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droseberry

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Hi All, I'm new to this forum but not new to gm square bodies. My dad bought a '74 Cheyenne C20 on the day that I was born. He gave it to me when I turned 16 with a tired 350 (lost oil pressure after many years of dependable service). I rebuilt the engine myself but spun a rod bearing after just 3 weeks... hey, I was only 15 when I rebuilt it!

Anyways, like a complete fool, I sold the truck cheap and many years down the road, I really regretted selling it. So to right the wrong, I bought a '74 Cheyenne Super K20 in March. I bought it from the original owner and not far from the plant where it was built (Freemont, CA). It is now my project truck, but seems to be a dependable daily driver so far. Plenty of little things to do to it, but it runs well and drives great.

I'm looking forward to learning lots from this forum and hopefully sharing some of what I know (not all that much yet LOL).

Thanks for reading this!

-Dave
 

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Welcome. Post pics!
 

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Howdy! Got any pics of the old truck or the new truck?
 

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:wave:from 60 miles up the road.
 

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droseberry

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Pics....

Since a few requested pics, I just figured out how to load them on this site.

Here is my old '74 C20 Cheyenne:
picture.php


Here is my current '74 K20 Cheyenne Super:
picture.php

picture.php
 
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Ohhhhh man that K20 is clean! Is there going to be trim on the bed again?
 

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Thanks! Right now I'm torn between removing all of the trim and getting it painted a nice metallic midnight blue or buying all new trim and painting it just like my old C20 was, metallic red with white in the middle. Not sure which way i'll choose yet :)
 

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Thanks! Right now I'm torn between removing all of the trim and getting it painted a nice metallic midnight blue or buying all new trim and painting it just like my old C20 was, metallic red with white in the middle. Not sure which way i'll choose yet :)

I think it looks pretty damn good how it is now, is that the original paint?
 

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Welcome to GMSB Valley Dude !!!
 

droseberry

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I think it looks pretty damn good how it is now, is that the original paint?

Yeah, that is the original paint. Its a bit rougher than it appears in the picture... maybe I just need to wash it haha!
 

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