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Same day as Malad but at night, was the Mugs & Banana Drag Night in Tremonton, so I took the Convertible out to that. Here are a few photos.

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I should be keeping this thread about my Rescue Squad, so I'll try to stay on track, The next show I did with the Rescue Squad I also took the Convertible to too. Ryan Baugh's Car Show was just down the street from my house so getting both there was not a problem.

The next four shows requiered a long drive in the Hot summer, so the classics stay at home. Pic of those can be seen on my FacePage Jolly's Truck & Car Show Page.

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Well next show was Honeyville July 4th, I took the Rescue Squad up to the park for Display, and ran the Convertible in the Parade then put it in the park as well.

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At this time the Rescue Squad & Covnertible are on display in the front yard.

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Took the Rescue Squad over the freeway to Bear River City for the Tractor & Truck show today. Here are a few photos, Enjoy.

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The young man running the show just happen to work for the UHP and he had to go to work so he stopped by with his patrol car and I got a few phics with it.

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Another Short video for you to enjoy.

Had I little fun at the Bear River City Tractor & Truck Show. A short video with the UHP at the Bear River City Tractor & Truck Show. The young man that put on the show just happened to

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Just a quick shot of the Rescue Squad sitting in my side yard.

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I had the 15 year party last weekend, as well as a Truck club picnic & the 2nd Howlin at the Moon Truck & Tractor show, for photos you'll have to go to my Facebook page listed below. I will include some here.

There was a lighting contest and 10 other awards givin out. a good time was had by every one that came out. doubled the number of entries from last years, we got 33 this year.

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So this last Weekend I drove the Rescue Squad to Willard for the Willard Round-up, and a bad thing happened, I ran out of gas on my way home a mile short of the planed fuel stop. So Its time to get that 50 gallon tank installed, beside I found a leak in the stock tank near the top when I filled up.

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That tank is HUGE! You should be set after that!
I don't know what it is with running out of gas lately. I did the same thing this past weekend. Gas gauge said I still had a gallon or so though. Might need to clean the sender off. Anyway, it's in the water lately! I hope you post the new tank install. Working on gas tanks makes me nervous and I'd like to see someone do it first.

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Some Photos of my Truck Before they inverted Color.

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Once I have this bigger reefer tank installed I can remove this thing from behind the seat.

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Took the Rescue Squad to the Peach Days Fun Run last week, used it as a photo platform. took some pics in the starting place wich is the GMC dealer in Brigham City.

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So I headed to the Season of Sunday's Car show in Ogden & I'm headed down Washington Blvd when I drive past this place called Dany's Tire & Auto Repair. Just look what I found in their lot.

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Here are a few pics of my Truck at the Season of Sundays car show, I use to tell you for the other photos to follow me on facepage, but I have dumped that site from my life, I'll have nothing more to do with them.

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Has anyone installed or try installing seats out of a newer GMC/Chevy, the one with the seat belt built in, into their 60-66 GMC?

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Greetings Jolly!

Nice pictures there in Ogden. While it's nice to see an early Chevy pickup, (among the other trucks shown at Dany's) it's too bad that they didn't leave it as it originally was. To convert it into a "low rider" absolutely ruins the historic and antique value of the truck in my opinion. And to me, that's just plain a doggone shame. But then,that's just my opinion--others would probably disagree with me. Now this is probably a bit off topic, but I recently saw a beautifully restored 1947 IHC pickup at the Pickett Steam and Gas Engine show here in Wisconsin. The only change the owner made to the truck was that he re-powered it with a Chevy 235 cid inline 6, simply because the original engine was pretty much trashed. The point is that he kept the integrity of the original truck instead of making it into something it was never intended to be--a "low rider." I apologize for getting off topic here, it's just that I like to see these vehicles as they originally were, even if a little cheating has to be done to re-power the vehicle because of parts availability for the original engine.

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Hey Jolly, we rented an '04 Burb with those seats last weekend. I sure don't think there would be any reason not to use those seats long as the adapter mounting is done well. I built "adapter brackets" for my '70 GMC Jimmy to fit seats from a 1997 Dodge Caravan.

I agree Mr. Bongert, low riders aren't my thing either. I like survivors best but dig seeing what old trucks looked like new also in the restorations. My daily driver is a 1955 2nd GMC but somewhere along the way someone put a mid-60's 230 I-6 Chevy in it. Got it running great and don't even want power steering with the stock straight axle. It wouldn't feel like 1955 any other way!

DAC

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This is how the Fuel Tank in my 1965 GMC 3500 has been from the time that the Rescue Squad was built onto the chassis. you had to open the drivers door, tip the seat forward to put in the gas. and doing it with a gas can was not much fun. so it was time for a change. beside the tank was a lot of dirt in it and it leaks from the fuel line and gauge hole. nice fumes to be smelling when you drive it eh?

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First on the list, find a better, bigger fuel tank. I found this 50 gallon tank that once use to be the fuel tank for a Reefer Trailer.

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Now I need a place to mount it, well I had an Onan Electric Plant in the forward compartment on the passenger side of the truck, and I sold it last year, so that a good place to start. Then I needed to get some straps built to hold it, done, install said straps.

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Next step is to install the tank and hook every thing up. Then just add fuel and Robert is you Dad's Brother.

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Took the Rescue Squad to another show Sunday, it was the Season of Sundays Choose Your Ride show. My first trip with the new fuel cell, worked great.

Had a lot of fun at the show too.

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On my way home from the show sunday I stopped by one of the newer eating places to check out their newly painted sign.

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Joust out for a drive in the GMC Rescue Squad & spotted this Rocket & Bomb on a dirt side road.

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The Rescue Squad has been sitting out in the Cold & Snow of winter, really need a nice shop to store it in.

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Cold Winter Start Up.

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I had a Truck Club meeting today in Ogden Utah at Union Station, it was a nice day so I drove the Rescue Squad down to the Station.

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Good evening every one, here are a few photos of my Rescue Squad I took tonight after work. Enoy eh!

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I Changed the Oil Filter on the Rescue Squad Today from the big ugly leaky Canister to a nice clean spin-on housing, here are the photos. I had make a gasket for the block-housing mount, but it's not too hard to do. the photos below show what it took, of course yours may vary, this is a GMC 3500, not a pickup.

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I Also changed out the light truck instrument cluster for a dual cluster from a heavier truck.

After removing the instrument cluster I had to reroute the speed-o cable so it would be on the right side instead of in the middle.

I removed the back side of the stock instrument cluster & installed it on the right side of the Big Truck instrument cluster. It will work the same when reinstalled. The gauges on the left are not working at this time, I'll need to get a plug with wires then figure out what I want to have on that side.

There is a close up of the stock instrument cluster on the right of this panel, had to get the time just right to catch the turn light when it was on.

Looking good with my Big Truck Dual Instrument Cluster installed, even if nothing is working on the left side yet..

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I removed the two red lights I had mounted on the poles in the rear last year, one was not working anyway, and its just too much power draw with all those lights running.

But to worry thou, I turned those poles on the back into Flag Poles, here are a few pics of the Rescue Squad flying Old Glory.

I hope you have enjoyed today installment of the Rescue Squad adventures.

Take Care eh!

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Nice cuts on that tank holding bracket. That new fuel tank looks like it turned out well. I also like that dual instrument panel. Good work! :thumbsup:

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Thanks 60ShortStpeGMC

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Jolly, if you want to increase the oil capacity another 1/2 quart on your next oil change use a WIX 51831 filter, that's use on my 68.:ok:

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Thanks Pete, I knew there was a bigger one, but those boneheads at the parts house could not figure it out, so I told them to send me the one I used.

It took 7 quarts to fill it up as it was, but less that that BIG canister I took off.

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Jolly, you really can't knock your parts guys too hard because that larger filter actually is for a hydraulic pump application but it is exactly the same as any automotive or truck engine filter. The independent parts store in my town went through the trouble to look it up but that was years ago and those kind of auto parts stores are becoming extinct:ahhhh:

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All the small town independent parts stores around here have all closed, so its Autozone or O'Reilly's unless you like to spend twice the money then there is the NAPA store too, the one we got in Brigham like to overcharge, so if I have to get parts from NAPA I go twice the distance to the next town.

The worst part about Autozone or O'Reilly's, just when you get someone trained to know what the GMC V6 is they quit and move one.

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The Season of Sundays kicks off on April 17, 2016 with the monthly car at Village Inn on 12th street in Ogden Utah.

I took the Rescue Squad to show off at Season of Sundays April Showers.