Author Topic: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special  (Read 39156 times)

Offline captain carnage

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #30 on: April 30, 2011, 08:39:29 pm »
Not a problem, its just taking up room here. Good luck with the search and let me know if you come up empty ;)
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Offline JohnnyCanuck

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #31 on: May 01, 2011, 07:39:35 pm »
I've smelled gas in the cab since I started driving it, found the gas hoses to the tanks and the vent hoses all dry and cracked, I'll have to wait until Monday to get the proper hoses.  Added the dash skin and steering wheel, tried to fix the heater switch but its broken off the back of the heater controls so I'm stripping it from a donor truck along with the seat.
Here's the interior before:


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Engine bay before:


After:


Too bad the headers aren't ceramic paint but maybe I can paint them over the winter.
1978 GMC k20 Sierra Grande Camper Special 454
1990 GMC 1/2 4X4 on propane/gas

Offline big bear

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #32 on: May 01, 2011, 07:40:27 pm »
looking awesome for sure...

Offline JohnnyCanuck

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #33 on: May 05, 2011, 07:52:08 pm »
After various emails to different auto-wreckers over the last 3 months, I finally found one in our local pick & pull.  It was parked with the foreign cars for some reason and I got the grille and two dog dish hubcaps for 80 bucks.  I also ordered springs all the way around, they will be here on the 18th, put them in, load the camper for May long weekend, can't wait.

Before, missing a few teeth:



grille and hubcap - those are the screws taped up near the emblem:



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1978 GMC k20 Sierra Grande Camper Special 454
1990 GMC 1/2 4X4 on propane/gas

Offline bigchevyc30

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #34 on: May 05, 2011, 07:55:34 pm »
looks much better with the things you have done to it. great job
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Offline big bear

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Re: 1978 3/4 ton 4x4 GMC camper special
« Reply #35 on: May 05, 2011, 09:42:34 pm »
much better