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Title: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 07:40:02 am: Never posted my Project :) (76 Gmc C3500) I started this last summer then a family issue came up and couldnt work on it :( .
The cab needed a lot of work and as a newbie to body work I ruined the cab :(
Just picked up a donor truck (84 k10) were I will use the cab for it dont have pics of the donor but heres what she used to look like..
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: the_legend_1981 on March 19, 2008, 11:23:06 am: Looks like you might need some fenders too...doors look decent(from the outside anyway)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 11:24:08 am: Quote from: the_legend_1981 on March 19, 2008, 11:23:06 am
Looks like you might need some fenders too...doors look decent(from the outside anyway)

I have a whole (mostly) new front end for it :)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 11:36:21 am: Gonna put a dually bed on it and remove the box?

thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 11:40:32 am: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 11:36:21 am
Gonna put a dually bed on it and remove the box?

thanks
pat

Pat

Not sure I cut the old bed off (4 and half minute video ;D ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lOQRoL63Q4&eurl=http://www.freewebs.com/frogman68/bedremovalvideos.htm

The donor truck has a single bed on it might "modifiy" it to be a dually or just make one out of 6X6 and 4X4's hopefully tomorrow night I can post pics of the donor truck..
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: the_legend_1981 on March 19, 2008, 12:37:14 pm: that video was pretty intense...
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 02:14:36 pm: i laughed when he flinched at 1:40 when it was ready ot come apart was like oh boy here we go lol... ;D

thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 02:16:02 pm: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 02:14:36 pm
i laughed when he flinched at 1:40 when it was ready ot come apart was like oh boy here we go lol... ;D

thanks
pat

LOL I was still nursing a dislocated shoulder and couldnt move too quickly that thing was creaking I thought that step part was going to shatter
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 02:27:41 pm: frog,

wherein maryland are you?I`m headed up that way in may for the ocean city car cruise for 4 days in may.
thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 02:29:40 pm: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on March 19, 2008, 02:27:41 pm
frog,

wherein maryland are you?I`m headed up that way in may for the ocean city car cruise for 4 days in may.
thanks
pat

Elkton on the border with Delaware on 95 (about 3 hours from Ocean City)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 19, 2008, 06:04:41 pm: Here is the donor truck

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0964.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0967.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0966.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0965.jpg)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: joesgarage71 on March 22, 2008, 04:23:33 pm: Good tune you put to your vid. Tawney

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQpmladd9ho
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on March 22, 2008, 06:39:41 pm: nice project. too bad you couldn't have found a K20 or a K30 for your donor truck...then you could have had a 4x4 dually...that'd have been pretty cool...
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on March 23, 2008, 04:41:15 am: Thanks Guys I got the cab engine and tranny out and bought a sandblaster (thanks Blazin and Ville) and a garage (tent lol) ;D

Thinking of using Herculiner to coat the frame . I got the red headed step child for a engine casting number 3970010 it shows it can be a 302 a 327 or a 350 2 or 4 bolt grrrrrrrr

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0970.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF0984.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/cab2.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/cab.jpg)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: VileZambonie on March 23, 2008, 07:13:41 am: I would use a rust stop paint and if you want to use hurculiner on top of that for appearance and added protection that'd work but try POR15 or chassis saver etc. It's really good frame paint.
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on September 01, 2008, 01:20:26 pm: I finally found time to work on the truck

Wire wheeled the frame then some Chassis Saver then Herculiner roll on bed liner. Its "halfway done" the frame that is

(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1060.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1061.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1062.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1063.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1064.jpg)
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff310/frogman1968/DSCF1066.jpg)
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: ccz145a on September 02, 2008, 07:58:39 am: Man, that had some deep pits in it on the end. Hope the middle and front was in better shape... if not consider getting a better frame before you get much further.
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on September 02, 2008, 05:39:23 pm: Quote from: ccz145a on September 02, 2008, 07:58:39 am
Man, that had some deep pits in it on the end. Hope the middle and front was in better shape... if not consider getting a better frame before you get much further.

Well the frame is 32 yrs old so it will have to do :) (I am older than the frame and I aint in much better shape)

Its a one ton frame (2wd) the only other frame I have is a 84 C10 4wd I think that would be more work than this..

Thanks though
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 02:36:50 pm: Question,
any progress on this truck? I was talking to a fellow member here ans seen your working on a blazer now and always wanted to know what has been of this truck since?

thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on January 16, 2009, 02:39:36 pm: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 02:36:50 pm
Question,
any prohress on this truck? I was talking to a fellow member here ans seen your working on a blazer now and always wanted to know what has been of this truck since?

thanks
pat

No progress been too cold to work on it :) I thought the Blazer would be quick boy was I wrong..
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 02:53:26 pm: Your putting the 84 body on the setup correct? Ha ha u know the feeling of you think its gonna be a breeze but it takes up more time then you think.Are you planning on making it a 76 again or just gonna keep it a 76 chassis with a 84 body on top?

thanks
pat
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on January 16, 2009, 05:31:18 pm: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 02:53:26 pm
Your putting the 84 body on the setup correct? Ha ha u know the feeling of you think its gonna be a breeze but it takes up more time then you think.Are you planning on making it a 76 again or just gonna keep it a 76 chassis with a 84 body on top?

thanks
pat

Thinking keeping it a 76 then I dont have to register it historic and still no emissions
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 06:58:10 pm: Was the nose still saveable? If your looking for parts here are some to consider if your interested...

http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/982987085.html

thanks
pat
p.s. right now your blazer is in the car tent correct?
Title: Re: My 76 Gmc C3500
Post by: frogman68 on January 16, 2009, 07:53:17 pm: Quote from: 80stepsideguy on January 16, 2009, 06:58:10 pm
Was the nose still saveable? If your looking for parts here are some to consider if your interested...

http://orlando.craigslist.org/pts/982987085.html

thanks
pat
p.s. right now your blazer is in the car tent correct?

The blazer is out side :) the 76 is in the car tent.
The 76 is a cab/chassis (thanks Blazin for the info on another thread) it will get a flatbed hopefully before I retire or die :)