1969 GMC Other

Fleetside

383 cid

4 speed

Clear

Premium Gasoline

This is a 1969 Light Blue GMC 1500 1/2 ton Fleetside longbox pickup. It has a bored & stroked 350 cid V8 with a 4 speed Transmission. Front brakes have been converted from drum brakes to discs. 1976 GM 350 cid small block, bored & stroked to 383 cid, balanced & align bored. The block has 4 bolt mains, Forged JE pistons, I beam rods, Eagle cast steel crankshaft, Speedpro rings, Melling high volume oil pump, roller pilot bearing, Moroso 7 qt oil pan w/windage tray, Competition Cams .480 lift cam with 1.6 Competition Cams roller rockers for an effective intake lift of .510. Heads are 1970 GM 4 barrel pickup heads with 1.94 intake valves. Heads have been completely resurfaced & rebuilt with new valve springs, valves, valve guides & seals by Willard Machine. Short block has been resurfaced as well as the cylinder heads. All machine work was performed by Willard Auto Machine @ 7620 N96th St, Omaha, NE. The block has been finished off with an Edelebrock Endura Shine Air Gap hi-rise intake manifold, Edelebrock Endura Shine water pump, Edelebrock 750 cfm 4 barrel carb, 14 gauge coated Hedman headers, 3" aluminized exhaust with crossover, 4 core radiator with flex fan & MARCH serpentine pulley conversion kit. The transmission is a Saginaw close ratio 4 speed with Hurst shifter, The clutch is a Centerforce 11" clutch w/new flywheel. The 12 bolt rear end houses .373 gears & Auburn limited slip differential. The drive shafts have also been rebalanced. The ignition is a Mallory Electronic distributor w/hi voltage Accel coil. Moroso 8mm spark plug wires. Battery cables are braided steel. Chrome mini starter The wheels on my truck are 15" Centerline Convo Web wheels, 8" wide on the front & 10" on the back. The tires are BFG white letter Radial T/A's with 1- 8" by 15" spare.The Front & rear are equipped with anti-sway bars with adjustable custom crafted traction bars tucked up so that they don't show. When I converted the front brakes to Discs & also replaced all of the brake lines with stainless steel lines. The cab cushions, radiator supports & anti-sway bars have Polyurethane bushings. The interior is custom stitched Blueberry Tweed with dark blue carpet, An Alpine AM/FM radio/CD player replaced the original. All glass has been replaced & tinted. All gauges are functional & an Auto Meter Tach is mounted on the steering column. The stock hood has been replaced with a steel cowl induction hood. The box is covered with a Fiberglass tonneau cover & the bed is carpeted and has a foam cushion underneath the carpet. I have had many other parts chrome plated & there are many upgrades too numerous to mention. I have owned this truck for over 29 years & performed much of the work on the frame off restoration myself. It is a fun truck to drive. I have won or placed in all the shows that I have entered.