We'd had our 1972 C/20 for 21 years until it was struck, parked, tires touching the curb, in front of our house in 1992. Other huge vehicle had left twenty feet of skid marks and its engine had been totalled. Truck was loaded with things, weighed almost 90,000#, and it had ended up in the front yard next door. (I'd always turned wheels slightly to the right when I'd parked.) No "physical" injuries on anyone. A random guy showed up, bought it and drove it away, with a bent frame and buckled left panel. NINE leaf-springs strong brakes and lotsa camper trips; got my my license in it, 1980. Olive green/white with split-rim tires. Kept parts of it.
Thanks for showing the engine. We'd had a 350V8. Leaked ALL fluids. I'd looked ridiculous driving it, a skinny kid, 5'2-3/4. Old now. No more license. "Big Chevy" had been a "learning vehicle" - when the engine [often] "faltered" dad had come up with "creative ideas" to start it/keep it running. Overheating = turn heater and fan on full-blast. Not nice in the summer 😮. Learning how to get home had often been a challenge 😂 Now good memories. Subscribed.@@WrenchingWithKenny
Love that Seventies truck....great colours and trim....We sometimes have trucks like this in the UK too...and even older, but not the newer stuff....🤔😳😏😏🇬🇧
I have a '72 Cheyenne Super C10. Brakes were similarly hard and "grabby" Turned out the vacuum hose came loose from the back of the Q-Jet. Has the same 402 w/ Turbo 400. Starts every time!
I couldn't see the bed clear enough to tell but I bet that truck was one of the trucks called a camper special. The engine is the first clue. I'm not sure if Chevrolet offered that 402 as a special order option but I know that was standard equipment in the camper special. The two other indicators would have been an 8'6" bed as opposed to 8' and either huge coils on the back with factory helpers or all leaf springs on the back. Though the camper special was designated as a 20 series (3/4 ton), it came with one ton suspension. The last thing I believe I saw was a part of the bracket in the bed that mounted the spare tire on the passenger side. The bulk of the mount wasn't there but it appeared the tab was still in the bed that the spare mount bolted to. The mount was removable so a slide in camper could be put in the bed. I know that the square bodies have become popular, but Chevrolet has not built a truck as good looking as their 1970-1972 trucks. Brings back memories, I had a 1971 short bed, step side pickup.
I believe you are correct and this is a camper special !! She is a gorgeous truck . I think it does have coilovers in the rear , but I'm not positive. I'll have to look at it again when I get back to the shop
I had a 1971 C20 I bought from my dad and he ordered it new and it had the 402 in it also and yes on the fender it had that same emblem 8/400 and a 3 speed manual. Loved that truck.
Totally LOVED this video Kenny! My brother had the 400 in a 74 Monte Carlo. Great Engine. I taught him how to maintain his car and he always brought it to me. We laid it to rest with over 250,000 miles. I told him to change oil every 3000 miles and the engine was tight when we sent it to the bone yard. The whole body rusted out bad. Chevy was into that recycled steel in the early seventies. My wife watched this video with me and when you opened the hood, I could hear the vacuum leak. She got a kick out of it. Very very nice truck!
I had a 69 it came with a big block I drove that as my daily driver for more then 10 years if I let it sat to long the transmission fluid would leak out of the fill tube when the torque converter drained back
Now we are talking, this is when they still knew how to make vehicles. I remember back in the 80's you could pick up a used vehicle for $350 with around 80k all day long, only thing was they really didn't last over about 125,000 miles back then, now you can't even touch a used vehicle with 80k on it for less then $5,000 if you are even lucky to find one for that lol Give me any of these older vehicles, I will never buy new
In the early 70's that's how they came. They built more trucks with manual transmissions back then, so when one was either built or ordered with the automatic, they just deleted the clutch pedal. In 1973, the wide brake pedals became standard in GM trucks with automatic transmissions.
@@davidhorsley1149 My friends dad had a 71 with a big pedal but I remember it had disc brakes in it. They got the big pedal with the disc brake medallion on it.
@@douganderson7251 my 71 short bed had disc brakes with the small pedal, with the disc brake emblem in the pedal. But, my truck had a manual transmission. But later, I purchased a former navy truck, a 1972 short bed stepside that was an auto transmission truck that had the small pedal alone. Chevrolet built 3 trim level trucks in 70, 71, & 72, the C & K series, the distinction being 2 & 4 wheel drive, the Custom series, and the Cheyenne. Front disc brakes became standard in 1971, on Chevrolet trucks, and it is possible that the Custom 10 and/or Cheyenne trim levels came with the wide brake pedal. But I owned a 1970 C-30, with a four speed, I owned a 1971 C-10, with a three speed, and I owned a 1972 C-10, with an automatic, and none of my trucks had the wide brake pedal. My earliest recollection of seeing the wide brake pedal in Chevrolet trucks was in the 1973 model year trucks. As I said, that doesn't mean that GM didn't use that (wide), pedal in the higher trim level trucks, and I just never encountered it. But keep in mind, the appeal of GM trucks is parts interchangeability and people have been swapping parts and customizing vehicles, including trucks a long time.
@@davidhorsley1149 It was a Cheyenne. He bought it new and it looked pretty fancy for the times. I could be wrong on the year though. We’re talking 50 years.
@@douganderson7251 The Cheyenne was the top of Chevrolet's truck line, and I'm not sure either but I think that trim package first became available in 71 & 72. Leastwise, I've only seen the Cheyenne on the early trucks with the "Egg Crate" grill, and I think that package was adapted and carried over into the square bodies until 1976 or 1978.
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The truck is in beautiful shape
We'd had our 1972 C/20 for 21 years until it was struck, parked, tires touching the curb, in front of our house in 1992.
Other huge vehicle had left twenty feet of skid marks and its engine had been totalled.
Truck was loaded with things, weighed almost 90,000#, and it had ended up in the front yard next door. (I'd always turned wheels slightly to the right when I'd parked.)
No "physical" injuries on anyone.
A random guy showed up, bought it and drove it away, with a bent frame and buckled left panel.
NINE leaf-springs strong brakes and lotsa camper trips; got my my license in it, 1980.
Olive green/white with split-rim tires. Kept parts of it.
I appreciate you sharing great memories! Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧
Thanks for showing the engine.
We'd had a 350V8. Leaked ALL fluids.
I'd looked ridiculous driving it, a skinny kid, 5'2-3/4.
Old now. No more license.
"Big Chevy" had been a "learning vehicle" - when the engine [often] "faltered" dad had come up with "creative ideas" to start it/keep it running.
Overheating = turn heater and fan on full-blast. Not nice in the summer 😮.
Learning how to get home had often been a challenge 😂
Now good memories.
Subscribed.@@WrenchingWithKenny
I enjoy hearing stories like that! Thanks for subscribing. Be well 🔧
Love that Seventies truck....great colours and trim....We sometimes have trucks like this in the UK too...and even older, but not the newer stuff....🤔😳😏😏🇬🇧
I have a '72 Cheyenne Super C10. Brakes were similarly hard and "grabby" Turned out the vacuum hose came loose from the back of the Q-Jet. Has the same 402 w/ Turbo 400. Starts every time!
I couldn't see the bed clear enough to tell but I bet that truck was one of the trucks called a camper special. The engine is the first clue. I'm not sure if Chevrolet offered that 402 as a special order option but I know that was standard equipment in the camper special.
The two other indicators would have been an 8'6" bed as opposed to 8' and either huge coils on the back with factory helpers or all leaf springs on the back. Though the camper special was designated as a 20 series (3/4 ton), it came with one ton suspension. The last thing I believe I saw was a part of the bracket in the bed that mounted the spare tire on the passenger side. The bulk of the mount wasn't there but it appeared the tab was still in the bed that the spare mount bolted to. The mount was removable so a slide in camper could be put in the bed.
I know that the square bodies have become popular, but Chevrolet has not built a truck as good looking as their 1970-1972 trucks. Brings back memories, I had a 1971 short bed, step side pickup.
I believe you are correct and this is a camper special !! She is a gorgeous truck . I think it does have coilovers in the rear , but I'm not positive. I'll have to look at it again when I get back to the shop
I had a 1971 C20 I bought from my dad and he ordered it new and it had the 402 in it also and yes on the fender it had that same emblem 8/400 and a 3 speed manual. Loved that truck.
I'd drive that truck until the end if my life!!
Wow. She's cherry!
It's nice to work on a clean classic once in a while.
Totally LOVED this video Kenny! My brother had the 400 in a 74 Monte Carlo. Great Engine. I taught him how to maintain his car and he always brought it to me. We laid it to rest with over 250,000 miles. I told him to change oil every 3000 miles and the engine was tight when we sent it to the bone yard. The whole body rusted out bad. Chevy was into that recycled steel in the early seventies. My wife watched this video with me and when you opened the hood, I could hear the vacuum leak. She got a kick out of it. Very very nice truck!
In the truck, the 400 was big block 402, In the cars, a 400 was a small block.
now ya talking Kenny. that's my kinda beast right there. fix damn near anything on that truck with a handful of tools and a couple of cuss words.
Dude! It's time to get a Go Pro designed for taking normal images that don't mirror the selfies.
Keep up the good work and the interesting content.
Beautiful truck! makes me miss mine Sierra
Factory bored .030 396, displacement 402 !!
Love these trucks!
Very cool!!
I had a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T in that color yellow. Not sure what GM calls that color yellow. Dodge calls it Y2 Sunfire Yellow.
Nice truck
I had a 69 it came with a big block I drove that as my daily driver for more then 10 years if I let it sat to long the transmission fluid would leak out of the fill tube when the torque converter drained back
Now we are talking, this is when they still knew how to make vehicles. I remember back in the 80's you could pick up a used vehicle for $350 with around 80k all day long, only thing was they really didn't last over about 125,000 miles back then, now you can't even touch a used vehicle with 80k on it for less then $5,000 if you are even lucky to find one for that lol
Give me any of these older vehicles, I will never buy new
Great truck, hope you can video the brake repair!
Gotta love an analog vehicle..
What a beauty!
400 small block
402
Has a manual transmission brake pedal in it.
In the early 70's that's how they came. They built more trucks with manual transmissions back then, so when one was either built or ordered with the automatic, they just deleted the clutch pedal. In 1973, the wide brake pedals became standard in GM trucks with automatic transmissions.
@@davidhorsley1149 My friends dad had a 71 with a big pedal but I remember it had disc brakes in it. They got the big pedal with the disc brake medallion on it.
@@douganderson7251 my 71 short bed had disc brakes with the small pedal, with the disc brake emblem in the pedal. But, my truck had a manual transmission.
But later, I purchased a former navy truck, a 1972 short bed stepside that was an auto transmission truck that had the small pedal alone.
Chevrolet built 3 trim level trucks in 70, 71, & 72, the C & K series, the distinction being 2 & 4 wheel drive, the Custom series, and the Cheyenne. Front disc brakes became standard in 1971, on Chevrolet trucks, and it is possible that the Custom 10 and/or Cheyenne trim levels came with the wide brake pedal. But I owned a 1970 C-30, with a four speed, I owned a 1971 C-10, with a three speed, and I owned a 1972 C-10, with an automatic, and none of my trucks had the wide brake pedal.
My earliest recollection of seeing the wide brake pedal in Chevrolet trucks was in the 1973 model year trucks. As I said, that doesn't mean that GM didn't use that (wide), pedal in the higher trim level trucks, and I just never encountered it. But keep in mind, the appeal of GM trucks is parts interchangeability and people have been swapping parts and customizing vehicles, including trucks a long time.
@@davidhorsley1149 It was a Cheyenne. He bought it new and it looked pretty fancy for the times. I could be wrong on the year though. We’re talking 50 years.
@@douganderson7251 The Cheyenne was the top of Chevrolet's truck line, and I'm not sure either but I think that trim package first became available in 71 & 72. Leastwise, I've only seen the Cheyenne on the early trucks with the "Egg Crate" grill, and I think that package was adapted and carried over into the square bodies until 1976 or 1978.
Make her an offer lol. $5,500