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nvr2l0
03-16-2008, 04:40 PM
well i sold the nissan a few months back at the begin of the year. been tossing around new ideas and then landed on my dads old gmc. Its a 1976 GMC he bought new in 76. Plans started out as a sfbd to the rockers but tearing into it i decided to go all out and do a little more. the floor is rusted some and had some ghetto patches done sometime in its life of close to 800k miles on the body and frame. So plans include a 2" sfbd and a sheetmetal cab floor. custom flat rockers prob around an inch from door. set up for 22s i think. i think im gonna rebuild the 350 in it for now but debating building a 327 we have too. heres what i got in 2 days of work over spring break.


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7160.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7162.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7179.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7195.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7233.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7238.jpg



the nasty floor.. i never want to see spray foam again in my life haha

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7242.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7244.jpg

4 link from haggard
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc_3_15_08/IMG_7236.jpg

not gonna have much for updates till i get back from college in the start of may but i might be home a few weekends to mess with it.

Nevr2Lo
03-16-2008, 05:03 PM
You got yourself a pretty nice project. Can't wait to see progress. keep it going.

p.s. Nice user name.

BHB
03-16-2008, 05:28 PM
Looks your all in!


Tell me about the tri-5 wagon in the background!!!

nvr2l0
03-16-2008, 05:58 PM
the wagon is my dads. his mom bought it brand new in 1956. over 400k orig miles. motors never been torn down or anything. cars been across cauntry, hauled a house trailer and been thru floods to name a few. its got a lot of family history and past to it.

stepsidebowtie
03-16-2008, 06:15 PM
Sweet project. I have a soft spot for stepsides. Sounds like a killer project, lookin forward to progress.

Joe
03-18-2008, 06:36 AM
Nice project!!

nvr2l0
05-08-2008, 07:18 AM
been messin with it a lil since im back home now and about ready to tear into it big. one manifold bolt is bein a bitch but im hopin to get that and finish pullin the motor today since thats the only thing left on the frame. Trying to find the best price for metal still and order my 2x3 soon and i need to go buy a new chop saw since my brother killed mine. im hoping to have the sfbd going in the next week or two tho.

I also found some old pics of the truck i need to scan from when my dad was driving it like 20 to 30 years ago.

poopskidz
05-09-2008, 10:20 PM
looks like a killer project im glad to see that truck isnt getting wasted like so many cars sitting behind houses or in open fields

nvr2l0
05-13-2008, 11:00 AM
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/truckframe.jpg

modular93fox
05-13-2008, 07:43 PM
got any info on that haggard 4 link? i cant find anything under yahoo or google.
clint

nvr2l0
05-14-2008, 09:59 AM
4 link is from http://haggardfab.com/

heres that pic i was talking about.


http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i41/deflatd/gmc.jpg

AntiBling
05-14-2008, 11:58 AM
I'd be awesome if you restored the body to look how it did in that picture. Seeing how your dad bought it new it'd be a cool way to mix the history in with your style.

tatoodkelt
05-14-2008, 12:03 PM
Nice project man! Cant wait to see it come along.

BlackBowtie350
05-15-2008, 06:37 PM
Subscribed

chevysnbuicks
05-16-2008, 12:05 AM
Looks like a pretty interesting project. That floor looks pretty gnarly. Good luck with it though, subscribed.

zlatko
05-16-2008, 08:23 AM
cant wait to c