Hello everyone! this is my first post on stovebolt and I have been searching for a site like this for too long! just recently tracked down my great grandfather's 1953 GMC 1/2 ton pick-up and bought it for $300...needless to say, it needs some work

the first order of business is finding out where i can find the yoke for the transmission on my truck? the previous owner removed it and doesnt remember where he put it..... I have been hard-pressed to find one in my area(Washington, Ga.)

the second is that I was trying to shift through some of the gears, but have only seemed to find two....not sure why I cannot shift into any other...

the third is that I have a slipped front leaf spring that just will not stay in place..any help would be wonderful

fourth and finally (for now anyway eeeek) is that my hood latch has been closed and i cannot get it open...but i snatched a few ideas from another post in the forum..

Any help on any of these issues would be so very helpful! Thank you!

53GMC


"If it can't be fixed with a hammer and duct tape, God doesn't want you to have it"
1953 GMC Truck