Hello My name is John Scanlan and I just aquired a new project. I picked up a 1959 1 ton flatbed gmc from a farmer in Washington. The GMC has a 270 ci straight six that is pretty impressive as far as physical size. It was stored in a barn since it was bought and has 53000 miles on it. I bought it for 200 dollars because of a dented fender. The farmer threw in a perfect fender for it and was sorry it was the wrong color. It does not have any rust. After a new battery and a few hours of wrenching, it fired up. It now runs and drives. Anyway, I want to throw a dana 60 under the front install a transfer case. I do have two questions. 1) How strong is the rearend under a one ton, and is it a Spicer? 2) Where do you get front park lights, it is the only real part that needs to be replaced that I do not have. The truck has a yellow cab with black doors and fenders, it is impressive and I cannot wait to drive it.
Last edited by J Lucas; 02/19/2009 1:13 AM.
