Hi all. Newbie to this forum.
Ok, I'm 50 and have done some work rebuilding engines, etc. My son Todd, with my wife's help, drags home this rolling pile of stuff (not too much rust) and they say "Merry Christmas Dad, you need a project". Body & bed are primer gray. Engine resting catywampus in compartment is reported to be a 454 (no engine mounts). Automatic tranny (reported to be a Turbo-Hydramatic 400) & drive line, & another hood in bed, which is not attached to the frame. Basically a good truck that needs some tough love, and lots of $$, but it rolls & steers, and only a little rust.
Todd still working to get paperwork (title, etc., if there is any), but Todd says it is a '55 Stepside. VIN plate on left front doorpost is painted over. I stripped the paint last night & need help. No VIN in sight. Removed black paint & primer reveal blue paint on aluminum panel riveted to door frame. No other info or plates to be found. Plate has a little blue "56" painted in lower left. Big GVW 5000 LB in middle of plate. Hard to read horsepower numbers say 123 @ 4000 w/ 235 cu in, and 132 @3800 w/ 265 (I think) cu in. Tran has "STD" stamped next to it, and Paint has "76 4" stamped next to it. No other stampage anywhere I can find. Grill is 3 horizontal bars & 4 vertical. Wheel base is about 114 inches. Emblem holes on fenders are above the horizontal line on the fender, so I think it is a '56 3100.
Any help identifying this beast, or the engine, or tranny? Anywhere on the frame that would help?
Any recommended reading?
Looking forward to getting dirty,
Thanks for the help,
Ricky Bob.
