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1973 12 valve manual swap. Almost done
Thought I’d do a patina paint w this one. It turned out pretty well. The middle section has been touched up w white and yellow. All the rest is original paint
Modified K5
My Buddy's modified K5. Turned to short bed. What should we call it?
Where it was bought all those years ago by my grandfather
Fuel Pump Recommendations
My 4th of July is off to a dandy start, was out driving testing out things after significant ignition work, and wouldn’t ya know it, the fuel pump died. Of course, the part of the truck I didn’t touch was what let me down. Figures!
I’ve not been having good luck with mechanical pumps at all. Even my trusty (and now discontinued…) Carter M6626 pumps only lasted a few months each. They just don’t seem to make them like they used to…
So here’s my question. Those of you who daily drive their Squares (or any carb’d classic for that matter), what fuel pumps are you running? Electric or mechanical, in-tank, doesn’t matter, I just want to know what’s been working for y’all
Happy 4th! Don’t wind up on the side of the road like me!
Dang, can’t drive it to the cookin’
Started at 10 am, replaced master cylinder and bled brakes, replaced clutch master and slave and got it all bled. She runs, shifts and stops but running on a temporary tank. Just this minute discovered the fuel pump is shot. I didn’t see it on YouTube or anything but it is pretty easy to pull both parts of the clutch and bleed them on the bench together
Last on the road in 12
Oh well, I’m done in this Tx heat.
35x15.50 on a 4” lift?
Does anyone know if I can fit 35x15.50 on a 4” lift without cutting? Just picked these up for my blazer…
rolling clips of my baby
I’ll take a break from posting lol
Wish Gpa could see her now.
I drove this truck in high school. Still have it today. Spent the last five years bringing it back to life and making it fun again. I just wish Grandpa could’ve seen it finished.
Show this video to all those mouth breathers would said the 6.2 was just a beefed up tree fiddy smol block 😄 SQUAREBODYBROTHERS
Looking at lifting a 1972 GMC C15 (2WD) – anyone running a lifted coil-spring/trailing-arm truck?
I'm looking at lifting my 1972 GMC C15 2WD a few inches. It has the factory coil-spring trailing-arm rear suspension and independent front suspension.
I'm thinking around a 4" suspension lift with 35x12.50R15s on 15x8 Mickey Thompson Classic III wheels.
I've found lots of information on lifted K10/K15s, but there doesn't seem to be much out there for the coil-spring C15s.
I'd love to see any pictures of your lifted C10/C15s and hear what suspension setup you went with. Any advice or things you'd do differently would be greatly appreciated.
I know... this probably goes against the cardinal rule... 4x4s go up, 2WDs go down.
Thanks!!!
Cab to bed spacing
What's the measurements that some of your squares are measuring? According to my bed to frame mount holes, my bed is as far forward as it can go. I'm just trying to figure out if it's in the neighborhood or if something needs to be introduced to a burr bit.
Had a blown motor last year and missed the opportunity to drag hay home with this pig.
The engine replacement went well, I got it done just before snowfall so I was able to plow with it at least. This year I get to haul some hay back home from the neighbors 1 mile away. I missed the workhorse