New truck!

[Sleeper]

16 is fucking amazing out of that old thing. Most are lucky to get 10. My 77 with its old and tired 350 gets like 7. If im lucky, or if ive got the balls to drive it at highway speeds.

[homealone]

I got 16 mpg, I thought that was pretty good.

Your really getting 16mpg outta that? Im only getting 10mpg with my 305/350 with 2.73 gears. :/

16mpg is damn good.

Best I ever got out of my 71 C20 Cheyenne with the 350, Th350, 3.73 combo was 11. The current 383, 700r4 and 3.73's gets a hair over 14mpg.

It was feeling lonely so I pulled it out last week and ran it around a bit.

[slowyellow]

Your really getting 16mpg outta that? Im only getting 10mpg with my 305/350 with 2.73 gears. :/

Maybe its the tiny cam i have in it? Idk. It sure does suck the gasoline. lol

Oh, and is the cam really a tiny one? I'd kind of like to do a small cam just for the sound really. Do you have any videos of yours if it is mild?

[naynay]

Your really getting 16mpg outta that? Im only getting 10mpg with my 305/350 with 2.73 gears. :/

Maybe its the tiny cam i have in it? Idk. It sure does suck the gasoline. lol

305's just suck... (gas)

[slowyellow]

Nice truck but if I was gonna daily it I would need air too. LOL. I woulod also throw a 700R4 or a Gearvenders overdrive in it. Poor motor must be at 3200 rpm at highway speeds.

I was at 2500 rpm at 70 mph. Not sure of the gears in it though.

Your really getting 16mpg outta that? Im only getting 10mpg with my 305/350 with 2.73 gears. :/

Maybe its the tiny cam i have in it? Idk. It sure does suck the gasoline. lol

I think that the speedo might be a tad fast, but not much. So if I had to guess I'd say between 14 and 16 mpg which IMO isn't too bad.

I got to work today and saw that there was oil on the side of the bed behind of the wheel. So after some investigating I found that the passenger side axle seal was shot. So 20 bucks and 2 hours worth of work in this hot ass sun it's good to go. Those 12 bolts are pretty damn easy to work on.

And as if I haven't said it enough, I NEED AIR, lol.

[Fern]

do want.

[BttleFedC10]

Your really getting 16mpg outta that? Im only getting 10mpg with my 305/350 with 2.73 gears. :/

Maybe its the tiny cam i have in it? Idk. It sure does suck the gasoline. lol

[HarrisonTX]

damn it I need a 5.3/4l60 badly for mine. It's sat since 2006

[LaserSVT]

Nice truck but if I was gonna daily it I would need air too. LOL. I woulod also throw a 700R4 or a Gearvenders overdrive in it. Poor motor must be at 3200 rpm at highway speeds.

[Crownline79]

Its sharp... I had a 68 I think, 3 on the tree with working overdrive in high school. Can't remember engine size but it was a 301 or something similar and uncommon.

[LS1Goat]

very nice.

[03DARKSHADOW]

Nice truck.

[Bringit]

Love it!

If it werent for the modern comfort features of modern cars, I would drive a 60's model pickup everywhere.

[slowyellow]

Thanks for the compliments guys. And as far as the air goes, I already ordered the vintage air kit. I was so damn hot when I got back in town, lol. Hopefully I'm not disappointed in it. From what I've heard I don't think that I will be. And that's good to know that the vintage air kit rivals new cars, cause the stock blower motor doesn't move shit for air, lol.

And as far as the long bed goes, I actually like the look of the long bed better than the short bed on this model. Not sure why, but I do. And it is definitely more functional than the short bed version.

[2000 vert]

Nice truck. Reminds me of my grandads 71 GMC two tone green and white. I learned how to use a "three on the tree" in that truck when I was 11 hauling hay. I was too small to lift the bales over the truck, but he said you can drive the truck and taught me how.