A little intro about me. I was a mechanic by trade and did that for a living for 13 or so years. Now I'm a crane operator.
Originally from Southern California. For the last few years, we have been residing in Nebraska (Beaver Lake -- about 25 miles south of Omaha -- really fun for the whole 3 months of boating season we get for the last few years).
Have had a few classic project vehicles (1967 Dodge Dart and 1964 Ford F250).
My wife and I recently inherited a 1950 GMC 1/2 ton 100 5-window. I plan on keeping it mostly stock ... mostly.
It came with a 216. Whoever put it together oversized the cylinders and put stock pistons and rings in it. Thing ran great with an oil pan full of gas and a solid stream of blowby. Surprised it ran at all.
Anyways, when pulling it apart, the front cam bearing took part of the block with it. So now I have a 235 full pressure being machined. Have a Cliffords 6=8 dual carb/intake and headers for it.
Also had plans to put a 283 that I'm putting together in it along with IFS but then I found the 235 and threw all my plans off.
Maybe get an old something or other to rat rod and put the 283 in.
Anyways, I'll be asking alot of questions. Don't know much about the old sixes. Didn't even know they were really a thing until we got this truck.
