"Pedro" (theoneandonlypda)
08/23/2014 at 17:23 • Filed to: gmc, truck, advice, help, car buying
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"Pedro" (theoneandonlypda)
08/23/2014 at 17:23 • Filed to: gmc, truck, advice, help, car buying | 2
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Happy Saturday Oppo.
It's been a while since I've been here and well I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice for buying an older (like 1970's) truck. I was looking at new cars and some used. But I decided all I really want is a 1970 GMC like the one here.
I really love the 2 headlight look. Anyways I was just wondering if y'all had any advice on what to look for in an older vehicle. How do I know if I'm buying a POS?
Sorry for the long post. Thanks everyone
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Pedro
08/23/2014 at 17:31 |
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I'm afraid I can't offer much in the way of advice, but I'm interested in hearing what others have to say! I'm also slowly hunting around for a project truck.
I'd think the general things apply: Is the frame intact? Has it been in any sort of severe accident before? If it doesn't run, what will it take to get it working, and is the reason why it doesn't run actually accurate? Are any hard to find parts still intact? For example, with older Chevy/GMC trucks - like ones from the 1940's, the cab corners tended to rust out, and were somewhat difficult to replace.
Nibbles
> Pedro
08/23/2014 at 17:46 |
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[rust-rust_everywhere.jpg]
thankfully the amount of NOS and repro parts for the '68-'72 C/K makes building one a breeze. The owners are always - ALWAYS - a little too proud of 'em.
Jedidiah
> Pedro
08/23/2014 at 17:56 |
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Early 70s GMCs/Chevys have been getting real expensive recently.
The beds and fenders will almost always be rusted out and the 4wd models will almost always be mutilated by some redneck.
These are popular so fenders and things will be reproduced. Make sure the frame/motor is in good shape before you buy.
John Norris (AngryDrifter)
> Pedro
08/23/2014 at 19:40 |
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I think the best advice is to budget some money and time for working on it. It's old, so you are going to have some problems. Either a clean one or a rusty are likely to have issues. But as far as old cars go, you probably can't beat the parts availability and the ease of working on them. Go much deeper into the 70's and you are going to get more unwanted stuff on the engine and more challenges to work on it. And I think these are much better looking.
BJohnson11
> Pedro
08/23/2014 at 19:49 |
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67-72 trucks are getting pricey. Depends on what your budget is, but if you like the body style, the 73-87 Chevy and gmc trucks are much cheaper. I picked up my 74 for 2 grand, and with about 4 grand into it (half of that extra money was tires and wheels) it was a strong running truck. They make great platforms to build into whatever you want. Things to look for are clean frames and clean floors. Cab corners get rusted out, but patch panels are cheap. As for engine/trans combos, 350/350 is gonna be the most common and least expensive. My truck is a 454,but I like the 350 . smaller and arguable easier to build. Turbo 400 is a more robust Trans, and again, a better platform to build up. The 4 speed manuals are cool because they're a manual, but that's all that's really good about them. Truck transmissions from the 70s aren't great.
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Pedro
> BJohnson11
08/23/2014 at 20:01 |
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I've been noticing that they are significantly more expensive. I love this look but yet again it might be too expensive to deal with. Thanks for the advice though.