7:1 axles eh?sounds like just the ticket for a set of 44" monster mudders........big block and a 5 speed.
If you go to napco4x4.org,gallery,scroll down to the gmc section,there is a white '59 1.5ton just like the one I found.Awesome truck.Looks like they might have some sort of vacumn brake booster,what about the steering?armstrong only?
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