1979 GMC 7000 ‘MERICA TRUCK // Review!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มี.ค. 2021
- You got to ask yourself… Have you “Merica’d today?
What did you guys think of the GMC C70 / 7000?
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I LOVE what you did to this awesome truck, and the COLORS are great 😊😊😊
Thats one of the nicer builds I've seen. Love the paint scheme
It's actually an older wrap! Still holding up pretty well too.
I have one and drive it around. Love it. Bouncy af!
Understatement of the year! But so worth it, you make people’s day driving something they usually don’t see. Especially when it oooozes ‘Merica like this truck!
Whoa.. I was NOT expecting this... This is awesome!!! Another great video, man!
Outside the box indeed! One of a kind!
Love it. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure! It was fun driving that one!
That might be the most beautiful truck I've ever seen, and I'd give my left hand to own it, if my left hand was worth anything. Since it ain't I'll be fantasizing about driving this dream truck all week.
It was pretty awesome. Actually saw it again last week. It has new wheels and looks even more awesome now. Still the same wrap!
Cool brother... my co-worker’s truck. FREEEEDOOOOM🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
You are correct buddy. That truck would never be able to be driven in Holland with a regular driver's license. Cool vid!
I miss a lot of stuff from the Netherlands. Family and Friends being number 1. But one thing I don't miss are the insane gas prices or rules regarding cars / bikes.
What a great video. Viewed, liked and commented.
Thank you!
I'd love to do this with a '70s Ford F700 or a Dodge D700 but that takes play money and play money I ain't got. I'd prefer to get one with the old 5 speed transmission and 2 speed axle. Gotta love shifting 10 times. Great video though!
Thank you. I hope you will be able to get around to it later in life! I've been wanting a classic for a long time and I am in the same boat my friend!
I'd buy it!!
Freaking badass!!
Nice! For some reason, that thing reminds me of my trusty, compact 3 inch barrel 1911 .45 acp handgun. Lol. Good review.
Probably because when you think American handgun the first thing that comes to mind is the 1911! I got to score a government style model someday. I think it is a work of art.
@@TheDutchTexan Yes! And specifically I am referencing my little compact 1911 Colt Defender.
Oh yeah it sounds really good and the sound has lots of room to get out from underneath. 'Murica.
nice job i like it!!!
It was definitely a super cool truck!
Good ole American truck. Not many of those generation Chev & GMC medium dutys on the roads anymore like there use to be back in the day, but the light dutys on the other hand I still see around sometimes.
I never see them! They look pretty bad ass, the speed thing is an issue though, can’t really go for long jaunts on the highway, at least not this one.
@@TheDutchTexan the light dutys are the pickups, Suburbans, K5 Blazers, & Jimmys.
Some of those are pretty darn cool, but they don’t hold a candle to these big boys!
@@TheDutchTexan they're all awesome. It was either 1989 or 1990 was the last year for those generation medium dutys. 1973 was the first year for them & the light duty models too. On the light duty models, 1987 was the last year for the half ton & three quarter ton regular cab pickups, & 1989 was the last year for the one ton regular cab pickups.
Great review and nicely editted.
This truck in Nederland would be nice, but indeed, ain't gonna happen.
An updated powertrain would enhance drivability a lot though..
Thank you for the kind words! The only thing this truck could benefit from is a different set of rear gears to bring the RPM down a little when cruising at 60 IMHO. It has plenty of grunt to keep it moving and it isn't wasn't designed for speed anyway. It hauled dirt for a living!
Good care
Merica!!!
For sure!
Looks great. Nothing (with a hitch) you cant tow. How much better would it run with atleast an overdrive? Maybe 5/6 spd manual?
It would definitely be better at highway speeds, that’s for sure!
Your accent is cool.
Hahaha! I appreciate it!
Do you know what kind of rear bumper that is?
It looks like the stock chrome option for a Chevy or gmc 3500
It would be perfect with another $5k. Air bags and a smaller rear end (but keep the big axle). Also semi truck mud flaps with the chrome lady at the bottom to finish the aesthetic.
I think when it comes down to vehicles and customization there is always another 5K! Hahaha!
@@TheDutchTexan I know but this truck is just busting your back with heavy duty springs. You will run over something and slip a disk.
Looooooool! The older I get the more I think that might be a concern on harshly sprung cars...
Missed opportunity for a drive through lol. What's the mpg on something like this?
MPG? LOL!
Most Gas Medium duty trucks get 4-6MPG but a handful can get up to 10MPG... You want to look (in Chevy) for the 366 Tall deck big block, ad you need one of the lighter drive trains in the Transmission and Diff... I only had one this good.
If it's diesel it can get between 9-15 MPG depending on drive train... If you want good fuel economy your looking for a 453 2 stroke that is 💯% guaranteed to fail any emissions test your asked to take, and once again it needs the lighter transmission and diff to actually get any respectable mileage.
My advice on fuel economy is not better mileage, but a different fuel... Wood gas, WVO, Bio diesel, Ammonia, Edison electric axles 🇨🇦, ect, ect, ect.
Sounds like a 4speed allison. Bad ass truck though
I loved driving it!
@@TheDutchTexan I'm jealous you got to even see it never mind drive that truck, it's totally bad ass and your lucky for the opportunity
Over the years I have gotten to drive vehicles that I could have never dreamed of. All because of the car community and a “silly” TH-cam channel.
Those c7000 doors fit the 73-87 squarebodys dont they?
Kinda, they’ve got a little radius to the lower corner
Wait so you live in Texas?
Yessir!
@@TheDutchTexan cool I do to
Those 366 sure suck the gas
As someone who has driven alot of these Medium duty trucks the 366 is one of the most reliable engines ever over built and unrivaled cooling. It's reliability is good competition for Diesels.
As for MPG nothing in these Medium trucks get good mileage but the 366 is better than the 427 tall deck as well as it's Ford and International competition. Most of these trucks only get 4-6 MPG but the 366 can get 7-8 on certain trucks.
The main reason for the bad fuel economy is not the engine it's the Transmission and differentials they are paired with. If you put a 366 into a normal truck with a normal Transmission and rear gear ratio it's actually better than a 350 or 454... and Chevy beats Ford on Fuel efficiency every day of the week when it comes to V8 engines. The only time I would trust a Ford to get better economy than a Chevy is if they show up with a 300 inline 6. (But Ford is good at other things)
Everything is bigger in Texas.
True statement! It was towering over just about everything! Massive beast!
17000 is the gross weight, i have 1 with 12ft flat dump bed that weighed 8700 lbs
Wow that's light, my van weighs that much
Wait, not a diesel.
They still make heavy duty gasser trucks. They’re just not cool on social media.
No, and thank goodness.