Should I make a daily from my "parts truck" 76 GMC....??

[OldBlueDually]

So I have been debating making a daily driver/grocery getter (not in winter months however!!) out of my 76 GMC parts truck.

I have been taking parts off of this green one to use on my 76 GMC dually build, but I am also removing those same parts from my dually truck because this green 76's parts are nicer/in better shape than my dually. So technically I have the parts to put the green one back together, won't be super pretty but my dually parts would work.

However, I hate the thought of sending this thing to scrap yard once I am done. I had planned on selling the engine & trans and parting the rest out....

However, I keep thinking "what if I made a cool daily/grocery getter out of it" and was talking to my younger brother one night about it with my idea's....and it went from there.

My thoughts: This green 76 runs great, so I would look over all mechanical items, replace brake lines and make it road safe, put on my dually parts to this truck (dash, vents, hood, grill, bezels, front bumper...etc.). THEN...add a set of derby headers through the hood on it just for fun (my brother is a derby guy, he loves the idea).

So two questions I ask myself;
1.) How much money could be made from parting the remainder of this truck out?
OR
2.) How much fun could it be if I did make it a daily driver/grocery getter with obnoxious headers?

The truck;

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The headers I would get for it;

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[Turbo4whl]

I say, Yes make a daily out of it!

Also, those headers will shout, "look at me", if that is what you are asking for. Stock exhaust for a more usable truck. Probably cheaper too.

 

[78C10BigTen]

If you part it out i see something id be interested in....

 

[Wumbo]

I'd make it a decent driver and sell it, rather than chop it up.

 

[Doc_Ellis]

DD absolutely, headers... not so much.

 

[ali_c20]

Daily Driver. Fun is priceless.

 

[OldBlueDually]

I say, Yes make a daily out of it!

Also, those headers will shout, "look at me", if that is what you are asking for. Stock exhaust for a more usable truck. Probably cheaper too.

Actually those headers shown are from Speedway I believe, around $170. There are also that same style header with a built in glasspack to mellow it down a bit too.

If you part it out i see something id be interested in....

What would that be? The whole truck I would probably let the whole thing go for $600 with the parts thrown in from my dually.

I'd make it a decent driver and sell it, rather than chop it up.

That is not a bad idea either. If I did fix it up & make it road safe and left the body "as is" and it would not have a tailgate unless I found one for dirt cheap, what is it really worth? As I said above, $600 as she sits with my dually parts. Now if I go through it, I would probably have to ask $1,500 to $2,000 for it....is it worth that amount?

Daily Driver. Fun is priceless.

I do like to have fun, I figured some noise would add to the fun. When was the last time you had ever seen a vehicle go down the road with 8 pipes out the hood?

 

[GXPWeasel]

That "parts truck" is bad ass!. I love the color, and I'd daily it, or at least have fun with it. Then again, that's your driveway / shop space.

I'm with 78C10BigTen though, in that I see a couple things I'd like to have to my Daisy if you're going to continue to take parts off of it.

 

[78C10BigTen]

Id be intersted in the tank switching valve under the truck if its good, the pass side filler neck and hoses...

 

[Goldie Driver]

You could probably make more than $600.00 in parts, but ...

Daily that proud old gal !

 

[TX87R10]

Whatever you can get for it now is nothing compared to what it'll be worth in another 10 years or so when there are less squares to be had... I say daily it and try to keep the rust at bay.

 

[DoubleDingo]

Forget about option one, and daily that beast.

 

[OldBlueDually]

Here is kind of a picture of how it sits now...not super great I know, covered in snow now next to the garage (with a hood on it!). As you can see I have robbed a lot, not including most of the interior has been removed too, but it is still workable!

However, before I touch another square, the 51 Ford truck you see is going back into the garage after the dually. That truck got pushed to the side so I could build my blue truck.

Not like I need a decision now, but I think it would be a fun daily to have that green one going, unless someone makes me an offer I cannot refuse!!

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[DoubleDingo]

Here is kind of a picture of how it sits now...not super great I know, covered in snow now next to the garage (with a hood on it!). As you can see I have robbed a lot, not including most of the interior has been removed too, but it is still workable!

However, before I touch another square, the 51 Ford truck you see is going back into the garage after the dually. That truck got pushed to the side so I could build my blue truck.

Not like I need a decision now, but I think it would be a fun daily to have that green one going, unless someone makes me an offer I cannot refuse!!

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That is the most invisible snow I have ever seen...lol...

 

[OldBlueDually]

That is the most invisible snow I have ever seen...lol...

I should've stated that picture was from this past summer!

It is NOW covered in snow