1972GMC2500

I'm rebuilding my father's old 1972 GMC 2500. I have rebuilt the entire suspension. I have converted it over to 5-lug. Next up is an LS swap.

shupe

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Sounds cool. Share some pictures.

dantheman1540

Pics!

1972GMC2500

A few pics, if it works.

TXsilverado

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That thing has some character. Keep us posted

shupe

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Looks like you're having fun.

1972GMC2500

Here is the back story on this truck. My father bought this truck new in 1972 as a chassis cab truck. He took it straight to Knapheid for the utility bed install. He was a telephone splicer. He drove this truck all over East Texas until 1997 when he bought a 1997 Dodge 2500 with the 5.9l 12 valve Cummins, that I own now, also. My dad kept records of his miles, since it was his work truck. He drove it 868,000 miles. He offered me the GMC in 1997, but I did not have a place to store it, or the funds to fix it at the time. My step brother owned a wrecker service. He towed the truck away in about 1998. I was sure it was going to be crushed or dismantled. My dad died in 2013. My step brother told me he still had the old truck, and I was welcome to take it if I wanted it. 15 years in a tow lot did not do good things to the truck, but it is all still there, except for a busted passenger side window. Luckily, the trees grew up around it to keep it from escaping. I'm slowly bringing her back from the edge. Suspension and brakes are done. Next up is the heart transplant. I'm going to be swapping in a 5.3l LS soon. Then I'll start patching the severely rusted floor and doors. She's a work in progress, but she is worth it. She is two years older than I am. I was standing up in the seat beside my dad, when I was about two years old, when we hit one of the two cows that have been sent to cow heaven by the grill of this truck. Thankfully I didn't go through the windshield. Thanks for reading this brief history.

TXsilverado

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I'm a sucker for patina. most don't like it, but I love it. i'd replace the floor, suspension, wiring and brakes, clean up the interior and wouldn't touch the paint at all.

what's the story with the ball mount on the roof?

1972GMC2500

That is an antenna mount. My dad was a Ham radio operator. There is a speaker by the water cooler. He would listen to his radios while splicing cable. There are two more mounts on the bed.

Jordan927

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+1

Maybe some subtle pin striping.

The history behind this truck is awesome. Its so ballin that its hit two cows, and is now the same color as the cow in the pic of the tail gate...LOL

This would make one helluva BBQ/Tailgate party truck with that utility box on it. Have a BBQ pit slide right out of the back...lots of storage for camping gear etc.

Endless possibilities...I'm pretty jealous actually.