that was a awesome old barn for sure.... so cool they got it started... my brother redone my dads 63 gmc and it was the same, had sit for nearly 20 years and he got it to running..sadly the motor block cracked from him not taking care of it a few years after that otherwise it would still be running. thanks for sharing :)
Damn I'd love to drive that big old beast, and possibly put a 572 V8 and BIG Allison automatic transmission in it, make it into one seriously GIANT pickup truck! :) I love these old farm trucks.
neat old truck I love the late 60s GMC trucks ,,back when GMC wasn't a chevrolet in disguise ,,I've got a 70 GMC tow truck that has the 478 Big block V6 ,,that thing pulls like a monster
Absolutely ! That truck appears to be in good shape but it needs some very heavy maintenance. and some replacements . Seals , hoses, belts, pumps, carburetor, brakes are all going to need some attention. The wiring may have been chewed up by rodents. The tires need to be replaced. It may not be worth keeping if you can't do it yourself.
actually , i was half expecting to hear a 6-71 startup,, with these old trucks sometimes you never know what engine it had originally I found one of these once that had a ford 302 in it ,, definitely not original engine ,but it worked
I don't find it disappointing ,, but actually more surprising that it actually runs and even more surprised that it has the original GMC V6 ,,a large number of these old trucks ended up having the V6 replaced with a 366 or 427 Big block ,,the big reason being they were cheaper to replace and cheap to fix ,,and the V8 while it was bigger in displacement was also lighter and V8 engines wind up faster ,leading to higher highway speeds and marginally better fuel economy
It's a V6 and most likely a 351. My friend had a 1968 or 9 GMC flatbed with same 6 bolt wheels with a 351 V6. I drove a 1968 and a 1969 at work both with 10 bolt wheels and both had the 401 V6. Tough engines but very thirsty! We also had a 1971 GMC and they had gone the Chevy big block 366 V8 by then and the sheet metal was similar to a Chevy pickup.
One of my favorite GMCs! And that V6 finally started to sound pretty normal ounce you guys got outside! Hope somebody's enjoying It! The body appears to be in very good condition!
Nice truck... was hoping that it might have been equipped with either the 4-53/4-53T or the 6V53 series Detroit Diesel (2 cycle).... but a great find, none the less.... I would definitely have kept it.... a thorough clean-up inside, outside, under the hood and the whole underside from front to back... a polish and wax job, and this would be one sweet little truck.... oh, and get a nice set of headers made for it, along with a little hotter ignition set up and a Holley 500cfm 2bbl carb.... Yesss!! ; )
This is a cool truck. I don't know much about stuff like this but I thought it would make a good video to show the old timey cool stuff :) Thanks for watching.
The motor is a 366 big block most commonly used in potato chip Vans and milk trucks some school buses use the 366 big block Chevy what were the cylinder heads next to the Tonka truck any automotive transmission those could be worth some serious money let me know I might be able to tell you what they're worth
Did you put brake fluid in the master cylinder it has a two chamber master . one for the brakes and one for the clutch and a small booster bottle too . If you need and info I have all the manuals for them. Roger the farm in Grantsburg Wisconsin . 👍👍👍
Tune it, oil it, grease it, run it or sell it, it's a shame to not use good machinery and even worse for it to not make you money. Cool truck I hope it runs good for you
I hope you guys keep it exactly the way it is. The rims and everything. Because it's a truck that is practically preserved. To repaint it a different colour or anything would be a mistake.
That trucks got got lots of life left in it. Not all beat up. Ditch the old 305 jimmy and go with a 454 if you want to stay with gas. Twice the torque and easy parts availability.
Mike Smith if it had the old gas in it, it wouldn't run at all as the fuel evaporates over time, and what little fuel there was is a little bit varnished and that's negligible. If the original owner was smart he would've run it dry before letting it sit.....
will billingham I part out Grain trucks in Indiana, they are everywhere around here, they aren't worth much, I've got a bunch of those old gmc's, straight 6, V6, V8's doesn't really matter all are 5-800 bucks usually
LOL! Some folks can work in a messy shop. This one really isn't used much. When it was, we are told it was neater, still a workshop/barn, but.... Thanks for watching.
Both of these men are mechanics and have been for years. They knew what they were doing. This old truck needed more than new gas. The new carb was put in along with a few other parts and adjustments, and it runs fine. Thanks!
In the early 60's the GMC V6 engines that were produced were the 305, 351, 401 and 478. During the latter years of production, 379 and 432ci versions were built. GMC produced a 637-cubic-inch V8 too. There were only about five hundred GMC 702 thunder's built in the early 60's.They were long gone by 69. Most were put to use to power pumps and things of that nature.
It is a GMC V-6. It was made specifically for GMC trucks (very few made it into Chevys). I can't recall the exact displacements but the small one was a 305 and they went up to 400+ cubic inches.
I'm not an expert on GM engines but from about 1960 to the early 1970s GMC made a line of V-6 truck engines one of which was I think a 305. The smaller engines were in the pick-ups and lighter medium duty trucks and larger displacement engines were in heavier trucks. They even built a V-12 (2 V-6 end to end) that were in fire trucks etc. The GMC V-6 was definitely a truck engine it was much heavier than the small block V-8s. The 305 V-8 was a newer engine developed in the '70s as a more efficient alternative to the 350 V-8
Donald Ellett GMC had a big block v6 engine series. They only went into trucks. The smallest of which was a 305. There are both 305 v6's and v8's. They share nothing in common en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_V6_engine
Yeah I believe that is a Pontiac V8 but back in abt '58- '59 a friend came by the house w/a new Jimmy 6x . I think it was a '58 but it had a Nailhead Buick , so is guess back in those days you could order the truck w/an 8 cyl eng of any GM make
It's definitely not a V8. Its a GMC V6. You can tell by the valve covers. They were 60° V6 truck motors. GM made them from 59- the early 70's. Was a common set up back in the day. Came in 305, 351, 401, 478 ci. They even had a 702 60°V12 and a 637 60°V8.
I am sorry I owe you an apology. So here it goes am sorry. I feel stupid. They m as ke a few of those motors the 305 351 and a bigger one something like a 370 something. There very big 6 bangers.
Funny you say that. My husband is one of the most "safety first" people I know. We really should have been more careful, but our friend had been tinkering with the truck and the trackers the week before. Thanks for watching.
