Rare (ish) 1974 gmc k20!

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Hello every body! I am new to the site but it is the best thing that has happened to me so far! Its awesome, you all are.

I am taking on a full restoration of a 1974 gmc k20 that i saved from the junkyard for a price of 50 dollars. Its no gem but is not just the average rusty squarebody! It was one of the few that was equipped with the rare wooden bed floor option from the factory on an 8 ft fleetside bed! Unfortuatly that and the original motor parted company from the truck many years ago. (Looking for a wooden bed floor let me know if you got one) It has been quite a project and am excited! I am at the point of putting it all back together, unfortunaly i can not upload enough pics to do what i have done justice.

I know you all love project pics on this site, so here are a few!
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This is the day it was pulled from its grave.
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Carefully slinging the cab into the garage for bodywork. Take a look at the drivers side rocker panel.
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GM original takeoff nose. Body work is commensing soon! Soo excited about this project, its getting a sm465 swap once i sort that out, a 4 inch lift and the original wooden doy if i can find the parts, if not make them!
Just thought i would share my project!
 

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Nice Save from the Scrapper. You're off to a great start.
 

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Its not a stepside though, its a wooden bed floored fleetside body. Most poeple havent even heard of it before. I didnt either untill i did some poking around online.
Yep.
I think you can buy the wood floor online..

I wanna watch! It's got cab lights!
Thanks!I found the floor i would need to buy but there are some special sheet metal parts you cant find anywhere, like the bed sills and some sheet metal flanges that go around the edge of the wood and mate them to the steel tubs and bedsides.
 

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Nice Save from the Scrapper. You're off to a great start.
Thank you! I just wanna let you know you will hear me asking a ton of questions about this project. Its all going back together soon, and thats when the questions start...:emotions34:
 

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Welcome, I miss my 74 gmc k20 second square body I owned back in 81-82
 

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