I registered on here a while back, but now I have a project. It's a 1955 Chevy dumptruck that I picked up for $400. The previous owner was using it to drag a horse arena but it now has electrical issues and won't crank over. He said it does run good though. It looks to have a later model straight six. He said Pepboys told him the starter was from a 1971 model. The shifter feels sloppy, so I may have to tear into it, but being a SM420 it shouldn't be to hard to get rebuilt. The dump bed even works according to the previous owner. He was an older gentleman that is moving and didn't want to take the truck with him to his other ranch. He was a nice guy and I have no reason to believe he was trying to decieve me.
How do I tell if it's a 3100, 4100, 5100, etc? It only has a single speed rearend, but it has 20" dually wheels on it. He said it was a one ton, but it seems to big to only be one ton?
I'll take some pics tommorrow and post them up.
Last edited by jon6.0; 10/13/2008 5:49 AM.
