Old trucks... lets see them!

[bbaker]

I know a few of you guys have old trucks.. I bought myself an older project truck today. It's a 1977 GMC K35 1 ton dually. It's a 350 gas with the 4 speed behind it, and also 4 wheel drive. or is that 6 wheel drive? It's gonna need a lot of work and I want to find a flat bed for it, but I plan to fix this to use as a farm truck. It has a aux pto on the tranny hooked to a hydraulic pump and resivoir so I would also like to put a lift under it to make it a dump bed. I need to get my mustang put back together and then I can work on this, hopefully come spring.

[BigMike]

"I want to find a flat bed for it"

BB that's what that gray box with the black cords coming out of it are for
A flat bed for the old girl would be a GREAT project for you.

Now I see why you sold the 782.....for gas money to go around the block.
Cool old truck.

[bbaker]

BM, I don't know if the 782 is sold or not. I don't really know how to get it to the guy. You are right I could weld up my own, but I might be able to find one cheaper than I could build my own?

[pattonacres]

Cool truck ,looks like its will make a good start. Here is one I just sold this summer.I bought it in 06 on ebay from new jersey. These pics were right after I painted it and was still putting it back together. I only put a few hundred miles a year on it and just couldn`t justify the $200. plate,$600. insurance$25. state inspection + reg maint. so I sold it and opted for a dump trailer. This was 4x4 also and I miss it already for here on the farm.

[pattonacres]

[bbaker]

Good looking old truck Rich, and I hope mine turns out half that nice. Plates here aren't that much, and insurance shouldn't be either. I want/need a good truck up at the farm so I don't tear mine up, and with it being a 2 hr trip each way the gas it takes to drive mine up and back gets expensive, so having a truck up there will actually hopefully be less expensive plus saving wear and tear on my truck.

[bbaker]

And most one ton's of that vinatge were 2wd. don't see too many 4x4 ones in tha body style.

[Mountain Heritage]

Nice trucks!

I learned how to drive a 3 in the tree on a flat bed GMC dually. It was a beast, I loved it. I think it would be cool to find one to drive around as a daily driver. Heck, I only drive like 3 miles to work each day. My poor old '95 Chevy is starting to get tired - don't get me wrong, its still kick'n and all. But the son is after me that he wants it when he gets his license in March or April, poor old girl has over 324,000km on it so it REALLY doesn't owe me anything! Original motor and body on it (except for the cab corners were fixed about 3 years ago). Not bad for buying it used with 74,000km on it in the fall of '97. Rich, I can see why your kick'n yourself. I know I would be...heck I think we should all kick ya for getting rid of it. A classic truck like that, did a great job on fix'n it up.
You just hang onto that 782 and come summer time it can take a ride into Eastern Ontario!!

[ksanders]

I'd post a picture of my truck, but BB informed me that a Ranger is not a truck . With the 3" lift, top marker lights, roll bar, and brush guard it looks bigger than it is and still not like a southern swamp truck or something. It's an 86 4x4 and has picked up its share of Cubs on road trips. I'm actually considering painting it this coming summer and fixing up the body a little more. I too entertained the idea of a flatbed to avoid some body work and increase what I can haul, but they are EXPENSIVE. I've searched nonchalantly for several years.

Anyone else thinking BB will have a plow on that truck too remove his snow now? Toys progressively get bigger...

[bbaker]

I am going after a flat bed tomorrow. No headache rack on it, but the price is right and I can make the headache rack pretty easy! I doubt I will ever have a plow on a truck.

[bbaker]

The correct front rims are in the bed of my truck in case anyone was wondering!

[OhioBinder]

When I read the title to this thread, I was expecting "old trucks" not just barely used.
Now here is an old truck.
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It's a 1917 Tiffin Truck, been in the family for 55 years now.

Or this one
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48 KB5 IHC that i've had for over 15 years.

David

[Mountain Heritage]

David, those aren't old trucks....they are Classic History trucks! Nice toys you have there, don't get rid of them - they are likely more truck than the new ones would ever think of being.

[Farmallgray]

Bryan,
When you say the correct front rims, do you mean the Budd dually rims? It looks like it has single wheel front hubs on it now so you will need the dually front hubs to work with the dually front wheels. Looks like someone put a '79 grille in it.

I believe '77 was the first year for a 4WD 1 ton.

Should make a fun project. I'm considering an engine swap in my '79 K20. I'll post pics of it later.

Here is a good forum to check out if you haven't already found it;
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php

[Klapatta]

The Green monster- my Son's 84 fenderside hibernating for the Winter.
I'm a GM guy at heart but I ain't shy about sayin that there's nothin else like a strong runnin 351 with real 4WD.

It used to be the go to off roader fitted with 33's until it got converted into the tractor show pleasure palace that it is today a couple years back

[Scott C.]

My 71 F-100

[wdeturck]

My first Cub Hauler which I don't have anymore.

One of the other trucks I was involved with. This truck is still around my home town, Reading, PA

[Farmallgray]

Here are some pics of mine.

Here are some cool old commercials on youtube;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYutPbmR ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZctn8lp ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k3Mf9ql ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpB_1LrD ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaae2zF9 ... re=related

[MattS]

BB, If your hubs on the front of that truck are single rear wheel hubs, and they are on a Dana 60 axle, they are worth some good money. The off road/four wheeling crowd buys them up.

I know my truck isn't old, but I couldn't resist.

[bbaker]

I haven't had the front wheels off and at this point I would not know the difference, but I think it still has the dually front hubs as those rims are just on it to make it roll as one of the duallt rires is flat.

[Dbaumanjr]

Here's a picture of my little truck:
1967 Kaiser Jeep 5/4 ton(1 1/4 ton, Vince)military cargo truck. One of 33,000 built. One of 11,000 built with the factory winch. Now has just over 31,000 original miles on the clock. Has the original 140 horsepower overhead cam six cylinder engine & 5.87:1 axle ratios(Dana 60 front & Dana 70 rear). Has a one & a quarter ton carrying capacity off road & 2 ton on road. carries 600 gallons of water like it isn't there, through knee deep mud. She ain't fast but she's mighty.
Anyone else have a convertible pickup truck(besides David Gregg & me)?

[Dbaumanjr]

Oh, forgot to add that I put 38.5" tall tires on it (no lift) because the fender openings just looked too big.

[cholloway]

Does size matter?

[Farmallgray]

Bryan,
If it had the dually hubs with those wheels, the wheels would be sticking way out past the front fenders.


Colin,
How about a bigger version of that one;

[bbaker]

Todd, really????? Grr...... where am I gonna get the correct hubs then? That there just makes me wanna scrap the whole thing. I don't like already worked on changed stuff.

[mpfeiffer]

BB -I think the front axles in those old K series trucks are basically the same SRW or DRW. Should be a simple task to make it "correct". There are lots of parts floating around for that vintage of Chevys. It will make a nice truck when its done.

[bbaker]

Next question is a freind of mine has an 87 GMC with a 454 Big block. I don't know much else about the truck at this point other than he wants 300 bucks for it, and it's suppossed to run good. Are the small block and Big block bell housings the same? As in, can I take the 454 and simply bolt it into my truck with my transmission? I am hoping his cab is good too, as my cab is pretty rusty on the bottom.

[Jlaws]

Bryan , I'm not an expert , although I've owned my share of GM's . Their engine /transmissions pretty much interchange with each other whether there a 6 banger , small or big block . Now some of their transmissions did have a long or short tailshaft , and if you were changing that , then you might have a driveshaft length issue .
I'm sure someone else will chime in with more info.

[bbaker]

I got a lot to learn... I am so intrigued by this big block idea.....

[Kcrain]

Hey BB
All chevy v8 bellhousing bolt patterns are the same. Buick, olds, and Pontiac have their own bolt pattern. Have a Merry Christmas everyone out there in cub land.