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super solid and well built 55.1 five window chevy truck..s10 swap

Took the green Turd out today for a quick spin and I could not believe how many people waved, honked their horns at me and the truck. We were all in THAT mood. A very fun time.

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58 GMC truck ran good till it ran out of gas 12 years ago.
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My '46 is setup like this. The brake and clutch use the same return springs. Brake spring connects using a "Z" bracket attached to the side engine pan.

Lots of good info on that site.....THANK YOU.

Will be missed.

I've only posted a few videos (Utah York). I did not document my build.

Wrenches down today. Up to the gun club and a stop at the hardware store for a piece of trim. Glad to talk with some old truck enthusiasts in the parking lot. Light duty today. Happy Labor Day!

Too bad we can't get the old lacquer paint anymore, it was cheap and easy to spray. It didn't really matter how you sprayed it, just sand it out, spray some clear and polish it out. This new stuff is expensive and dangerous to be around, I don't think I will ever paint a whole vehicle again.

Seats and dash. Heater pull cable and vent pull cable. Lower left.

Tim, Tom and Danny glad you all will be there!
I hope to post the weekend menu tomorrow when I really start getting ready.
Vicki and I should be at the garage midafternoon Friday.

Don

Is there a pull back spring for the brake pedal on 41’ half ton, model AK? If so, how is it attached?
Any help will be appreciated.
Ken

I'm planning on being there. Just booked at the comfort suites.

Looking forward to it.

Tim

https://www.gm.com/heritage/archive/vehicle-information-kits

Here is the Heritage Center information kits link.

We had / have this site on some of our legacy pages..I think Kevin Hansen was our go between for awhile. Maybe he can tell us more.

How about $40 each plus shipping?

I have a recovery tank mounted down by my motor mount on my 250, fluid comes in the top through a tube that reaches the bottom of the tank, the over flow tube is just inside the tank and dumps on the ground if the tank ever fills up all the way. I used a 12" piece of 3" exhaust pipe, some 3/8" brake line. and some sheet metal caps. Its all welded together so I can't really see how much is in it, as long as it doesn't dump any out I'm happy. I do check the radiator every now and then. I don't believe it matters where you mount the overflow, thermo expansion and contraction should move fluid where it needs to go, though most are mounted level or just below the top tank. Our 2026 school buses have the tanks above the radiators, Ford trucks are level with the tops, and most of the commercial mowers we have are close to level with the top radiator tank.

If this (pic) is what you're looking for, it has to match the gear that's on the transmission mainshaft or it'll be eaten up when you start driving. This page and the following have information on what speedometer drive gear and shaft housing (shown in the picture) are used on various vehicles. In order to get your speedometer close to correct, since you have a 3.55 rear axle gear set, you'd get closest with a speedometer gear set out of a passenger car transmission which have faster rear axle ratios than trucks (3.72 vs 4.11 for instance.) Either that or you'd need an adapter that goes on the speedometer driven gear between the transmission and speedo cable. With the info out of the parts book and some math you might be able to determine the speedometer drive and driven gear set that would work without a ratio adapter. But finding that combination would be difficult, as would be finding a ratio adapter.

Also be advised that the housing has a straight thread, and putting a pipe (tapered thread) plug in it won't work. I don't think the thread size matches any readily available bolt which might be used with a gasket, as the thread is fairly fine pitch, likely not a standard SAE fine thread.

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With that info, have you tried finding a threaded plug or bolt to install in the hole to plug it up? I'd measure the hole and thread count/pitch and go to your local hardware store to find a pipe plug you can thread in there with some sealant.

There isn't a correct original or after market gear set to use with your 3.55 rear gear ratio, although you could use a speedometer ratio adapter. It would have to be geared to correct the original output speed and correspond with what your speedometer cable input speed would need to be for accurate speed readings.

Best of luck sir!

I don’t actually need any old gear at all. I need the housing. I need to buy a gear that will work with a 355 rear end which I have had installed. But if I can’t find a new gear for it, I at least need to plug the hole so it’s irrelevant to what number of gears is on it but I believe mine is a five drive please respond if anyone has one

Brian - I'm not Jon "carbking", but I can offer some current pictures from what I know to the best of my knowledge is a 1953-58 Chevy 235 truck Rochester B that you can take a look at and try to figure out what you have.

My info on this being a '53-'58 truck 235 carb comes from this Rochester B Identification thread put together by Jon "carbking" and "John Milliman" (the Big Kahuna) to help Bolters figure out what they have. The PDF files attached to this thread must be downloaded to read as they won't open for some squirrely reason.

Hope this may help.

The 1958 dealer pamphlet that Dan posted above also shows a tractor/trailer rig with just 2 headlights.

Glad to hear you made a deal and found them a new home Rusty. I've updated the ad to show the change and will leave up for today so anyone watching can see, then poof it to the big round file in the sky.

Hallelujah !! bushing is out. I used several successive drill bits up to 3/4" to accommodate the slide hammer tool. Took several strokes, but it came out. I really !!! appreciate the recommendations.

I don't think so on the big trucks. The 1958 "comic book" style owner's manual that came in the glove box shows a pickup with 4 headlights and a larger tractor rig (with unknown model number - shown in blue in the upper right corner of the picture below) with 2.

Kenneth Crenwelge (GiantMountainClimber) will know for sure.

7 SEPTEMBER 2026 PAINTED MIDDLE SEAT FRAME AND STARTED MIDDLE SEAT BOTTOM SEAT SPRINGS REFURBISHMENT

I checked my receipts from 2012 and I had bought the middle and last full width seat frames and the seat spring sets with delivery from MI to Greyhound Baltimore for $2217.00. A lot of suburban's are missing those original seats.
See pics of work completed thus far.