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p-a71

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P-A
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1979
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C1500
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5.7
Hello Squarebody guys !

I'm 21 yrs old french fan of classic american cars. I've ever had few cool projects in my garage (sorry it was only Mopar) with a 69' Dart and a 65' Sportfury.

I'm subscribed to the forum because I plan to buy a 79' GMC C1500 High Sierra who sitted in a barn for the last 20 years.

The main problem of this truck is his engine, it's the 5.7 diesel engine and the crank is dead.

I plan to swap it for a 6.2 detroit diesel, that's the reason why I'm here, i've lot of questions and a good project to share here.

Pierre-Antoine
 

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p-a71

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Welcome from Oregon!
I like the 6.2s and hold on to that 350 diesel and get Pics please as I have yet to see one or at least I think so lol
 

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Welcome. I was in France 2 years ago. All I saw was Mercedes, Audi's and BMW's. And 95% of everything was diesel. Only American thing I saw was one Harley Davidson, loud and obnoxious like us Americans. lol
 

p-a71

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Welcome!
France is supposed to be our 2024 vacation spot. We’ll see.
Good idea ! When you have your route, text me ! I'm in Burgundy if you want to taste some good wines :)

The squarebodies are not rare here, obviously there are less than in the US but it's less mostly commun than a Ford or a Dodge (for classic truck only).
 

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