driving it back and forth from college. My motor will have a set of ported 186 camel hump heads on it in June, and hopeflly the truck will look a bit better by August. Then i will have a decent looking, rust free truck that will be pretty fast too. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

05-02-2003, 12:18 AM	#27
beau396 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: oak harbor wa Posts: 61	I saw it a yard sale and I had to have it. Now it is just a big black hole that I throw my money and time into. __________________ '67 C10 short box fleet side wood bed small rear window frame off restoration. 396BB,Th400, ps, pwr disc 5 lug, posi 3.07, 2000 Suburban 60/40 pwr seats, 2.5" front drop 4" rear, powder coated running gear.

05-02-2003, 12:41 AM	#28
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	daily driver, and as an extra bedroom, i am never home so i always have about 3 sets of clothes sitting in the passenger seat and toiletries to last a month __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

05-02-2003, 01:23 AM	#29
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,303	mine is almost done, im going to cruise/daily driver and thats about it, wont see winter thats forsure, and it will haul the mt.bike or maybe a keg of beer __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724

05-02-2003, 02:11 AM	#30
yellowgmc Getting cabin fever?!?!?! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: chisholm, mn Posts: 1,679	mine keeps my garage slab from walking away. holds up dirt and bird poop real well too! __________________ Member of the Discs Up Front Club 1972 GMC 1500 1994 F-150 XL 4x4 Tact is for people not whitty enough to be sarcastic

05-02-2003, 03:20 AM	#31
low 84 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,144	i haul hay with it, of course. built it specificaly for that purpose __________________ '51 F100, backhalf with a narrowed 9 and coil overs, 18.5" mickeys, monte front clip, +400" sbc in the works '05 1500 Crew Cab RIP '84 swb 5/7 drop, solid cammed 408 w/ fully ported dart heads, th350 w/ 10 inch hughes, 12 bolt w/ 3.73 richmonds and a locker '80 swb 4x4 in progress: 7" lift, 350 th350/np205, d44 and 1.5" ORD tie rod, 14BFF w/discs , armored diff covers, 40" MTR's

05-02-2003, 03:31 AM	#32
Jefe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 299	Show Truck/Daily Driver/ and Hauler. Not bad huh?? Douglas. Attached Images __________________ -1968 Chevy SWB = Frame Off/383/Muncie Car 4 speed -1968 Chevy SWB = numbers matching 307/Truck 4 speed. -1966 Chevy II = 2 door No Post/130,000 Orig miles/230 6cyl/powerglide/Vintage AC -1972 Chevy Nova = 2 door/412 Small Block -1927 Ford Roadster = Homebuilt/widened 8"/350/ Custom Everything.

05-02-2003, 10:48 AM	#33
gr8scott51 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 1,839	I use mine as a dart board for hunderd dollar bills! __________________ Silence is golden, duct tape is silver. - Scott

05-02-2003, 11:27 AM	#34
dabeers Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Syracuse, NE Posts: 33	Nice thread! I just got mine. Use it for a weekend driver. It's got a nice running 402 engine with 4 speed manual trans. Hope to paint it and make the interior decent, but nothing for shows.

05-02-2003, 12:58 PM	#35
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,267	mine was an old work truck taken in as final payment for a job i did, and was used to haul trash from sites. My son wants the truck so we decided to restore it right now its kinda lawn art but when we actually start ( my surgery just set us back four months) it will be used as his get around vehicle and as a semi work truck my rangerbought new has always been a work truck and i cant see having a truck and not using it for a truck sometimes no pics yet eventually im gonnabuy a 72 step for my get around truck and half assed hauling __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

05-02-2003, 05:25 PM	#36
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	Here's a shot of my truck, I have wanted a 4x4 for a long time and finally got one. Pretty much your basic GM, it has a 350 and an SM465. I use it to drive to work and around town, haul wrecked motorcycles, ricer body kits, mulch, lumber, and pull stuck tractors out of the mud, and other stuff like that. Attached Images __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

05-02-2003, 10:48 PM	#37
Stano Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Mo Posts: 963	My 67 has several purposes. Show truck,daily driver, morale booster for me, etc. But one thing my ol truck doesn't do is haul stuff anymore since thats how it spent its former life.[IMG]67SIDE[/IMG] __________________ New daily driver 96 Chevy K3500 crew cab dually 53,000 miles 350 Vortec 4L80 Nice ride 67 Chevy C-10 LWB Built 350 TH-400 Wifes ride and family rig: 2001 Furd Expedition 5.4 Liter Kickin back in Rolla,Mo. USA "Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain" Mark Twain

05-02-2003, 10:51 PM	#38
Stano Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Mo Posts: 963	dang it....heres the pic Attached Images __________________ New daily driver 96 Chevy K3500 crew cab dually 53,000 miles 350 Vortec 4L80 Nice ride 67 Chevy C-10 LWB Built 350 TH-400 Wifes ride and family rig: 2001 Furd Expedition 5.4 Liter Kickin back in Rolla,Mo. USA "Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain" Mark Twain

05-04-2003, 12:40 AM	#39
SEVEND2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Menifee, Calif, USA Posts: 2,143	Very ver nice __________________ With a 1972 Chevy Custom-10 Long bed w/350cid th350, (under-construction). Progress on truck so far (follow link): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=51051 and stage 2 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=58132 ~ "Why couldn't you have just put the bunny back in the box?" ~

05-04-2003, 12:50 AM	#40
Piston Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 2,301	Freshly restored and built for being a Daily driver / Show. Here's a crappy pic of it, it started getting dark



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05-04-2003, 10:12 AM	#41
go-fast69 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Platte, NE Posts: 50	I use mine to embarass the people in rice burners with annoyingly loud pipes when I torch them in a 1/4 drag. __________________ 69 swb GMC, 402 BB, 3:73 posi, 3" exhaust, forever a work in progress

05-04-2003, 12:51 PM	#42
Dandeluxe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: st.louis mo. Posts: 717	you guess ok you guess Attached Images __________________ 1969 cst swb 350/400 th . DANNY C . ["]FRIENDS DONT LET FRIENDS DRIVE F@RD$!! 1969 cst swb corvette hugger orange with 400 hp sbc I started out with nothing and i held on to it

05-06-2003, 01:09 AM	#43
SEVEND2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Menifee, Calif, USA Posts: 2,143	Sweet rides, excellant pics. thanks everyone for posting and keeping this going __________________ With a 1972 Chevy Custom-10 Long bed w/350cid th350, (under-construction). Progress on truck so far (follow link): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=51051 and stage 2 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=58132 ~ "Why couldn't you have just put the bunny back in the box?" ~

05-06-2003, 05:53 AM	#44
Seke69 Space Cadet Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 132	I use mine as an excuse to wander off to the garage... SEKE(nowhere)

05-06-2003, 07:17 AM	#45
Stainless Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: N.Canton Ohio Posts: 59	I've been wanting an old muscle car for years.... but I really need a truck, and if ya mix the two ya get something like a 70 c10 short/stepside.... When I first got it... It was okay.... but the more I drove it, the more I loved it..... what a cool ride! And that was when it blew a quart of oil in 50 miles! Just got done putting an olds 455/th400 in it... I will take my time and try to fix the body faster than it falls off, and taking lots of pictures on the way..... I think it will always be a daily driver... even if it ever gets to show condition.... not that I'm planning on taking it that far, but who knows.... lately I've spent more time with that truck than with my fam.... I see a lot of sweet ass trucks on this board..... I am jealous.... I wish I had the time and know how (and $$) to do the things that a lot of you have done..... maybe someday! ~Sean

05-06-2003, 11:06 AM	#46
EdB Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Gulfport Ms Posts: 401	Mine is a daily driver and used for what ever I need to move. Over the years, It has been a major contributor to scar tissue on my knuckles; half ground off fingernails; general frustration and a lot of other enjoyments that I would not trade. EdB

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